Lincoln Riley said this morning four players will work at center tomorrow for the first scrimmage of training camp: Tobias Raymond, Willi Wascher, Kannon Smith and Kaylon Miller. Riley said he trusts all four players at the position. USC is looking into whether injured center Kilian O’Connor could qualify for a medical hardship waiver for a fifth year of eligibility. Continue reading USC Notes: First Scrimmage Will Spotlight Centers
USC will play North Carolina in an exhibition basketball game at Greensboro, N.C., on Oct. 9th. An exhibitiion? USC couldn’t play the Tar Heels in a real game? This pretty much proves again what I’ve been saying about Eric Musselman not really beefing up the schedule despite having a team that will probably be ranked in the Top 15. Has Lincoln Riley advised him on … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Football And Basketball Have One Thing In Common
Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) in talks with USC for possible post-Senate job according to the Detroit News. Peters, 67, has entered talks with USC to negotiate and arrange prospective employment. Can he coach football? I like Simmons and think he is an adult in the room on the staff. But . . . developing receivers is not his forte. Just remember Zacariah Branch, Mario Williams, … Continue reading USC Notes: A Word About Player Development
I hear one of USC’s prized freshmen men’s basketball players recently suffered an injury and could be sidelined 6-8 weeks. This follows foot surgery for center Eric Reibe. What is the deal with basketball injuries? Less clear is who starts at left guard, where a host of candidates exist, including Kaylon Miller, Hayden Treter, Breck Kolojay and even some tackles who could move inside. Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: The Offensive Plugs A Gap, Which Opens Another One
USC is ranked No. 14 in the Football Writers Assn. of America Top 16 preseason poll. Look at all the voters who left USC off their ballots completely: Zach Barnett of FootballScoop, Chip Brown of Horns247, Ryan Fowler of Tide 100.9 FM, Ron Higgins of the Shreveport-Bossier Journal, former Michigan player Mark Messner, Max Olson of ESPN, Connor O’Neill of Deacons Illustrated, Scott Springer of … Continue reading Look Who Left USC Off Their Preseason Ballots
We are in full training camp mode right now with football, but Saturday night I spoke to a high-ranking USC official who is knowledgeable about the Trojans’ baseball program. The program has been decimated this offseason as players left via the transfer portal. “We can’t keep players because we don’t pay anything and the alumni aren’t donating money to keep them,” the official said. “If … Continue reading USC Sunday Buzz: Back To Square One For Baseball
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