With little fanfare earlier this week, the College Football Hall of Fame announced its Class of 2022. No one from USC made the class, which was surprising to some because Reggie Bush was on the ballot. But I wrote in August there was a campaign by some voters opposed to Bush being on the ballot. “One of the things you are supposed to take into … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Reggie Bush Surprisingly Not In News

Quarterback Jaxson Dart and tight end Michael Trigg are considering Mississippi and Oklahoma among other schools. A move to Mississippi makes sense because Matt Corral and is gone backup Luke Altmyer appeared in only four games last season. Oklahoma is a little different because Dillon Gabriel transferred there and already played for new offensive coordinator Jeff Lebby. So unless Dart wants to sit out a … Continue reading Jaxson Dart Looking At Some Big Schools

I hope new defensive coordinator Alex Grinch runs a tight ship in the meeting rooms. Grinch is the defensive coordinator and safeties coach. Roy Manning coaches nickel backs. Donte Williams coaches cornerbacks. Here are my concerns: Who’s going to run the secondary meetings? Grinch because he is the coordinator? Will they meet separate with the corners, safeties and nickels in different rooms? Which coach is … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: How Many Voices Are Enough?

It’s almost like people are on auto-pilot when they do their too-early Top 25 rankings. I’ve already seen USC as high as No. 14 (Dennis Dodd) but the Trojans seem to just get slotted into the Top 25 rankings because of their name. I get that Lincoln Riley, Caleb Williams and an easy schedule are positives. But what about the negatives? But USC always made … Continue reading The Auto-Pilot Early Top 25 Rankings

The fans and many recruits are fully invested in the Lincoln Riley era. No news there. But what’s interesting is some others seem surprisingly unswayed. For example, tight end Michael Trigg thinks he is better served to look elsewhere. Who saw that coming? He looks like someone who could thrive in Riley’s offense. There’s also been some transfers who visited and then decided to go … Continue reading Not Everyone Swooning Over Lincoln Riley Apparently

WINNERS Caleb Williams He got wined and dined with trips to SoFi Stadium and Crypto-whatever arena and will likely bring Oklahoma wide receiver Mario Williams with him. I would be nervous if I was USC wide receiver Michael Jackson, who wears No. 13, if you know what I mean. Lincoln Riley He’s getting his superstar QB to start the USC era. But who is going … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Winners And Losers Of The Week