USC will pay Georgia Southern a $1.3 million guarantee for their football game in 2025. That’s a nice payday for the Clay Helton’s football team. It’s also a sign of the power schools like Georgia Southern have because it’s getting more difficult for Power 5 schools to find willing opponents for nonconference games. Today, it was $10 million to start a campaign to transform the … Continue reading USC Notes: How Much Will Georgia Southern Get For Game?

I mentioned USC’s crazy schedule from 1964 yesterday as an example of how football has already emulated the new Big Ten schedule. This reminded me that 1962 also featured a wild stretch: Game 2: at SMU Game 3: at Iowa Game 4: Cal at Coliseum Game 5: at Illinois Imagine this was a volunteer schedule. Not some required to make $100 million. USC also played … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: The More Things Change . . .

I keep saying I expect USC to hit the transfer portal for a QB in 2024 and that belief grew stronger after Mater Dei QB Elijah Brown said he was likely going to cancel his visit with the Trojans. Brown is expected to choose between Stanford and UCLA with the Cardinal the favorite. I’m surprised because I think Brown is better than anyone USC will … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: The Future Became A Bit Clearer And Murkier

Ed Orgeron got engaged last month to Brandy Nicole. He has been married twice previously. Will he ever coach again? There’s not a lot of reason to after he received a $17.1 million buyout from LSU. But never say never. The program was hamstrung when a lot of athletes took advantage of an extra year because of COVID, which prevented signing new recruits that would … Continue reading Clearing Out The USC Notebook

What is it about Oregon and offensive linemen? The Ducks got a commitment from three-star offensive guard Devin Brooks. He also had USC and Washington in his final three and was supposed to visit the Trojans next weekend. Now it’s not really a surprise Brooks is going to Oregon. After all, he is from Clackamas, Ore. But it seems like the Ducks have no problem … Continue reading USC Sunday Buzz: Oregon Adds Another Lineman

There is a real joy in photos of USC celebrating football victories in the 1950’s. You can see how big USC’s 14-12 victory over UCLA was in 1952 that sent the Trojans to the Rose Bowl. And the ensuing Victory Bell celebration. Were fans more invested? Maybe they were because they couldn’t just stare at their phones and stay home and watch streaming services. The … Continue reading Remembering The Joy Of Celebrating