Nagurski Trio

July 01, 2013 | USC Ripsit Blog

Nagurski Trio

By Jordan Moore on July 11, 2013 11:17 AM | No Comments

Searching for the nation's best defensive player, the Bronco Nagurski Award is eying three Trojans: LB Hayes Pullard, LB Morgan Breslin and DL Leonard Williams. No USC player has ever won the award since its inception in 1993.

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The three primary candidates are indicative of the strength of the Trojans' defense this season which is in the front seven.

Pullard is expected to man the middle of the Trojans' D.

(Photo by Jon SooHoo)

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