Fox Sports won’t get to promote having Reggie Bush and Matt Leinart at the USC-Arizona State game. Or Urban Meyer. Or Brady Quinn. Or host Rob Stone. The entire broadcast team is sidelined because of COVID-19 quarantine protocols, according to the New York Post. Terry Bradshaw, Howie Long, Emmanuel Acho and Charissa Thompson will replace the regular team and be in a studio instead of … Continue reading Thursday Reader Forum: No Matt Leinart/Reggie Bush At USC Game

A reader complained to me today that just two of USC’s six games have kickoff times, making it hard to make plans. At least not everything has changed in 2020! USC is going to livestream its pre-game show at 7 a.m. on its social media accounts, which will include a look a team warmups, the band, song girls and cheerleaders. Will the band be allowed … Continue reading Do USC Kickoff Times Frustrate You?

The over/under for USC is 5.5 based on the seven-game season that all Pac-12 teams will play. I really think USC can go 7-0 based on its easy schedule. I also think Clay Helton can screw up a game or two. So 5.5 can be a bit of a dilemma. It means USC cannot mess up in the Pac-12 and then must beat Oregon in … Continue reading USC Over/Under Win Total Is Interesting

Remember all the hoopla when USC hired the two hype video guys from LSU? I thought it was weird last week when that disastrous hype video’s closing credits did not even mention Jacob Brown, the highly touted director of football video production. Well, two USC sources tell me Brown no longer works at USC. And his name has been deleted from the USC athletic dept. … Continue reading Wednesday Reader Forum: A Shake-up In Hype Video Dept.

USC is going to announce a depth chart and team captains on Friday. The day before a 9 a.m. kickoff? This is not how a normal program runs. You can film a gaudy hype video and release it in four days but cannot produce a depth chart until Friday? Is this Clay Helton not wanting to offend anyone? One thing I am going to keep … Continue reading USC Moving Slowly On Information Front

I’ve generally been encouraged by the idea USC practices would have more tackling, led by the addition of defensive coordinator Todd Orlando. But I recently heard USC’s “Hell Week” was actually fairly comfortable. Then came Saturday’s dress rehearsal for a game instead of an actual scrimmage. So it sounds like Clay Helton still has some pull within the program. Unfortunately. Are SEC coaches quicker at … Continue reading Tuesday Reader Forum: A Physical Charge To ASU Game?