If you were USC wide receiver Jordan Addison, the NFL Draft went about as smoothly as possible Thursday night. Addison was selected with the 23rd pick by the Minnesota Vikings, who need a receiver to pair with Justin Jefferson. Just like a lot of mock drafts projected. And now USC can put No. 3 back in mothballs (hopefully). Lincoln Riley will be the featured speaker … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column

Jordan Addison is supposed to get drafted tonight. So I’ll leave this here if anyone wants to discuss it. He didn’t go in the first 17 picks but most mock drafts had him in the 20’s. So let’s see. Continue reading Where Will Jordan Addison Get Drafted?

On3 sports is promoting this quote from its interview with Bear Alexander on whether NIL deals influenced his coming to USC. “I’m not gonna say my family necessarily came from money, but we drove a Porsche before (and) I drive a Porsche now. So it’s not really a big role necessarily.” The key word is “necessarily.” The Daily Trojan finally wrote something about getting kicked … Continue reading The Bear Speaks

The College Football Playoff released an example of its expanded 12-team bracket for 2024 today using what a 2022 mock bracket would have looked like. USC, the No. 10 seed, would have played Alabama, the No. 7 seed. How many points would the Crimson Tide have scored in that game? One wrinkle: The semifinal games will be midweek contests to avoid conflicts with NFL games. … Continue reading USC Notes: Alabama Would Have Been Opponent In 2022 Expanded Playoff

OK, the USC offensive line is settled. I wrote my starting defensive line yesterday but this is an easier task because the transfers have taken over. Here is how the offensive line will this season: LT Michael Tarquin (6-5, 310) LG Emmanuel Pregnon (6-6, 318) C Justin Dedich (6-2, 305) RG Jarrett Kingston (6-4, 300) RT Jonah Monheim (6-5, 295) A lot of people who … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Wait Six Games Before Judging Offensive Line

I occassionally retweet USC president Carol Folt, including a couple days ago for a policy speech. So I’m not against her. But this is one of the dumbest tweets I’ve seen recently. Yes, the Lakers won Monday night because Lincoln Riley was at the game. As LeBron James drove for a layup to send the game into overtime, I’m sure he thought, “I’ve got to … Continue reading Dumb USC Tweet Of The Week