Lincoln Riley confirmed he did not have the Trojans watch film of the Washington game this week and cited the defensive coordinator change as a reason. This is going to be a good test game at Oregon for the value of watching film. This is another one of those gibberish comments Riley has increasingly made this season. This week alone, he said he was responsible … Continue reading USC Notes: More Thursday Gibberish
Linebacker Mason Cobb has been exemplary with the media this season. His comment this week that he didn’t watch film of the Washington game drew a rebuke from former USC linebackers Su’a Cravens and Dion Bailey. But my issue is a little different. Aren’t the defensive coaches making the players watch film? Brian Odom is the inside linebackers coach and co-interim defensive coordinator. Isn’t he … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: To Watch Or Not To Watch Film
Did Lincoln Riley meet with the Chicago Bears when he was out for a couple days last month? That’s a rumor traveling through the NFL grapevine. Continue reading USC Notes: An NFL Rumor And Signing Day!
Shaun Nua is co-interim defensive coordinator this week and seems to be pretty unscathed from criticism by the media/fans this season. Should he be? The defensive line has been pretty awful, frankly. USC’s run defense is ranked 118th in the nation out of 130 teams. The Trojans let Washington rush for 316 yards; Cal rush for 235 and Utah for 247. Colorado rushed for 193 … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: No More Hiding Behind Alex Grinch
As if there isn’t enough weird things gone on at USC this season, Raleek Brown played against Washington. Now I understand why it happened: Brown is allowed to play in the final three games and still protect his redshirt season. By playing him, USC is also trying to keep him from transferring. But here is what I find strange. Brown was relegated to the scout … Continue reading The Strange Handling Of Raleek Brown
QUARTERBACK Caleb Williams wasn’t perfect but he did an awful lot of things that other quarterbacks are incapable of doing. If he played on a better team, having 28 TD passes and 4 interceptions would look pretty good. Grade: B+ RUNNING BACKS Austin Jones seems to always play much better when he starts. Then again, Darwin Barlow looked great in his limited role so maybe … Continue reading USC-Washington Report Card
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