CBS Sports bowl guru Jerry Palm projects USC will play Iowa in the Holiday Bowl. After attending two Holiday Bowls already, this is about as bad as it gets. The run-down San Diego Stadium is an awful bowl venue. At least it is a 4 p.m. kickoff this season. Not the freezing night games like USC played against Nebraska and Wisconsin. Continue reading USC Bowl Projection

In case you missed it, I am writing for a new USC web site, USC247.com. And in this story, I have some surprising information on who is calling plays during USC games. Continue reading Who Really Calls Plays At USC?

Lynn Swann was a topic of Clay Helton’s conference call, including the weekly meeting the pair have after games. “I’ve always thought the greatest gift you can give somebody is your time, and he gives me his time each and every week,” Helton said. “I love that the AD is a football guy and knows the game.” Helton said the pair meet every Monday. But … Continue reading Sunday Night With Clay Helton

I spoke to a college coach today who said the following: “I would love to coach against USC. You know they’re going to run same plays all the time.” It does seem like USC’s offense is predictable, with long passes to the receivers on Friday night. It just worked because Washington State’s secondary couldn’t cover any one. Continue reading USC Quote Of The Day

Today is the 40th anniversary of USC’s 24-14 victory over No. 1-ranked Alabama at Legion Field in Birmingham. USC was ranked No. 7 going into the game. I am mentioning this because it is unfathomable today that USC would go on the road and beat a marquee opponent. In recent years, USC could even go to Boston College and win. Or Texas last weekend. Or … Continue reading Sunday Buzz: Can USC Regain Prominence Of 40 Years Ago?

Were you one of the proud, the few who attended last night’s game? The Coliseum cell phone reception was terrible. Quite a few fans during the game told me how bad the service was. Meanwhile, here are more thoughts I had on the game. USC is going to have to cut down on penalties going forward. But the truth is USC has played four sloppy games. … Continue reading Can You Hear Me Now?