I’m trying to remember when a spring game really mattered at USC. The day before the 2003 spring game, Pete Carroll named Matt Leinart the starting quarterback. Leinart then looked average in the spring game. Did it mean anything for the fall? Nope. But with a marquee program like USC, the hype sometimes becomes so overwhelming, a spring game can either confirm or contradict it. … Continue reading USC Sunday Buzz: Some Spring Game Thoughts

Here are the stats for the spring scrimmage. For all the talk about the USC secondary, the quarterbacks completed 37-46 passes for 396 yards and two TD’s. But those 4 interceptions stood out. Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long SackMOSS, Miller 16-21-2 133 1 19 0MAIAVA, Jayden 15-17-1 172 1 27 0JENSEN, Jake 6-8-1 91 0 36 1 Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgPETERSON, … Continue reading USC Freaks And (Stat) Geeks

If you need a spring game takeaway, is the defense’s improvement going to offset the ordinary look of the offense? Miller Moss with a short TD pass. So far, Jayden Maiva has outplayed Miller Moss. Miller Moss throws another interception on tipped pass and Prophet Brown goes 100-yards for TD. Tough day for Moss. Third-string offense scores a TD as running back Bryan Jackson has … Continue reading USC Spring Scrimmage Live

The USC spring scrimmage is today! One last chance for the Pac-12 Network to get you if you are not actually going to the Coliseum. Unlike some, I don’t like to overreact to spring games because the roster is missing players who will be here in the fall, especially in the transfer portal era. I’d say the things to watch today are the overall approach … Continue reading It’s Spring Scrimmage Day!