Despite how Lincoln Riley portrayed things last week, people inside the athletic dept. are less convinced that he likes his new arrangement at USC. Athletic director Jen Cohen, who is unconvinced with Riley, now has football czar Chad Bowden running important parts of the program. What happens if Bowden likes a player from California and Riley likes a player from Georgia? Who wins? What happens … Continue reading Morning Buzz: An Uneasy And Unproven Alliance At USC

Because the Super Bowl is today, I’m creating a post where you can make a prediction or comment on the game. Will the Chiefs win their third straight? Can Saquon Barkley win it for the Eagles? Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid wanted to go to USC and enrolled at Glendale College on the recommendation of Trojans coaches. Reid didn’t get any Division I offers when he … Continue reading It’s Super Sunday!

In Friday’s column, I wrote about some of the starters for USC in its game against Minnesota in 1953. Here’s a couple stars who were not listed in that starting lineup but key players. If that wasn’t enough, he won a bronze medal in the discus at the 1956 Olympics and was NCAA champion in the discus in 1955. He was also a member of … Continue reading USC Notes: The Friday Column Supplement

Look at the difference between Lincoln Riley and Kenny Dillingham. Riley has talked a lot about the importance of NIL and how USC needed to increase its budget to compete. Dillingham, on the other hand, shows how to survive/thrive without a huge NIL budget. “Nobody comes here cause they get paid more money. So, if you’re a recruit, I’m sorry. You come here because you … Continue reading USC Saturday Buzz: Lincoln Riley Vs. Kenny Dillingham

Eric Musselman said after USC upset Michigan State last week that he and his staff try to eat lunch on campus every day to connect with students. I ran a picture of Musselman and his staff having lunch at Il Giordano at the USC Village with Tounde Yessoufou, the No. 16-ranked player in the nation (he committed to Baylor). Can anyone imagine our boy, Sir … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column

Did you see this quote from new USC cornerbacks coach Trovon Reed? “I like guys that, man, I don’t have to tell you to go bite . . , if you got a guard dog in your house, and you gotta tell him when to bite the people who breaking in? I don’t think that’s a guard dog.” A Big Ten coach who saw it … Continue reading USC Quote Of The Day