How has USC quarterback Sam Darnold performed in season’s first month? Three analysts weigh in

LOS ANGELES — In August, Sam Darnold was the favorite to win the Heisman Trophy.
Darnold, USC’s redshirt sophomore passer, had ended the previous season with a historic effort in the Rose Bowl and entered this fall as the face of a team considered among the top contenders to make the College Football Playoff.
Through September, Darnold has been challenged to meet the lofty expectations, inviting a statistical comparison between his two seasons as a college starter.
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