If you’re looking for a weakness with UCLA, a Pac-12 coach who played the Bruins tells me it’s in their receiving corps. “They’re just an average group,” the coach said. “DTR doesn’t like to wait in the pocket, so if you can cover them a little bit, he’ll start running.” One change with the USC defense is safety Bryson Shaw made his first start of … Continue reading USC Notes: A Possible Weakness Saturday?
The USC source I spoke to Sunday night told me Monday they found out Clancy Pendergast did call the plays for UCLA’s defense vs. Arizona. This raises an interesting issue. Chip Kelly declined to hire Pendergast after last season as defensive coordinator even though Pendergast was already on the UCLA staff. He went outside and hired Bill McGovern instead. Now that McGovern is unable to … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: The Crosstown Rivalry Coaching Soap Opera
It’s hard to keep track of how many tarps there are at a UCLA game if you don’t go often, which rules most people out. The four sponsored banners (two UCLA Health and two Jordan logos) at the Rose Bowl will be removed Saturday for the USC game, which leaves eight tarps in the end zones that spell UCLA. Capacity will be 70,865. And people … Continue reading Some Tarps Coming Off At Rose Bowl
USC did better Friday night with its uniforms. Raleek Brown did not wear yellow socks. Denis Lynch did not wear white cleats. Baby steps. I got this email from a USC graduate over the weekend: “You know the uniform standard has gone completely to hell when even an obscure walk-on feels entitled and emboldened to wear the yellow tights.” The USC-Notre Dame game will kick … Continue reading USC Notes: Progress vs. Colorado
A member of the USC coaching staff said Sunday night after watching films of the UCLA-Arizona game there are subtle differences in the defense from a month ago. “There are some things different (on the film) from when (defensive coordinator) Bill McGovern was calling the games,” the coach said. “We obviously would like to know if he is returning. Is Clancy Pendergast or Ken Norton … Continue reading Morning Buzz: USC Sees Subtle Difference In UCLA
Did you watch that Vikings-Bills game? Whew! USC opened a 1.5-point favorite over UCLA at BetOnline. Caesars Sportsbook has USC a 2.5-point favorite. Remember the blockhead who tweeted how USC is ranked ahead of Alabama in the CFP rankings? Alabama just played road games at Tennessee, LSU and Mississippi in a four-week span. Tell me where USC has a comparable schedule? USC’s seven Pac-12 wins … Continue reading Here’s An Alabama-USC Comparison For You
