Lincoln Riley said he is experimenting with tailback Raleek Brown. This means moving him around, including playing Brown in the slot. An official reason for the move is the depth at the tailback position. But moving Brown to the slot also limits some of the risk in playing him. What risk? There were times last season when he was just as likely to make a … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Moving A Prized Asset Around Offense
There’s a lot of speculation that tight end Duce Robinson has committed to USC and he will make his announcement on Thursday at 5:30 PT. Lincoln Riley addressed the tight end depth today. “Right now? Today? Not good.” he said. The only current healthy tight ends are Lake McRee and converted linebacker Carson Tabaracci. “I don’t think there’s any question he’s going to have the … Continue reading Duce Robinson Sets Announcement
Every year it get harder to get into USC. USC’s acceptance rate for the 2022-23 college application year was just 11.5 percent, a 0.5 percent decrease from last year’s rate. USC received 80,790 applications and accepted 8,032 for the Fall 2023 semester. An additional 1,245 applicants were accepted for Spring 2024 admission. USC received 17 percent more applications this year than for the 2022 admission … Continue reading Yes, It Was Harder Than Ever To Get Into USC
Here we are almost halfway through spring practice and it’s interesting Lincoln Riley says cornerback Ceyair Wright has sort of been a breakout player so far. Why is it interesting? Because you are not hearing Riley mention Domani Jackson, who is supposed to be healthy and definitely was a five-star coming out of Mater Dei. You would think Jackson would be getting mentioned in spring … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Sometimes, Who You Don’t Hear About Is As Important As Who You Do
I hear through six practices that a highlight has been the pass blocking and pass-catching skills of tailback MarShawn Lloyd, the transfer from South Carolina. I’m hearing incoming freshman Juju Watkins, the national player of the year, has basically become the recruiting coordinator for USC women’s basketball, and the Trojans are expected to bring in a lot of players through the transfer portal (again) as … Continue reading USC Spring Notes: Bright Spot In Backfield
Bronny James has opted out of all interviews this week at the McDonald’s All-American game. James did not do a single interview in four years at Sierra Canyon. Will he speak to the media if he goes to USC? It won’t be good to have a set of rules for one player and a set of rules for everyone else if James refuses to speak … Continue reading USC Notes: Do Not Disturb At McDonald’s Game
