The Sporting News put out its ranking of all 131 college football coaches. Here’s the Pac-12: 7. Riley, USC 10. Whittingham, Utah 31. Shaw, Stanford 34. Edwards, ASU 38. Kelly, UCLA 48. Lanning, Oregon 54. Smith, OSU 60. Wilcox, Cal 61. DeBoer, UW 68. Dorrell, Colorado 69. Fisch, Arizona 77. Dickert, WSU REACTION: I don’t know what Herm Edwards did at ASU to be so … Continue reading Let’s Look At Pac-12 Coaching Rankings

Lincoln Riley did an interview with Dennis Dodd of CBS Sports and said he can turn USC into the best team in the nation . . . eventually. “I’ve walked into four playoffs, and I’ve never had better than maybe the third-best roster [of the four teams],” Riley said. “Every other year, we were four of four. We had really good rosters, but they weren’t … Continue reading Lincoln Riley Believes USC Can Have Best Roster

The 2023 ballot for the College Football Hall of Fame has been released and the USC candidates remain unchanged: tailback Reggie Bush, offensive lineman Jeff Bregel and safety Mark Carrier. It remains a mystery how USC linebacker Chris Claiborne, who won the Butkus Award, is not on the ballot. And the problem with putting Bush on the ballot so early is he sucks up all … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: A Familiar Omission . . . Again

WINNERS Hershel Dennis The former USC tailback is the football coach at Life Christian Academy, a high school in Tacoma, Wash. USC baseball Jason Gill is on the way out. I’ll have an early list of candidates later today. Rick Caruso Endorsed by Elon Musk and Katy Perry. Drew Peterson He’s going to get to take as many shots as he wants next season. Marv … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Winners And Losers Of Week

USC had members of the athletic dept. meet this week for among other reasons, to improve the fan experience at the Coliseum. Since I’ve been writing about card stunts recently, maybe that’s an area in need of improvement. “Why doesn’t USC do more stunts?” That’s a question I hear from fans. Well, here’s a couple reasons from 10 years ago. They are terrible. RESTAURANT OF … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column

A lot of college football preseason magazines put together lists that are mostly guesswork. So here is who Athlon picks from USC for its All-Pac-12 team. First-Team OffenseQB Caleb WilliamsRB/All-Purpose Travis DyeWR Jordan AddisonOL Andrew Vorhees First-Team DefenseDL Tuli Tuipulotu Second-Team OffenseWR Mario WilliamsC Brett Neilon Third-Team OffenseWR Gary Bryant Third-Team DefenseDL Nick FigueroaLB Eric GentryCB Mekhi BlackmonS Calen Bullock Fourth-Team DefenseDL Korey ForemanLB Shane … Continue reading Who Makes All-Pac-12 From USC In 2022?