The wide receiver and All-American returner credits hyper-specific training with the Trojans’ track and field program for taking his speed to another level
USC sophomore Zachariah Branch runs for yardage during the Trojans’ 27-20 season-opening victory over LSU on Sept. 1, 2024, in Las Vegas. LOS ANGELES — They say speed kills, yes, but Zachariah Branch does not grant instant death. He waits. He processes. He lulls. And then, in a flash, he digs his cleat into turf with every Newton of force his 175-pound frame can muster.
He has shown flashes of growth through two games in 2024, with that LSU kick return and an expanded role in USC’s passing game. It began in the winter and spring months, when Branch joined USC’s track and field program, a plan hatched since his recruitment. He competed in just a couple indoor meets. He didn’t run outdoor.
Watts has worked with a bevy of dual-sport football athletes – Adoreé Jackson, Marqise Lee, Ronald Jones – at USC. And the game plan for Branch, Watts said, was similar: Train during the springs on the track, and the game would slow down for Branch in the fall. In the spring, as he honed that concept of force application in his work with Watts, Branch was intentional about incorporating such technique into football movements. If he took a handoff, Watts explained, made a cut and planted his foot in the ground – in the same way he’d explode out of his breaks on the track – Branch would now be more efficient in his movements.
With relaxation comes efficiency. In the spring, Bolton worked often with Branch on what he called “stride frequency.” They ran drills, trying to refine the exact number of steps Branch took exploding out of the blocks in his first 10 meters: ideally, seven. Maybe 7.2.
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