Kedon Slovis injured the same shoulder vs. Oregon that he hurt in the Holiday Bowl last season. That means he hurt it in the final game of the past two seasons. But what is USC doing about it? I heard more information from USC about Matt Leinart’s arm injury that kept him out of the NFL draft than whatever was done medically to treat with … Continue reading All Mum On Kedon Slovis

I’ve reached out to some players and asked what they wanted to do regarding a bowl game? So far, none has said they wanted to skip a bowl game. They also said none of the teammates they spoke to wanted to skip a bowl game. USC has said it was near the minimum number of players available to play a game. How can that be … Continue reading USC Players Not Thrilled With Bowl Decision

USC has literally made every move except the obvious one to save the program. It replaced its offensive coordinator two years ago. It replaced its entire defensive staff last year. It hired more support staff. It created a hype-video division. It hired a new athletic director! And still in 2020, USC was sloppy, soft and couldn’t beat a good team. Not that it even played … Continue reading Morning Buzz: What Chess Moves Left For USC?

Petros Papadakis and Matt Smith led off both the 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. hours of their show with USC today. Some excerpts from Papadakis: “They had a massive talent advantage in every game yet they trailed by double digits in half the games they played. “They trailed in final 2 minutes of four of their games. “USC is the highest-ranked team to skip a … Continue reading Petros Papadakis Rips USC

I’m hearing former USC linebacker Palaie Gaoteote has UCLA and UNLV as his top two transfer destinations. Gaoteote is from Las Vegas. But I’ve also heard some SEC schools are looking at him too. Continue reading Palaie Gaoteote Update

I wish the coaches’ poll would reveal the ballots of every coach on a weekly basis. Transparency is a good thing. But they only reveal the final ballot. And Clay Helton produced a doozy. He ranked USC at No. 13. And Oregon, who beat USC, is way down at No. 24. Is Helton bitter that USC had to play the Ducks? He even ranked them … Continue reading Clay Helton Ranks USC 11 Spots Ahead Of Oregon