This is an amazing example of gall from Lincoln Riley. He had the nerve this morning at the Alamo Bowl press conference to play the tough guy regarding to Notre Dame. “Had Notre Dame lived up to their word and played us anytime, anywhere we’d be playing them the next two years.” This is like a loudmouth at the bar who wants to fight someone … Continue reading Lincoln Riley Talks Tough To Notre Dame

USC defensive coordinator D’Anton Lynn is going to Penn State, per Matt Zenitz. It should be fairly easy for USC to upgrade here. Can someone else allow 500 yards of offense to Illinois? Or more than 400 yards to Oregon and Notre Dame? Well, no more Notre Dame. So who leaves with him? Is he taking Dawg Work? Does Rob Ryan want to move to … Continue reading D’Anton Lynn To Penn State

Did Matt Leinart feel some backlash to his weak response to the cancellation of the USC-Notre Dame game? Below is an updated response he gave to his initial comments. I don’t understand the last line. “Understand the decision to suspend given the situation we were put into.” What situation was that? Did someone force USC into the Big Ten? Did someone force USC to whine … Continue reading Sunday Buzz: The Backlash Continues

Some great Trojans passed away in 2025 and I’ll be spotlighting them next week. Continue reading Saturday Buzz: Life Imitates Art

Kyle Whittingham signed a five-year contract to become the head coach at Michigan. Time to take the Wolverines off the schedule! Did Sir Lincoln of Riley call Jen Cohen to wipe Michigan off future schedules today? Riley is 0-3 against Whittingham at USC. USC already doesn’t want to go back there in November. They probably will say they don’t want a home game in November … Continue reading Time To Take Michigan Off Schedule

What a wild week it’s been with all the controversy over the USC-Notre Dame rivalry. If there has been a positive, it’s been the way many USC and Notre Dame fans have unified on this issue. They don’t want to hear excuses or engage in the lame trash talk. They just want a great rivalry back. As an ex-USC player tol me this week: “The … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column