Hey, that bye week recruiting is really producing results: Chris Steele decommits; Kris Hutson decommits. Now another top wide receiver looks like he might dump USC for Texas. Good thing USC only practiced twice that week to focus on recruiting. The scary thing is you and the recruits know the program is in free fall. Does Lynn Swann know? Does he care? USC might be … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Everyone Sees What Is Going On . . . Almost

I ran cartoons from Jim Thompson of ThompsonSportsArt.com on my other USC blog and I think this one nicely sums up the current mood. Continue reading USC Cartoon Of The Day

More drama in the locker room and on sideline at Utah game. My latest for USC247.com can be found here. Meanwhile, USC-Oregon State game on Nov. 3 is scheduled for 7 p.m. and will be on Fox Sports 1. Continue reading More Drama And Oregon State Kickoff

There used to be a time when USC it prided itself on how it physically manhandled an opponent. It didn’t just win the game, it punished the other team. But USC emerged from the Utah game with an injury list better suited to a JV team that just played the varsity. Look at just some of the injuries suffered in the game: Quarterback: Matt Fink … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Is This What Clay Helton Means By “Physical Beats?”

Clay Helton said Matt Fink broke three ribs vs. Utah. JT Daniels is in concussion protocol, which means Jack Sears is currently the only healthy QB on scholarship. The question is when Daniels can return? He has happy feet and doesn’t like to get hit so it must get be good to give him a week off might be a go D idea. I doubt … Continue reading Sunday Night With Clay Helton

A player and a coach had to be seperated during the game after USC players spilled on to the field during a celebration following Jay Tufele’s fumble return TD. That tells you all you need to know about the discipline or lack of in the football program. You can fire the offensive coordinator but it will not address how hard the team practices or the … Continue reading USC Sign Of The Times