USC offensive coordinator Tee Martin should be talking about how inconsistent the offense has been through six games. Or worse. Like how it scored only 3 points against Stanford. Instead, he offers this joke: “Teams gotta figure out how they want to defend us … What’s good for me and us is, we’ve shown we can win games doing both.” Continue reading USC Quote Of The Day

Anything for publicity. Lane Kiffin now says he has offered a scholarship to Cole Leinart, the 11-year-old son of fomer USC QB Matt Leinart. Remember Kiffin made news when he offered David Sills at 13, who never made it to USC. He also offered Tee Martin’s son, Kaden, when he was 13. Kaden Martin is starting at quarterback at Redondo High School as a freshman. … Continue reading Lane Kiffin Offers Matt Leinart’s 11-Year-Old Son

I mentioned JT Daniels’ arm strength in yesterday’s report card. During the bye week, his arm was rested because he was tired. Did he look like his arm was strong after the rest against Colorado? Like I said, Daniels did a good job after the interceptions. But if he walked down the street, you would not think he was a football player. I’m not sure … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz

I did my report card on the USC-Colorado game. Click on this link to see it. Continue reading USC-Colorado Report Card

Porter Gustin was named to the Associated Press midseason All-America second team. Gustin will miss 17 games in the past two seasons after he fractured his ankle Saturday against Colorado. Former USC wide receiver Joseph Lewis was sentenced to a year in prison and five years probation after he pleaded no contest to felony domestic violence. Lewis punched, scratched and strangled his girlfriend in July, according … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz

Here is my column for the Sporting News on the Pac-12’s awful weekend. Excerpt: No two-loss team has ever made the Playoff, so Oregon, with a 5-1 record, is the newest pretender to be presented as the Pac-12’s top team. USC, Stanford and Washington already blew their chances, so the Ducks offer the best case scenario. But exactly how Oregon would leapfrog any legitimate contender from … Continue reading The Pac-12’s Bad Weekend