LOS ANGELES — USC’s pass rush is one of the best in the nation four games into the season. The No. 21 Trojans are currently in a four-way tie for the FBS lead with 16 sacks.

USC (4-0 overall, 2-0 Big Ten) will face its toughest challenge yet this season on Saturday against No. 23 Illinois (3-1, 0-1) and quarterback Luke Altmyer, who is averaging 213.75 passing yards per game.

Defensive coordinator D’Anton Lynn has been preaching rushing with vision in order to keep the defense focused from game to game.

“The more you start affecting the quarterback, the more quarterbacks start to scramble and extend plays,” Lynn told reporters after practice on Wednesday. “So it’s just making sure that our pass rush, our rush lanes are good. They know who has the two-way go, who has to stay on this side

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