LOS ANGELES (AP) — Robert Woods’ goal for the upcoming season sounds fairly modest. He just wants to make more plays than he did last year.
Except that last season, the All-American receiver made more plays for top-ranked Southern California than anybody in school or conference history.
Woods isn’t focused on topping the 111 catches he made last season to break Keyshawn Johnson’s record, even without the benefit of a Pac-12 title game and a bowl game for the postseason-banned Trojans.
He wants to improve the quality of his plays, not the quantity.
Woods’ goal might be daunting, but he’s close to fully healthy after rehabilitating an injured ankle throughout the offseason.
And nothing has changed about his meticulous preparation and work ethic, which have pushed him above receivers with greater physical gifts at USC.
