USC is ranked No. 22 in tonight’s College Football Playoff rankings. And it won’t lose before the next poll comes out in seven days, so they should move up even more. The Trojans are the highest-ranked four-loss team. I’m sure Clay Helton has a way to make all of this sound appealing to Mike Bohn. As for me? It’s irrelevant. Continue reading USC Moves Up To No. 22 In CFP Rankings

Here’s what St. John Bosco quarterback D.J. Uiagalelei told the Associated Press about why he is going to Clemson instead of his childhood favorite, USC. “I felt like I just want to play on the biggest stage . . . Right now the Pac 12 is not how the Pac-12 used to be when they used to have teams loaded like the old ‘SC.” USC … Continue reading Another Reminder For Mike Bohn

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QUARTERBACK Just remember Clay Helton is now 0 for 2 on QB calls. I’d argue 0 for 3 but not in this space. He picked JT Daniels over Kedon Slovis and Slovis would be on the bench if Daniels were healthy. Grade: A RUNNING BACK It must be fun to be window dressing for the Air Raid. Yes, there’s a play here or there but … Continue reading USC-UCLA Report Card

How many times have you heard a college football pundit say Clay Helton went 8-4 vs. a difficult schedule? They have a point. Look at some of the teams USC beat: Stanford without quarterback K.J. Costello Utah without tailback Zach Moss Colorado with woozy QB Steven Montez Arizona State without QB Jayden Daniels Cal without QB Chase Garbers UCLA with quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson nursing a … Continue reading Morning Buzz: USC Did Face That Difficult Schedule, Right?

Here is what Petros Papadakis said today on his radio show about Clay Helton: “Clay has never fully embraced how high the standards are at USC. If they aren’t high anymore then keep him, that will send a message to your fan base. “Helton teams are consistently inconsistently. They are 13-11 over the last two seasons and that is exactly what Clay Helton. It isn’t … Continue reading Petros Papadakis Says Clay Helton Never Embraced High Standards