USC football stock up and stock down report after seven games

The same problems remain with the USC Trojans ' defense seven games into the season. However, the offense for USC is picking up steam at the right time. This offense has its key stars playing better, and it is playing as a cohesive unit. The Trojans' defense needs to improve its biggest weakness; however, with the offense improving, the defense might just need to be average to win games. Here is my breakdown for the USC Trojan players whose stock is going up and whose stock is going down after Week 6, heading into the off week: Jayden Maiava had…