USC is a consensus 14-point favorite over San Jose State. San Jose State QB Nick Starkel threw to 11 different targets last night in the Spartans’ 45-14 victory over Southern Utah and had 394 yards passing with four TD’s. Of course, playing USC is a different matter for San Jose State. “USC is that team that everybody grew up watching,” San Jose State coach Brent … Continue reading San Jose State Thinks USC Is “Well-Coached”
The crowd is atrocious, as expected, for UCLA-Hawaii. 16 minutes until kick. Taking guesses for today's attendance… pic.twitter.com/lcVHIFmw6D — Thuc Nhi Nguyen (@thucnhi21) August 28, 2021 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Perhaps with that in mind, we have this tweet from Brandon Sosna, which I address below. 2019 – 1 week from kickoff: 4,725 student season tickets sold 2021 – 1 week from kickoff: 7,379 student season tickets sold … Continue reading Attendance Matters In The News
The UCLA-Hawaii game is today at the Rose Bowl. What will the final score be? In Friday’s column supplement, I answered the question of who the player in the photo below is. USC sent out free tickets to its football season-ticket holders for Friday night’s women’s volleyball game at the Galen Center. It ended up drawing an announced crowd of 1,963. The Trojans lost to … Continue reading USC Saturday Notes: Pick The Score
The long-time betting publication, The Gold Sheet, has come out with its season prediction on USC and does not think the Trojans will win double-digit games. 🏈 USC should have an exciting offense behind QB Kedon Slovis, but the Trojans are No. 101 in returning defensive production according to SP+ rankings. We're skeptical that USC can reach double-digit wins with a sneaky-tough schedule this year. … Continue reading The Gooold Sheet
USC is playing LSU in 2024. The first reaction is to ask whether Clay Helton will coach the Trojans in that game? But I’m wondering if there is a better chance Helton will coach the game than Ed Orgeron, thanks to USC’s utter malaise when it comes to making a decision on Helton. Actually, maybe there is a scenario where Orgeron coaches the game . … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column
The Pac-12 announced today it will not seek to expand the conference. The time to expand was during the Larry Scott era when Texas and Oklahoma were interested in joining the Pac-12. I suppose this is news to some but Clay Helton has named Jaxson Dart as the No. 2 QB over Miller Moss. As I’ve said before, USC coaches view Dart as QB 1-A, … Continue reading Pac-12 Says No To Expansion
