Is five-star QB Malachi Nelson seriously considering flipping to Texas A&M? The recruiting experts are trying to figure it out. “Purely from a Texas A&M angle, I think that people think it’s going to be hard for Texas A&M to flip Malachi Nelson from USC and his ties to Lincoln Riley and his love for that offense and certainly his ties to the area and helping USC build … Continue reading Could Malachi Nelson Flip To Texas A&M?

USC opens practice tomorrow and today brings back Media Day, which will feature a whopping 28 players. This feels like a Lincoln Riley idea because USC hasn’t really done media days in recent years as the previous publicity regime often did as little as possible. Everything seems planned out, which also leads me to believe Riley is involved. For example, Caleb Williams and Shane Lee, … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: It’s A New Philosophy On Eve Of Practice

Can USC crack the top 10 of the coaches’ or Associated Press Top 25 polls? I would say no but given the high-profile of USC and the hype surrounding Lincoln Riley, nothing would surprise me. I think it’s always worth looking at the schedule when you rank a team in the preseason. Who will USC be an underdog against? Utah. Who else? UCLA or Notre … Continue reading Can USC Crack The Top 10?

Nick Saban said today, “Last year was a rebuilding year.” Alabama won 13 games last season, went to the championship game, won the SEC and had a Heisman Trophy winner. Maybe one day USC can get those standards. Maybe. Former USC and UCLA assistant Johnny Nansen is echoing Jedd the Fisch’s nonsense on the Big Ten move. “I don’t care. Good for them. Good for … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Here Is A Standards Test

Three-star cornerback Maliki Crawford from Oxnard Pacifica has committed to USC. Crawford committed to UCLA last year but decommitted in January. He chose the Trojans over UCLA and Cal. USC never has problems with commitments from cornerbacks. One intriguing thing about Crawford is his height (6-3). It’s also interesting he wasn’t recruited from the likes of Alabama, Ohio State, Georgia, etc. Michigan did offer him … Continue reading USC Gets Commitment From Cornerback

Whatever you think of Carol Folt, and she’s been a lightning rod for football fans the past few years, let’s not overstate her influence within the Pac-12. Folt did not singlehandedly stop the Pac-12 from expanding. She was just one of several schools that were against the idea and would have voted down any proposal to turn down adding some Big 12 schools. To add … Continue reading You Can’t Blame Carol Folt This Time