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    ‘I just love the energy.’ Electric Zachariah Branch brings infectious optimism to USC.

    by Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times Aug 29, 2023 4 minutes
    Wide receiver Zachariah Branch #1 of the USC Trojans catches pass and runs for touchdown past linebacker Jordan Pollard #10 of the San Jose State Spartans in the second half of a NCAA football game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023.

    LOS ANGELES — Everyone focuses on the speed. Brent Browner watches Zachariah Branch for the opposite.

    “When he starts slowing down,” Branch’s head coach at Las Vegas powerhouse Bishop Gorman said, “something’s going to happen.”

    Combining patience, vision and yes, breakneck speed, Branch opened USC’s season with an electric, two-touchdown performance that had the freshman receiver turning heads and taking ankles.

    Branch racked up 232 all-purpose yards, tied for the team lead with four receptions for 58 yards and one touchdown and scored off a 96-yard kickoff return. The Las Vegas native began the special teams highlight by slowing to a near stop while surveying the coverage,

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