When spring practices start Tuesday, here’s a caveat for those who like to follow the breathless reports/hype. Just remember the media are only allowed to watch stretching and individual drills. That means not seeing anyone — perhaps most importantly the inexperienced offensive linemen — in actual 11-on-11 competition. So when you read that a lineman has vastly improved (and you will), it is based on … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Beware Spring Hype
USC earned a No. 1 seed in the “Portland 3” regional of the NCAA Women’s Tournament and the Trojans are on a collision course with either No. 2-seeded Ohio State or No. 3 UConn. First, USC plays Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in the first round at the Galen Center. USC then plays the winner of Kansas-Michigan. USC could then face No. 4-seeded Virginia Tech, who knocked … Continue reading USC Gets Reasonable Draw In Women’s Bracket
A few days ago, UCLA coach DeShaun Foster said offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy will run the West Coast offense. It’s not a surprise because Bieniemy’s been a West Coast offense guy in the NFL. But . . . this is not the NFL and it kind of feels like an offense that defensive coordinators in the Big Ten won’t mind facing as opposed to the … Continue reading Everything Old Is New Again
Oregon coach Dana Altman just tied Lute Olson for most Pac-12 Tournament titles won with four. He won the tournament last night with eight scholarship players. Andy Enfield used injuries as an excuse for USC’s shortcomings during Thursday’s post-game press conference. Well, Oregon players missed more than 120 games with injuries. Here’s a chart from basketball analyst Evan Miyakawa that shows how Oregon’s injuries compared … Continue reading USC Sunday Buzz: It’s Amazing What Happens When You Have A Coach
Presley Kiffin, the daughter of Lane Kiffin, has announced she will attend USC next year and play volleyball. She ranked 10th on the Mater Dei varsity volleyball team in sets played last season, so we’ll assume she is walking-on at USC. This means USC will have the daughters of Lane Kiffin and Henry Bibby as freshmen next year. Continue reading Lane Kiffin’s Daughter Will Attend USC
It remains galling that Andy Enfield said he was “not disappointed” USC went 15-18 and finished ninth in the Pac-12. One of his big talking points was that USC went 95-35 in the four seasons before this one. But this also illustrates one of my beefs with Enfield: How many NCAA Tournament games did USC win in that span? Three. And all three were in … Continue reading USC Saturday Buzz: Some Home Truths On Andy Enfield
InsideUSC with Scott Wolf 