Four-star wide receiver Mookie Cooper of St. Louis committed to Ohio State over USC, Texas and Miami today. Ohio State, minus Urban Meyer, already had three of the nation’s top 16 receivers for the Class of 2020 before Copper committed, including Julian Fleming, who is ranked No. 1 by Rivals. Jack Lovrich, who played on USC’s 1954 NCAA Final Four basketball team and 1955 College … Continue reading USC Night Notes
BetOnline released its updated win totals for college football teams and USC is at 7, which is close to other services. But even BetOnline notes the big drop from its opening line for USC. 2019 Regular Season Wins – USC Trojans Over 7 (-120, 5/6) Under 7 (EVEN, 1/1) (Note: their win total has went down from 8½ since original release) Continue reading Bettors Wary Of USC
Does it matter that there are 17 recruits at The Opening, Nike’s football combine, from the West Coast and 11 eliminated USC? And how many of those six will actually pick USC? Continue reading USC And The Opening
With ticket sales struggling and some reports season tickets are down 35 percent, it reminds me of a story from 1962. USC had a legendary ticket manager named John Morley back then who was univerally liked and respected. It really was a different era! Anyways, USC went 4-5-1 in 1961 but then midway through 1962 the Trojans were 6-0. Morley started getting up at 3 … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Can History Repeat Itself With Ticket Sales?
USC’s 2020 recruiting class is currently ranked No. 60 nationally by Rivals. But maybe it is fairer to look at the average star rating for the class. USC’s is exactly 3.0. Other schools with a 3.0 star rating are Virginia, Boston College, Cal (Cal!!), Iowa, Georgia Tech and North Carolina. The current No. 1 class, Clemson, is 4.11. No. 2 LSU is 3.9. Remember USC’s … Continue reading Let’s Look At USC 2020 Class Another Way
Every year, ESPN comes out with its FPI ratings (Football Power Index), which is “a measure of team strength that is meant to be the best predictor of a team’s performance going forward for the rest of the season.” So how does USC project? ESPN projects the Trojans with 6.7 wins and 5.5 losses with a 7 percent of winning the Pac-12. How does that … Continue reading What Does ESPN’s Football Power Index Project For USC?
