After seeing his snap count drop significantly during a difficult 2023 season, linebacker Eric Gentry is poised to play a big part in USC's revamped defense.
Eric Gentry took his place at the front of the crowd of reporters, a coy smile already on his face. The lanky linebacker knew the drill by now, here at the start of his third spring at USC. He knew the questions being asked, the suggestions they might make about him or his confounding role last season. Maybe before, those inquiries would've left him feeling sensitive. Defensive, even. Not now. “Done a lot of these now,” he said. “Don’t get mad if I sound a little nonchalant.
” The vibes weren’t as positive last fall. Gentry’s snap count declined by almost 34% from his sophomore season. When USC coach Lincoln Riley suggested in November that his drop in playing time was due to starting the season “really, really rusty” after offseason surgery, Gentry fired back on social media, saying in a since-deleted post that “18” — his jersey number — was never “rusty”. But any semblance of hurt feelings seems to have disappeared. “It feels good,” Gentry said.
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