Auburn has agreed to play Notre Dame in 2027 and 2028. So the Tigers, who play in the big bad SEC, can handle playing Notre Dame but Lincoln Riley can’t? Notre Dame is not replacing USC by scheduling Auburn but trying to add more first-time opponents and SEC teams to its schedule. In 2028, the Irish host Texas, Arkansas, Clemson and Miami and go on … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: It’s Amazing How Other Schools Don’t Think Like Lincoln Riley

Former USC linebacker Keith Browner died Tuesday after a sudden illness according to TMZ. He was 63. Browner played the most minutes of any USC player in 1982 and was a team captain in 1983. His older brother, Joey, was an All-American star safety at USC from 1979-82 and another brother Ross, was an All-American star defensive tackle at Notre Dame from 1973-77. Ross died … Continue reading Former USC Linebacker Keith Browner Passes Away

QUARTERBACK Jayden Maiava had his first stinker of 2025. He completed an atrocious 9 of 23 passes. How many future opponents will try to emulate Nebraska’s zone defense? It used to frustrate Graham Harrell’s Air Raid at USC. Grade: F RUNNING BACK All hail the King! Nebraska has a terrible run defense but you can only play what’s in front of you. King Miller exploited … Continue reading Morning Buzz: USC-Nebraska Report Card

If I were running the head-coaching search at UCLA, I would take a long look at Minnesota coach P.J. Fleck. He’s a hard-charging personality who is going to make sure his teams play physical, which are two things often lacking in Westwood and would energize the program and the fans. All of this probably means he has no chance and someone like Jedd the Fisch … Continue reading Let’s Talk About Some Coach Openings

After USC escaped with a victory at Nebraska, you would think Lincoln Riley would be thrilled. But he still found time to complain about the Big Ten schedule. “Now thankfully, the Big Ten took care of us schedule-wise and we’ll get home at 3 o’clock and turn this thing over to play on Friday, and it is what it is,” Riley said. Here is the … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Even The “Easy Road Trip” Gets Under Skin

Lincoln Riley was the CBS Sports conference coach of the week for the Big Ten. Do they give an award for beating a team with its backup QB? To be fair, the results in the Big Ten were pretty dreary last weekend. If you didn’t know TJ Lateef was the QB for Nebraska, you might be impressed with Riley winning in Lincoln. Continue reading USC Notes: An Honor For Sir Lincoln Of Riley