A silly argument this week is why Michigan announced Alex Orji was starting at QB this week? Orji played in last week’s game and was clearly the better quarterback. USC would have prepared to see him even if there was no announcement. It’s standard preparation. Given that Orji is also able to run, USC would have been expected to especially prepare for him. Sometimes, people … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Don’t Fall For Silly Arguments
I suspect the Penn State game will be close to a sell out like Wisconsin and Nebraska. One reason it might not be yet is the game is during the student “fall break” at USC. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Carol Folt (@presidentfolt) //www.instagram.com/embed.js Continue reading Expect USC To Follow Tennessee
As expected, USC received a commitment from four-star wide receiver Jerome Myles of Draper, Utah. Thank you Big Ten teams with large travel contingents! No. 6 Tennessee vs. No. 15 Oklahoma: $227 No. 24 Illinois vs. No. 22 Nebraska: $121 No. 11 USC vs. No. 18 Michigan: $86 No. 12 Utah vs. No. 14 Oklahoma State: $106 Continue reading USC Notes: Big Ten Teams Bringing Huge Contingents
If you bet on the USC-Michigan game in the preseason, the Wolverines were an 8.5-point favorite. The line opened this week with USC a 6.5-point favorite. That’s a 15-point swing! Yes, there is also a Beat Rutgers available. But now, USC has a new way to go make some money. The game lapel pin! The Michigan pin is intricate and makes a nice keepsake — … Continue reading Morning Buzz: USC Finds New Way To Mark Game
Lincoln Riley is starting to like this idea of playing in the Big Ten. And he isn’t buying that Michigan is not “very, very, very good” despite a lackluster start to the season. “They’re like most teams that have had a run of great years and then had, obviously, a tremendous year last year,” Riley said of Michigan. “What you’re judged on is so high. … Continue reading USC Notes: Lincoln Riley Thinks Michigan Is Very, Very, Very Good
Lane Kiffin faces Clay Helton on Saturday. Before you read these comments from Kiffin on how he hired Helton at USC, I want to preface it with a small fact. Kiffin mentions the Tennessee-Memphis game as the example of where he saw Helton’s talent as an offensive coach. Tennessee led that game at halftime, 42-7. Something to remember before reading this: Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: A Heartwarming Kiffin-Helton Reunion
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