USC Recruiting Is Something Else, Part II

USC offered a scholarship to Riverside City College defensive end Nick Figueroa today. No problem there since Figueroa has at least 18 other offers. But what took so long for USC? It seems like USC recruiting is in a bit of a panic mode right now. Half a coaching staff gone. An unimpressive recruiting class. This is not how USC should be in December. Continue reading USC Recruiting Is Something Else, Part II

An Unpopular Opinion On Kliff Kingsbury

With USC fans continuing to worship the idea of hiring Kliff Kingsbury, just a contrarian view that an NFL coach shared with me. “He couldn’t win with Patrick Mahomes,” the coach said. Texas Tech was 12-13 with Mahomes starting the 2015 and 2016 seasons. Now it should be said the offense was ranked in the top 6 nationally both seasons and Kingsbury won’t be coaching … Continue reading An Unpopular Opinion On Kliff Kingsbury

USC Morning Buzz: Time To Add Stars To Recruit Rankings

Last night, offensive guard Tilini Livai of Narbonne was literally a zero-star prospect by Rivals.com. Livai then committed to USC and magically is a two-star prospect. I’m surprised he wasn’t suddenly give three stars. So Livai was offered months ago by Iowa State, which went 8-4 and has a coach with a good reputation (Matt Campbell) and was zero stars. But then he gets offered and … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Time To Add Stars To Recruit Rankings