With all the coaching talk, I briefly forgot USC has a game tonight. OK, BYU is motivated. USC is unmotivated. BYU appears to be well-coached. USC is poorly coached. I was told BYU has questionable cornerbacks. USC has a poor defense. I’m taking BYU, 45-31. Continue reading Pick The USC-BYU Score

A source in the USC athletic dept. said this morning that conversations with Iowa State coach Matt Campbell took place before Friday’s final regular-season game for the Cyclones. There were some initial snags in luring Campbell to USC but more conversations are expected to take place this weekend to see if any differences can be resolved. “There’s more opportunities to talk, which is good,” the … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: An Update On Matt Campbell

I had a frustrating conversation with a #USC athletic dept. official in Nov., 2015: USC wanted Clay Helton over Kyle Whittingham because Trojans had beaten No. 3 Utah that season, 42-24. I never understand people who base opinions on one game — InsideUSC (@InsideUSC) November 26, 2021 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js This happened at halftime of the USC-Oregon game in 2015 and I actually was pretty annoyed during/after … Continue reading Don’t Let One Game Determine A Coaching Search

USC is about to play its final home game of the season against BYU, so naturally the biggest topic this week is the Trojans’ coaching search. One problem is some people who write the most about this topic have ZERO sources. So they anointed Dave Aranda a few weeks ago and now are banging the drum for Matt Campbell, pretending he has just emerged. Campbell … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column

If you want a sign of how USC’s season has gone sideways, look at the media guide cover. Drake London: Hurt Kedon Slovis: Worse Isaiah Pola-Mao: Worse Drake Jackson: Worse Chris Steele: Some people might disagree but I don’t think Steele is any better than last season, which was nothing to talk about either. Continue reading A Sign Of A Sideways USC Season

Thanksgiving is supposed to be a quiet news day. But two respected journalists — Pete Thamel of Yahoo and Ross Dellenger of Sports Illustrated — are reporting Dave Aranda has told Baylor he intends to remain as head coach. Now people can always change their minds but if Aranda stays at Baylor it will be crushing to the media fanboys who have maintained he was … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Multiple Reports Say Dave Aranda Staying At Baylor