Do you think some people at USC, like Carol Folt, are feeling a little vindicated today regarding Urban Meyer? Meyer hired controversial former Iowa strength coach Chris Doyle, who resigned Friday night and was criticized below by former USC wide receiver Keyshawn Johnson. The kicker is Meyer said his relationship with Doyle went back to their days at Utah. Doyle was at Utah in 1998. … Continue reading Morning Buzz: Will USC Bureaucrats Feel Vindication On Urban Meyer?

USC needs help at linebacker and a major transfer-portal target has been Tennessee linebacker Henry To’o To’o, who is from Northern California. But a college coach I spoke to on Thursday said To’o To’o is expected to transfer to Alabama . . . as a walk-on! Talk about a power move. To’o To’o was Tennessee’s leading tackler last season and he is willing to walk-on … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column

The next time you hear Mike Bohn talk about the Trojan Family and act like he knows what it means, consider this: He allowed former USC defensive lineman Christian Tupou to recently be fired as an assistant strength coach. There’s nothing wrong with firing a strength coach. But I doubt Bohn knew anything about whether Tupou was doing a good job. Bohn just got rid … Continue reading Beware Talk Of Trojan Family

Some USC boosters got together this morning and were talking about . . . the Super Bowl? That was four days ago. Why not USC? “A lot of us don’t really care at this point,” a booster told me. “We’re tired of waiting for a coaching change.” This is the hurdle for USC once things get back to a more normal state. If crowds are … Continue reading USC Fans Not Buying In To Anything Yet

Make sure to sign up for the new USC newsletter here, where I have detailed coaching friction and the weird culture of the program this week. Speaking of the odd culture, a coach told me one reason there was no significant change last season despite the massive coaching overhaul is that no matter what happens, the players still know they can get their way with … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Can Culture Change Without Real Change?

I keep wondering how USC’s other coaches like it when Donte Williams gets all the credit for the recruiting class? Williams probably deserves most of the plaudits. But if it is true, what did Todd Orlando or Vic So’oto do? I thought So’oto was supposed to be a budding Ed Orgeron but he didn’t produce much in this recruiting class. What about Korey Foreman, you … Continue reading Can Someone Else Recruit Besides Donte Williams?