Did Steve Sarkisian underachieve last season? I realize that is in many ways always a rhetorical question with Sarkisian. But Texas had a school-record 11 players at the NFL combine and wide receiver Xavier Worthy ran a 4.21 40-yard dash. And they lost to Washington. He got a contract extension so Texas must be happy. But maybe last season was a huge missed opportunity, especially … Continue reading Did Steve Sarkisian Underachieve?
Sometimes, it helps to get a different perspective. Even the smallest things that we always take for granted are noticed by a first-timer. I stumbled across this video of an English soccer fan attending his first college football game, and it just happened to be the USC-Washington slug out at the Coliseum last season. When he sees a “Fight On” sign on the USC campus, … Continue reading Morning Buzz: A Fresh Perspective On USC
For all the hundreds of recruits that seem to visit USC year-round, isn’t it shocking that Lincoln Riley isn’t getting Top 5 recruiting classes? At the bottom of this entry, I wrote about his legendary first encounter with actor Errol Flynn. Continue reading When Do Constant Visits Translate To Recruiting Success?
Tim Drevno, who was fired yesterday as UCLA offensive line coach, had a pretty good run in Southern California the past decade. And when I say pretty good run, I mean he got to live here and coach. He was at USC in 2014; went to Michigan from 2015-17; returned to USC from 2018-20 and then was at UCLA from 2021-23. And he still has … Continue reading USC Notes: Some Coaches Lucky Enough To Stay In So Cal
I keep hearing that Pete Carroll is having a tough time coming to terms with the fact no NFL teams offered him a job after his dismissal by the Seattle Seahawks. Maybe USC can hire Carroll as a consultant. He could offer some defensive pointers to D’Anton Lynn and help Lincoln Riley improve his people skills. Get him to agree to a couple public appearances … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: A Perfect Job For Pete Carroll
Here’s how the coaching carousel works: Last month, Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh wanted to hire TCU running backs coach Anthony Jones. Jones turned Harbaugh down. So Harbaugh hired USC running backs coach Kiel McDonald. Now USC has replaced McDonald with Jones. Why would Jones turn down the Chargers but take the USC job? He thinks he will have a better chance to become … Continue reading The Coaching Carousel Works In Strange Ways
InsideUSC with Scott Wolf 