USC opens spring practice Tuesday but a lot less is at stake than should be for one big reason: The coaches believe incoming freshman JT Daniels is going to be the starter. So how much does it matter what Matt Fink and Jack Sears are doing? All the right comments will be made about everyone “competing” for the starting job. But when Daniels is expected … Continue reading Spring Practice Loses Importance
Sir Roger Bannister, the first person to break the 4-minute barrier in the mile, died today in England. He was 88. Bannister set the record on May 6, 1954. Two days later, on May 4, at the Coliseum, USC graduate Parry O’Brien broke another barrier when he became the first person to break the 60-foot mark in the shot put. O’Brien did it in a … Continue reading USC History Item Of The Day
Who is going to recruit running backs going forward for USC? Tim Drevno? I suppose this really isn’t a legitimate concern. It would be like saying quarterbacks coach Bryan Ellis will be in charge of recruiting the quarterbacks. This is where USC is fortunate. USC recruits USC. That means high school players want to come and they really don’t care who the coach is. Besides, … Continue reading An Extra Thought On Coaching Staff
USC was supposed to beat UCLA tonight at the Galen Central. Instead, the Trojans lost, 83-72, and are back on the bubble for the NCAA Tournament. USC was swept by UCLA for the first time since 2014-15. Thanks, Enfield! So it looks like USC might need to win one-or-two two games in the Pac-12 Tournament to be safely in the NCAA Tournament. USC will play … Continue reading Will USC Make NCAA Tournament?
Clay Helton has hired Tim Drevno to be USC’s running backs coach, according to TrojanSports.com. Drevno was USC’s offensive line coach in 2014. So that explains how he got hired: Helton already knew him and that’s how Helton likes to hire people. This is a fairly safe hire but it doesn’t come close to last year’s hiring of Deland McCullough as running backs coach. For … Continue reading USC Brings Back Tim Drevno
USC quarterback Sam Darnold ran the 40-yard dash in 4.85 seconds today at the NFL Combine. Here are some other QB times today: Josh Allen: 4.76 Josh Rosen: 4.85 Baker Mayfield: 4.81 Quinton Flowers: 4.63 J.T. Barrett: 4.70 And here are some past 40 times in comparison: Jared Goff: 4.82 Jameis Winston: 4.97 The #1 QB prospect by @MikeMayock.@USC_Athletics QB Sam Darnold runs a … Continue reading Sam Darnold Runs 4.85 In 40
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