Gary Patterson is back calling the defense, and his core 4-2-5 system still offers a remedy against modern Spread attacks. Facing 3x1 sets from a pure Spread offense at San Jose State, Patterson's divorced front helped control space in the secondary without giving up box fits. USC used Patterson staples like "Special" to lock #1 and build Palms over the slots, or checks to "Solo" to poach the vertical route of #3 with the backside Safety to counter the Spartans' 3x1 sets. My full clinic film breakdown on Patterson's coverage tags and front mechanics at USC is only on MatchQuarters: matchquarters.com/p/gary-pat… --