So I gave you the good news yesterday that the Seahawks are pursuing USC strength coach Ivan Lewis. But there is a less positive scenario being tossed around the McKay Center that Clay Helton could simply promote offensive line coach Tim Drevno to offensive coordinator. That is the kind of move that would happen in the past but would be pretty disappointing after the initial … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Wednesday Notes
Ohio State QB Tate Martell is going to join his Bishop Gorman High teammate, Bubba Bolden, and transfer to Miami. I have already written how Martell seems high maintenance and I didn’t even mention how the New York Times reported that he purchased twitter followers. So I will go out on a limb and say that I will not be surprised if Martell transfers one … Continue reading Tate Martell To Miami
A source with the Seattle Seahawks tells me Pete Carroll wants to interview USC strength coach Ivan Lewis. Carroll fired his long-time coach, Chris Carlisle. Lewis worked with Carroll from 2006-08. Since Clay Helton never will do anything to fix the strength coach, this might be the only way to get it fixed. Stay tuned. Continue reading Some Potentially Good Staff News
I was talking to a former USC coach today about whether the Helton era has the worst coaches in memory? Here is one way to gauge it: In the past, even if USC was awful like during the Paul Hackett era, it had well-respected coaches like defensive line coach Ed Orgeron or secondary coach Dennis Thurman who developed players. During John Robinson’s awful final two … Continue reading An Observation On USC Coaching
Lynn Swann is back from Augusta National Golf Club so maybe USC can make some progress in finding an offensive coordinator. Swann should also take a look at recruiting too. USC is desperate for cornerbacks and just lost its best tailback recruit (Jordan Wilmore). Meanwhile, it appears no USC players declared for the NFL Draft. Wide receivers Michael Pittman and Tyler Vaughns were two possibilities … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Back To Work?
Former USC offensive coordinator Tee Martin has been hired in an unspecified role at Tennessee, according to ESPN. Tennessee already hired a new offensive coordinator (Jim Chaney) last week and currently does not have an opening on its staff, so someone is expected to leave. Martin had his shortcomings at USC but the big takeaway will always be how Clay Helton used to let Martin … Continue reading Tee Martin Returning To Tennessee
