I’ve heard there is a schism within the USC coaching staff. The new coaches hang out among themselves and don’t interact much with the holdovers who were not fired by Clay Helton. The one exception is the fairly laid-back Johnny Nansen, who is able to interact with both groups. But the bottom line is the newcomers are probably not too close with special teams coach … Continue reading Morning Buzz: Are USC Coaches On Same Page?

Four-star wide receiver Mookie Cooper of St. Louis committed to Ohio State over USC, Texas and Miami today. Ohio State, minus Urban Meyer, already had three of the nation’s top 16 receivers for the Class of 2020 before Copper committed, including Julian Fleming, who is ranked No. 1 by Rivals. Jack Lovrich, who played on USC’s 1954 NCAA Final Four basketball team and 1955 College … Continue reading USC Night Notes

BetOnline released its updated win totals for college football teams and USC is at 7, which is close to other services. But even BetOnline notes the big drop from its opening line for USC. 2019 Regular Season Wins – USC Trojans               Over                                           7           (-120, 5/6)        Under                                         7          (EVEN, 1/1) (Note: their win total has went down from 8½ since original release)     Continue reading Bettors Wary Of USC

Does it matter that there are 17 recruits at The Opening, Nike’s football combine, from the West Coast and 11 eliminated USC? And how many of those six will actually pick USC? Continue reading USC And The Opening

With ticket sales struggling and some reports season tickets are down 35 percent, it reminds me of a story from 1962. USC had a legendary ticket manager named John Morley back then who was univerally liked and respected. It really was a different era! Anyways, USC went 4-5-1 in 1961 but then midway through 1962 the Trojans were 6-0. Morley started getting up at 3 … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Can History Repeat Itself With Ticket Sales?