Does anyone care if USC wins the Holiday Bowl? This season is a total loss already and won’t be salvaged by a victory over Louisville. The game won’t offer any preview defensively for next season because D’Anton Lynn will not be coaching, which is a wise decision. Some of the coaches for this game probably will be fired afterward. USC is aggresively recruiting quarterbacks in … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Many Reasons The Next Game (Does Not) Matter

A Pac-12 coach was telling me with the right defensive staff hires, USC might be able to go 10-2 next season. That struck me as wildly optimistic given USC’s schedule next year and the current uncertainty over who is the QB. If it is Will Howard or Cam Ward, expectations increase. But USC still plays LSU, Michigan, Penn State, Washington and Notre Dame next season. … Continue reading USC Notes: Is A 10-2 Record Possible Next Season?

I asked a Pac-12 wide receivers coach to expound on what I said yesterday about UCLA’s cornerbacks being awful, which is relevant because USC needs to hire a secondary coach if it wants to improve the defense. “When I watched UCLA’s tape, I watched their corners and I thought they were awful,” the Pac-12 coach said. “They were terrible. (D’Anton Lynn) has to hire a … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Not Everything Should Be Copied

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?