USC is a 6.5-point favorite over Michigan according to BetOnline. Who’s betting on the Trojans? LSU is a 22.5-point favorite over UCLA. Continue reading USC Opens Clear Favorite Over Michigan

USC is ranked No. 11 in the AP Top 25 poll, the same as last week. But the Trojans dropped a spot to No. 12 in the coaches’ poll. USC got leapfrogged by Miami, who beat Ball State, 62-0. If USC beats Michigan on Saturday, it should move up a few spots next weekend. Continue reading USC Buzz: Sunday Poll Watching

USC plays Wisconsin in two weeks. The Badgers were blown out by Alabama, 42-10, in Madison. Tackett “Captain America” Curtis had a team-high five tackles for the Badgers. Some shocking coaching/discipline by Jedd the Fisch in Washington’s 24-19 loss to Washington State in the Apple Cup. He ran a horrible QB run option that got buried at the 3-yard line on his team’s final possession. … Continue reading A Saturday To Forget For Some People

Lincoln Riley was in Georgia last night attending the Douglas County/Buford game. USC had a coach at the JSerra-Lincoln game in San Diego to watch JSerra linebacker Madden Faraimo. USC defensive coordinator D’Anton Lynn was at the San Clemente-Corona del Mar game to watch USC linebacker commit Matai Tagoa’i of San Clemente. Michigan beat Arkansas State, 28-18, today in Ann Arbor. This won’t raise the … Continue reading USC Saturday Buzz: Coaches Hit Road

The photo above is from the 1982 USC-UCLA game. I always get a kick out of USC fans who name safeties who played 15 years ago as the greatest. Are they aware of Artimus Parker, who was an All-American in 1973? Parker intercepted 20 passes in his USC career. No player in the history of USC has intercepted more passes. And he did it in … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column

A lot of USC fans have expressed confidence in beating Michigan since the Wolverines lost to Texas, 31-12, last weekend. But don’t count Lincoln Riley in that group. Riley said Thursday morning that the game “was quite a bit closer than the scoreboard indicated.” So he’s trying to lower expectations ahead of the trip to Ann Arbor. One question for Michigan is whether Jack Tuttle, … Continue reading Lincon Riley Plays Expectations Game