Since the coaches’ preseason poll comes out first, it’s not unusual for the AP poll to have some remarkable coincidences. For example, USC is ranked No. 6 today in the AP Top 25 poll, just like in the coaches’ poll. Five Pac-12 teams made the Top 25. RANK SCHOOL POINTS 1 Georgia (60) 1,572 2 Michigan (2) 1,490 3 Ohio State (1) 1,400 4 Alabama … Continue reading USC Ranked No. 6 In AP Poll

One thing going on in USC training camp is a slower-than-expected development with the offensive line. With so many new transfers starting, it was expected to take some time for the line to gel. But sources said some of the problems the first two weeks were not necessarily related to the unit’s cohesion. “There’s been some sloppiness, penalties, things that are going to get fixed,” … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Some Things Take Time To Fix

This is widely regarded as a banner year for the Pac-12 with USC, Washington, Oregon, Utah, Oregon State, UCLA and Washington State getting votes in the USA Today coaches’ preseason poll. But the flip side of the Pac-12 is not inspiring oddsmaker Danny Sheridan of DrafKings. He lists four Pac-12 teams among his worst 12 teams in the Power 5 Conferences. Sheridan has Arizona No. … Continue reading USC Sunday Buzz: Pac-12 Well-Represented Among Nation’s Worst P5 Teams

A reader asked me why Caleb Williams was not at his bobblehead night at Dodger Stadium? USC is right in the middle of training camp. If the team is not practicing, there are also plenty of meetings and other things going on. So it really wasn’t realistic to think he would attend. If the Dodgers really cared, they should have done the bobblehead night in … Continue reading A Question About Caleb Williams