Don’t Blame Struggles On New QB
I don’t know why but a new excuse I hear from some fans is the Air Raid offense is struggling because JT Daniels got hurt and Graham Harrell had to simplify it for Kedon Slovis and Matt Fink. Does everyone forget Harrell said he installed the entire offense in less than two weeks last spring? That he said the playbook was really small? That Harrell … Continue reading Don’t Blame Struggles On New QB
If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column
Here is the Clay Helton I was waiting for all week and it came during Thursday’s press conference. “When you go to South Bend, Indiana and play a top-10 team and you take them to the brink, you must have played some pretty good ball,” he said. So what does losing at BYU, who is 2-4, mean Clay? Helton never says anything about that. And … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column
The Pac-12 World We Live In
UCLA-Stanford is on ESPN tonight. But Arizona State-Utah, featuring two top 25 teams, is on Pac-12 Network Saturday. And USC, the team that supposedly gets the highest ratings even as it underachieves, will be on Pac-12 Network Saturday night. Is anyone outside Yogi Roth happy about this? Continue reading The Pac-12 World We Live In
USC Going After Cal Commits
This should tell you something about USC’s recruiting class. Today, the Trojans offered four-star tailback Chris Street of JSerra, who is committed to Cal. They also offered three-star wide receiver Casey Filkins of Lake Oswego, Ore., who is also committed to Cal. And they apparently told Filkins he would play tailback. So they want two Cal recruits. At tailback. Is this because Graham Harrell thinks … Continue reading USC Going After Cal Commits
USC Afternoon Notes
It’s the fourth anniversary of the most memorable play in USC special teams coach John Baxter‘s career. Except it happened at Michigan. Did you see DirecTV is going to start carrying the new Cubs channel? The Pac-12 Network is so far out of the picture it’s not even worth discussing. Look, a real coach was at the Galen Center today. Great practice preparing for tomorrow … Continue reading USC Afternoon Notes
10 Things USC Needs To Fix To Beat Arizona
Maybe Clay Helton is walking around the McKay Center like he beat Notre Dame because he knows he is playing Arizona. USC still has things it must fix. But it’s a lot easier to do when you are back in the sanctuary of the Pac-12. 1.) Get Michael Pittman more touches USC’s best receiver had only four receptions vs. Notre Dame and Graham Harrell said … Continue reading 10 Things USC Needs To Fix To Beat Arizona
