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
USC will be at Day 2 of Big Ten media days in Indianapolis. UCLA will be the same day and Jonathan Smith of Michigan State will be there too so it will feel a little bit like Pac-12 media day. Except it will be a lot more big time and with a lot more media. Continue reading USC Notes: Lincoln Riley Knows When He Will Be In Indy
Lincoln Riley didn’t want anything to do with the SEC when he bolted Oklahoma. Does he want much to do with the Big Ten? Consider this: A couple weeks ago, Penn State coach James Franklin was reportedly booed by some fans at a dance marathon that raised money that covers 100 percent of all medical expenses for families with childhood cancer at Penn State Health … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Big Ten Pressure Isn’t Like Pac-12
USC baseball lost its fourth straight game and fell to 2-9 overall with a 9-5 loss to TCU on Sunday in Arlington, Texas. Now to be fair, USC lost twice to No. 5 TCU and once to No. 7 Texas A&M. But it was 2-6 entering the weekend. Wide receiver Duce Robinson is hitting .200 with one hit in five at-bats. Worse, star player Austin … Continue reading Lost Weekend For USC Baseball
Johnny Manziel said he will not attend another Heisman Trophy until Reggie Bush gets his Heisman back. Bush might have a better chance of getting his Heisman back if Manziel instead promised to attend every ceremony until the trophy is returned. Last player to leave the field Saturday night after the drills? Caleb Williams. Hung and said goodbye to all the folks who ran the … Continue reading USC Sunday Buzz: Quite A Heisman Statement
When you see some of the attention USC players are getting at the NFL combine, it really makes you think about how Lincoln Riley underachieved last season. Brenden Rice has gotten a lot of buzz. Marshawn Lloyd has increased his stock. So has Calen Bullock. Oh, and then there is someone named Caleb Williams. Isaac Guerendo of Louisville ran the fastest time for running backs … Continue reading Saturday Notes: The NFL Combine Shows USC Better Than It Performed
