The SEC is showing why it is king right now as Jimbo Fisher responded to Nick Saban after Saban said Texas A&M “bought every player.” “It’s despicable that we have to sit here at this level of ball and say these things to defend the people of this organization, the kids, 17-year-old kids and their families,” Fisher said. “It’s amazing. Some people think they’re God. … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: SEC Gobbles Attention

UCLA has won the Crosstown Cup in the head-to-head competition of all sports with USC, 100-90. I still prefer to call it the Lexus Gauntlet. The funny thing now is the school that wins seems to be the only one to announce anything. UCLA has won it for the third time in five years. The football win proved to be a difference maker because it’s … Continue reading UCLA Wins Crosstown Cup

The Pac-12 is going to have the teams with the highest-winning percentage in conference games, instead of the division winners, play in the conference championship game beginning immediately. It will no longer just be the winner of the North vs. the South. In the new format, five of the 11 previous championship game matchups would have been different. So now winning the South Division won’t … Continue reading Pac-12 Just Changed Championship Game Selection Process

Former Pitt WR Jordan Addison has reportedly narrowed his choices to USC and Texas. USC remains the frontrunner for Addison. One of the things I used to love was calling legendary college football expert Beano Cook. He never said “hello” when he answered the phone, and would say something like, “Lt. Columbo.” Cook died in 2012 but his memoirs are coming out. The New York … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Jordan Addison Narrows Choices

Here’s a Carol Folt quote on from the Athletic story the Lincoln Riley hire. “I did have a couple of people who wrote me letters and said, ‘Boy, I’ve been giving you a lot of grief online. I want to say I’m sorry.’ I did get those and it was actually really fun to get those,” Folt said. “And I got really nice ones from … Continue reading Did You Tell Carol Folt You Were Sorry?

One way Lincoln Riley has revamped the USC roster was by telling quite a few players “it’s in your best interest to transfer.” But according to the Athletic, Riley also freed up around 10 scholarships by utilizing an NCAA rule that affects “Aid After Departure of Head Coach.”   The rule says when a coach who recruited and provided a scholarship to a student-athlete is … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Lincoln Riley Uses Rule To Revamp Roster