A question-and-answer session with Mitch Mustain, one of two returning players who will compete for the starting job during spring practice.

With spring practice set to begin in two weeks, USC quarterbacks Mitch Mustain and Mark Sanchez are preparing for what is regarded as the most high-profile position battle in college football. Times reporter Gary Klein spoke with each player about the impending showdown. Today: Mustain, a third-year sophomore who redshirted last season at USC after starting eight games during a controversy-filled 2006 season at Arkansas.