This is such a weird season I forgot to bring back this list for the first three games. It doesn’t matter because the things to fix never seem to change for USC. 1.) Stay healthy USC officials are optimistic they will play this week. They just need to avoid positive COVID-19 tests. Or false positives. Or false negatives. And the same goes for Washington State … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: 10 Things To Fix To Beat Washington State

USC dropped two spots to No. 20 in the College Football Playoff rankings. North Carolina, which was behind USC last week, moved ahead of the Trojans and lost its third game. The message: You need to play games. And you need to play ranked teams. Continue reading USC Drops In College Football Rankings

The season is only three games old, but that means it is midseason. So here are the midseason grades: QUARTERBACK Remember when Kedon Slovis was a Heisman candidate? That was before anyone knew about his mystery problems. Grade: C- RUNNING BACKS There’s nothing wrong really with Markese Stepp, Stephen Carr, Vavae Malepeai or Kenan Christon. But there hasn’t been much to get excited about, probably … Continue reading USC Midseason Report Card

Has your enthusiasm for the season been drained at all by last week’s cancellation and constant shuffling of the time/day of the Washington State game? Imagine how Arizona State fans feel? The Sun Devils haven’t played since the USC game. Plus has this season really raised anyone’s stock? The glow is definitely off quarteback Kedon Slovis, depsite all the denials that there is anything off … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Has The Mini-Season Raised Anyone’s Stock?

I’ve heard in recent weeks USC mulled a worst-case scenario where it moved practices to UC Irvine and played games at Cal State Fullerton if COVID-19 cases/restrictions endangered the season. USC held training camps at UC Irvine in the late 1990’s and held a scrimmage at Cal State Fullerton in 1996. The Sun Bowl has been canceled, according to Stadium, which makes it the fourth … Continue reading Afternoon Notes: Where Could USC Play In Emergency?

I’m hearing USC is cautiously optimistic that it will be able to play Sunday’s game vs Washington State. I’m hearing it’s just a matter of getting a group of offensive linemen, who have not shown symptoms of COVID-19, cleared to resume workouts. Of course, like everything else with COVID-19, it’s all subject to change. Four-star wide receiver Kyron Ware-Hudson of Mater Dei has flipped his … Continue reading A USC COVID-19 Update