With the season six days away, here’s a reality that will hit some fans this week: Lincoln Riley’s debut vs. Rice will be on the Pac-12 Network. That’s a harsh reality for some people, especially if you do not get the Pac-12 Network. And it is not a given every sports bar or restaurant has the network. Plenty of fans have told me in the … Continue reading USC Plays Rice On Saturday If You Can Watch It

In case you missed it, here’s the play of the day by Los Alamitos wide receiver Makai Lemon, who is committed to USC. Makai Lemon with a sweet catch pic.twitter.com/0qI8Aa8H9B — solvingfootball (@solvingfootball) August 27, 2022 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Lemon scored three TDs and had two others called back, including a 97-yard kick return. Los Alamitos lost to American Heritage of Plantation, Fla., 56-27. Every Los Al … Continue reading USC Play Of The Day

Did you see how ESPN handled the Pac-12 this morning when it previewed the college football season? Here look: Thanks for the great Pac-12 coverage boys! @ReceDavis @KirkHerbstreit This is why we all love espn out here in pac country! pic.twitter.com/3ix0BLCJVu — Scood (@Scoodis1foot2) August 27, 2022 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js No time to talk about the Pac-12, let’s go to the S-E-C! I hope George Kliavkoff was … Continue reading ESPN Ignores Pac-12

Five-star USC commit Zachariah Branch caught a TD pass against Mater Dei last night . . . and drew an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for his celebration. Lincoln Riley can talk to Branch about that next season. Bishop Gorman lost to Mater Dei, 24-21. Touchdown @BishopGormanFB ⚡️ The Gaels take a 21-7 lead early in the 3rd quarter over No. 2 @MDFootball thanks to USC commit … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: A Five-Star Play

Here’s a shocker. USC just got a commitment from a wide receiver. Well, maybe a bit of a shocker, because it’s a three-star: Ja’Kobi Lane of Mesa, Ariz., chose USC over Oregon, the Arizona schools and Kansas State. Lane is 6-foot-5, which is intriguing. Unrelated to this commitment, it will be interesting to see how many commitments stick or if Lincoln Riley eventually drops anyone. … Continue reading USC Gets A Wide Receiver Commitment (Shocking)

Do college football fans — meaning you — really want two superconferences of 20-24 teams? How is it good for the sport to have a lot of teams on the outside looking in? Does it make college football better to have a huge number of have-nots who fall further and further behind the SEC and Big Ten teams? Does it help the sport to marginalize … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column