USC Strength Coach Chris Carlisle on the new John David Booty:

“On offense, John David Booty has become a better worker as time goes on. When he came in, it took him a while to understand how hard he would need to work in order to get to another level. The position of quarterback had always come so easy to him. Now he has made the adjustment and I think we see more of a “barfighter” attitude from him, I don’t know if that’s the right word, but just that guy who will stand in there and take what’s coming or tuck it under and run when he needs to. I think we’re going to see even more of that from him this year. It’s just a physical toughness that he has now after he’s put the work in and after he took care of his back problems.”