The coaches’ top 25 poll is out and USC is No. 14. That’s exactly where USC seems to get ranked lately by voters, who think the Trojans have talent but are not sure what to make of them in the Helton era. USC was No. 17 in the 2020 coaches’ poll. It was unranked in the 2019 coaches’ poll. USC was No. 15 in the … Continue reading Morning Buzz: USC 14th In Coaches’ Poll (Of Course)
So back in the spring I wrote that Texas tailback Keaontay Ingram looked impressive, according to the coaches. And now Memphis wide receiver Tahj Washington has been impressive the first couple fall practices. That led a reader to contact me today with the following: “I think Washington and (Ingram) are going to look great because they have been coached up at other schools.” Is that … Continue reading The USC Method To Success
USC and UCLA put out statements within four minutes of each other today: The Trojans won 21 Olympic medals. The Bruins won 16. And this chestnut from USC: “If USC athletes had competed as a country at the 2020 Olympics, they would be seventh in the gold medal standings and tied for 12th in overall medals.” But this is fuzzy math because individual medals won … Continue reading USC v. UCLA: Olympics Edition
WINNERS MAKAI LEMON The wide receiver from Los Alamitos committed to Oklahoma, wisely. And since he is a Class of 2023 prospect, if USC ever gets it act together and hires a new coach, he can reconsider. TAHJ WASHINGTON An early breakout star of training camp. And it shows USC really won’t miss Bru McCoy with its large contingent of receivers. MICHAEL TRIGG The big … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Winners And Losers Of The Week
C.J. Williams, a wide receiver at Mater Dei High School, committed to Notre Dame today over USC, Stanford, Texas and Alabama. Williams is the top-ranked offensive commit in the Irish class and follows four-star receiver Tobias Merriweather, another USC target, who committed to Notre Dame last week. Should USC fans be concerned? Makai Lemon of Los Alamitos committed to Oklahoma on Saturday. When USC can … Continue reading Mater Dei Receiver Commits To Notre Dame
Allyson Felix, who graduated from USC, is leaving the Olympics as “most decorated American Olympian in track and field” with 11 medals, surpassing the 10 medals won by Carl Lewis. Some bandwagoners are also saying she is “USC’s greatest Olympian.” Here is my problem with that: Felix has won 11 Olympics medals but only one gold medal in an individual event (gold medal, 200 meters, … Continue reading Time For An Olympics Mini-Rant
