One of college football’s best traditions that no longer exists was the Playboy All-American team. Players from all over the country used to gather for photos and other activities before every magazine/website started their own preseason All-American teams. The Playboy was different and more prestigious because they actually got the players together. The photo above is the 1977 team and features USC safety Dennis Thurman … Continue reading USC Picture Of The Day
What a day and there are still two matches to go. Germany, the defending champs, is out at the group stage for the first time since 1938, which is shocking. Mexico was comfortably in first place and then a German goal away from being eliminated. Sweden was in third place and wins the group with a convincing 3-0 victory over Mexico. And South Korea upset … Continue reading Wednesday World Cup Talk
USC held a player-run practice Tuesday night at Howard Jones Field. Quarterback JT Daniels was present but did not throw. In the old days, whether a quarterback threw in a summer T-shirt and shorts practice was irrelevant. But since we are talking about the Golden Child, it is news. Jack Sears was not at the practice so only Matt Fink threw passes. Daniels’ father, Steve, … Continue reading JT Daniels Does Not Throw At Practice Session
The Chris Steele commitment controversy has sparked a USC website war. With blood in the water, one immediately asked, “Are you unhappy with your current website?” Another offers five-weeks of unlimited access for free. It’s highly competitive and just takes something small to start a feeding frenzy. Don’t worry, this blog is free! Hey, it could be worse. This blog could be run by a … Continue reading USC Website War Is On
With June coming to a close, the myriad camps at USC are finally over. They even had a specialists camp last weekend. Around 2,000 players showed up for the different camps along with around 50 colleges at the satellite camp. Was there any news? Well, USC got mad at the Florida coaches for trying to sneak conversations with Chris Steele outside the McKay Center. … Continue reading USC Camp Season Is Over!
There was a fury on twitter last night when a USC recruiting service (TrojanSports.com) reported five-star cornerback Chris Steele had committed to USC. The backlash was strong because fans were upset over the report because Steele apparently has planned an announcement video and it’s pretty widely known he wants to go to USC. It is interesting that some of most prominent national recruiting analysts tied … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Tuesday Notes
