With spring practice starting a week from today, USC still does not have a running backs coach. So I will recommend one: Perhaps Clay Helton should try and hire Tim Skipper, who was the running backs coach at Florida in 2015 and 2016. Skipper was recently hired at UNLV as defensive coordinator. But Helton should view that as a plus since he seems to like … Continue reading Perhaps USC Needs Some Help Hiring An Assistant
“It’s a totally different situation. I don’t know much more than that.” — USC coach Andy Enfield on why Chimezie Metu got cleared in 24 hours and De’Anthony Melton’s situation lasted for months. So Enfield doesn’t know much but he knows it’s “totally different.” OK. Continue reading USC Quote Of The Night
According to 247Sports, USC has offered scholarships to 114 recruits. But that pales next to Oregon, which has offered 205. Here’s the full list: Oregon: 205 Utah: 132 Colorado: 125 USC: 114 UCLA: 99 Arizona State: 88 Arizona: 88 OSU: 87 Cal: 71 Washington: 57 Stanford: 43 Washington State: 42 Continue reading USC Has Offered 114 Scholarships
ESPN analyst Joe Lunardi’s lists USC as a No. 12 seed and in a play-in game against Baylor in his mock NCAA Tournament bracket. CBS Sports analyst Jerry Palm has USC as a No. 11 seed vs. Louisville. Continue reading NCAA Tournament Watch
Cedric Bailey, who was a well-known USC basketball player in the early 1980’s, has died according to USC. He was 56. Bailey was USC’s most improved player in 1983 and a member of the 1982 NCAA Tournament team. If you were a USC basketball fan during that time, you were well aware of the lanky, smooth guard. Continue reading Former USC Basketball Player Cedric Bailey Dies
Here’s what I’m hearing as the week begins: USC gave Clay Helton a five-year contract for stability but also wishes he would instill more discipline within the program. There has been an on-going feeling the players wield too much power and are not held accountable. For example, during the USC-UCLA game, I’m told an assistant coach wanted to remove a star player from the game … Continue reading What I Hear On Monday Morning
