Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith announced he will retire on June 30, 2024. Why does that matter to USC? Look at some of the athletic directors who worked for Smith at Ohio State: Pat Chun, Washington State Heather Lyke, Pitt Martin Jarmond, UCLA Chun and Lyke are getting strong consideration for the USC athletic director’s job. USC was interested in Jarmond before it hired … Continue reading Why Does Ohio State Impact USC?

It’s been a rough few days for USC defensive backs coach Donte Williams. First, Oregon gets to go to the Big Ten. That removes a talking point with recruits for Williams about the Ducks being in an inferior conference. Second, it means Oregon cornerbacks coach Demetrice Martin will remain in the same conference with Williams. Martin landed top corner Rodrick Pleasant of Gardena Serra over … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Rough Week For One Coach

I keep forgetting to mention this but Coach Bohn was actually supposed to show up at a USC booster function last month. Some people actually went to see if he would appear. But, of course, Bohn didn’t show up. He’s still in the USC athletic director Witness Protection Program with Pat Haden and Lynn Swann. Brandon Sosna might as well be in the program too … Continue reading A No-Show And Also A Bronny Update

I mentioned in June that Christian Roland-Wallace had been switched to nickelback and he is playing that spot in training camp. “Whatever they need me to do I’m here to do it,” he said. While playing nickel is probably good for the defense, let’s be real: Roland-Wallace did not transfer to USC to play nickel. So let’s see how happy he is a month into … Continue reading USC Notes: Position Change That Might Help Team

Does it matter that USC’s recruiting class is ranked No. 25 nationally by Rivals? Another way to look at it is by star ranking: USC’s recruits average 3.67 stars. There are only 7 teams nationally with a better star ranking. Of course, you can probably find stats to back up whatever argument you want. If you have a bigger class, you will probably take more … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Which Stat Is More Important In Recruiting?

When Dakoda Fields of Serra High School committed to USC in June, I wrote that he wanted to go to Oregon. Well, Fields flipped his commitment to the Ducks tonight. He’s a tall (6-2), athletic cornerback and I wrote back in June he was the biggest commitment of the month for USC. Some Pac-12 schools thought he was better than Serra’s prized corner, Rodrick Pleasant. … Continue reading Big-Time Recruit Flips To Oregon