Back in July I mentioned Clay Helton is 1-12 against the spread at USC. So how many of the first six games will USC be an underdog? Road trips to Washington and Notre Dame are a given. But what about the road trip to BYU? Or home games with Stanford and Utah? USC is a 13.5-point favorite over Fresno State. Given his history, Helton can’t … Continue reading Can Clay Helton Break His Trend?

Tate Martell, who transferred from Ohio State to Miami, and once paid for more twitter followers, cannot be happy today. Miami named Jarren Williams the starting quarterback this morning. Martell should have gone to USC, where quarterbacks with a big reputations don’t have to really compete for the starting job because Clay Helton will just take care of them. Martell has committed to Washington, Texas … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Looks Like Miami Had Real Competition

One more thing on the scrimmage. Some unofficial pass-completion stats: JT Daniels: 14-23 Jack Sears: 10-12 Matt Fink: 10-10 Kevon Slovis: 7-17 Continue reading One More Thing About Scrimmage

Here are some reasons some in the media have proclaimed JT Daniels way ahead in the QB derby after one week: They don’t want to upset his father They don’t want to upset JT They know Clay Helton will pick JT They don’t know most players want someone else They want to go with the USC-pushed story line They don’t think Graham Harrell will make … Continue reading USC List Of The Day

Clay Helton says he is going to until at least this Saturday’s open scrimmage before he names a starting quarterback. Why? The first week of practices had exactly two full-pad workouts. Those are not JT Daniels‘ strength but are the best way to evaluate how a QB will perform in an actual game. Jack Sears performs better in live, full-contact workouts. But Helton seems ready … Continue reading USC Sunday Buzz: What Is Rush On QB Race?

USC’s first scrimmage at Howard Jones Field went around 100 plays although not all of it was full tackling. The scrimmage seemed designed to focus on down-the-field passing or else the secondary just needs to improve. This scrimmage did little to alleviate concerns over the secondary . . . or offensive line. Jack Sears and Matt Fink threw long TD passes to Velus Jones. JT … Continue reading USC’s First Scrimmage Is Revealing