If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column

USC will play Cal today at 2:30 p.m. in the semifinals of the Pac-12 Baseball Tournament. Stanford and Arizona play in the other semifinal. TIMES CHANGE USC plays Michigan at Ann Arbor this season. When the Trojans visited the Wolverines in 1958, USC students described the atmosphere as “flat.” A Michigan student in charge of the university’s spirit commission marveled at stories of how USC … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column

Morning Buzz: The Programs That Will Help Build USC

There is an irony that USC needed to go to Oregon State (linebacker Easton Mascarenas-Arnold, safety Akili Arnold) and Mississippi State (cornerback DeCarlos Nicholson) to improve its defense. All three are projected to start. It tells you something about Lincoln Riley’s recruiting the past two seasons and how far the Trojans were from playing at adequate defense that those programs are providing a spine for … Continue reading Morning Buzz: The Programs That Will Help Build USC

USC Morning Buzz: Will This Group Live Up To Hype?

Let’s take another look at a USC unit, the wide receivers. There is a some promise and some question. The coaching staff creates doubt by still wanting another receiver in the transfer portal. Recent additions were Jay Fair (Auburn) and Kyle Ford (UCLA). The keys are Zacariah Branch and Ja’Kobi Lane. If they live up to expectations, USC should be fine. If not, then life … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Will This Group Live Up To Hype?