Why would Matt Entz leave a head-coaching job at North Dakota State to become an assistant at USC? At first glance, it’s a little weird when you look at Entz’s two predecessors: Craig Bohl left North Dakota State to become head coach at Wyoming; Chris Klieman left to become head coach at Kansas State. First, Entz isn’t getting head-coaching offers like that. He might have … Continue reading Morning Buzz: Is Being Linebackers’ Coach At USC Better Than Head Coach At NDSU?

Vanderbilt defensive lineman Nate Clifton committed to USC today. He had 30 tackles, 5.5 sacks and 1 interception this season. Clifton is 6-foot-5, 280 pounds. He was a team captain at Vanderbilt. Clifton appeared in 43 games over five seasons at Vanderbilt, with 37 starts. Continue reading USC Gets Vanderbilt Transfer

North Dakota State head coach Matt Entz has been hired to coach linebackers at USC. Now the key question is who Entz replaces? Brian Odom coaches inside linebackers and Roy Manning coaches outside linebackers. They are both close to Lincoln Riley. Is Entz replacing one or both? This feels like a good hire. Entz is obviously being hired because he is a coach. Not a … Continue reading USC Staff Housecleaning Moves Forward*

With the Heisman Trophy ceremony last night, time to remind everyone this about Lincoln Riley: Who else has won three Heismans and never won a national championship? Or maybe even just multiple Heismans and no national title? Worse, Riley hasn’t even made the national-title game despite his three Heisman winners. When I initially brought this up in the summer, it was semi-controversial. Now people appreciate … Continue reading USC Sunday Buzz: The Heisman Ceremony Illustrates Familiar Flaw

USC has removed a statue and plaque of George Widney, one of the founders of the university, for “maintenance and cleaning” according to the Daily Trojan. It’s probably going to be a really long cleaning because the bolts in the pedestal have been shaved off and other statues get cleaned without being removed. In the past few years, it was reported the USC founder was … Continue reading USC Saturday Notes: Oregon Gets Better