Stanford is in the process of hiring former USC player Kris Richard as defensive coordinator. Richard was previously defensive coordinator for the Seattle Seahawks and Jacksonville Jaguars. This means Pete Kwiatkowski, who had been considered a strong candidate at Stanford, is not taking the job. Does this put him back in play for USC? Stanford was going to let Kwiatkowski bring in coaches to join the … Continue reading USC Saturday Buzz: At Least One School Is Hiring A Defensive Coordinator

Curt Cignetti is in the national-title game in Year 2. For those who think this is simply because Cignetti brought some James Madison players with him to Indiana, consider this: He went 53-17 at Indiana University in Pennsylvania; he went 14-9 at Elon; he went 52-9 at James Madison. He’s not doing something unusual for himself at Indiana. He’s just doing what he has always … Continue reading Curt Cignetti Makes National Title Game In Year 2

Heading into today, Notre Dame has had 19 players enter the transfer portal. You know how many transfers the Irish signed? 0. Maybe someone can tell Lincoln Riley. He might want to play Notre Dame next season. But I doubt it. Continue reading A USC-Notre Dame Stat Of The Day

You probably saw former USC defensive lineman Devan Thompkins is transferring to Alabama. My question is whether he has a break out season like Romello Height did at Texas Tech? Height had 10 sacks for Texas Tech this season. He was the fourth-highest graded defensive players in the nation acccording to PFF Focus. Think about that. Fourth-highest overall. Not fourth-highest at his position. Have you … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Did You Hear About This Impact Player?

I think Arizona State defensive coordinator Brian Ward got some bad advice withdrawing from the USC search for a defensive coordinator. Sources at USC tell me Ward thought Pete Kwiatkowski would get the job. But here we are several days later and Kwiatkowski still is getting mentioned for USC and Stanford openings. A lot of times, the first time choice doesn’t get the job. D’Anton … Continue reading The Never-Ending Search Continues