Get to know sophomore Trojan linebacker Desman Stephens

Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football Discussion

Ryan Abraham - USCFootball,com publisher

Sports, Basketball, Football

4.9 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

In this special edition of Tunnel Vision hosts Ryan Abraham and Connor Morrissette (aka Triple Double) are back in studio and joined remotely by new USC linebacker Desman Stephens. Thanks to House of Victory, the 6-foot-3, 232 pound linebacker out of Clarkston, Michigan, had a lengthy interview with our hosts, talking about his journey from the Midwest to Los Angeles, the progress he made during his freshman campaign, playing along side Eric Gentry, learning under Matt Entz last year and Rob Ryan this year and how he thinks this defense can improve in 2025. Last season Stephens played in all 13 games for the Trojans, picking up 13 tackles (8 solo, 5 assisted), including 1 tackle for a loss of 1 yard, 1 forced fumble, 1 interception returned for 42 yards and a quarterback hurry. The interview with Stephens was conducted in conjunction with House of Victory, an alumni-backed nonprofit collective dedicated to providing a competitive edge in the NIL space for University of Southern California student-athletes. If you want to help out USC's NIL efforts, you can donate to House of Victory ⁠here⁠. ⁠CLICK HERE for 30% OFF an annual VIP membership to USCFootball.com!⁠ Please review, rate and subscribe to the Peristyle Podcast on ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠! Make sure you check out ⁠USCFootball.com⁠ for complete coverage of this USC Trojan football team. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey Trojan fans, it's time to get into the huddle with the Peristyle podcast.
0:09.9	The Parastile podcast is your weekly ticket to USC football and recruiting news.
0:15.0	Don't forget, you can download the podcast 24-7 at our website parristylepodcast.com.
0:21.4	And now, here's the host of the Parastile podcast, USCFootball.com publisher, Ryan Abraham.
0:32.0	Hello, everyone, and welcome to a special edition of Tunnel Vision.
0:35.1	I'm your host, Ryan Abraham, joined alongside
0:38.3	Mr. Triple Double Connor Morissette.
0:40.3	We got a very special guest thanks to House of Victory
0:43.3	USC sophomore linebacker, Desmond Stevens,
0:47.3	joining us here remotely, back home in Michigan.
0:49.3	How you doing, Desmond?
0:50.3	A little time off now for you.
0:51.3	Get some time off, but how you doing, buddy?
0:53.3	Well, I'm doing pretty good.
0:56.0	Yeah, it's been great to get home, been chilling with the fam, so it's been great to be back.
1:01.0	Nice.
1:02.0	Yeah, finals done.
1:03.0	Back home, visit the family and get back out here and get rolling again, getting ready for the
1:07.0	2025 season. So as usual, these interviews brought to you by the House of Victory. So we
1:13.8	really appreciate their support. I'm going to put their QR code up there if you want to
1:18.5	donate to House Victory to support the USC student athletes. You can do that there. And I put up
1:25.6	the new campaign is called The Place to Be.
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