Did you see what happened at UCLA practice? Chip Kelly stopped the practice and made the players change from shorts and jerseys to full pads to pick up the intensity. Cany ou imagine Clay Helton doing that? What is perplexing is that after the daily videos about how great the strength-and-conditioning program is at USC, 14 percent of the roster either missed or was limited … Continue reading Morning Buzz: Can USC Learn Lesson From Rival?

Another shorts and shirts practice is over. After a day off. That means 2 of the first 9 practices were full pads. Is this the culture change Clay Helton referred to at Pac-12 media day? Safety Talanoa Hufanga intercepted two passes. Both were thrown by Matt Fink. Jack Sears threw a 99-yard TD pass to Devon Williams. Adonis Otey, who gave up 2 long TD … Continue reading USC Practices In Shorts (Again)

Former USC linebacker Lamar Dawson‘s lawsuit against the NCAA and Pac-12 was dismissed by an apellate court because he argued they were his joint employers in college. Dawson’s lawyers argued the NCAA and Pac-12 violated state and federal laws by not paying overtime or the minimum wage. USC was not part of the lawsuit. Continue reading Ex-USC Player Lawsuit vs. NCAA, Pac-12 Dismissed

USC will have a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 11 a.m. on Thursday for the renovated Coliseum. President Carol Folt, athletic director Lynn Swann, L.A. mayor Eric Garcetti, L.A. County supervisor Janice Hahn and USC coach Clay Helton will be among those present. Sounds like a perfect time for Folt to fire Swann. Or Helton. Or both. When he was an NFL coach, Jeff Fisher had little … Continue reading USC Afternoon Notes: Coliseum Ceremony And Jeff Fisher

Back in July I mentioned Clay Helton is 1-12 against the spread at USC. So how many of the first six games will USC be an underdog? Road trips to Washington and Notre Dame are a given. But what about the road trip to BYU? Or home games with Stanford and Utah? USC is a 13.5-point favorite over Fresno State. Given his history, Helton can’t … Continue reading Can Clay Helton Break His Trend?

Tate Martell, who transferred from Ohio State to Miami, and once paid for more twitter followers, cannot be happy today. Miami named Jarren Williams the starting quarterback this morning. Martell should have gone to USC, where quarterbacks with a big reputations don’t have to really compete for the starting job because Clay Helton will just take care of them. Martell has committed to Washington, Texas … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Looks Like Miami Had Real Competition