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USC Notes: 2025 National Championship Odds

USC offensive lineman Andres Dewerk has entered the transfer portal.

  • USC is 33/1 to win the 2025 College Football Playoff according to BetOnline. Here is the full list of odds from BetOnline:
2025 College Football Championship Winner
Georgia5/1
Alabama11/2
Ohio State7/1
Texas9/1
Michigan10/1
LSU12/1
Oregon12/1
Ole Miss14/1
Florida State18/1
Penn State25/1
Tennessee25/1
Notre Dame28/1
Clemson30/1
Texas A&M33/1
USC33/1
Oklahoma40/1
Missouri50/1
Washington50/1
Kansas State60/1
Miami Florida75/1
Utah75/1
Arizona100/1
Auburn100/1
Louisville100/1
Arkansas125/1
Florida125/1
Colorado150/1
NC State150/1
Nebraska150/1
North Carolina150/1
Texas Tech150/1
Wisconsin150/1
Kansas200/1
Kentucky200/1
Oklahoma State200/1
Iowa250/1
South Carolina250/1
UCLA250/1
West Virginia250/1
Michigan State300/1
SMU300/1
TCU300/1
Iowa State400/1
James Madison400/1
Maryland400/1
UCF400/1
California500/1
Liberty500/1
Mississippi State500/1
Oregon State500/1
Virginia Tech500/1
Baylor600/1
Cincinnati600/1
Troy700/1
Tulane700/1
Boston College750/1
Virginia750/1
Arizona State850/1
Air Force1000/1
Akron1000/1
Appalachian State1000/1
Arkansas State1000/1
Army1000/1
Ball State1000/1
Boise State1000/1
Bowling Green1000/1
Buffalo1000/1
BYU1000/1
Central Michigan1000/1
Charlotte1000/1
Coastal Carolina1000/1
Colorado State1000/1
Connecticut1000/1
Duke1000/1
East Carolina1000/1
Eastern Michigan1000/1
Florida Atlantic1000/1
Florida International1000/1
Fresno State1000/1
Georgia Southern1000/1
Georgia State1000/1
Georgia Tech1000/1
Hawaii1000/1
Houston1000/1
Illinois1000/1
Indiana1000/1
Jacksonville State1000/1
Kent State1000/1
Louisiana1000/1
Louisiana Tech1000/1
Marshall1000/1
Massachusetts1000/1
Memphis1000/1
Miami Ohio1000/1
Middle Tennessee1000/1
Minnesota1000/1
Nevada1000/1
New Mexico1000/1
North Texas1000/1
North Western1000/1
Northern Illinois1000/1
Ohio1000/1
Old Dominion1000/1
Pittsburgh1000/1
Purdue1000/1
Rice1000/1
Sam Houston State1000/1
San Diego State1000/1
San Jose State1000/1
South Alabama1000/1
South Florida1000/1
Southern Mississippi1000/1
Stanford1000/1
Syracuse1000/1
Temple1000/1
Texas State1000/1
Toledo1000/1
Tulsa1000/1
UAB1000/1
UL Monroe1000/1
UNLV1000/1
Utah State1000/1
UTEP1000/1
UTSA1000/1
Vanderbilt1000/1
Wake Forest1000/1
Washington State1000/1
Western Kentucky1000/1
Western Michigan1000/1
Wyoming1000/1

62 thoughts on “USC Notes: 2025 National Championship Odds”

      1. What’s the problem, MG, there are only 14 teams ahead of us
        Meanwhile I’m laying $1000 on Army in hopes of taking home $1,000,000

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      4. Looks like Riley needs to get it together before September or he’s royally screwed, Grabbyy….
        #The2024ScheduleHasMorePotentialPitfallsThanThe2023One…
        #…AndHeWas8-5In2023…..

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      3. Good Article in The Athletic:
        Recruiting Confidential: High School Football Stars Dish On NIL Deals

        Grace Raynor & Manny Navarro (The Athletic) — ORLANDO, Fla. — For the second year in a row we caught up with some of the best high school football players in the country at the Under Armour All-America Game’s media day event to tackle a variety of recruiting topics.

        We granted them anonymity to gather their insights on NIL.

        Question — Did you sign with the school that offered you the best NIL deal? If not, how much did you leave on the table to sign with where you ultimately decided to go?

        • It wasn’t a big difference for me in terms of the total package. All the schools offered about $300,000 to $400,000 per year with the ability to earn more.

        • I left some money on the table, about $50,000. But I signed up with my dream school.

        • The dollar figures were similar so NIL wasn’t a priority for me. I’m worried about the big bucks later. My relationship with the coaches, watching them practice, and seeing it was really was the biggest factor.

        • I had another school offer me the same NIL deal in total, but with a signing bonus. The signing bonus would’ve been basically a really nice car. The NIL deal is like an NFL rookie contract. I had an agent handle it all for me. As soon as NIL came out, my dad was like, “You need an agent.” When schools call, they have the position coach, head coach and the money man from the collective call you. That last guy is the one who talks about NIL with the agent.

        • I signed with the team that gave me the best chance to make the NFL, not the most NIL money.

        • I didn’t sign with the school that offered me the biggest NIL deal I could’ve gotten, but coming from where I come from, any money I receive from a college is life-changing money.

        • I signed completely off the bond I built with coaches. I didn’t start talking about NIL until recently. I’ll be making about $80,000 to $100,000 per year. A couple other schools had similar offers.

        • No, I didn’t. I signed with (my school) and they gave me like $90,000. I feel like it’s not really about the money for me and I like (my school). … I want to say (my best offer was about) $200,000. They came in the process late and (my school) was there since my freshman year so it was easy.

        • I didn’t sign with the school who offered the biggest deal. In total, it was probably about $300,000 in difference for the three years. Why did I go to the school offering less money? Because in the long run, I could go somewhere where I can stay focused — not be distracted — and get on the field right away.

        • I signed with the school who offered me the best NIL deal. Other schools threw a lot of big numbers out, but the school I signed with I trusted I’d get the money because I saw other guys got it.

        • I left some money on the table. I didn’t bring up NIL until my official visits. One team told me if I committed early and helped bring other guys in, they’d give me $40,000 a month up until I signed. But I didn’t sign with them.

        • To be honest, I didn’t. I don’t really look at all that stuff right now. I (chose) the school that, I wouldn’t say showed the best love, but it was a school where I just really liked being around the people and I felt like I could make an impact there. … I’ll get (NIL) later on. I think I’m looking to invest in myself now and then get a bigger bag later on.

        • I’m not sure. I didn’t really ask about NIL, money-wise. That wasn’t really on my mind. I knew it was gonna come, but I just wasn’t really concerned about it.

        theathletic.com

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      6. Was it the same your you watched OJ play or was it the year that Uncle made his sports bet?……Or perhaps it never happened

        Have a good night!

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  3. “To be honest, I didn’t. I don’t really look at all that stuff right now. I (chose) the school that, I wouldn’t say showed the best love, but it was a school where I just really liked being around the people and I felt like I could make an impact there. … I’ll get (NIL) later on. I think I’m looking to invest in myself now and then get a bigger bag later on.”

    I think many, not all, recruits fall within the above category. And USC has a great overall package with location, academics and alumni support and should be able to land most of the recruits who are “looking to invest in myself now and then get a bigger bag later on.”

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      3. No I think it’s true. If one school is offering $300,000 and another school is offering $400,000 and another school is offering $350,000 and the player picks the school that is offering 350. He’s losing some money but he’s going to the school he likes best and still getting $350,000 so he’s killing 2 birds with one stone. That’s a lot better than picking SC because they offer you nice weather in SoCal.

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      4. Grabbbyy: I think the import of the article is that the recruits’ decision is nuanced – bribes or NIL money is one factor but they still want to go to their favorite school and the one they think will prepare them for the NFL.

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      5. “Believe nothing you read and only half of what you see,’
        because SC is not playing this NIL deal well
        But wow, $300,000 “to start” sounds like a pretty good first job

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      6. From what I keep hearing USC is not offering high school recruits NIL money up-front. So that would seem to say that they are losing out big-time. Maybe these NIL deals are structured over the years, so the initial money is less at USC. My guess is that we ARE losing lots of players based on NIL.

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    2. Your ‘5150’ comment reminded me of this one time I was 3-sheets to the wind in appearance when I went into a grocery store and the bill came to $51.50 with the checker looking me over and saying, “You’ve been 5150’d”

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      1. May I attempt to top that, John? —- When I was part time living in Oakland [while working in Los Angeles —yes, with air travel it’s possible] I went to the Village Mart during halftime of the USC/Notre Dame game to get some cheap snacks. The bill came to $6.66 —- I knew I had to think fast to save USC from getting jinxed — so I bought an extra PayDay Candy bar.

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    1. Agree Rusoviet. Kelly has a reputation for firing staff. Did it multiple times at Notre Dame. Can’t recall anyone who said they enjoyed working for him. But, the same could be said for Patton and many others who were successful leaders.

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      2. Lou Holtz…..a really hard guy to work for. SC had a DC who left SC to coach under Holtz. His name was Lindsey(I think Dale). He coached one year at ND and left. He said it was the worst year of his coaching career. Actually, Pete Carroll coached under Holtz at Arkansas.

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      5. John is being a bit unfair to Patton —- quite possibly the greatest general the USA ever had…
        #AdmittedlyGeorgeWasNotADiplomat….
        #….ButDidWeEverNeedHimInWorldWarTwo!

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      6. Those were the days when military people actually planned our war strategy, not politicians. We started this trend of letting the politicians(and the brainless mobs in the streets) dictate our war strategy after WWII. We haven’t won a war since.

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      1. And they bounced back, didn’t they… ?
        A bit like the scene from “Apocalypse Now” where Captain Willard sez Col. Kurtz executed 3 guys in his own unit…. “and he musta picked the right 3 guys cuz the attacks stopped.”

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  5. Wiley should take lessons from Kelly and Holtz
    Instead it was something like this–
    Grinch– Mr. Wiley Sir, I just bought a $4-million house, please don’t fire me
    Wiley– Alright, but you better have a better year in 2023 than 2022

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    1. Suggested upgrade to Riley approach to negotiations:
      #Grinch:”IJustBoughtA4MillionDollarHouse,Don’tFireMe!”
      #Riley:”LifeCanBeHarshWhenYouLetDownYourTeam,Fans&School”

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  6. Michigan won a half title in 1997 and Washington a half in 1991 (1990 team)
    And SC fans complain about our measly 11 titles (by the way did anyone catch
    how the Alabama float in the parade boasted of 16 titles?)

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      3. “Winning the Right Way!”
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        -Find out how & when to drop a winning appeal!
        – Learn how to keep silent while NCAA fucks you over!
        -Examine the thinking behind Helton & Enfield hires!
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      4. Great Pat Haden book reference, Michael. It is so true.

        Haden forgot the words to the fight song when he became a lawyer. He was an image hire and as spineless as they come…

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      5. SC should have been the unanimous NCAA champion in 1978. Both Alabama and SC had one loss. But Bama’s loss was to SC. SC beat Bama 24-14 in Alabama. But you know the NCAA….they are always against SC. If they could have given the unaminous title to bama, they would have. But that would have looked kind of strange……..both have one loss and Bama’s loss was to SC. So they did the best they could to help out the SEC and hurt SC. They gave Bama half the award.

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      6. trojanation —we’re real lucky Pat didn’t play quarterback the same way he managed the athletic department. I’ll always appreciate him for bringing USC back from that 0-24 start against Notre Dame at the Coli —by bombing the shit outta them. I don’t know how THAT guy became the Pat who ended up spread eagle on the grass of Notre Dame stadium as Athletic Director…

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  7. Scooter,

    I see Oregon and maybe nd being tough for SC this year. Penn st is too slow. Michigan’s defense will be tough but not impressed with their offense. Oregon can move the ball and play defense. Washington might be good again next year. We will see.

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    1. Agree with Pasadena that Oregon looks strong on offense and defense and in the trenches. They also picked up Dhillon Gabriel from the portal. Not a bad bet at 12 to 1.

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  8. It’s a good thing the playoffs have changed because that is a murderer’s row. The Big 10 with the addition of a hopefully much improved USC, Washington and Oregon, is going to be brutal. I think the days of dominance by Alabama and Georgia are coming to an end, there will be more spread out in the top players in the coming years and the top 15 teams will more evenly distribute the top players. The transfer portal is also starting to spread out talent, as teams like Georgia and Alabama will not be able to stock year after year of top players and keep them happy.

    Feels to me like another couple years in, we will see that teams with great coaches that develop players will be the winners. Hope USC fits that model.

    I am actually hopeful that Riley has finally made the changes he needed to make – on defense he has been handicapped by Grinch for years. on offense – maybe he learns to not let a star QB hurt the overall coherence of a team and his playbook. And with coaches overall, maybe he has learned that if a coach doesnt develop players, he isnt worth keeping.

    The strategy at USC has always been offense driven and I dont think that changes. With Miller Moss, an incredible receiver room and a solid o-line, I think scoring 40 points nearly every game is possible. Pair that with a top 15 defense (hopefully) and you have a team that is difficult to beat. Feels like it all comes down to whether they can build solid offensive and defensive lines.

    Hope they hire Taylor Mays as an on-field coach for the safeties

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    1. We really missed on a guy named Gatlin Bair. I guess SC doesn’t like white receivers. They think all of them have white mans disease(can’t jump) and are too slow. This guy runs the 100 meter down around 10.3 and he’s got a good vertical leap and he’s about 6’2″ and near 200 pounds. He went to high school in Idaho. He’s still uncommitted but do we want another receiver?

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      1. …and don’t tell Aaron Rodgers —who Pete Carroll kept out of the endzone [and winning the game for Cal] on 4 successive plays from the ten yard line…..

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