Dorian Singer reveals his biggest areas of growth since arriving at USC

USC has wrapped its second spring under coach Lincoln Riley up, giving a handful of newcomers that includes the likes of Arizona transfer Dorian Singer the chance to make significant growth in various areas.

After quickly picking up his new playbook, Singer began focusing on the one thing he really wanted to shore up this spring.

“I feel like it’s an ongoing thing still, my hands,” he said. “Getting the DB’s hands off of mine.”

If Singer can improve that the sky is the limit. He was already a terrific receiver at Arizona, and now he’s in a place where he’ll have the luxury of a Heisman Trophy winner throwing him passes.

Singer earned first-team All-Pac 12 honors from the Associated Press last season after finishing his season with 66 catches for 1,105 yards and six touchdowns. It was a breakout season for the sophomore, who caught 18 passes for 301 yards as a freshman.

Now he’ll suit up for the Trojans, getting a chance to get familiar with the system this spring.

“The biggest challenge is probably the speed of the game, just knowing the plays and then actually playing, getting that all together,” Singer said.

Dorian Singer is one of several transfers USC took in this offseason.

Lincoln Riley happy with transfers

So far this offseason USC has already taken 12 transfers into the program, taking them everywhere from receiver, to offensive line, to kicker.

While Dorian Singer is one of the most high-profile and well-known transfers, there were several others Riley came away from the spring impressed by.

“We’ve been pleased. We feel like we’ve landed on the right guys, the right kind of players, (and) right kind of people,” said Riley. “And I give all the guys that have come in a lot of credit because it’s a little different than coming in last year. Last year they (had) a little bit of blind faith with us. These guys got to see a little bit last year about what we were about. And they wanted to come in and be a part of, not now establishing, but building on the standard and taking this team where we want to go.”

For a guy like Dorian Singer, that’s an enticing prospect. After all, Williams threw for 4,537 yards last year and has some top targets to replace.

That spells plenty of production for the former Arizona standout.