Prophet Brown on Quarterback Colton Joseph

USC senior defensive back Prophet Brown has been a mainstay in the USC secondary for defensive coordinator Gary Patterson.

USC's No. 32 Rushing Defense

The Trojans have the No. 32 rushing defense in the country, surrendering an average of 111 yards per game to opposing offenses.

Wisconsin's Running Game Threat

The Badgers average roughly 152 yards on the ground per game, meaning something's got to give Saturday.

Brown on Joseph's Dual-Threat Nature

He's an awesome runner, we got a lot of respect for him, so coming into this game it's definitely going to be a challenge for us.

“"he's an awesome runner," brown said when asked about joseph's dual-threat nature”

USC Defense Experience

USC's defense held Washington quarterback Demond Williams Jr. to 26 rushing yards on 13 attempts in the Trojans' 25-21 win over the Huskies.

Communication Challenge

Communication is big because with a running quarterback you need all 11 defenders to defend.

“"communication is big because with a running quarterback, you need all eleven defenders to defend. you can't have nobody free because the quarterback's basically a running back, which gives them an extra blocker. so just communicating, making sure everybody's gaps down and stuff, and it could alleviate a lot of problems"”

Wisconsin Transfer Tucker Ashcraft

He's just mentioned how awesome the environment is going to be at Camp Randall, one of the best spots in college football.

“"he's just mentioned how awesome the environment is going to be. so we're all excited and looking forward to playing at camp randall, one of the best spots in college football for sure"”

Road Game Preparation

Playing on the road is not easy, especially in this conference, so that just plays a factor into us going on the road.

“"yeah, just buying into the environment we're going to, trying to give ourselves the advantage as best as possible. playing on the road is not easy, especially in this conference, so that just all plays a factor into us going on the road and trying to get a dub"”

Fourth Down Defense

We just got to be more sound and more disciplined on those fourth downs to finish off drives.

“"yeah, we just got to be more sound and more disciplined on those fourth downs. something that's very fixable. a lot of stuff is. . . we've seen on film is like more us than them. you know, we know what's coming. so we just got to tighten up a little bit on them fourth downs to finish off drives"”

Big Ten Physicality

This is Big Ten football, it's going to be physical week in and week out.

“"oh, no, it's awesome. you know, this is big ten. you know, that's big ten football. it's going to be physical week in and week out. you're going to play the best o-lines, the best running backs, the best tight ends, all that. so as a defense, we're up to the challenge for sure to display our talents as well"”

College Football Excitement

I definitely got to sit back and watch college football, it felt good without having to worry about a game.

“"oh, yeah. no, i definitely got to sit back and watch college football. it felt good. i hadn't done that in a few weeks, without having to worry about a game. so yeah, a lot of good games last week. it was really exciting"”

College Football Landscape

Everybody could beat everybody, there's a whole bunch of good teams and you can't sleep on anybody.

“"oh, i mean, it's college football, you know, honestly. it's surprising, but it's not surprising. you know, everybody could beat everybody. there's a whole bunch of good teams and with the way the college football landscape is now, like you can't sleep on anybody"”

Wisconsin Game Importance

Road wins in this conference are huge, it's the next game on our schedule to get to next week with the record we want.

“"oh, it's on the road, you know. road wins in this conference are huge, and it's the next game on our schedule, you know. you got to win this week in order to get to next week with the record we want, so we're excited for it"”

Defending Tight Ends

Just leverage and eye discipline to play tight ends well.

“"just leverage and eye discipline. you know, there's a lot of trickery, a lot of fake blocks and releases, check releases. so as long as we keep our leverage and our eyes right, we should be able to play tight ends well"”

USC Team Confidence

We've had some tough road fights in us, we want games to be blowouts but they're not always that.

“"we're capable of doing it. we've had some tough road fights in us. obviously, we want games to be blowouts, but they're not always going to be that, especially at this level. and so for us to have that will and finish off games, i think it's given us confidence heading into this next stretch of them"”

Managing Crowd Impact

You can't see the 100,000 people, you got to see the 22 that's on the field.

“"i mean, i wouldn't say it's easier, you know. yeah, the crowd, it does play a partial factor. but when you're on that field, you got to focus in. you can't see the one hundred thousand people. you got to see the twenty two that's on the field and stuff. so you really try to learn to take the crowd out of it, especially being on the road"”