Alani Noa remains the starting right guard on this week’s depth chart while freshman Marcelles Williams starts again at cornerback. DJ Harvey has moved up to second-string corner now that Chasen Johnson is out. With Kamari Ramsey now at nickelback, Christian Pierce will start at safety. Waymond Jordan remains the starting tailback. Continue reading USC Notes: Who Starts Vs. Michigan State?

Unsurprisingly, USC defensive coordinator D’Anton Lynn said Wednesday he had not been contacted by UCLA. It’s too early for coaches to be contacted. “We’ve got a lot of stuff on defense that we’ve got to clean up and improve on,” Lynn said. “So that’s where all my focus is.” Lynn is right. His defense ranks 14th in total defense in the Big Ten (319 yards) … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: These Stats Might Surprise You

UCLA interim coach Tim Skipper said the school has parted ways with defensive coordinator Ikaika Malloe. If you read yesterday’s Morning Buzz, I wrote Skipper was taking over the defense. It makes sense because defense is his area of expertise. Carroll makes an estimated $15 million a year with the Raiders and just turned 74. Does he really need to go to Saudi Arabia for … Continue reading USC Notes: What Was Caesar Thinking?

When DJ Harvey transferred from San Jose State to USC, he was projected to become the Trojans’ lockdown cornerback. Is it a bad thing that Harvey entered the Purdue as third-string on the official depth chart? Is it a bad thing that he was behind two redshirt freshmen (Braylon Conley, Marcelles Williams)? Some of the transfers who were expected to start are not starting, like … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: No One Wants To Talk About Some Transfers

I didn’t do report cards on the first two games because those were exhibition games. QUARTERBACK Jayden Maiava did a nice job in his first road game of the season and avoided throwing an interception. Does it matter the offense produced only two touchdowns? Grade: B+ RUNNING BACKS Was Eli Sanders hurt or did Lincoln Riley not like the way he was running? He only … Continue reading USC-Purdue Report Card

The amount of disarray within the UCLA program was stunning, according to an insider I spoke to yesterday. Interim coach Tim Skipper, who is in charge after the firing of DeShaun Foster, is expected to take over the defense, because the view is that there was a complete lack of leadership coming from the head coach and the coordinators. “There wasn’t any discipline or leadership,” … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Disarray Across Town