No sooner had Rai Benjamin won the gold medal in the 400-meter hurdles, did the battle to claim begin. Benjamin spent two years at UCLA, transferred to USC for one season, graduated from USC and has worked as a volunteer coach with the USC track team. So that means he counts twice when colleges tally their Olympic medal winners. If UCLA has a ceremony for … Continue reading A Crosstown Rivalry On Olympic Medal Winner
I’m hearing the first week of practices confirmed that linebacker Easton Mascarenas-Arnold and safety Akili Arnold are going to be vital pieces of the defense. “They manage to flash in practices every day, which they should because they were top Pac-12 players last year,” a USC coach said. It’s true that the defense is always ahead of the offense the first week of training camp … Continue reading USC Sunday Buzz: Big Assist From Oregon State
Even though the NCAA eased restrictions on the numbers of on-field coaches, Lincoln Riley has not hired a special teams coach. Instead, he is continuing to use special teams analyst Ryan Dougherty, worked with Riley at Oklahoma (2017-21) and then came to USC last season. So Riley is going with what he is comfortable with. We’ll see how that works out but Riley was raving … Continue reading USC Saturday Buzz: Will They Really Be Special Teams?
Rai Benjamin dominated the field in the 400-meter hurdles to win the gold medal in Paris, which was USC’s first individual gold at the Olympics. It was a good day on the track for USC as Andre De Grasse and Aaron Brown won gold for Canada in the 4×100 relay. De Grasse earned his 7th medal to tie Penny Oleksiak as Canada’s most decorated Olympian. … Continue reading USC Gets First Individual Gold!
With track and field currently dominating the Olympics, I can’t help but think about what is going to happen in 2028. Specifically, if you watch the daytime track and field sessions at the Stade de France in Paris, everyone looks very comfortable even on hot days because the stadium has a roof that provides shade for the fans. There will be no such luck for … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column
Aaron Dunn, a four-star offensive tackle from Spanish Fork, Utah, committed to Utah over USC and Oregon today. USC offensive line coach Josh Henson said freshman Tobias Raymond was the likely backup at left tackle behind starter Elijah Paige. He also said right tackle Mason Murphy could switch to left tackle if Paige got hurt. This doesn’t make me feel better about the offensive line. … Continue reading USC Notes: Offensive Line Developments
