The USC newsletter this week has items on Pat Haden and Mike Bohn turning down a soft interview. Meanwhile, two former USC coaches who are at Arizona State spoke to Yahoo Sports on Wednesday about the NCAA allegations surrounding the Sun Devils program. “In a phone interview Wednesday, (Chris) Hawkins said he did not deny knowing the recruits were going to be in the area. … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: ASU Coaches Respond To Allegations

Saquon Barkley working out at UCLA. Imagine if some of these guys actually attended the schools they worked out at. First real look at Saquon Barkley running and cutting ACL post-surgery. 🎥 @saquon on IG pic.twitter.com/0VfCdgDbjS — Jordan Raanan (@JordanRaanan) June 22, 2021 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Continue reading USC-UCLA Video Of The Day

June is almost the perfect month for USC. The optimists can point to all the recruiting visits; the commitments and find positive preseason prognostications. In other words, performance is completely secondary. No one asks a recruit about Clay Helton. They just want to talk to the recruits about Donte Williams or another assistant. Does anyone see this as a problem? You think a marquee programs … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: June Is For The Optimists!

Is it an oxymoron to say hiring an assistant director of recruiting operations is a “big time hire”? Big time hire ✌️ Welcome, @ColinPritts!!#BLVDBound🌴 pic.twitter.com/LfackufW2Z — USC Football (@USC_FB) June 22, 2021 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Is it as big time as being the assistant to the assistant manager at the movie theater? USC is once again giving me an opportunity to make a Mark Ratner reference. Continue reading USC: Where Every Hire Is The Most Important

De’Anthony Gatson, a tailback from Newton, Texas (where else?) committed to USC today. He is a four-star per Rivals and three-star per 247. Meanwhile, Gavin Sawchuk of Littleton Colo., who is considered one of the top three tailbacks in the nation, committed to Oklahoma. You might remember he visited USC two weeks ago. “I really like how they run their offense,” Sawchuk said. Just not … Continue reading USC Adds Tailback, Loses Out On Another

I did a Twitter Spaces conversation last week where I said freshman Jaxson Dart is really QB1-A, not QB2. Why do I say that? Because that’s what I hear from some people on the coaching staff. They seem eager to get a look at Dart in an actual game, which leads me to believe he will get playing time even if Kedon Slovis stays healthy, … Continue reading Morning Buzz: USC Has A QB1-A