Kliff Kingsbury has so much power right now he has to be the coach to decide who starts on offense. That means he has a big decision to make at quarterback. What could complicate the decision is how vocal many of USC’s wide receivers have been the past six weeks about wanting Jack Sears to be the starter. Several players have told me since the … Continue reading Kliff Kingsbury Will Face A Real Dilemma At USC

I’m sure social media is not a great way to gauge how fans feel on an issue but so far USC fans seem desperate to approve of what’s happened with the coaching staff since the season ended. Three facts: Clancy Pendergast is an average-to-below average defensive coordinator. John Baxter has been a below-average special teams coach the past three seasons. The strength and conditioning program … Continue reading Are USC Fans This Easy To Please?

At least we know Clay Helton had nothing to do with this hire: Mike Jinks, who was Kliff Kingsbury’s running backs coach at Texas Tech from 2013-15. He was also associate head coach in 2015. He lasted 31 games as head coach at Bowling Green before getting fired with a 7-24 record. So now he will be USC’s running backs coach. In 2014, Texas Tech running … Continue reading USC Officially Hires Mike Jinks As Running Backs Coach

Joe DeForest, who was a USC defensive analyst last season, is going to become a linebackers coach next season. Among the schools DeForest has coached at are Kansas, West Virginia, Oklahoma State and Duke. He was the linebackers coach at Duke when Clay Helton was a graduate assistant there (of course). Now Johnny Nansen was the linebackers coach last season so it’s possible they may … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Coaching Staff Gets Tweaked

What was mentioned yesterday looks official tonight as Boise State defensive line coach Chad Kauha’aha’a has agreed to come to USC. Is he a better coach than Kenechi Udeze? Definitely. But why does USC go after someone who worked at Utah State, Oregon State and Boise State instead of going after a top defensive line coach in the SEC or NFL? Because Clay Helton has no … Continue reading USC Keeps Raiding Smaller Schools For Coaches