Former USC defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin, the father of Lane Kiffin, died today in Oxford, Miss. He was 84. #USC is an unserious football program. pic.twitter.com/AKvRe4EEIz — Message Board Geniuses (@BoardGeniuses) July 11, 2024 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Continue reading USC Afternoon Notes: Summer Of Unrest

Shortly after Lincoln Riley got hired, the athletic dept. planned a nation-wide tour where the new coach would meet alumni, boosters and fans. Then they told Riley about it. The tour never happened, of course. Some people will just be happy if he hosts the Salute to Troy kickoff dinner in August. He hasn’t the past 2 years. Will Carol Folt be there? Continue reading USC Notes: The Tour That Never Happened

Arizona State coach Kenny Dillingham said Tuesday that he expects to have to use silent counts on offense for most road games in the Big 12 this season. “I’m fired up to be in a league and . . . have sold out crowds of people lining the gates to get in. Screaming, passionate, loud.” If that is the case, imagine what USC and Lincoln … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Life About To Get Tougher

Yesterday I asked about the big USC Football Fan Experience Survey that Brandon Sosna sent fans in 2021. Here’s what happened: Sosna created a “Fan Advisory Board” that was supposed to have 15 members, including a current student, a faculty member and a broad array of “fans” (including alumni). Then USC hired Lincoln Riley and the whole thing was basically scrapped. Thanks Sosna! Continue reading USC Notes: A Follow-Up To Yesterday’s Question

Did you see On3 dropped a star from quarterback Julian Lewis? He is now a 4-star QB instead of a 5-star. So after being force-fed every development about Lewis for the past year, including his flirtations with other schools, Lewis is now only the 7th-best QB in the nation per On3? There is now a QB at Corona Centennial (Husan Longstreet) ranked higher than Lewis … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: The 5-Star Just Became 4-Star