Lincoln Riley is the odds-on favorite to be the next coach fired according to BetOnline. What’s the logic? USC loses a bowl game and everyone goes crazy? Who knows? Next Head Coach Fired (Listed Only) Lincoln Riley 3/1 Sam Pittman 4/1 Ken Wilson 6/1 Jeff Hafley 8/1 Matt Rhule 8/1 Clark Lea 9/1 Billy Napier 10/1 Dave Aranda 10/1 Mike Locksley 12/1 Pat Narduzzi 12/1 … Continue reading A Crazy Betting List

Did you know USC is practicing this week? The workouts are closed to the media. I can imagine how much energy there is with a Holiday or Las Vegas Bowl bid apparently coming this weekend. What is Caleb Williams doing at the practices? I’m sure when these practices were originally scheduled, USC thought they would be in preparation for the Pac-12 championship game. Plane flying … Continue reading USC Practicing On Lincoln Riley Anniversary

If Chip Kelly lost to USC and beat Cal, would he have a job today? It seems like everything revolves around the USC game. As the L.A. Times reported, UCLA has never fired a coach at the end of a season where the Bruins beat the Trojans. It reinforces the old stereotype that UCLA is happy to go 1-9 in football if the one victory … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Good News For Lincoln Riley?

One argument from Lincoln Riley defenders is that he had such a major rebuild to do, it’s not totally unreasonable for USC to go 7-5. Did they look at Arizona’s roster? Oregon State’s roster? Utah after its injuries? Those teams all finished ahead of USC. Cal finished one game behind USC. Cal!?!?! If the Bears converted a 2-point play, they are ahead of USC in … Continue reading USC Notes: The Lincoln Defenders Are Struggling

You would think in Year 3 there would be more roster stability at USC, but there are a group of players who either want to enter the transfer portal or will be told to enter it. That’s what happens when you go 7-5 after being considered a College Football Playoff contender. What will happen with players like linebacker Raesjon Davis, Korey Foreman and Ceyair Wright? … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Roster Could Turnover Quite A Bit

Bowl guru Jerry Palm has USC playing Maryland in the Las Vegas Bowl. For the glass half-full crowd, it’s a Big Ten preview. The teams play Oct. 19 in College Park, Md. For the glass half-empty crowd, it’s two 7-5 teams and unmotivated USC likely without Caleb Williams in a meaningless game. Continue reading Two Ways Of Looking At USC Bowl Game