Recruiting analyst Tom Loy of 247 said today he expects five-star QB Julian Lewis to stick with his commitment to USC. “Right now I give the edge to Indiana over Colorado,” Loy said. This would certainly explain USC’s newfound interest in Corona Centennial QB Husan Longstreet, who is committed to Texas A&M. This is a big call by Loy. And it would be an amazing … Continue reading Is Julian Lewis Ready To Flip?
USC is ranked No. 23 in the AP Top 25 preseason. I’m not sure why Arizona is ranked ahead of USC, unless you want to say the Wildcats’ schedule is easier. I don’t think people realize how many players left the Wildcat program in the offseason and but most voters probably just see Noah Fifita and Tetairoa McMillan. Big Ten Passing Yards Leader Dillon Gabriel … Continue reading USC Notes: Some Respect For Miller Moss
If you like tradition, you know the Coliseum torch is usually lit during the Olympics. Especially when Los Angeles hosts the 2028 Olympics. Well, guess what. The torch wasn’t lit Friday. In fact, it wasn’t lit for other days either. I know it was lit Wednesday, at least. But it feels like it got lit when someone felt like doing it. Why does someone from … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: A Forgotten Tradition?
No sooner had Rai Benjamin won the gold medal in the 400-meter hurdles, did the battle to claim begin. Benjamin spent two years at UCLA, transferred to USC for one season, graduated from USC and has worked as a volunteer coach with the USC track team. So that means he counts twice when colleges tally their Olympic medal winners. If UCLA has a ceremony for … Continue reading A Crosstown Rivalry On Olympic Medal Winner
I’m hearing the first week of practices confirmed that linebacker Easton Mascarenas-Arnold and safety Akili Arnold are going to be vital pieces of the defense. “They manage to flash in practices every day, which they should because they were top Pac-12 players last year,” a USC coach said. It’s true that the defense is always ahead of the offense the first week of training camp … Continue reading USC Sunday Buzz: Big Assist From Oregon State
Even though the NCAA eased restrictions on the numbers of on-field coaches, Lincoln Riley has not hired a special teams coach. Instead, he is continuing to use special teams analyst Ryan Dougherty, worked with Riley at Oklahoma (2017-21) and then came to USC last season. So Riley is going with what he is comfortable with. We’ll see how that works out but Riley was raving … Continue reading USC Saturday Buzz: Will They Really Be Special Teams?
InsideUSC with Scott Wolf 