Former USC kicker Chase McGrath will transfer to Tennessee, he announced today. McGrath, a redshirt junior, lost his job to freshman Parker Lewis. He made 32 of 42 field-goal attempts and 118 of 119 extra points. Continue reading Former USC Kicker Chase McGrath Picks New School

I’m hearing tonight that Mater Dei linebacker Raesjon Davis is headed to USC. Davis was originally committed to LSU. If it happens, it will be interesting to see a linebacker sign with a school that doesn’t have a dedicated linebackers coach. Continue reading USC Recruiting Tidbit

With Signing Day on Wednesday, USC’s recruiting class is ranked No. 8 by Rivals. It’s obvious USC’s recruiting improved with its new staff (Donte Williams). Maybe an interesting question is whether USC actually was aided in recruiting by the pandemic? First, USC’s recruiting was not hurt by big losses to Alabama and Notre Dame. Second, could recruits make trips to sold-out stadiums in the SEC, … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Was Recruiting Aided In Unexpected Way?

I wrote Friday about USC horror stories regarding old trophies. A USC booster emailed me this story today: “I remember going to Heritage Hall during the renovation. They threw autographed footballs into the trash. They had the framed team photos of the national championship teams from the 1960’s-70’s that were tossed into the bins. No one cared.” Continue reading A Night Time USC Horror Story

Remember the hoopla when USC hired two hype video guys from LSU, the national champions!?!? Well, one of them (Jake Brown) quit once he saw the actual working environment. Today, USC announced it hired Nick Mitchell as its new head of video production. Mitchell came from Cal. So USC went from hiring someone who was at LSU to hiring someone at Cal? Got it. What … Continue reading USC Hires New Hype Video Producer . . . From Cal