Athlon’s preseason Top 25 is out and USC is ranked No. 21. Seems reasonable. But maybe the more important part is the teams ranked ahead of the Trojans: Texas is No. 20; Stanford is No.18; Notre Dame is No. 15 and Washington is No. 8. Meanwhile, USC has opened as a 27-point favorites over UNLV per BetOnline sportsbook. Buy your tickets for that game now! Continue reading USC Ranked No. 21 By Athlon
May is turning out to be a busy recruiting month. Mater Dei running back Sean Dollars (pictured) and cornerback Jeremiah Criddell committed to Oregon on Sunday. This only caught my attention because Dollars drew quite a bit of interest from USC internet sites, which means the Trojans were interested. But Dollars and Criddell are four-star recruits, so maybe I will hear from the recruiting analysts … Continue reading Morning Buzz: USC Keeps Making May Recruiting Interesting
I’m not even sure why USC and UCLA continue this competition between themselves when they do almost nothing to promote it. UCLA won this year’s competition, 115-75, but you really needed to search for it to find anything. And don’t ask for updates during the season anymore. USC’s been fairly silent because it has lost four of the past six years. But at least when … Continue reading UCLA Wins Crosstown Cup
The NFLPA Rookie event this weekend had its picture day at Cal Lutheran with the Coliseum unavailable. Sam Darnold is in the back row. Ronald Jones is in Row 3. USC’s Hall of Fame dinner last night featured former baseball coach Mike Gillespie. “I will be in the wing for fired coaches,” Gillespie said. I mentioned USC’s four-overtime victory over UCLA in 1985 yesterday. The … Continue reading Sunday Notes
USC point guard Larry Friend, who passed away Tuesday, was an integral part of two of the best victories I witnessed over crosstown rival UCLA in 1985. The Trojans defeated the Bruins, 78-77, in double overtime at the Sports Arena on Feb. 1. The rematch on Feb. 28 was even better. The two teams went four overtimes at Pauley Pavilion. The score was tied, 78-78, … Continue reading A Larry Friend Memory
May is apparently the month of three stars. Kedon Slovis, a three-star quarterback from Scottsdale, Ariz., committed to USC today. Slovis (6-2, 186) also received offers from Hawaii, North Carolina State, New Mexico State, Oregon State, San Jose State, SMU, Arizona State, Indiana, Vanderbilt and UC Davis. Slovis will be a year behind JT Daniels. Maybe he figures he will redshirt and sit two seasons … Continue reading Three-Star QB Commits To USC
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