USC incoming freshman QB Jaxson Dart was named Maxpreps Player of the Year. Dart’s senior stats were impressive: He set a Utah record with 67 touchdown passes. He also passed for 4,691 yards and rushed for 1,195 yards with 12 TDs. Former USC defensive lineman/defensive line coach Kenechi Udeze has joined the Tennessee Titans staff as assistant defensive line coach. According to Football Scoop, USC … Continue reading USC Friday Notes: Recruit Gets Honor/Job Offer Declined

If USC needs to hire anything right now, it might be a human resources director. There never seems to be a lack of openings to fill and they seemed to get filled the way they usually do in coaching circles: Connections. The one key, however, is not a connection to Clay Helton, who has limited ties. USC is interviewing Texas director of recruiting Bryan Carrington … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column

Are three-year contracts the standard deal for USC football these days? Inside Texas reports that Bryan Carrington, director of recruiting at Texas, has been offered a three-deal by USC to “work in quality control.” A three-year deal with a quality control coach? The pandemic does not seem to affect spending, unless it concerns buying out Clay Helton. Continue reading Report: USC Offers Texas Recruiting Director 3-Year Deal

I suppose you could have a contest on who makes more for doing less? Clay Helton or Larry Scott? Helton earns more than $4.5 million and Scott $5.4 million in the last reported figures. At least Scott makes his own bad decisions. Helton seems to just fire assistant coaches for his millions. He doesn’t even hire them anymore. The depressing thing is that the slow-moving … Continue reading Who Would Guess Pac-12 CEO’s Would Act Faster Than USC?

What does it say if someone can get a three-year contract offer to coach tight ends at USC? You can see that Coach Bohn and Co. are making decisions for a future that does not include you-know-who. On the other hand, let’s say USC got someone like Luke Fickell to replace Clay Helton? Does that mean Fickell gets told he has to keep several assistant … Continue reading Morning Buzz: USC Conducting Business As Not-Usual

Seattle-area prosecutor’s today filed three charges against ex-USC offensive lineman Chad Wheeler. The charges were first-degree domestic violence assault, domestic violence unlawful imprisonment and resisting arrest. Wheeler, who was with the Seattle Seahawks, has been accused of choking his girlfriend until she lost consciousness. He has been accused of telling his girl friend to stand up and bow to him. She refused and he allegedly … Continue reading Former USC Offensive Lineman Chad Wheeler Arrested