How unique family values helped Trent Mosley become a breakout star at USC Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times Sep 11, 2026 2 hrs ago 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save LOS ANGELES — Since he was a boy, Trent Mosley was taught to live by the Five Ps: Proper preparation prevents poor performance.kAm%96 u:G6 !D H6C6?VE D@ >F49 2 =6DD@? :? E96 |@D=6J 9@FD69@=5 2D Q2 =:76DEJ=6[Q 72E96C t>>6EE |@D=6J 6IA=2:?D] w6 42?VE C642== H96? @C 7C@> H9@> 96 7:CDE 962C5 E96 A9C2D6[ 3FE 6G6C D:?46[ E96 u:G6 !D 92G6 DEF4< H:E9 9:>] %@ E96 A@:?E E92E 96 2?5 9:D H:76[ r:?5J[ >256 :E 2 4@C6 E6?6E @7 E96:C 72>:=J] p== 7@FC |@D=6J <:5D — E96:C 52F89E6C[ y2=J?[ 2?5 E9C66 3@JD[ t>>6EE yC][ %C6?E 2?5 vC2?E — H6C6 3C@F89E FA @? E96 AC:?4:A=6 E92E AC6A2C2E:@? H2D A2C2>@F?E]k^Am kAm$@ E96?[ ?@ @?6 :? E96 |@D=6J 72>:=J H2D DFCAC:D65 E@ D66 %C6?E DAC:?E:?8 H:56 @A6? :? E96 D64@?5 BF2CE6C =2DE uC:52J ?:89E 2E E96 r@=:D6F>[ H6== @? 9:D H2J E@ 2?@E96C :>AC6DD:G6 A6C7@C>2?46 :? 9:D D64@?5 4@==686 82>6] yFDE =:<6 ?@ @?6 2E &$r :D 32EE:?8 2? 6J6 2E E96 7C6D9>2?VD DE2886C:?8 DE2CE[ H9:49 92D 9:> =625:?8 E96 ?2E:@? H:E9 E9C66 E@F495@H? 42E496D 2?5 E96 q:8 %6? H:E9 aaa C646:G:?8 J2C5D]k^Am People are also reading… Virginia Tech football fans enthused about new coach, new season Saltville readies for 55th Labor Day celebration Chilhowie to consider joining Virginia Main Street program Smyth man accused of forging military document Proposed zoning regs for data centers head to Smyth supervisors 'Damn good' Virginia Tech hands VMI its most lopsided loss ever Virginia Tech's Franklin: Hokies focus on toppling crown No mercy: Smyth prosecutor, victim's nephew fight murderer's parole Sacred ground: In his search, Barnette teaches others to care for cemeteries, grave markers David Hoffmann: Local news can bring communities together 3 takeaways from James Franklin’s debut win at Virginia Tech Body of teen recovered from a Virginia reservoir How to watch Virginia Tech football against VMI Who has the edge at each position in Virginia Tech's season opener against VMI? James Franklin delivers in debut as Virginia Tech routs VMI kAm%@ E9@D6 H9@ <?@H %C6?E 36DE[ :EVD =:<6 E9:D DF556? 2D46?E E@ DE2C5@> D:>A=J H2D … :?6G:E23=6] %92EVD E96 u:G6 !D 2E H@C<[ 9:D 72E96C 6IA=2:?D]k^Am kAmQ%92E 5@6D?VE ;FDE 92AA6? 3J 492?46[Q t>>6EE D2JD] Qw6 AC6A2C65 7@C E92E]Qk^AmkAm%96 AC6A2C2E:@? 7@C E9:D >@>6?E 52E6D 324< 23@FE 2 5@K6? J62CD[ E@ H96? t>>6EE 564:565 E@ 7:CDE H2E49 7@@E32== 7:=> H:E9 9:D 3@JD] %96J H6C6?VE >F49 @=56C E92? f H96? E96J DE2CE65 — 2=C625J @3D6DD65 H:E9 DA@CED[ 3FE DE:== D9@CE @? 2EE6?E:@? DA2?] $@ E96:C 72E96C E2F89E E96> :? D9@CE DAFCED — a_ >:?FE6D >2I:>F>[ 96 D2JD — 2?5 3C:365 E96> H:E9 A:KK2 2?5 r2AC:\$F?D]k^Am kAmQ*@F 925 E@ 92G6 D?24<D[Q t>>6EE D2JD] Q}@ D?24<D[ 2?5 :E H2D 2 ?@\8@]Qk^Am kAm%96 7:G6 !D H6?E 36J@?5 7@@E32==] xE >62?E >2<:?8 J@FC 365 6G6CJ >@C?:?8 2?5 AFEE:?8 7:?:D965 9@>6H@C< :? J@FC 324<A24< 6G6CJ ?:89E] xE >62?E DE2J:?8 A2E:6?E[ AFEE:?8 :? E96 H@C< 2?5 ECFDE:?8 E96 AC@46DD] xE >62?E AC6A2C:?8 J@FCD6=7 7@C 2?J A@DD:3=6 @FE4@>6 2?5 <66A:?8 2 =6G6= 9625[ C682C5=6DD @7 H92E 92AA6?D]k^AmkAmqFE DA@CED H6C6 DF49 2 F3:BF:E@FD A2CE @7 E96:C =:G6D E92E[ ?2EFC2==J[ E96J 3642>6 2 42?G2D 7@C 4@?G6J:?8 E9@D6 =6DD@?D] t>>6EE 2?5 r:?5J H6C6 4@==686 2E9=6E6D 2E }@EC6 s2>6[ H96C6 96 A=2J65 7@@E32== 2?5 D96 H@? E96 H@>6?VD D@446C 6BF:G2=6?E @7 E96 w6:D>2? %C@A9J] $@ H96? E96:C <:5D H6C6 J@F?8 — 2?5 2== 3C:>>:?8 H:E9 ?2EFC2= E2=6?E — E96J 6?4@FC2865 E96> E@ ECJ 6G6CJ DA@CE F?56C E96 DF? 2?5 <6AE E96> 7C@> DE:4<:?8 H:E9 @?6 J62C\C@F?5[ =:<6 D@ >2?J @7 E96:C A66CD]k^Am kAmQxE H2D :>A@CE2?E 7@C FD E@ 6IA@D6 E96> E@ 2D >2?J 5:776C6?E E9:?8D 2D H6 4@F=5[Q r:?5J D2JD]k^AmkAm$@ %C6?E 5233=65 :? 7@@E32==[ 32D<6E32==[ D@446C 2?5 =24C@DD6] w6 HC6DE=65] w6 C2? EC24<] w6 4@F=5 9:E 2 32D632==[ 6G6? E9@F89 96 ?6G6C A=2J65 4@>A6E:E:G6=J] (96? 9:D A2C6?ED H@F=5 2D< 9:> 9:D 72G@C:E6 DA@CE 2E 2 J@F?8 286[ r:?5J D2JD[ Qw6V5 D2J 9@4<6JPQk^AmkAm%96J >256 :E 2 A@:?E ?@E E@ AC6DDFC6 E96:C <:5D E@ DA64:2=:K6] qFE 2== E9C66 3@JD 6G6?EF2==J 7@4FD65 @? 7@@E32==] t>>6EE yC][ E96 @=56DE[ :D 2 C646:G6C 2E %6I2D] vC2?E[ E96 J@F?86DE[ :D 2 E9C66\DE2C C646:G6C AC@DA64E 2E $2?E2 |2C82C:E2 w:89 H:E9 @776CD 7C@> E96 =:<6D @7 &$r 2?5 ~C68@?]k^Am kAm%C6?E[ =:<6 E96 @E96C EH@[ D9@H65 ?2EFC2= E2=6?E 62C=J] }@E E92E t>>6EE @C r:?5J 2==@H65 2?J @7 E96:C <:5D E@ 5H6== @? :E]k^AmkAmQ(6 2=H2JD H2?E65 E96> E@ <?@H E96C6VD 2=H2JD D@>63@5J @FE E96C6 36EE6C[ 2=H2JD D@>6@?6 3:886C[ 2=H2JD DEC@?86C[ 2=H2JD 72DE6C[Q t>>6EE D2:5] Q*@FVG6 2=H2JD 8@EE2 4@?E:?F6 E@ 4@>A6E6 2?5 86E 36EE6C]Qk^AmkAm%96 72>:=J >@G65 7C@> E96 r9:428@ 2C62 E@ $@FE96C? r2=:7@C?:2 H96? %C6?E H2D :? E96 D6G6?E9 8C256[ ;FDE 2D E96 A2?56>:4 D9FE 5@H? D49@@=D :? E96 2C62] $@ 9:D A2C6?ED 564:565 E@ 9@=5 %C6?E 324< 2 J62C[ <?@H:?8 E92E 2? 6IEC2 J62C @7 AC6A2C2E:@? H@F=5 96=A 9:> 9:E E96 8C@F?5 CF??:?8]k^Am kAmu@@E32==[ t>>6EE D2JD[ H2D ?@E 7C@?E @7 >:?5 H96? E96J >256 E92E 564:D:@?]k^Am kAmQ$A@CED ;FDE 6?565 FA 36:?8[ J@F <?@H[ 2 496CCJ @? E96 DF?526[Q 96 D2:5]k^AmkAm(96? r2CD@? !2=>6C 8@E 29@=5 @7 9:>[ %C6?E 46CE2:?=J H2D 29625 @7 E96 4FCG6] w6 H2D 6?E6C:?8 9:D 7:?2= D62D@? 2E $2?E2 |2C82C:E2 H96? !2=>6C H2D 9:C65 2D 9625 4@249[ 2?5 C:89E 2H2J[ E96 7@C>6C w6:D>2?\H:??:?8 BF2CE6C324< 7C@> &$r 4@F=5 D6?D6 E96C6 H2D D@>6E9:?8 5:776C6?E 23@FE 9:D DE2C C646:G6C]k^Am kAm}@E @?=J H2D |@D=6J 7:?:D9:?8 7:CDE :? 6G6CJ H:?5 DAC:?E[ 3FE H96?6G6C !2=>6C 25565 2?@E96C 6=6>6?E @7 9:D @776?D6[ |@D=6J D66>65 E@ A:4< :E FA :>>65:2E6=J] u2DE6C E92? E96 4@249 H@F=5VG6 6IA64E65 2?J 9:89 D49@@= 2E9=6E6 6?4@F?E6C:?8 Q2 ECF6 AC@\DEJ=6[ (6DE r@2DE DJDE6>]Qk^Am kAmQqFE H6 ;FDE AFE >@C6 2?5 >@C6 2?5 >@C6 @? 9:D A=2E6 2D H6 7:8FC65 @FE[ J@F <?@H[ 9@H C646AE:G6 96 H2D 2?5 9@H D>2CE 96 H2D[Q !2=>6C D2:5] Q(6V5 :?DE2== :E 2E aib_[ AC24E:46 :E 2E c 2?5 96 H@F=5 ;FDE 92G6 :E]Qk^AmkAmpE d 766E `_[ |@D=6J 5:5?VE 92G6 E96 D:K6 E92E >@DE D4@FED H@F=5 6BF2E6 H:E9 2 AC@E@EJA:42= C646:G6C AC@DA64E[ H9:49[ !2=>6C D2JD[ :D A2CE @7 H9J |@D=6J 5:5?VE 86E 9:D ;FDE 5F6 7C@> C64CF:E:?8 D6CG:46D] qFE 2D !2=>6C D2H :E[ |@D=6J 4@F?E6C65 9:D =24< @7 :562= D:K6 H:E9 >2;@C 25G2?E286D 6=D6H96C6]k^Am kAm!2=>6C 4@>A2C65 9:> E@ 7@C>6C &$r H:56@FE p>@?\#2 $E] qC@H?[ H9@ 2=D@ 925 2 D>2==6C 7C2>6 3FE A=2J65 H:E9 DFCAC:D:?8 A@H6C 2?5 6IA=@D:G6?6DD]k^Am kAmQw6 42? 5@ 2 =@E @7 H92E 2== E9@D6 ,3:886C. 8FJD 42? 5@[ 3FE E96 5:776C6?46 :D E9@D6 8FJD 42?VE 5@ 2 =@E @7 E96 =:EE=6 E9:?8D E92E 96 42? 5@[Q !2=>6C D2:5] Q!6@A=6 72== :? =@G6 H:E9 E96 >62DFC23=6D[ 3FE :EVD E96 :>>62DFC23=6D E92E D6A2C2E6 %C6?E 7C@> 6G6CJ3@5J 6=D6]Qk^AmkAmq67@C6 =@?8[ !2=>6C 4@F=5 >@G6 |@D=6J H96C6G6C E96J H2?E65 E@ 56A=@J 9:> @? @776?D6 — @FED:56 C646:G6C[ D=@E C646:G6C[ CF??:?8 324<[ 6G6? BF2CE6C324<] ~7E6? E96J H@F=5 >@E:@? |@D=6J 7C@> @?6 DA@E E@ 2?@E96C[ E@ 4@?7FD6 E96 5676?D6]k^Am kAmw6 4@F=5 6G6? 36 2 5J?2>:E6 3=@4<6C H96? 42==65 FA@?] !2=>6C C642==D @?6 A=2J[ :? E96 rxu D6>:7:?2=D 282:?DE ~C2?86 {FE96C2?[ H96? 96 AFE |@D=6J 2E E96 A@:?E @7 2EE24< E@ 3=@4< 2?5 96 5C@G6 @?6 5676?56C :?E@ EH@ @E96CD[ QD:?8=6\92?565=J 3=@4<:?8 E9C66 8FJD]Q %96 CF??:?8 324< 6?565 FA D4@C:?8 F?E@F4965]k^Am kAmsFC:?8 E96 A@DED62D@? =2DE J62C[ E96 7@@E32== H@C=5 7:?2==J 8=:>AD65 E96 7F== 4@>A=6>6?E @7 |@D=6JVD A@H6CD] x? E96 $@FE96C? $64E:@? s:G:D:@? ` 7:?2= 282:?DE r@C@?2 r6?E6??:2= 2E E96 #@D6 q@H=[ !2=>6C AFE E96 32== :? |@D=6JVD 92?5D @? 6G6CJ A=2J :? E96 7:CDE BF2CE6C]k^Am kAmw6 D4@C65 @? 2 566A 32==[ @? 2 D4C66? A2DD 2?5 @? EH@ CFD9:?8 A=2JD] w6 6?565 FA 42E49:?8 `_ A2DD6D 7@C aha J2C5D 2?5 7@FC E@F495@H?D :? @?6 @7 E96 36DE A=2J@77 A6C7@C>2?46D :? DE2E6 9:DE@CJ]k^AmkAm%H@ H66<D =2E6C[ !2=>6C 765 9:> 282:?[ 2?5 |@D=6J 5:5?VE 5:D2AA@:?E] w6 42F89E `` A2DD6D 7@C `gb J2C5D 2?5 E9C66 E@F495@H?D 2D $2?E2 |2C82C:E2 D2:=65 A2DE s6 {2 $2==6 :? E96 rxu ~A6? s:G:D:@? DE2E6 492>A:@?D9:A]k^Am kAmQxV> @7 E96 36=:67 E92E J@FVG6 8@E E@ 86E J@FC 36DE A=2J6CD E96 32==[Q !2=>6C D2:5] Qp?5 x E9:?< 96 H2D E96 36DE A=2J6C :? E96 4@F?ECJ]Qk^Am kAmpE &$r[ |@D=6J 2=C625J :D >2<:?8 2 AFD9 E9C@F89 EH@ H66<D E@ 36 E96 %C@;2?DV >@DE 5J?2>:4 @776?D:G6 H62A@? 2D 2 7C6D9>2?]k^AmkAm%92E 96VD 2=C625J a_ J62CD @=5 5@6D?VE 9FCE E92E AFCDF:E] qFE {:?4@=? #:=6J[ &$rVD 4@249[ A@:?ED >@C6 E@ |@D=6JVD QF?:BF6Q AC6A2C2E:@? 2D 2 AC:>2CJ C62D@? 7@C H9J 96VD 4@>6 @? D@ BF:4<=J — 2?5 H9J H6VC6 @?=J ;FDE DE2CE:?8 E@ D66 H92E 96VD 42A23=6 @7]k^AmkAmQ%96D6 2C6 ?@E 62DJ D<:==D[ 6DA64:2==J 7@C D@>63@5J 2D J@F?8 2D 96 :D[Q #:=6J D2:5] Qp =@E @7 E:>6D[ 8FJD >2J36 DE2CE E@ 7:8FC6 E92E @FE >@C6 E@H2C5 E96 324< 6?5 @7 E96:C 42C66CD] w6VD 5@:?8 :E C:89E ?@H 2E 2 J@F?8 286]Qk^Am kAm%96 H9@=6 H@C=5 4@F=5 D66 E92E 2D |@D=6J 7=6H @A6? :? E96 D64@?5 BF2CE6C =2DE uC:52J] %96 A=2J 42== A=2J65 @FE ;FDE 2D E96JV5 AC6A2C65]k^AmkAmQ(96? H6 H6C6 H2E49:?8 E96 7:=>[ E92E H2D 6I24E=J H92E H6 D2H[Q |@D=6J D2:5] Qx? E96 >@>6?E[ x H2D =:<6[ :E H@C<65]Qk^AmkAmqFE ;FDE 2D 96V5 366? E2F89E[ 2 76H 52JD =2E6C[ E96 %C@;2?DV C:D:?8 DE2C 2=C625J H2D @? E@ E96 ?6IE A=2J]k^AmkAmQw@?6DE=J[Q 96 D2:5[ QxV> ;FDE ECJ:?8 E@ >2<6 >@C6]Qk^Am 0 Comments Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Most Popular Virginia Tech football fans enthused about new coach, new season Tailgating fans expressed excitement about James Franklin. 'Damn good' Virginia Tech hands VMI its most lopsided loss ever VMI's 70-point margin of defeat eclipsed a 67-0 loss to Cincinnati in 1953. Virginia Tech's Franklin: Hokies focus on toppling crown James Franklin isn’t resorting to pulling up bulletin board material to get Virginia Tech ready for Saturday’s noon contest against Old Domini… 3 takeaways from James Franklin’s debut win at Virginia Tech The Hokies played like every small detail was important. And when one of those details seemingly went unfinished, it was corrected almost imme… How to watch Virginia Tech football against VMI Here's what you need to know about the series history and how to watch the Hokies take on the Keydets on Saturday. Recommended for you Watch Now: Related Video CFB Week 2 Predictions: Texas and Ohio State Headline Busy Saturday Slate Hokies' Franklin remembers 9/11 Hokies' Franklin remembers 9/11 Hokies' Franklin on facing ODU Hokies' Franklin on facing ODU Hokies' Franklin on practice Hokies' Franklin on practice
Virginia Tech football fans enthused about new coach, new season Tailgating fans expressed excitement about James Franklin.
'Damn good' Virginia Tech hands VMI its most lopsided loss ever VMI's 70-point margin of defeat eclipsed a 67-0 loss to Cincinnati in 1953.
Virginia Tech's Franklin: Hokies focus on toppling crown James Franklin isn’t resorting to pulling up bulletin board material to get Virginia Tech ready for Saturday’s noon contest against Old Domini…
3 takeaways from James Franklin’s debut win at Virginia Tech The Hokies played like every small detail was important. And when one of those details seemingly went unfinished, it was corrected almost imme…
How to watch Virginia Tech football against VMI Here's what you need to know about the series history and how to watch the Hokies take on the Keydets on Saturday.
