The Salute to Troy kickoff barbecue dinner will be held August 23rd at Allyson Felix Field (Cromwell Field). This is not Lincoln Riley’s favorite night of the year. USC head coaches have always hosted the event. Riley has yet to do it. He scheduled a recruiting event two years ago at the Coliseum the same night as Salute to Troy and showed up late to … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: The Least Favorite Night Of Year
Stop if you heard this song before. Four-star cornerback Dominick Kelly from Tampa has decommitted from USC and committed to Georgia. How many Southern decommitments is that? Four? Five? And yet people were getting excited over the weekend when Xavier Griffin of Gainesville, Ga., committed to USC. It’s great to recruit these guys but you have to actually sign some of them too. Continue reading Surprise! USC Loses Another Southern Recruit
It’s officially the first week of practices, as USC starts Friday at 7 a.m. at Howard Jones Field. I’m going to keep track how many times Lincoln Riley (and anyone else in the program) talks about ignoring the “noise” from the outside. Noise means anything that is said that a coach doesn’t like. Clay Helton used to love the term too. It’s an attempt to … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Beware The Noise As Practice Beckons
Does anyone trust USC to keep a recruit from Georgia’s commitment for the next 17 months? For one thing, will any of the coaches who recruited him leave USC between now and then? This is Carroll’s Bar in Galway, Ireland. No sign of Pete Carroll. You’ve heard of Tightwad Hill in Berkeley where some fans watch the football game above Memorial Stadium? Last night, 40,000 … Continue reading USC Sunday Buzz: Do You Trust Commitments?
USC has received a commitment from defensive end/linebacker Xavier Griffin of Gainesville, Ga. He visited Alabama and Florida State in June. Now comes the hard part: Will his commitment stick? How much does Georgia want him? Continue reading USC Gets Four-Star Commitment
It’s a big weekend in Ireland as Gaelic Football has its All-Ireland Senior Championship Finals between Galway and Armagh on Sunday. As you can see, the city of Galway is ready for the final. I’m going to ask the Galway football coach if he will play USC because they are probably the only Irish team that Lincoln Riley will actually want to play in a … Continue reading USC Saturday Buzz: A Suitable Opponent For Lincoln Riley
