Mater Dei defensive lineman Aydin Breland, a four-star prospect, has narrowed his list of schools to Georgia, Miami and Oregon. So virtually every top prospect from the nation’s No. 1 high school program is not considering USC. That’s a problem. Lincoln Riley probably just figures he’ll go to the transfer portal to address his needs. But USC’s always had a good relationship with Mater Dei … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: The Pipeline’s Broken Again

I’ve written before about how Lincoln Riley has a personal driver. But in this excerpt of his interview with Graham Bensinger, he talked about how he didn’t like his parking spot at USC, because it was five minutes from the McKay Center. Riley: “That’s 10 minutes a day (to and from the car). All right, that’s over an hour a week. That’s over 50 hours … Continue reading Lincoln Riley Didn’t Like His Parking Spot At USC So He Got Upgrade

USC coach Lincoln Riley, who is 40, said in an interview with Graham Bensigner that he will thinks he might retire by the time he turns 50. Graham Bensigner: I have heard that you will retire young. Lincoln Riley: … Yeah, I’m on the clock. I don’t know how I’ll feel in a few years, when I became a head coach so young – I … Continue reading Lincoln Riley Thinks He Might Retire In 10 Years

If you are a USC football player, the biggest decision of the week must be deciding what to wear. Because the truth is, anything goes for game-day attire. I could be talking about the clothes the players wear to the Coliseum but I’m actually referring to what they wear on the field. It’s a scattershot approach and there’s very little about the uniform that is … Continue reading Morning Buzz: USC Uniform Standards Disappear

This is basically a nice way of saying what I’ve said since the offseason about USC cornerback Domani Jackson but it was said by Lincoln Riley. “(He is) on a steep learning curve. You can see the talent, and you can see him improving rapidly, and then he also has some moments there where you could tell that it’s been a while since he’s been … Continue reading Don’t Be Fooled By Stats

USC’s first three home games had the following lead the team out of the tunnel: Terrell Thomas, Cheryl Miller and Amon-Ra St. Brown. Has it occurred to USC to reach out to some players from the past like Don Mosebar, Bruce Matthews, Roy Foster or Keith Van Horne? Rod McNeil deserves it too. A lot of former players do. Right now it sort of feels … Continue reading USC Notes: A Suggestion For Next Pre-Game