I never thought much of Chip Kelly at UCLA. The irony is Lincoln Riley needed an interception by Korey Foreman (of all people) to avoid being 0-2 against Kelly. That little fact seems to escape the USC die-hards these days as both schools move to the Big Ten. The difference between the crosstown rivals is that USC is willing to throw whatever money is necessary … Continue reading Morning Buzz: USC Throws Money Before Big Ten Move, Will UCLA?

Pete Carroll’s name got thrown around for the UCLA job. I never saw it as a realistic possibility. UCLA couldn’t afford Carroll. It couldn’t afford his staff. It couldn’t pay off its exisiting staff, which Carroll would have fired. Then there was the question whether Carroll even wants to coach college football. Does he want to recruit? Does he want to deal with NIL? And … Continue reading So This Means Pete Carroll Didn’t Want UCLA Job?

UCLA has hired former UCLA tailback DeShaun Foster to be its next head coach. Foster was an assistant since 2017 and recently took a job as running backs coach with the Las Vegas Raiders. REACTION: In a lot of ways, this makes sense. Foster can keep the current roster together, will be popular with the players and importantly for UCLA, will not cost a lot … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: UCLA Hires DeShaun Foster

It’s time for an American tradition: Pretending to know who will win the Super Bowl. I’m taking the Chiefs, 31-27. Who you got? Continue reading Pick The Super Bowl Score

Just a little more on former wide receiver Rod Sherman. He wore No. 12 at USC. Any time you see a wide receiver wearing a number like that at USC, they arrived as a quarterback and got switched to wide receiver. Two other examples are Hal Bedsole (19) and Bob Chandler (9). Sherman played QB at Muir and one season at UCLA. McKay thought Bedsole … Continue reading USC Sunday Buzz: More Memories Of Rod Sherman