Here is the Clay Helton I was waiting for all week and it came during Thursday’s press conference. “When you go to South Bend, Indiana and play a top-10 team and you take them to the brink, you must have played some pretty good ball,” he said. So what does losing at BYU, who is 2-4, mean Clay? Helton never says anything about that. And … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column
UCLA-Stanford is on ESPN tonight. But Arizona State-Utah, featuring two top 25 teams, is on Pac-12 Network Saturday. And USC, the team that supposedly gets the highest ratings even as it underachieves, will be on Pac-12 Network Saturday night. Is anyone outside Yogi Roth happy about this? Continue reading The Pac-12 World We Live In
This should tell you something about USC’s recruiting class. Today, the Trojans offered four-star tailback Chris Street of JSerra, who is committed to Cal. They also offered three-star wide receiver Casey Filkins of Lake Oswego, Ore., who is also committed to Cal. And they apparently told Filkins he would play tailback. So they want two Cal recruits. At tailback. Is this because Graham Harrell thinks … Continue reading USC Going After Cal Commits
It’s the fourth anniversary of the most memorable play in USC special teams coach John Baxter‘s career. Except it happened at Michigan. Did you see DirecTV is going to start carrying the new Cubs channel? The Pac-12 Network is so far out of the picture it’s not even worth discussing. Look, a real coach was at the Galen Center today. Great practice preparing for tomorrow … Continue reading USC Afternoon Notes
Maybe Clay Helton is walking around the McKay Center like he beat Notre Dame because he knows he is playing Arizona. USC still has things it must fix. But it’s a lot easier to do when you are back in the sanctuary of the Pac-12. 1.) Get Michael Pittman more touches USC’s best receiver had only four receptions vs. Notre Dame and Graham Harrell said … Continue reading 10 Things USC Needs To Fix To Beat Arizona
Is there any scenario the Pac-12 can get a team in the College Football Playoff? Oregon, Arizona State and Utah all have one loss, so this column examines whether one of them can go undefeated. “A cynic would say neither Utah nor Arizona State belongs in any CFP conversation and the Pac-12 should just be glad it is still considered a Power 5 conference.” Full … Continue reading Morning Buzz: The Pac-12 Needs Help
