USC Practicing On Lincoln Riley Anniversary
Did you know USC is practicing this week? The workouts are closed to the media. I can imagine how much energy there is with a Holiday or Las Vegas Bowl bid apparently coming this weekend. What is Caleb Williams doing at the practices? I’m sure when these practices were originally scheduled, USC thought they would be in preparation for the Pac-12 championship game. Plane flying … Continue reading USC Practicing On Lincoln Riley Anniversary
USC Morning Buzz: Good News For Lincoln Riley?
If Chip Kelly lost to USC and beat Cal, would he have a job today? It seems like everything revolves around the USC game. As the L.A. Times reported, UCLA has never fired a coach at the end of a season where the Bruins beat the Trojans. It reinforces the old stereotype that UCLA is happy to go 1-9 in football if the one victory … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Good News For Lincoln Riley?
USC Notes: The Lincoln Defenders Are Struggling
One argument from Lincoln Riley defenders is that he had such a major rebuild to do, it’s not totally unreasonable for USC to go 7-5. Did they look at Arizona’s roster? Oregon State’s roster? Utah after its injuries? Those teams all finished ahead of USC. Cal finished one game behind USC. Cal!?!?! If the Bears converted a 2-point play, they are ahead of USC in … Continue reading USC Notes: The Lincoln Defenders Are Struggling
USC Morning Buzz: Roster Could Turnover Quite A Bit
You would think in Year 3 there would be more roster stability at USC, but there are a group of players who either want to enter the transfer portal or will be told to enter it. That’s what happens when you go 7-5 after being considered a College Football Playoff contender. What will happen with players like linebacker Raesjon Davis, Korey Foreman and Ceyair Wright? … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Roster Could Turnover Quite A Bit
Two Ways Of Looking At USC Bowl Game
Bowl guru Jerry Palm has USC playing Maryland in the Las Vegas Bowl. For the glass half-full crowd, it’s a Big Ten preview. The teams play Oct. 19 in College Park, Md. For the glass half-empty crowd, it’s two 7-5 teams and unmotivated USC likely without Caleb Williams in a meaningless game. Continue reading Two Ways Of Looking At USC Bowl Game
Sunday Buzz: Just In Case You Forgot A Week Ago
How’s that loss to UCLA holding up? Here’s a stat courtesy of Cal writer Avinash Kunnath. “In the month of November, UCLA has played 15 quarters of football. In 11 quarters, they’ve managed 24 points. USC gave up 38 in the other four.” Think about that. Arizona State stopped UCLA. Cal stopped UCLA. USC could not come close to stopping UCLA. Remember that as Lincoln … Continue reading Sunday Buzz: Just In Case You Forgot A Week Ago