Did we all just watch a game with 27 penalties? It really reminded more of last year’s victory over Washington State, when JT Daniels was throwing jump balls to wide receivers against the Cougars’ hapless cornerbacks. Utah’s frailties were on full display. Bad secondary. No defensive adjustments. Bad offensive line. Insistence on running the ball up the middle despite little success. USC won despite showing … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: What A Pac-12 Product

USC’s defensive line played well and Matt Fink was inspiring in place of Kedon Slovis. But Utah proved to be Utah. Not ready for prime time. Or the Coliseum. The secondary was awful. The play calling, with its stubborn tries to go up the middle. The bad reads on USC blitzes. And USC had so many of its typical bad things: The penalties. The bad … Continue reading Discuss The USC-Utah Game

Markese Stepp scores on a 4-yard run. That ought to put the game away. USC 30-20. Drake Jackson forces intentional grounding in end zone for a safety USC 23, Utah 20 Utah kicks a field goal and USC leads, 21-20, early in the fourth quarter. USC had 10 men on the field for the extra point. Thanks, Baxter! No one covered the tight end as … Continue reading USC-Utah Live Blog

Like I said yesterday, I put zero stock into those Carol Folt–Rick Caruso–Urban Meyer rumors. One thing @presidentfolt told us this morning: The rumors that she had dinner recently with legendary OSU FB coach Urban Meyer recently are false: "I have never met Urban Meyer…It is not the President’s job to decide on coaching positions." — Harriet Ryan (@latimesharriet) September 20, 2019 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Continue reading Carol Folt Denies Urban Meyer Talk

Time to pick the score for tonight’s game. Will Utah win for the first time at the Coliseum or is USC going to put together an inspired performance and bounce back from last week’s loss? Meanwhile, you can watch the inauguration of USC president Carol Folt here. Continue reading USC-Utah Pick The Score