If you want something that will be better about 2019 than 2018, I will give you this: Offensive coordinator Graham Harrell will also coach the quarterbacks, which means he will be in the quarterbacks meeting room every day during the season. At other schools, this is a no-brainer. But this is USC, where Clay Helton was so ridiculous the past three seasons that he had … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: There Is One Good Development For 2019

Keith Belton, who has been interim USC strength coach since Ivan Lewis, is leaving for Kansas, according to his Instagram. Belton was told by Clay Helton he would not be considered for the head strength coach position, sources said. USC has had four strength coaches leave in the past six weeks (Lewis took two assistants to Seattle) and now Belton is gone. Belton was previously … Continue reading USC Loses Its Interim Strength Coach

I pointed out yesterday how Clay Helton made it seem in December like USC’s recruiting class would substantially improve in February . . . and it did not. But here’s the whopper of Helton statements worth exploring again. “I can’t wait for people to see this team come November, because I believe in where they’re going, I see where they’re going.” This came in October … Continue reading The Ultimare Clay Helton Whopper?

I know Larry Scott is ignorant about sports and an overpaid commissioner. I’ve also heard he can be a nightmare to work for. But this paragraph from a good article by the Oregonian’s John Canzano on the Pac-12 seeking a private-equity firm really stuck out. “(Scott is) on his third Pac-12 Network president. Also, Scott has cycled through three Chief Financial Officers in the last … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Larry Scott Sounds Like A Great Boss