Did you see On3 dropped a star from quarterback Julian Lewis? He is now a 4-star QB instead of a 5-star. So after being force-fed every development about Lewis for the past year, including his flirtations with other schools, Lewis is now only the 7th-best QB in the nation per On3? There is now a QB at Corona Centennial (Husan Longstreet) ranked higher than Lewis … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: The 5-Star Just Became 4-Star
People easily forget things. Remember that big USC Football Fan Experience Survey that Brandon Sosna sent fans in 2021? Did one recommendation get adopted? I mean did anyone request more loud music? More DJ? Less band? More loud commercials? Don’t ask Sosna. He’s never made a single comment since the survey was sent out and is long gone. He was much better at becoming a … Continue reading USC Notes: Whatever Happened To That Big Fan Survey?
Here’s four minutes on what’s wrong with USC that doesn’t even mention Lincoln Riley for three minutes and basically absolves him of responsibility. It mentions donors not coming through at USC. You know whose job it is to get the mega-donors to donate? The coach! You know how the Galen Center got built? Because Pete Carroll got Lou Galen excited about USC again and then … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Everyone Has Angle On Recruiting
When USC has a setback in recruiting these days, it’s blamed on NIL. Or even people working in the athletic dept. on NIL. But here’s the thing: The top people in these football recruiting/NIL spots were hired by LINCOLN RILEY. Shouldn’t Riley be getting blamed instead of people he hired? After all, why was USC putting up with Alex Grinch? Because Riley hired him! Now … Continue reading USC Sunday Buzz: It All Starts At The Top
USC suffered a recruiting loss today when four-star linebacker Riley Pettijohn of McKinney, Texas, committed to Ohio State. Of course it will be blamed on NIL. Pettijohn was a top priority for USC, however, and the Trojans went hard after him. He is rated the 31st-best player in the nation. He is the third linebacker this week to spurn USC. Ohio State currently has the … Continue reading Saturday Buzz: Yet Another Linebacker Spurns USC
There is a drumbeat of comments from some USC fans about NIL every time a recruit commits elsewhere. I already said the athletic dept. has a major challenge because USC fans do not donate like rabid SEC fans. This is just a fact. But here is the other thing: If NIL is so important, why doesn’t USC focus its money on that instead of trying … Continue reading If USC Wants To Solve NLI Issue, Here’s One Way
InsideUSC with Scott Wolf 