College football analyst Phil Steele has USC ranked No. 7 in his top 40 preseason poll. Steele puts a lot of time into his research, probably more than any other preview magazine. But all rankings are a guess/prediction. Remember that Steele had USC ranked No. 3 in his Top 25 for 2015. USC went 8-6. Steele ranked USC No. 6 on his list of surprise … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Even Well-Researched Predictions Can Be Off
Four-star cornerback Zabien Brown of Mater Dei will make his college commitment on Sunday. His finalists are USC, Alabama and Ohio State. Continue reading USC Notes: Recruits Keep Deciding In July
Are you reading the preseason preview magazines? How many of them list USC special teams as a concern? I know one does because I wrote the preview for it. Who else? This is the time of year when it’s easy to overlook special teams. Don’t forget USC had the worst special teams in the nation, according to Pro Football Focus, which ranked the Trojans No. … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Are Preseason Magazines Highlighting This?
The Coliseum fireworks show in 1952 (above) was an enduring event. Here’s a publicity photo from 1955 that featured Miss Firecracker (Camille Williams) and an American Legion Special Events director. Here is a cheesier publiticy photo taken outside the Coliseum in 1955. If you look closely, you can see the truck driver has lipstick on his forehead. The event was big enough in 1959 to … Continue reading A Fourth Of July Gallery
The Coliseum used to do a fireworks show on the Fourth of July and here’s a picture from 1964, where Mudd Hall and the campus were lit up in a beautiful color photo. Below, a photo from the 1957 fireworks show. Continue reading Happy Fourth Of July!
It seems like more football recruits are committing this summer than normal. And in a way, it makes sense. The culprit is the transfer portal. High school players are worried these days about getting a scholarship because colleges are using the transfer portal so much to build their rosters. So if you want to play it safe, it’s better to commit to a school in … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Early Commitments Symptom Of Modern Game
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