Remember 2009? Matt Barkley was the Boy Wonder from Mater Dei and injured his shoulder against Ohio State. So Pete Carroll went through the week and did not name a starter even though Barkley did not practice. Barkley was literally bouncing passes in pre-game warmups at Husky Stadium before Carroll turned to backup Aaron Corp. Not surprisingly, the Trojans lost, 16-13, after the coaches showed … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Jack Sears, Meet Aaron Corp

Did it make sense for USC to not have a full team scrimmage period at the end of Tuesday practice when Jack Sears needs as many reps as possible? The answer is yes when you intend to play JT Daniels even if he does not practice until late in the week. Continue reading Less Is More?

Remember back in February when USC athletic director Lynn Swann said this in an interview: “I felt this incoming class of recruits needed to know Clay was going to be there until they graduated and be able to build this program gives them the kind of reassurance they look for. They made a commitment to come here to USC. We made a commitment to them. … Continue reading Morning Buzz: This USC View Is Not Aging Well

This guy wanted Clay Helton fired in early 2016, wanted him to be national coach of the year in November of that year and now wants him fired again. You can get dizzy trying to follow his opinion. Job opening in PAC 12 conference. Head football coach. Interested candidates, please send resumes to: Lynn Swann c/o USC Athletics. — Colin Cowherd (@ColinCowherd) October 21, 2018 … Continue reading Beware The Super Fan

I surveyed the disaster in Utah with my weekly report card, which is available to read for free at this link. Continue reading USC-Utah Report Card

Hey, that bye week recruiting is really producing results: Chris Steele decommits; Kris Hutson decommits. Now another top wide receiver looks like he might dump USC for Texas. Good thing USC only practiced twice that week to focus on recruiting. The scary thing is you and the recruits know the program is in free fall. Does Lynn Swann know? Does he care? USC might be … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Everyone Sees What Is Going On . . . Almost