USC Ranked No. 15 In Coaches’ Poll
USC is ranked No. 15 in the preseason coaches’ poll. Utah is No. 8 and Oregon is No. 12 among other Pac-12 schools. Lincoln Riley is not a voter in the poll this season. Here are the full poll results: Rank Team Record PTS 1st Prev Chg Hi/Lo 1 Alabama 0-0 1634 54 NR — 1/1 2 Ohio State 0-0 1564 5 NR — 2/2 … Continue reading USC Ranked No. 15 In Coaches’ Poll
USC Morning Buzz: Winners And Losers Of The Week
WINNERS Lincoln Riley After so many months of talking, things are finally happening on the field. The players The good part of closed practices is the hype machine gets turned off during training camp, which means less talking and more performing. Bruce Matthews The USC great turns 61 today. Tony Boselli He became the 14th Trojan inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame. John Robinson … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Winners And Losers Of The Week
USC Sunday Notes: Football Concludes Day 3
USC practiced at the Coliseum this morning, its third practice of training camp. I’m told some players who stood out in spring — defensive end Romello Height, linebacker Shane Lee, safety Calen Bullock — continue to look strong. I’m also told safety Bryson Shaw, a transfer from Ohio State, has made some good impressions. Roger Mosley, who played TC in Magnum P.I., died this weekend. … Continue reading USC Sunday Notes: Football Concludes Day 3
USC Sunday Buzz: Rules To Follow
Jerry Weinstein, a coach in the Colorado Rockies’ organization, tweeted out a set of rules that former USC baseball coach Mike Gillespie used to give his players. My favorite is where Gillespie says, “There is a reason it is called a uniform. It means `alike’ “ Imagine if USC football players had to follow that rule the past 10 years? Continue reading USC Sunday Buzz: Rules To Follow
USC Practices At Coliseum
USC practiced this morning at the Coliseum. It was completely closed to the media, which prevented any breathless fanboy reports from training camp. As I said yesterday, it’s not a big deal unless you are curious about any possible position battles, such as along the offensive line or in the secondary. Those don’t really occur until full pads come on next week. This was the … Continue reading USC Practices At Coliseum
Saturday Buzz: USC Beats Texas For Linebacker
Four-star linebacker Braylan Shelby committed to USC over Texas today. Shelby is from Friendswood, Texas, so this goes down as a loss for Steve Sarkisian. To be fair, Texas got a commitment yesterday from four-star linebacker Derion Gullette. It also means linebacker recruiting is fine as this follows the commitment of four-star Tackett Curtis. Or is it Curtis Tackett? Once again, USC needs offensive and … Continue reading Saturday Buzz: USC Beats Texas For Linebacker
