One defense I heard about Lincoln Riley from some USC diehards (including fanboy media) was that he inherited a 4-8 team and won 11 games and it’s a long rebuild following Clay Helton. Well, look at Kalen DeBoer. He inherited a 4-8 team, has gone 24-2 and is 9-0 against ranked opponents. And he is going to the College Football Playoff. Next argument, please! Continue reading One Defense Of Lincoln Riley Falls Apart

I’ve been away much of today so let’s get to the point: D’Anton Lynn is a better defensive coordinator than Alex Grinch. The USC defense will improve. But this is not a home-run hire. This is not what we were promised. Where are all the people that said Jim Leonhard was getting hired? How will they spin this? Nothing against Lynn but USC could have … Continue reading Reaction: Lincoln Riley Hires A Bruin

Darwin Barlow entered the transfer portal yesterday. No surprise there. He was underutilzed and needed to get out of USC. The question is why didn’t Lincoln Riley know how to use Barlow? Was it because Barlow was a powerful, conventional back? The kind of guy who would get you a first down in a short-yardage situation instead of being an Air Raid back? The stats … Continue reading An Overdue Transfer

Nebraska announced Friday it restructured the contract of defensive coordinator Tony White, which will make him the highest-paid assistant coach in school history and third-highest-paid assistant coach in the Big Ten. White will make $1.6 million in 2024. He was paid $1 million this past season. Now the first instinct is to say this is because his name was mentioned as a candidate for the … Continue reading Nebraska DC Tony White Gets Raise, But USC Isn’t Necessarily The Reason

The transfer portal is crazy and UCLA freshman QB Dante Moore has entered it today. “For these next upcoming years, I just want to go to a place where I can get developed,” Moore told 247Sports. He threw nine interceptions this season so I’m not sure how much of that is Chip Kelly’s fault or who will entrusted to “develop” him at the next school. … Continue reading Dante Moore Enters Transfer Portal

There is a chance USC could hire a defensive coordinator at any moment but a few people in the athletic dept. have been a little surprised the process hasn’t moved faster. Lincoln Riley doesn’t have a lot of defensive contacts, so maybe that is one reason. In the meantime, names just get thrown out (Jim Leonhard, Tony White, Dave Aranda) on social media. And truthfully, … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Lincoln Riley Moves At His Speed