USC’s recruiting class for 2025 is now ranked No. 9 nationally by Rivals after Sunday’s big recruiting haul. The Trojans are No. 16 by 247. USC assistant basketball coach Chris Capko is a candidate for the Pacific job. He interviewed at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. USC’s odds to win the NCAA women’s basketball title are 18/1 per BetOnline, which gives it the fifth-best chance. … Continue reading USC Notes: Recruiting Rankings Get Revised
When defensive end Gus Cordova committed to USC on Sunday night, it was almost an afterthought, considering he was the fifth defensive player of the day to commit to the Trojans. That might have been intentional because Cordova’s become the antagonist of perhaps the most viral high school football story of the past season. A good account can be found here by John Canzano. What … Continue reading Morning Buzz: Viral Recruit Coming To USC
USC picked up its fourth commitment today — Hylton Stubbs, a four-star safety from Jacksonvile. A fifth commitment appears imminent based on USC staffers’ social media hints. This is turning out to be a big day for recruiting. And let’s remember it down the road to see how many of these commitments stick. UPDATED: Three-star defensive end Gus Cordova of Austin, Texas, becomes the fifth … Continue reading Commitment Sunday Continues (Updated)
USC’s big recruiting weekend yielded results as defensive tackle Justus Terry and defensive end Isaiah Gibson committed on Sunday. Both are from Georgia. Terry, a five-star, is ranked the No. 1 defensive tackle in the country by Rivals. Gibson is a four-star. Terry is from Manchester, Ga., and Gibson is from Warner Robins, Ga. Terry was committed to Georgia. Gibson also considered Georgia, Oregon and … Continue reading Sunday Buzz: USC Gets Commitments From Georgia Star Linemen
Several NFL scouts/assistant coaches in town this week told me that one of the biggest differences between Caleb Williams in 2022 and 2023 was the departure of wide receiver Jordan Addison in 2023. It makes sense because Addison was clearly the best USC receiver the past 2 seasons. But what has to be said is the failure of USC’s coaches to develop the other receivers … Continue reading USC Saturday Buzz: An Offensive Challenge For Lincoln Riley
It looks like USC defensive coordinator D’Anton Lynn will also be coaching the safeties. That’s a change from at UCLA last season, where he didn’t have a position to coach and just supervised the entire defense. The Pac-12 is 4-0 in the NCAA Tournament. Without Andy Enfield around to drop an opening game, the conference is off to a good start. USC reports its average … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column
