Lincoln Riley always finds a way to make things worse. He has a first down at the Illinois 16-yard line with two minutes left. Does he run the ball? No. Does he force Illinois to burn some timeouts? No. Does he practice clock management? No. Instead he throws a 16-yard TD pass. Great result but that left Illinois the ball with 1:55 left. The same … Continue reading The Illinois Disaster: What Did We Just Watch?

Lincoln “Clock Management” Riley. USC grabs a TD back but then lets Illinois go right back down the field for a TD. The defense. Is. Horrible. And there is the first interception of the season for Jayden Maiava. What’s worse? USC’s defense or the Fox announcers? Hard to tell what happened at times in first half when announcers didn’t know or were too busy talking … Continue reading USC-Illinois Live Blog

This is first time where you could try to make a case for an upset, even though Illinois got waxed by Indiana last week. USC is a 6.5-point favorite. Pick away! Continue reading Pick The USC-Illinois Score

USC flew to Illinois on Thursday. This used to be standard operating procedure for trips of this length but when the Trojans played Purdue two weeks ago, they flew on Friday. So leaving on Thursday this week was apparently noteworthy. When did USC leave for Illinois in 1996, the last time it played in Champaign, Ill.? Thursday, of course. They were breaking ground back then … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Coliseum

USC announced that the Michigan game is sold out. But you know how USC is, a sell out isn’t actually a sell out. Remember last year when games were sold out and then a lot of tickets were available on SeatGeek. Look below. This is how Seat Geek looks today for the Michigan game. The entire Row 1 of Section 315 is available. Obviously those … Continue reading The USC-Michigan Game Is Sold Out (Sort Of. Not Really)

Lincoln Riley on Saturday’s 9 a.m. PT kickoff: “Going from the absolute latest kick in the country to the absolute earliest kick in the country has its challenges, We don’t make the schedule. Clearly.” If he did, they might be playing the game in Mexico City. USC’s receiving corps — other than Makai Lemon — looked a lot more ordinary without Lane last weekend. Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: So The Early Start Does Matter