I realize times have changed and the game is different but did you know Marcus Allen averaged 37 carries a game when he won the Heisman Trophy in 1981? Now we have offensive coordinators claiming Markese Stepp cannot handle 10 carries vs. Notre Dame. Below are Allen’s stats from his senior year. He had five games with 40 or more carries. Date Opponent Result Att … Continue reading Remember When USC Tailbacks Had 40 Carries And Didn’t Get Tired?

I spoke to an NFL coach today who attended the USC-Notre Dame game because his team had a bye. “USC would be 6-0 if they had good coaches,” the coach said. “They should have won that game but they are so fundamentally unsound on defense and the offensive line it’s a real shame.” USC has a new Fall Break for students, which means there are … Continue reading USC Could Be 6-0

I guess this is John Baxter Day. A USC coach told me last night the Trojans did not inform the officials of a jersey switch before the on-side kick at the end of the Notre Dame game. USC has to inform the refs if a player changed jersey numbers on the kickoff. Does that mean if USC recovered the kick the officials would have forced … Continue reading Was There Another Near Blunder Vs. Notre Dame?

Does John Baxter, the “best special teams coach” in the country according to Clay Helton, teach the gunners to down a punt during “closed” practices? It didn’t look like it during USC’s first three punts at Notre Dame, which all went into the end zone. I doubt they really do practice it because for the first four games Baxter had punter Ben Griffiths kick the … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: It’s The Little Things That Irritate Most

Tailback Vavae Malepeai will undergo knee surgery to “clean out” his knee because of swelling and pain. He is out indefinitely. That’s one way to get Markese Stepp more playing time. It also means freshman Kenan Christon should start playing for at least four games so that he doesn’t have to burn his redshirt year. Now back to non-reality. Here’s what Clay Helton said about … Continue reading Sunday Night With Clay Helton

It’s been five weeks but Lynn Swann has emerged at the Chargers-Steelers game tonight in Carson. I guess this means he still lives in L.A. Someone ask him what he thinks of USC’s 3-3 record? Continue reading Lynn Swann Sighting