I said early this morning there would be something at tonight’s Arizona State game with big implications for the Trojans’ trip to Tempe next week. This afternoon, it finally came out Arizona State QB Jaden Rashada will not play against Fresno State because of an undisclosed injury. He started the Sun Devils’ first two games. Trenton Bourguet and Drew Pyne will each play at least … Continue reading Did You Catch The Hinted At News?

Can you imagine Lincoln Riley doing this? Nick Saban isn’t above it. Nick Saban's radio show is the purest thing left in college football. Makes $11 million annually, greatest coach of all time, and he comes here every Thursday to take offensive line criticism from a man named Peewee. https://t.co/uPWvYPV7iT — Chris Vannini (@ChrisVannini) September 15, 2023 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Continue reading Nick Saban Isn’t Above It

USC is off today with a well-timed bye. But I would keep an eye on its next opponent tonight: Arizona State. I spoke to an ASU player Friday and there will be something vs. Fresno State with big implications for the Trojans’ game the following weekend. Stay tuned. Continue reading USC Saturday Buzz: Keep An Eye On This Game

I wrote this morning that Chick Hearn was the assistant coach for the Daily Trojan when it played the Daily Bruin for the 1956 Blood Bowl and said the DT would run a “multiple offense.” How did it turn out? The Daily Trojan lost, 12-0. “It’ll take the Trojans’ best game to whip UCLA,” Hearn said. Roy Storey, the voice of the Bruins, picked UCLA, … Continue reading The USC Friday Column Supplement

The challenge this week will be to not feel hungry after you read this week’s USC notes column. Also, if it takes five minutes to read this coumn, that works out to 2 hours, 20 minutes a year. I’ll ask Lincoln Riley if that is too much of his time. But he can read it in the back seat of the car when the personal … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column

USC has a No. 12 decal as a tribute to Charles White. It would be better if the helmet wasn’t so busy with the Coliseum 100th anniversary sticker, the Pac-12 sticker, the American flag sticker, the Fight On! sticker. And on the front, there are two USC decals and a decal of a hand making the Fight On symbol. Remember when the USC helmet was … Continue reading USC Helmets Are Full Of Symbolism