A Pac-12 coach was telling me with the right defensive staff hires, USC might be able to go 10-2 next season. That struck me as wildly optimistic given USC’s schedule next year and the current uncertainty over who is the QB. If it is Will Howard or Cam Ward, expectations increase. But USC still plays LSU, Michigan, Penn State, Washington and Notre Dame next season. … Continue reading USC Notes: Is A 10-2 Record Possible Next Season?
I asked a Pac-12 wide receivers coach to expound on what I said yesterday about UCLA’s cornerbacks being awful, which is relevant because USC needs to hire a secondary coach if it wants to improve the defense. “When I watched UCLA’s tape, I watched their corners and I thought they were awful,” the Pac-12 coach said. “They were terrible. (D’Anton Lynn) has to hire a … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Not Everything Should Be Copied
Patrick Auerbach is out at USC after 23 years. He was Associate Senior Vice President for Alumni Relations and was behind the controversial plan that dissolved the regional alumni groups in 2020. More than 70 USC alumni club officials wrote a letter opposing the plan. That plan had the full support of USC president Carol Folt but Auerbach’s abrupt departure suggests things soured sometime during … Continue reading USC Night Notes: Changing Of Guard
I’ll keep beating this drum: If USC doesn’t address the secondary, it won’t matter that it hired a new linebackers coach, etc. Donte Williams is in Georgia today recruiting. Here’s something to also consider: UCLA’s defense got a lot of praise this season but its cornerbacks were not fundamentally sound. That’s something opposing coaches say. So it is vital USC hires a top coach for … Continue reading USC Notes: A Top Coach Must Still Be Brought In
Why would Matt Entz leave a head-coaching job at North Dakota State to become an assistant at USC? At first glance, it’s a little weird when you look at Entz’s two predecessors: Craig Bohl left North Dakota State to become head coach at Wyoming; Chris Klieman left to become head coach at Kansas State. First, Entz isn’t getting head-coaching offers like that. He might have … Continue reading Morning Buzz: Is Being Linebackers’ Coach At USC Better Than Head Coach At NDSU?
Vanderbilt defensive lineman Nate Clifton committed to USC today. He had 30 tackles, 5.5 sacks and 1 interception this season. Clifton is 6-foot-5, 280 pounds. He was a team captain at Vanderbilt. Clifton appeared in 43 games over five seasons at Vanderbilt, with 37 starts. Continue reading USC Gets Vanderbilt Transfer
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