Max Wittek plans on having a career record of 1-0 as a starter. (US Presswire) |
Thanks to a shoulder injury that Matt Barkley suffered in the loss against UCLA, Max Wittek will be starting at quarterback for USC this week when it hopes to end the regular season by knocking
Nor will Notre Dame be lacking in bulletin board material.
USC QB Max Wittek tells ESPN Radio in LA of Notre Dame game: "We're going to win this ballgame."
— Erik Elken (@Erik_Elken) November 20, 2012
Now most quarterbacks win a game before they go all Joe Namath, but I don't think anybody should hold this proclamation against Wittek. What does the kid have to lose?
If USC loses the game, the only thing anybody will be talking about is how Notre Dame has returned to glory. If USC wins all the talk will be about Wittek cashing the check his mouth wrote.
It's a no-lose situation for Wittek, so in a way, he's already won.