Offensive tackle Alijah Vera-Tucker has declared for the NFL Draft . . . again. From what I hear, Talanoa Hufanga, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Isaiah Pola-Mao are currently expected to also turn pro. USC could also lose Marlon Tuipulotu and other players are mulling their futures. Plus what about cornerback Olaijah Griffin? Plus potential transfers. Continue reading Alijah Vera-Tucker Declares For NFL Draft

WINNERS Talanoa Hufanga He won the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year Award and he won’t have to play another game for Clay Helton if he doesn’t want to. Justin Herbert The Chargers QB set an NFL record for TD passes by a rookie (28). He also became the first NFL rookie to throw for more than 4,000 yards and more than 25 TDs. By … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Winners And Losers Of The Week

It was a year ago today that USC lost to Iowa in the Holiday Bowl, 49-24. So what changed in the past 12 months? USC fans are angry today over a sloppy loss to Oregon in the Pac-12 title game. Kedon Slovis was hurt in the final game last year. And he was hurt last week too. The big difference is USC won’t have 17 … Continue reading Happy Anniversary

With Christmas now behind us, it probably would be good time to start to monitor the transfer portal. USC is already going to lose quite a few players to the NFL Draft (Alijah Vera-Tucker, Talanoa Hufanga, Amon-Ra St. Brown among others). And if a couple other players decide to transfer, that could really impact the roster for 2021. USC can also add transfers. But so … Continue reading USC Sunday Buzz: Keep An Eye On Roster

USC might have zero running game under the overrated Graham Harrell, but how is Kliff Kingsbury doing? Kingsbury, who spent a month at USC, is now 48-57-1 as a head coach after the Cardinals lost to the 49ers today. That includes Texas Tech, obviously. That’s what happens when you don’t have way better talent every week, like Clay Helton. At least he can relax at … Continue reading The Rough Life Of A Coach

How happy is Clay Helton that he didn’t play Notre Dame? He is 1-4 against the Irish and would have been heavy underdogs to beat this season. Even Paul Hackett was 1-2 against Notre Dame. Among Helton’s many transgressions is letting this rivalry become one-sided. Since Notre Dame isn’t incompetent for Helton, this game has been a big problem. Helton’s lone victory over Notre Dame … Continue reading USC Saturday Buzz: A Rivalry Suffers Under Clay Helton