Sometimes, former USC assistants actutally do move up the coaching ladder. Scottie Hazelton, who was linebackers coach at USC in 2012, was named defensive coordinator at Michigan State. Hazelton was the defensive coordinator at Kansas State last season. Before that, he was defensive coordinator at Wyoming. Guess that year with Clancy Pendergast didn’t do too much damage. Also, he got to work with Ed Orgeron … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: A Former Coach Moves Up

I can already see there is a segment of USC fans and fan media setting the groundwork to tell everyone they were right about how the Trojans perform next season. If USC is successful, they will immediately offer an “I told you so” response because they alone knew the changes made would bring the desired results. They would have pounced with such an argument last … Continue reading Beware The “I Told You So” Crowd

Petros Papadakis expressed his frustration today with USC hype videos. The hype videos start to roll out. I just have to say, for me personally it is really really hard to have to go through with all these motions because I remember last year, when they were selling their new attitude & their new work ethic. Selling their new attitude..it all led to what? An … Continue reading Just Say No To Hype Videos

USC offensive lineman Austin Jackson ran the 40 in 5.07 seconds today at the NFL combine and had one of the best vertical leaps (31.0). The more important time for linemen is the 10-yard split because that’s linemen rarely run 40 yards down field. Jackson’s time of 1.73 seconds tied for second. Iowa offensive tackle Travis Wirfs is dominating with a 4.86 40-yard dash; 10’1″ … Continue reading USC Notes: Austin Jackson Off To Strong Combine Start