USC is sending five players to the NFL Combine: Keaontay Ingram, RB Drake Jackson, LB Drake London, WR Chris Steele, DB Isaac Taylor-Stuart, DB That’s not a great number but if you compare it to the list below, you might think USC was a 4-8 team last season. By the way, ESPN draft analyst Todd McShay lists London as his top wide receiver. Most players … Continue reading USC Sends Five To NFL Combine

Lincoln Riley spent Tuesday at the Super Bowl’s radio row. Here’s what he said during an interview with Jim Rome. On what he likes about the team: “We’ve got a very experienced offensive line coming up I really, really like. A couple young DBs and linebackers in the program that are very strong players as well.” Hmmm. We’ll see on that. Meanwhile, on the fan … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Lincoln Riley Highlights Weakness As Strength

USC superfan (again) Colin Cowherd interviewed Lincoln Riley today and Riley said this: “We didn’t take players from Oklahoma. We took players from the transfer portal. Those players and their families had to make a decision to stay at that university . . . or to enter the portal where they could be recruited by anybody.” I’m all for taking players in the transfer portal … Continue reading Lincoln Riley Says He Didn’t Take Players From Oklahoma

USC QB Caleb Williams is already wearing jersey No. 13 in 7-on-7 workouts with his teammates. That means freshman wide receiver Michael Jackson, who wore 13 last season, will need to switch to a different number. But some of the other players don’t even have numbers yet because of the roster turnover. Once Williams got his number, what else mattered? By the way, I may … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Some Numbers Handed Out Sooner Than Others

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt gave his state of the state address and took a shot at Lincoln Riley. “Can you imagine leaving a place like Norman, Oklahoma for a place like Southern California?” Stitt said. This is known as pandering to your base. Continue reading Oklahoma Gov. Takes Shot At Lincoln Riley

Donte Williams was one of my losers of the week for his performance at last week’s press conference featuring USC assistant coaches. Let’s provide an example: Williams refused to answer any questions about last season or even conversations with Lincoln Riley when he was retained. “I’m not focused on the past at all,” Williams said. “So pretty much regarding the majority of your guys’ questions … Continue reading The USC Assistant Coach In Denial