USC Morning Buzz: What’s The Rush?

USC center Toa Lobendahn missed the past two days of practice with a pectoral strain. But he is officially day-to-day and not yet ruled out of the UNLV game. Linebacker Porter Gustin is looking likely to play Saturday after tearing his meniscus August 7 and undergoing surgery. I’m not sure why anyone who is a key starter and not 100 percent is even worth playing … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: What’s The Rush?

Plenty Of Tickets Available For Pac-12 Games

I already wrote last week how USC is selling field-level seats for five home games. Now look around the Pac-12. Arizona State has tickets at half-price for its home opener vs. Texas-San Antonio. Welcome to Tempe, Herm Edwards! And Stanford has seats all over the stadium available for its home opener vs. San Diego State. Look at the graphic below. No one will ever confuse … Continue reading Plenty Of Tickets Available For Pac-12 Games

The Sam Darnold Era Officially Starts Now

The Jets traded quarterback Teddy Bridgewater to the Saints, which clears the way for Sam Darnold to start Week 1. Darnold was always going to be the starter based on his exhibition performances, but this sends the message that it is his team and no one is going to replace him. Darnold will become the youngest Week 1 starting quarterback in NFL history on Sept. … Continue reading The Sam Darnold Era Officially Starts Now