When USC took a commitment from Tilni Livai, an offensive lineman from Narbonne, he was so unknown he was a zero-star prospect. But Livai quickly became a three-star once he committed to USC and some of the recruiting sites went gaga over him. But he has now moved to Hawaii because of academic issues and will not be part of the program. Continue reading USC Loses Incoming Recruit
USC tailback Vavae Malepeai made the Doak Walker watch list today. Does he even start at USC? Or is it Stephen Carr? Or is it Markese Stepp? Just like the QB job. Is it JT Daniels or Jack Seakrs? More than ever at USC, it is difficult to find watch list candidates. Except on the offensive line, which has few candidates for anything. Continue reading The Folly Of Watch Lists
I’ve written before about the wide receivers preferring Jack Sears as the starting QB. But recently a highly regarded tailback recruit ran into some of the current receivers and said they were unanimous in saying they wanted Sears because he was a better passer/leader. It seems to happen regularly. Remember I wrote during the season some captains went to Clay Helton and asked for Sears … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: The Receivers Always Know
Since the 1969 USC football team is still waiting to hear from the athletic dept. about its reunion, here is a picture from the 1970 Rose Bowl, a 10-3 victory over Michigan. And below is another picture from the game of QB Jimmy Jones that shows the 100th anniversary of college football decal on the USC helmet. Continue reading USC Pictures Of The Day
JT Daniels made the watch list for the Davey O’Brien Award. Maybe he should win the starting job first. Or is that just a formality with Clay Helton? Who trusts him? USC is a 4-point favorite over BYU according to the Westgate Las Vegas sports book. Continue reading USC Notes: Daniels Makes List
USC is making a lot of excuses for why it has to play UC Davis in 2021 and break its streak of never playing an FCS team. It says things like FBS schools want too much money. But it is also true that it has been somewhat lazy in the way it tries to schedule non-conference teams the past 15 years. Here’s an example: USC … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: It’s Too Hard To Schedule Games!
