I’m told the delay in tight end Mark Bowman signing with USC was over NIL wording. He was the last and 35th recruit to sign with the Trojans. How many will stay at USC in the next 2-3 years? USC signed six wide receivers. How many will eventually transfer? It’s going to be interesting to see how you blend 35 recruits (plus transfers) into the … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Signing Day A Success, Now Who Transfers?

It’s Signing Day and USC has the No. 1-recruiting class. Who is flipping? Wide receiver Kayden Dixon-Wyatt of Mater Dei has flipped from Ohio State to USC. Chris Henry, also of Mater Dei, was suppoed to sign with Ohio State but is holding off because wide receivers coach Brian Hartline was hired by South Florida. “I have not signed yet. Still trying to weigh my … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Signing Day Is Here!

USC has the nation’s No. 1-ranked recruiting class but Lincoln Riley is bypassing the traditional Signing Day press conference that would celebrate the accomplishment. I bet Chad “Charmin” Bowden would love to hold a press conference to highlight the class. But Riley cannot be bothered. He must be feeling good about his 9-3 record. Continue reading Lincoln Riley Won’t Comment On Signing Day

Here’s a new USC tradition that seems to happen every year now at the last home game of the year. Once again, former players feel like they have been treated like cattle at the Coliseum. “You could not make former players feel more unwelcome and devalued,” a former player told me. Former players were told they could participate in the Senior Salute but instead of … Continue reading USC Notes: Here’s A New/Unwanted Tradition

QUARTERBACK Jayden Maiava was pretty much the offense, or whatever you would call it, until UCLA collapsed in the fourth quarter. It wasn’t one of his best games but it didn’t need to be. Grade: B- RUNNING BACK The running game was fairly atrocious until King Miller’s 41-yard TD run. If USC wasn’t playing UCLA, it might have mattered. Grade: C WIDE RECEIVER Can Makai … Continue reading USC-UCLA Report Card

As you know, UCLA hired James Madison coach Bob Chesney. My reaction: I always like it when you hire a coach who is used to doing more with less. When you hire someone who coached at Salve Regina, being at UCLA will seem like Disneyland. It’s the opposite of when you hire a Lincoln Riley, who demands a new football building and doesn’t want to … Continue reading The Crosstown Rivalry Gets Spicy