Lincoln Riley said today this would be USC’s biggest hurdle this season: “Our best needs to be at the end,” (of quarters, games or the entire season). “That’s the difference between championships and not.” That sounds like a challenge to the defense, which wilted at the end of games last season. Continue reading Lincoln Riley Identifies USC’s Biggest Obstacle

USC’s depth chart was missing one thing: Special teams. We know Eddie Czaplicki will be the punter and Denis Lynch will kick field goals and extra points. But it’s always nice to see official confirmation and who is returning punts and kickoffs. Zacariah Branch has been involved in both during training camp. Raleek Brown is still a candidate on kick returns. Not an Oklahoma fan … Continue reading One Thing Missing From USC Depth Chart

USC dropped a depth chart last night and there were several surprises: Full depth chart is below: OFFENSE No. NAME WR 10 Kyron Hudson (6-1 / 205 / R-So.) OR 2 Brenden Rice (6-3 / 210 / Sr.) 19 Duce Robinson (6-6 / 225 / Fr.) WR 4 Mario Williams (5-9 / 175 / So.) 16 Tahj Washington (5-10 / 175 / R-Sr.) 1 Zachariah Branch (5-10 / 175 / Fr.) … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Depth Chart Has Surprises

Reggie Bush made the following comment today at his press conference. “I got dreams of coming back into this stadium and running out of that tunnel with the football team. I got dreams of walking in here and seeing my jersey right there next to the other Heisman Trophy winners but I can’t rightfully do that without my Heisman Trophy.” So who is stopping that? … Continue reading It Doesn’t Require NCAA Approval For Reggie Bush To Get Jersey In Coliseum

The lead attorney for Reggie Bush is Ben Crump, who represented the family of George Floyd. He is best known for representing the victims or families of victims of police brutality. Besides Floyd, other clients included the families of Breonna Taylor, Trayvon Martin and Ahmaud Arbery. Crump also represented the families of Michael Brown, who was killed by law enforcement in Ferguson, Mo. “The NCAA … Continue reading USC Notes: Familiar Face In Reggie Bush Case

Quite a few Trojan Athletic Fund donors have complained to me about this latest plea for money from the athletic dept., dubbed the Trojan Victory Fund, especially with the Big Ten millions on the way. Not to mention the $1 million for Jen Cohen’s buyout at Washington, plus Coach Bohn’s termination costs, consultant fees, search firm costs, etc. There’s a note at the bottom of … Continue reading Latest Money Plea Rubs Some Wrong Way