USC is ranked No. 21 in the AP Top 25 after its victory over Utah. How about Cal? The Golden Bears are ranked No. 15. Oregon is No. 13. Washington is No. 17. Utah is No. 19. USC is ranked No. 25 in the Coaches’ poll. The Trojans had 130 points while No. 26 Memphis had 109. AP poll below: 1 Clemson (4-0) 1 ACC 1,543 … Continue reading Morning Buzz: USC Back Into Top 25

Did you notice wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown caught three passes in the first five plays against Utah? Those are scripted plays and it makes sense because there was talk of discontent last week with the fact St. Brown caught only one pass vs. BYU. And if Clay Helton doesn’t like something, it is an unhappy skill player. Remember two years ago when Michael Pittman’s … Continue reading USC Notes: Get The Stars The Ball

If the attendance was nothing special, there was a special atmosphere at the Coliseum on Friday night with Reggie Bush in attendance. I won’t get into Bush’s refusal to show contrition for his actions or his past comments putting blame on USC. He showed up and took a shot at Clay Helton. You don’t see that from Matt Leinart. The end-zone celebration with Markese Stepp … Continue reading Reggie Bush Creates Special Atmosphere

Did we all just watch a game with 27 penalties? It really reminded more of last year’s victory over Washington State, when JT Daniels was throwing jump balls to wide receivers against the Cougars’ hapless cornerbacks. Utah’s frailties were on full display. Bad secondary. No defensive adjustments. Bad offensive line. Insistence on running the ball up the middle despite little success. USC won despite showing … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: What A Pac-12 Product

USC’s defensive line played well and Matt Fink was inspiring in place of Kedon Slovis. But Utah proved to be Utah. Not ready for prime time. Or the Coliseum. The secondary was awful. The play calling, with its stubborn tries to go up the middle. The bad reads on USC blitzes. And USC had so many of its typical bad things: The penalties. The bad … Continue reading Discuss The USC-Utah Game

Markese Stepp scores on a 4-yard run. That ought to put the game away. USC 30-20. Drake Jackson forces intentional grounding in end zone for a safety USC 23, Utah 20 Utah kicks a field goal and USC leads, 21-20, early in the fourth quarter. USC had 10 men on the field for the extra point. Thanks, Baxter! No one covered the tight end as … Continue reading USC-Utah Live Blog