QUARTERBACK Caleb Williams was nearly perfect in the first half and the Heisman campaign is in full bloom. He looked more ordinary in the second half when he was 7-12 for 97 yards. Grade: A- RUNNING BACK If you watched Oregon last season, you knew Travis Dye was a worker bee who always gives 110 percent. Austin Jones was less memorable and I can see … Continue reading Morning Buzz: USC-Stanford Report Card
Kirk Herbstreit is becoming a college football institution and now does NFL games. But I have to say I find his performances on USC games wanting. For one thing, he kept defending Clay Helton and said USC should retain him during a Notre Dame game a few years ago. Last night, Herbstreit made a big deal about USC being physical at the line of scrimmage … Continue reading Mediawatch: USC Analysis Was A Tad Out Of Touch
Some notes following the USC-Stanford game: I’m not liking those gold tights Jordan Addison wore (pictured) vs. Stanford. USC is ranked No. 7 in the Associated Press poll and No. 8 in the latest coaches’ poll. Safety Max Williams had seven tackles, an interception, a forced fumble and a recovered fumble. Linebacker Eric Gentry led the defense with 10 tackles. Wide receiver Terrell Bynum, a … Continue reading USC Sunday Buzz: Notes From Stanford
USC’s offense was unstoppable in the first half and then got a little sloppy in the second half. USC got outscored 14-6 in the second half. But I’m not worried about the offense. The defense didn’t impress me at all. Way too many yards (441). The secondary looks as shaky as ever, especially when your No. 1 cornerback Mekhi Blackmon has three pass interference penalties. … Continue reading Discuss The USC-Stanford Game
USC has five pass interference penalties overall. Mekhi Blackmon has three pass interference penalties. Why is Jordan Addison returning punts? It’s insane. USC 35, Stanford 14 at halftime. Offense: Very good. Defense: Quite bad. Does it matter how bad the USC defense is with the offense outstanding? The USC defense looks atrocious at times. I’m not a fan of Jordan Addison’s gold tights. Jordan Addison … Continue reading USC-Stanford Live Blog
From the minute USC’s schedule came out, I had this game circled as a victory. I don’t think Stanford can stop Caleb Williams and the Cardinal have a recent history of not pulling games out. Now as the game approaches, the slow doubt creeps in. Some of it is fostered by USC’s defense last week. I can imagine Tanner McKee doing a lot more damage … Continue reading My USC-Stanford Pick
