USC linebackers Su'a Cravens, Anthony Sarao, Michael Hutchings form backbone of Trojans defense

Anthony Sarao focused on senior year [Keeley Eure, USCFootball.com]: "Anthony Sarao says he loves playing for linebacker coach Peter Sirmon. Here what else he had to say in this extensive interview from fall camp. "

Monday Podcast: Harvey Hyde on fall camp [Ryan Abraham, USCFootball.com]: "Coach Harvey Hyde shares his thoughts on linebacker Michael Hutchings and the rest of the Trojans after the first weekend of fall camp."

30 Key Trojans: #18 Anthony Sarao [Shotgun Spratling, USCFootball.com]: "We continue our 30 key Trojans countdown with a player that wants to prove doubters wrong."

USC football team to go from full-pad practice to 'Straight Outta Compton' [Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times]: "Linebacker Michael Hutchings intercepted a pass and made an impressive play tackling Jones."

One-on-one with Su'a Cravens [Keeley Eure, USCFootball.com]: "Trojan junior linebacker Su'a Cravens represented USC well at Pac-12 Media Day. Keely Eure talks to Cravens about the high expectations for the Trojans this season."

Pac-12 Media Day: Su'a Cravens wants to teach the young guns around him [Julian Lopez, Conquest Chronicles]: "With the departures of co-captains Hayes Pullard and Leonard Williams, Cravens wants to become one of the vocal leaders on defense and help those around him."

Su’a Cravens On Whether He Returns Punts This Season [Scott Wolf, Inside USC]

USC's Su'a Cravens is cautious about season expectation [Lindsey Thiry, Los Angeles Times]: ""I don't know," Cravens said when asked if USC would fulfill the media's preseason prediction of a Pac-12 championship for the Trojans. "It's nice to have that kind of recognition, but we've got to take it game by game.""

Cravens comfortable in new leadership role [Johnny Curren, We Are SC]: "During his first two seasons at USC, Su'a Cravens didn't necessarily stand out as one of the more vocal members of the Trojans' football team. However, at that time, he didn't really need to be. A unique playmaker with outstanding instincts and physical tools, the junior safety-turned-linebacker allowed his production on the field do the talking for him."