You might think USC is struggling in its attempt to land quality offensive line recruits. But you don’t realize the Trojans really don’t want the top prospects. Here is what USC offensive line coach Tim Drevno recently told The Athletic: “If you get a guy who’s really raw,” Drevno said, “his ceiling will probably be higher. Because he hasn’t been taught all those things.” Drevno … Continue reading USC Actually Wants 2-3 Star Recruits

USC has some great skill players but why can’t it land great offensive linemen? It has four offensive line commits for 2020 who have a total of 16 scholarship offers from Power 5 schools. The three linemen who committed elsewhere (Myles Murao, Drake Metcalf, Jeffrey Persi) since June 25 have 58 offers from Power 5 schools. Murao became Washington’s 10th commitment for 2020 and improved … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column

Although USC’s offensive line recruiting has been nothing but two-or-three star prospects, the Trojans’ ace in the hole was Mater Dei four-star offensive lineman Myles Murao. Just go back and look at how the USC recruiting sites fawned over Murao the past two years and did the wink-and-nod routine to signal Murao would be a future Trojan. Not anymore. Murao committed to Washington tonight. Not … Continue reading USC Loses Top Prospect To Washington

USC offensive tackle Austin Jackson will donate bone marrow next week to his little sister, Autumn, who suffers from Diamond-Blackfan anemia. One thing about the lawsuit filed by Rick Courtright. It shows a different side to Clay Helton, which is consistent with USC assistant coaches who say the “nice guy” image changes inside the McKay Center and view him as “two-faced.” The lawsuit said Helton … Continue reading USC Fourth Of July Notes