I don’t want to say USC is soft but the Trojans had a “situational scrimmage” Saturday and three members of the secondary (Greg Johnson, Isaac Taylor-Stuart, Talanoa Hufanga) are out the following Tuesday practice? Maybe Clay Helton has a point when he limits hitting. Freshman linebacker Solomon Tuliaupupu, who redshirted last season because of a foot injury, has missed four straight practices with an undisclosed … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Maybe More Tackling Is Not Great Idea

Talanoa Hufanga, who is USC’s best safety, broke his collarbone in Saturday’s practice and will be out eight weeks. Hufanga also broke his collarbone last season. He should be back for fall camp. Cornerbacks Greg Johnson and Isaac Taylor-Stuart were also out for Tuesday’s practice. Continue reading USC Safety Talanoa Hufanga Breaks Collarbone

So yesterday I made the observation that Texas has a real athletic director (Chris Del Conte) and USC has a former football player who doesn’t know what he is doing (Lynn Swann). And I included an article from CBS Sports that has a quote from one of Del Conte’s associate athletic directors: “Listen to your fan base.. I feel like the Texas fan has felt … Continue reading Is USC Capable Of Listening To Its Fan Base?

I spoke to an NFL scout who attended North Texas practices last season to see what he thought of new USC offensive coordinator Graham Harrell‘s offense. With USC having completed just six practices I wanted to talk to someone who went to regular-season North Texas practices to see what they thought about it. “The quarterback makes a decision every play based on the defense,” the … Continue reading A Word On USC’s New Offense