One complaint I keep hearing from USC fans is they hate going to night games at the Coliseum. It’s not a new argument, obviously, and former Arizona coach Rich Rodriguez was among the vocal critics of all the night games some teams played. So I decided to see how many night games each Pac-12 school played last season. Pac-12 North Oregon — 6Oregon State — … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: What Was With All The Night Games Last Season?

Are you one of the Rams fans outraged by today’s new logo? Agustin Huneeus Jr., who paid $50,000 to rig his daughter’s SAT score and $250,000 to have her accepted to USC as a water polo recruit, was released from prison two weeks early because of the coronavirus. He was originally sentenced to five months in prison. By the way, what is going on with … Continue reading USC Notes: Are You An Outraged Rams Fan?

It seems like point spreads are coming out more frequently right now. USC is a 6-point favorite over Washington; a 6.5-point favorite over UCLA; a 3.5-point underdog to Oregon; a 6.5-point favorite over Stanford and a 14.5-point underdog vs. Alabama. All point spreads are according to BetOnline. Continue reading USC Point Spreads For Select Games

Did anyone benefit more from a lack of spring practice than JT Daniels? It’s like a football team moving up in the rankings because of a bye. He wasn’t really ready to practice anyways and he can’t fall further behind Kedon Slovis than he already is now that spring workouts appear unlikely. Like I said before, the coaches say Slovis is the starter. Even they … Continue reading Not Everyone Hurt By Lack Of USC Spring Practice

Here’s USC wide receiver Erik Affholter making a catch and run against UCLA cornerback Marcus Turner in 1987. Affholter had a famous/controversial 33-yard TD catch in that game to lead the Trojans to 17-13 victory. What many people forget is that after Affholter’s TD catch, USC safety Mark Carrier intercepted a Troy Aikman pass in the final minute to seal the victory. USC is a … Continue reading USC Time Capsule: 1987

I guess it’s time for another quick flashback. On Signing Day in 2005, I met with Pete Carroll about 8 p.m. but for a different reason: To speak about the fact I had heard he was going to take the offensive coordinator’s title away from Norm Chow. It was really Carroll’s way to push Chow out and hire back Steve Sarkisian. Lane Kiffin and Sarkisian … Continue reading USC Sunday Buzz: Coaches Didn't Need To Speak To Each Other To Win