The change from Arkansas' program under Houston Nutt to the Southern Cal offense has not been an easy one for Mitch Mustain, according to this Sports Illustrated college football blogger. It's obvious to anyone with eyes, this fellow implies, that Mark Sanchez is clearly No. 1 and there is a wide gap to No. 2 at USC, which at least in teammates' eyes may no longer be Springdale's Mustain but Aaron Corp.

While Mustain may be the most physically gifted quarterback on the roster, he has looked lost at times as he continues to struggle with his progressions, often throwing interceptions that [USC coach Pete] Carroll calls "game-crushers." It's decisions like that which have not only made Sanchez the clear-cut starter but also catapulted Corp, a redshirt freshman, past Mustain in the eyes of many on the team. With a stingy defense and an embarrassment of riches at running back where six potential game-changing ball carriers litter the backfield, the Trojans would rather go with a solid game manager like Corp than a risk-taker like Mustain.

"We want to find out who is ready to handle the game and make good choices and give us a chance to win," said Carroll. "We're not looking for our quarterback to be spectacular and carry the whole load. We never have."

In Mustain's defense, Arash Markazi's column points out that every quarterback under Carroll has needed a while to get up to speed on the enormous playbook. Mustain notes that at Arkansas he quarterbacked an offense that he describes as a combination of a couple of styles, but one that is nothing like what Southern Cal operates.