Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman spoke with clarity today about playing USC. Something his counterpart, Lincoln Riley, never does. “It’s pretty black and white for me. You want my opinion? I want to play them every single year. When? I don’t care. I don’t care when we play them. Start of the season, middle of the season, end of the season — I don’t care. … Continue reading Marcus Freeman Shows Leadership
Lane Kiffin said this week he thinks the top 16 teams should make the College Football Playoff with no automatic qualifiers. Whether you like it or not, it’s a plan. Why doesn’t Lincoln Riley have a plan? He is the one doing the most bellyaching behind the scenes, jeopardizing the USC-Notre Dame series and hoping the Big Ten can bulldoze its way to as many … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Some Coaches Have A Plan, Some Do Not
I spoke to a former USC All-American from the 1970’s what he thought of Lincoln Riley trying to get rid of the Notre Dame game. “I really don’t want to comment too much because I have nothing good to say,” the player said. “He doesn’t understand how to play physical football or the importance of the rivalry. Those are two pretty big issues for USC … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Play Physical Football And Play Notre Dame
Is there another college football rivalry that featured Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig? In 1927, USC played Notre Dame before 120,000 at Soldier Field in Chicago. The night before the game, an event was held to hype the game and it featured baseball legends Ruth (in a Notre Dame jersey) and Gehrig (in a USC jersey). The event also promoted the Stanford-Yale game, which is why Stanford coach Glenn “Pop” … Continue reading Time For A USC-Notre Dame Moment
Last week, four-star cornerback RJ Sermons, who is committed to USC, reclassified from Class of 2026 to Class of 2025. It’s significant because this is how the USC depth chart roughly looked at the three corner spots before Sermons’ decision: CB/DJ Harvey/Sr. James Johnson, Fr. CB/DeCarlos Nicholson/Sr. Marcelles Williams, Fr. CB/Christian Pierce/Jr. Prophet Brown, Sr. Harvey is an experienced transfer from San Jose State. So … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Let’s Look At That Corner Spot
USC has finally made the NCAA Tournament in baseball for the first time since 2015. The Trojans are headed to the Oregon State regional and will play TCU on Friday. The other team in the regional is St. Mary’s. This is only USC’s second appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 2005, a shocking stat when you consider the Trojans have won 12 NCAA titles. LSU … Continue reading USC Baseball Finally Makes NCAA Tournament
