Whatever happens, there’s definitely more people expressing their dissatisfaction with the USC athletic dept. regarding its stance on the Notre Dame series. There was little pushback for many months but the past two weeks have been completely different. I’ve heard that some boosters who regularly donate millions are registering complaints with Jen Cohen. People are finally waking up to what is going on and they … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column

Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman spoke with clarity today about playing USC. Something his counterpart, Lincoln Riley, never does. “It’s pretty black and white for me. You want my opinion? I want to play them every single year. When? I don’t care. I don’t care when we play them. Start of the season, middle of the season, end of the season — I don’t care. … Continue reading Marcus Freeman Shows Leadership

Lane Kiffin said this week he thinks the top 16 teams should make the College Football Playoff with no automatic qualifiers. Whether you like it or not, it’s a plan. Why doesn’t Lincoln Riley have a plan? He is the one doing the most bellyaching behind the scenes, jeopardizing the USC-Notre Dame series and hoping the Big Ten can bulldoze its way to as many … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Some Coaches Have A Plan, Some Do Not

I spoke to a former USC All-American from the 1970’s what he thought of Lincoln Riley trying to get rid of the Notre Dame game. “I really don’t want to comment too much because I have nothing good to say,” the player said. “He doesn’t understand how to play physical football or the importance of the rivalry. Those are two pretty big issues for USC … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Play Physical Football And Play Notre Dame

Is there another college football rivalry that featured Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig? In 1927, USC played Notre Dame before 120,000 at Soldier Field in Chicago. The night before the game, an event was held to hype the game and it featured baseball legends Ruth (in a Notre Dame jersey) and Gehrig (in a USC jersey). The event also promoted the Stanford-Yale game, which is why Stanford coach Glenn “Pop” … Continue reading Time For A USC-Notre Dame Moment

Last week, four-star cornerback RJ Sermons, who is committed to USC, reclassified from Class of 2026 to Class of 2025. It’s significant because this is how the USC depth chart roughly looked at the three corner spots before Sermons’ decision: James Johnson, Fr. Marcelles Williams, Fr. Prophet Brown, Sr. Harvey is an experienced transfer from San Jose State. So that spot is OK. Nicholson was … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Let’s Look At That Corner Spot