USC Morning Buzz: Monday Notebook
Do you still trust recruiting rankings? USC linebacker Cameron Smith is inconsistent at times but the fact remains he has outperformed three other linebackers that were rated higher than him in the Trojans’ 2015 recruiting class. Here are the national rankings from Rivals.com for USC’s 2015 linebackers: Porter Gustin 25 John Houston 30 Osa Masina 37 Cameron Smith 126 Gustin was hurt most of last … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Monday Notebook
Even Lane Kiffin Thinks USC Baseball Needs To Regain Tradition
Former USC coach Lane Kiffin “liked” my tweet this morning that featured my blog post on USC baseball. Kiffin must agree something needs to be done to revive USC baseball. Who knew he followed USC baseball closely? Continue reading Even Lane Kiffin Thinks USC Baseball Needs To Regain Tradition
USC Picture Of The Day
Here is legendary USC baseball coach Rod Dedeaux talking to second baseman Mike Gillespie in 1962. Gillespie succeeded Dedeaux and won a national title in 1998. USC needs to find a way to regain the tradition that these coaches instilled. It has one NCAA Tournament appearance since Gillespie was fired in 2006. USC has unique challenges as a private school with baseball’s scholarship limitations but … Continue reading USC Picture Of The Day
Sunday Buzz: What Is Going On With USC Baseball?
USC lost to UCLA, 19-2, on Saturday. The Trojans lost to the Bruins, 16-1, on Friday. That means USC was outscored, 35-3, in two games. Think it was a fluke? Earlier in the year, Stanford outscored USC, 34-2, in a three-game series. USC is 18-17 overall and 6-11 in the Pac-12. The Trojans are in eighth place in the conference. Can USC coach Dan Hubbs … Continue reading Sunday Buzz: What Is Going On With USC Baseball?
Things Could Always Be Worse
UCLA coach Chip Kelly probably wasn’t overly impressed by the quarterback stats at the UCLA spring game. Devon Modster: 7-11 for 37 yards, 1 INT., 0 TD Austin Burton: 6-8 for 110 yards, 0 INT., 1 TD Matt Lynch: 3-11 for 35 yards, 1 INT., 1 TD Jackson Gibbs: 2-4, 1 INT., 0 TD At least it was a 90-play scrimmage and not a 40-play … Continue reading Things Could Always Be Worse
Saturday Buzz: Two Quarterbacks That Could Have Gone To USC
I realize JT Daniels is supposed to be the best QB who ever played. But I think it is worth noting today that the younger brother of Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa committed to the Crimson Tide. So Alabama will have Tua and Taulia Tagovailoa at quarterback in 2019. Why does it matter to USC? Because Tua and his father used to walk around in USC … Continue reading Saturday Buzz: Two Quarterbacks That Could Have Gone To USC
