USC center Toa Lobendahn missed the past two days of practice with a pectoral strain. But he is officially day-to-day and not yet ruled out of the UNLV game. Linebacker Porter Gustin is looking likely to play Saturday after tearing his meniscus August 7 and undergoing surgery. I’m not sure why anyone who is a key starter and not 100 percent is even worth playing … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: What’s The Rush?

I spoke with Bob Kemp of NBC Sports AM 1060 in Phoenix today about the season, where I give my thoughts on the team, its weaknesses and whether to take the over or under of 8.5 victories. A freshman QB is taking the reigns for #USC. Why’d he win the job? And what are the expectations? @InsideUSC joined Bob Kemp breaking down Clay Helton and … Continue reading Radio, Radio

I already wrote last week how USC is selling field-level seats for five home games. Now look around the Pac-12. Arizona State has tickets at half-price for its home opener vs. Texas-San Antonio. Welcome to Tempe, Herm Edwards! And Stanford has seats all over the stadium available for its home opener vs. San Diego State. Look at the graphic below. No one will ever confuse … Continue reading Plenty Of Tickets Available For Pac-12 Games

The Jets traded quarterback Teddy Bridgewater to the Saints, which clears the way for Sam Darnold to start Week 1. Darnold was always going to be the starter based on his exhibition performances, but this sends the message that it is his team and no one is going to replace him. Darnold will become the youngest Week 1 starting quarterback in NFL history on Sept. … Continue reading The Sam Darnold Era Officially Starts Now

JT Daniels, the phenom, finally met the media on Tuesday after nearly a month of practices and was asked if a week was enough time to prepare for the UNLV game, especially after sharing reps with Matt Fink and Jack Sears. “I guess we’ll find out on Saturday, at the end of the day,” Daniels said. “I have absolutely no idea what the answer to … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: JT Daniels Offers No Excuses

Cornerback Je’Quari Godfrey, a redshirt freshman, will transfer according to Clay Helton. Godfrey redshirted last year after recovering from a high school knee injury. He was listed third-string on the current depth chart released Sunday. So maybe Godfrey made a wise decision. But it also means USC has lost safety Ykili Ross and Godfrey in the past week. It also will lead to questions about recruiting … Continue reading Cornerback Je’Quari Godfrey Is Transferring