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USC Notes: Shoring Up Special Teams

Former Kentucky guard DJ Wagner, who recently visited USC, will visit Arkansas this weekend. That immediately caused two recruiting analysts to predict Wagner would go to Arkansas, where he would be reunited with John Calipari.

USC will be playing road games at Indiana, Iowa, Purdue and Wisconsin for the first time

  • USC is taking Long Beach City College punter Rey Gomez as a preferred walk-on. He averaged 33.6 yards per punt last season. USC’s starting punter, Eddie Czaplicki, will be a senior. He averaged 43.3 yards per kick last season.
  • USC got a commitment from El Camino College long snapper Devin McDonough on Monday.
  • The Big Ten announced the women’s basketball home and away matchups. Here are USC’s opponents. USC will be playing road games at Indiana, Iowa, Purdue and Wisconsin for the first time.

2024-25 BIG TEN OPPONENTS (series record)

HOME

^Illinois (0-0)

Michigan (1-1)

^Michigan State (2-1)

^Minnesota (1-1)

Nebraska (3-5)

^Northwestern (2-1)

^Ohio State (4-4)

^Penn State (4-1)

^ — first meeting at Galen Center

AWAY

#Indiana (1-0)

#Iowa (1-4)

Maryland (5-0)

Oregon (48-30)

#Purdue (1-0)

Rutgers (2-5)

Washington (37-38)

#Wisconsin (0-0)

# — USC’s first visit to opponent

HOME & AWAY

UCLA (52-57)

11 thoughts on “USC Notes: Shoring Up Special Teams”

    1. 33 yards would place him last in 2023’s Pac 12…. that should get it done. Big 10 here we come.

      #ThisIsAGameChanger!

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      1. Wolf, for some reason, has failed to report this

        USC football continues to bolster special teams for next season, landing a commitment from Hawaii transfer punter Cameron Shirangi on Saturday. Shirangi, a graduate transfer, has two years to play one season

        Shirangi began his career at Pomona-Pitzer College before transferring to Hawaii this past winter, leaving after one semester and spring camp. He averaged 46.4 yards per punt with a long of 77 yards in 2023, an average that would’ve ranked No. 10 in FBS.

        He was a perfect 8-of-8 on field goals with a long of 47 yards. Shirangi was named an American Football Coaches Association All-American first-team punter and second-team kicker. 

        It’s an interesting pickup for the Trojans, who return starting senior punter Eddie Czaplicki. Czaplicki was USC’s started 13 games, averaging 43.3 yards on his 44 punts in 2023, of which 15 pinned opponents with in the 20. It was a slight drop off from his 2022 stats at Arizona State, where he averaged 46.0 yards on his 50 punts. Given that Shirangi has two to play one, Shirangi can redshirt this season. 

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  2. Good thing the games are indoors so USC won’t have to deal with the cold and snow, we all know how Wolf beats that to death.

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    1. ….It’s all real funny, karma ….until our players start dying off walking from the bus to the stadium….

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