Strength and conditioning coach Bennie Wylie has quickly earned the trust of the Trojans.
LOS ANGELES — As USC players took turns sitting around fold-out tables at media day last week, each one seemed to have their own off-season accomplishments to brag about.“I was at like 10 [percent body fat] last year,” rush end Korey Foreman said. “Now I’m going into five.”
Wylie was always a key part of head coach Lincoln Riley’s vision for USC. After spending four seasons together at Oklahoma, Wylie literally joined Riley on the private plane from Norman to Los Angeles without a contract, ready to leave his mark on the Trojans’ new era. In addition to the actual workouts, Wylie’s team has developed diets to help players hit their weight and body fat goals.
And Wylie gives time to provide special attention to injured players and make sure they don’t fall behind even as they sit out the full team’s workouts.