Donte Williams is expected to become cornerbacks coach and passing game coordinator at USC, according to the Athletic. Some of the USC media is already drooling, of course. Like I say after every hire, if it’s good, who does it help? Charles Clay Helton. The real question is what was Williams promised to leave Oregon and work for a lame duck? He was obviously given … Continue reading Looks Like USC Hired Corners Coach
USC wants to hire Oregon cornerbacks coach Donte Williams but the Ducks are making a counteroffer to try and keep him. It really says something that USC or Todd Orlando identified an Oregon assistant to bolster the coaching staff. Oregon has become the program to emulate in the Pac-12. Just a few years ago, it seemed like USC was the top program but that was … Continue reading USC Wants To Steal Oregon Assistant
USC will join Notre Dame, Connecticut and Vanderbilt in the Legends Classic at the Barclays Center on Nov. 23-24 in Brooklyn. USC will play Notre Dame at the Coliseum on Nov. 28, which means the schools might play each other in both sports the last week of November . . . but 2,800 miles apart. At least Andy Enfield is playing in a real tournament. Continue reading USC Football/Basketball May Play Notre Dame In Same Week
Former USC assistant coach Johnny Nansen is close to being hired as UCLA defensive line coach, according to BruinReportOnline. This is a strange hire. Nansen is a jack-of-all trades but hasn’t coached defensive line since 2011 at Washington. Is he being hired for his recruiting abilities? That’s the only possible explanation I can imagine because no one in coaching circles ever mentioned Nansen’s coaching as … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Johnny Nansen To UCLA?
USC is tied with UCLA in the Pac-12 basketball standings. UCLA! This is why you cannot have Clay Helton and Andy Enfield lead programs. They are perennial underachievers. Helton is a figurehead with no power. He lets Graham Harrell and Todd Orlando handle the X’s and O’s. Enfield’s problem is he lets two coaches bring in the talent (Jason Hart, Eric Mobley) but there is … Continue reading University Of Shaky Coaches
USC’s awful loss to Arizona State last night once again serves as a great reminder of the predicament Lynn Swann has left USC in at the moment. He tied up Clay Helton to a long-term contract extension with no buyout. He tied up Andy Enfield to a long-term contract extension with no buyout. And now USC is stuck with two mediocre coaches. Now maybe there … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Lynn Swann’s Parting Gift
