According to SportsPac12, USC averaged only 5.4 points in the third quarter last season. That ranked 10th among Pac-12 schools. Sam Darnold, Ronald Jones and Co. and USC averaged 5.4 points? That means someone was making halftime adjustments: the other team. The full list: 1. Washington, 10.1 2. Arizona, 9.8 3. UCLA, 8.5 4. ASU, 8.1 5. Stanford, 7.3 6. Colorado, 6.8 7. Cal, 6.7 … Continue reading USC Averaged Only 5 Points In 3rd Quarter
USC will have its final practice Saturday at noon. Usually it is at the Coliseum. Because of renovation construction it will be at Cromwell Field on campus. Clay Helton has not had an actual spring game the past two seasons but rather a glorified practice. Now maybe Helton will change his mind and do an actual game. It wouldn’t be the first time he reversed … Continue reading Should You Go To USC Spring Game?
Here’s the watch given to members of the 1962 USC national championship team. The interesting part is the team received the watches in December because in those days there was no post-season poll. That meant USC received the watches even though the No. 1-ranked Trojans played No. 2 Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl. Good thing USC won the game, 42-37. Continue reading USC Picture Of The Day
Some USC midweek notes: I mentioned yesterday that Porter Gustin is getting rave reviews but really should be dominating against USC’s offensive line during spring drills. The same should be said about Iman Marshall. He is also having a good spring. But he is also facing Matt Fink, Jack Sears and walk-ons every day in practice. The question is whether Marshall will be able to … Continue reading Wednesday Notes
Tailback Stephen Carr, who is rehabbing his injured back, should be back for fall camp, according to Clay Helton. Carr has not had to undergo any surgicall procedures. He could rejoin the strength and conditioning drills by June, Helton said. Continue reading Stephen Carr Update
Spring practice coverage tends to be overblown because the season is so far away. And every spring, you see the same headlines: “John Smith” is ready to make an impact next season! Here’s a real example: Clay Helton said about 15 times the light bulb went off with wide receiver Velus Jones. I’m pretty sure he said about Jones last season. I know he’s said … Continue reading Who Is Not Ready To Make An Impact?
InsideUSC with Scott Wolf 