Yesterday, I looked at the offense’s sore spot (the line). Now let’s look at the defense’s weakness: DE/Nate Clifton/Sr./Braylon Shelby, So. NT/Elijah Hughes/So./Kameryn Fountain, Fr. DT/Bear Alexander/Jr./Kobe Pepe, Sr. DE/ Jamil Muhammad/Sr./Anthony Lucas, Jr. You can see here why USC is desperately trying to add a defensive tackle through the portal. Alexander is the go-to guy and he plays hard when he feels like it. … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Another Concern At The Line

There is a complete difference of opinion about USC between the fans who expect a trip to the expanded College Football Playoff and the oddsmakers, who set the regular-season over/under at 7.5. Who is going to be right? If USC doesn’t win 10 games, Lincoln Riley is going to be under a lot of pressure again. But with the schedule, it might not be possible. … Continue reading USC Notes: Fans And Oddsmakers Disagree

I mentioned last week my concern about USC’s offensive line. Now here’s how it looks in depth chart form.: LT/Elijah Paige/Fr./Jonah Monheim, Sr. LG/Emmanuel Pregnon/Jr./Gino Quinones, Sr. C/Jonah Monheim/Sr./Micah Banuelos, Fr. RG/Alani Noa/So./Amos Talalele, Fr. RT/Mason Murphy/Jr./ Tobias Raymond, Fr. USC is recruiting former Texas A&M center Bryce Foster. But new A&M coach Mike Elko apparently decided Foster wasn’t going to start next season and … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Let’s Look At Those Line Concerns

The NFL Players Assn. is holding its annual Rookie Premiere event this weekend and as usual, it’s at the Coliseum. So it’s a homecoming for Caleb Williams, who was one of the 40 invited rookies to the select event. You know who else is there? Brenden Rice. I can’t recall another seventh-round pick getting invited. It wouldn’t have anything to do with who his father … Continue reading Coliseum Homecoming For Former USC Players

When the Dodgers said Reggie Bush would throw out the first pitch Friday, I joked on social media, “Will he bring his Heisman?” Turns out Bush did bring his Heisman Trophy. Talk about image rehab. Was that the point of the first pitch? He got his trophy back. He never had to apologize to the USC players who were put on probation. But now it … Continue reading Saturday Buzz: Reggie Bush Loves His Heisman

People are going crazy today about the new EA Sports college football game and its attention to detail. To be honest, this didn’t look like the Coliseum to me. I thought it might be a road game for a second. You know what’s better attention to detail. The Chargers placing a poster for The Rockford Files in their 2024 schedule release. You can watch it … Continue reading The USC Friday Column Supplement