Former USC coach John Robinson, who was one of the greatest football coaches in Trojan history has died of pneumonia in Baton Rouge, La. He was 89. Robinson went 104-35-4 at USC and was 8-1 in bowl games. He coached at USC from 1976-1982 and again from 1993-1997. He never had a losing record at the school and the Trojans won five conference titles and … Continue reading John Robinson, One Of USC’s Most Successful Coaches, Dies

Four-star offensive tackle Carde Smith is now being predicted by On3 to flip from USC to Colorado. This has actually been rumored for weeks, so it’s no surprise, especially if Julian Lewis also flips to Colorado. So USC would lose recruits from Georgia and Alabama if this is true. There will be more defections coming too. This is the danger with Lincoln Riley’s strategy of … Continue reading USC Notes: The Predicted Defections Continue

I grew tired of the Julian Lewis recruiting saga long ago. Now recruiting analyst Tom Loy of 247 is predicting Lewis will commit to Colorado. I just hope he does it as soon as possible. Lewis has been committed to USC for 15 months but has flirted with Georgia, Auburn, Indiana and Colorado ever since. And Lincoln Riley doesn’t exactly look like a QB whisperer … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Please End The Madness

USC had a full page ad in the L.A. Times for the new football building and seeking donations. That’s a first in my memory. It’s also ironic that USC put the ad in the paper the same week there was a big article about the Mater Dei-USC relationship in allowing students to gain admission as fake athletes. It was also placed during the bye week, … Continue reading USC Sunday Buzz: Time For Some Forced Publicity

You probably saw Lincoln Riley finally visited Mater Dei High School on Friday after ignoring the prospect-laden school for a long time. But did you see this quote in the Orange County Register? “It was a great start to our relationship,” Mater Dei coach Raul Lara said. Start? Lara got hired in April. And Riley waited seven months to see him. Why now? My guess … Continue reading Lincoln Riley Discovers Mater Dei

You want a dose of reality today: USC starts the day in 15th place in the Big Ten. Would anyone have believed that two months ago? Lincoln Riley stood at the groundbreaking of the football complex with a big grin on his face this week, meanwhile his team is 15th out of 18 teams in the Big Ten. You know who is 16th? Maryland, who … Continue reading USC Saturday Buzz: A Jarring Fact To Greet Weekend