USC does not have a special teams coach but it does have someone who handles the special teams. Ryan Dougherty is the Trojans’ “special teams analyst.” He spent the previous 5 seasons (2017-21) as the special teams analyst at Oklahoma.“He can’t wear headsets and do all the things that a regular assistant coach does (like recruiting and on-field coaching) but he does handle the special … Continue reading Sunday Buzz: It’s Obvious USC Needs A Special Teams Coach

I’m glad I waited a bit before writing this post because I want to put it in perspective. I would say this game falls more into the “highly entertaining” category than “classic.” But it was a great game to watch from beginning to end. Imagine being told before the game that Austin Jones would outgain Zach Charbonnet (120-95) and Korey Foreman would make the game-saving … Continue reading Discuss The USC-UCLA Game

Korey Foreman made a play. I repeat. Korey Foreman made a play. He hadn’t even made a tackle before that interception. It’s up to Alex Grinch and a poor defense now. Caleb Williams stops himself by refusing to run for a first down and throwing a poor pass to Josh Falo. Continue reading USC-UCLA Live Blog

Did you see everyone at the L.A. Times picked UCLA to win today? That’s got to mean one thing: A USC victory. On a more serious note, the USC coaches seem very confident for this game. I see it more as one of those games where whoever has the last possession wins. If I have to pick a winner, I’m going with Caleb Williams. And … Continue reading My USC-UCLA Game Pick

A USC player tells me the scouting report for the UCLA game is fairly simple. “We just have to worry about the quarterback and the tailback,” the player said. This is another way of saying USC doesn’t think UCLA’s wide receivers are going to be a big problem. And it jibes with what a Pac-12 coach told me last week in his own analysis of … Continue reading Saturday Buzz: A Scouting Report Before Picking The USC-UCLA Score

The Daily Bruin defeated the Daily Trojan, 10-8, tonight in the annual Blood Bowl. The game was played at the USC Village. Now is this a bad sign for USC? Actually, the conventional wisdom over the decades is that whoever wins the Blood Bowl usually loses the actual game. We shall see. One thing this game had in common with the real game? The points … Continue reading A USC-UCLA Omen?