Talanoa Hufanga finally makes a play and gets an INT. Colorado finally returned to form and lost to Utah today, so USC is the Pac-12 South champion. But who will the Trojans play Friday at the Coliseum? Washington? Oregon? Colorado if one more Pac-12 game gets called off and the conference falls below the minimum threshold? Meanwhile, Kirk Herbstreit ripped the conference on Game Day: … Continue reading USC Clinches Pac-12 South While Kirk Herbstreit Rips Pac-12

You want to sum up today’s game? The teams UCLA has beaten are 1-9. The teams USC has beaten are 2-10. What a rivalry. Some USC fans told me the Trojans can only play who is in front of them. I never saw much effort to do much more than find a soft landing post-COVID-19. USC never tried to play Oregon in Game 1, when … Continue reading Morning Buzz: Pick The USC-UCLA Score

Ishmael Sopsher, a reserve defensive lineman from Alabama, announced he would transfer to USC. Sopsher decided to leave Alabama in October after falling out of the Alabama defensive line rotation. Alabama had two true freshmen, Jamil Burroughs and Tim Smith, join the defensive line rotation in the third game vs. Georgia. Sopsher did not make an appearance in 2020 and played in one game in … Continue reading USC Adds Alabama Transfer

It’s been 33 years since Erik Affholter made one of the biggest catches in USC history and the Crosstown Rivalry. And one question remains: Did he actually catch the controversial touchdown? “I felt like I caught the ball but it bounced off (UCLA cornerback) Marcus Turner’s hands, off my shoulder pads and my face mask,” Affholter said.“I secured it but I didn’t know where I … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column

The SEC and ESPN Networks have signed a 10-year deal beginning in 2024. That means on Saturdays you could have a 12:30 p.m. PT SEC game and then an ABC prime time SEC game. That takes away opportunities for other conferences . . . like the Pac-12. There will be plenty of 7:30 p.m. time slots available on ESPN. Thanks, Larry Scott! Continue reading The SEC Scores A Big TV Deal, What About Pac-12?

The Washington-Oregon game is off. Huskies coach Jimmy Lake said this week if Washington could not play Saturday, it might not be able to play the following weekend either under county health guidelines. So who would USC play if it beats UCLA? Two-loss Oregon? Colorado? Would Washington try to move somewhere else? Can anyone see Larry Scott handling this cleanly? Continue reading USC’s Potential Opponent In Pac-12 Title Game? Who Knows?