Jack Sears threw two touchdowns today: Amon-Ra St. Brown made a nice one-handed to score at the goal line. He also threw a TD pass to Michael Pittman. Sears also rushed for a score in a goal-line situation. JT Daniels threw a 2-yard TD pass to to Erik Krommenhoek. Left tackle Austin Jackson, who is USC’s best lineman, was not at practice. Right tackle Jalen … Continue reading Thursday USC Practice Report
Things are so bad at USC that athletic dept. employees are talking to each other more about whether Lynn Swann will be on campus next week or really go to the Masters than who starts at quarterback. If you want to imagine what a Swann coaching search might look like, this could be it: Offer John Calipari less money than he makes at Kentucky. Try … Continue reading Lynn Swann Keeps Athletic Dept. Guessing
I always say I have never seen a new strength coach come to USC and heard anyone say he wasn’t better than the predecessor. “The intensity is a lot higher, man it was a rude awakening,” tailback Markese Stepp said about Aaron Ausmus. Now, I was one of the first and loudest critics of previous strength coach, Ivan Lewis. But I’m curious if anyone was … Continue reading As Predicted, The Strength Program Is Way Better!
Why is USC having it’s spring scrimmage, excuse me, spring showcase on Saturday when it will still practice three more times after that? Remember, the spring scrimmage was always at the Coliseum the final day of spring drills. Well, the “showcase” as it is now called, is not really a scrimmage because Clay Helton doesn’t like to do a full scrimmage. Instead, it is a … Continue reading Why Is USC Spring Showcase Saturday?
I get the sense the powers-that-be at USC athletics would like nothing more than to go into bunker mode and seal themselves off from scrutiny. Lynn Swann doesn’t speak much to the media but does release tin-ear statements. Clay Helton only speaks once a week during spring practice. And I’ve heard Helton is considering ways to cut down media/public access in the fall. He might … Continue reading Morning Buzz: USC Circles Its Wagons
UCLA and Jamie Dixon are reportedly finalizing a deal for him to become the next basketball coach. USC contacted Dixon twice, most recently in 2013 when he was their No. 1 choice to replace Kevin O’Neill. Dixon opted to stay at Pitt before eventually going to TCU. The funny part is I heard Pat Haden‘s concern with Dixon was that his teams did not score … Continue reading USC Tried To Get Jamie Dixon Too
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