USC Morning Buzz: One Way To Get Lincoln Riley To Play Notre Dame (Maybe)
USC returns its entire starting offensive line from last season. Is that such a good thing? I mean, the line wasn’t all that great (unless you believe the fan boys). He blamed the officiating. He blamed injuries. My favorite part is when he was asked if he ever thought about putting guard Ryan Cornish back in the game? “No. Ryan Cornish was minus-12 in 7 … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: One Way To Get Lincoln Riley To Play Notre Dame (Maybe)
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USC Sunday Buzz: A View On Gary Patterson
Here’s what a coach who worked with Gary Patterson said about the idea of him becoming defensive coordinator. “It will be a good hire if they get the old Gary Patterson and not old Gary Patterson,” he said. Here’s a current view: Continue reading USC Sunday Buzz: A View On Gary Patterson
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Purdue Fills Galen Center
USC started the day with a 13-3 record in basketball. But you wouldn’t know it from the crowd at the Galen Center, which was full of Purdue fans. Listen to the crowd here: And look how full the pub next to the Galen Center got before the game. It must drive Eric Musselman crazy with all the promotion work he does. The official attendance: 8,629. Continue reading Purdue Fills Galen Center
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USC Saturday Buzz: Re-signing Means Nothing
You know why it was a dumb idea for USC to announce every player who re-signed for next year? Because it was meaningless. USC AJ Tuitele was announced as re-signing on Christmas Eve. But he entered the transfer portal Friday night. Excuse me? Should every signing that gets announced have a disclaimer: Doesn’t mean anything. Yes, that is college football today. Oh, and USC deleted … Continue reading USC Saturday Buzz: Re-signing Means Nothing
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If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column
Well, look what’s coming in early March: According to the publisher’s website, American Trojan is about “a visionary technologist who transformed the University of Southern California into one of the nation’s most prestigious private research universities. “At a time when many universities have succumbed to ideology over truth, under (Max) Nikias’s leadership, USC retained its academic integrity in the face of high-stakes negotiations, high-rolling donors, … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column
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Lincoln Riley Finally Hires A Special Teams Coach
Lincoln Riley is finally going to hire a veteran special teams coach . . . after four years. Mike Ekeler, who was USC’s linebackers coach in 2013, is being hired from Nebraska to coach special teams according to CBS Sports. Before Nebraska, Ekeler was outside linebackers coach and special teams coordinator at Tennessee. So this should be a step up for the special teams. Hopefully … Continue reading Lincoln Riley Finally Hires A Special Teams Coach
InsideUSC with Scott Wolf 