Elijah Vaikona, an offensive tackle from Santa Margarita High School committed to USC, was upgraded to a four-star prospect by Rivals on Monday. Now here is the interesting part: Vaikona was not a first-team selection for the All-Trinity League team. That means in about three years, we will see if Rivals or the Trinity League coaches know more about football evaluation. At least Lincoln Riley … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Let’s See Who Evaluates Recruits Better

Four-star linebacker Ty Jackson of Loxahatchee, Fla., has decommitted from USC to Florida. Wow, a kid from Florida is going to Florida. News flash! This is now the seventh USC commitment from the South to flip to another school. Lincoln Riley’s Southern Strategy needs some work. USC still has seven commitments from Southern players, which is a great haul, but the risk of decommitments is … Continue reading USC Needs A New Southern Strategy

Some people cannot resist patting Lincoln Riley on the back for winning a game. Why? His team hasn’t really improved throughout the season, playing at the same level with only the competency of the opponent determining if USC wins or loses. After watching Wisconsin, Nebraska and UCLA play USC, was there much difference between those teams? All extremely limited offensively. You want to talk about … Continue reading Morning Buzz: USC Actually Pretty Shocking In Big Ten

The Lincoln Riley fade route is about to become as infamous as the Lane Kiffin bubble screen. Continue reading USC Quick Sunday Thoughts

USC leads, 19-13. It will come down to last drive of the game, like every other week this season. It took a mad scramble by Maiava but USC has taken the lead, 16-13. This is one of the worst playcalling performances ever by Riley. Amazing that UCLA scores a TD after kicking off from its 5-yard line to start second half. Riley’s playcalling has been … Continue reading Discuss The USC-UCLA Game