Eddie Czaplicki, the punter at Arizona State, has committed to USC. He was first-team All-Pac-12 this season and averaged 46 yards per kick. It’s a bit of kick in the teeth to freshman Aadyn Sleep-Dalton, who performed pretty well despite joining the team the first week of training camp. Maybe the interesting part is Lincoln Riley acts like he doesn’t want to punt a lot … Continue reading USC Takes All-Pac-12 Punter

I’m not in agreement with this Pro Football Focus All-Pac-12 team, especially on the offensive line. The actual Pac-12 coaches only selected USC guard Andrew Vorhees for its first team. But if you agree with PFF, then USC has a lot to replace on the offensive line next season. It was a great excuse for the Utah game, that USC didn’t have Vorhees and lost … Continue reading USC Saturday Buzz: A Lot To Replace Up Front?

One of the under-the-radar things about the Heisman Trophy weekend is the day before the actual event. The players invited get to hang out together in Manhattan all day (and night) without much fanfare and or the formal atmosphere of Saturday’s schedule. When USC was at its peak during the Carroll era, one Trojan player brought a groupie along who was so strange looking he … Continue reading It’s Heisman Friday

Would you believe the Cotton Bowl says all tickets have been sold? However, there are a lot of tickets available on the secondary market. This is the USC band in 1937-38. As you can see, it featured two drum majorettes (front row). I wonder if that means the first female drum major didn’t actually happen in 2019? One of the majorettes was Marjorie Woodworth. While … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column

Caleb Williams is going to win the Heisman Trophy on Saturday but he did not win the Davey O’Brien Award on Thursday. TCU QB Max Duggan was named the winner. Duggan had 3,725 yards of total offense and 36 touchdowns. Continue reading Caleb Williams Doesn’t Win An Award

When Mater Dei coach Bruce Rollinson announced this was his final season, some people immediately mentioned former USC offensive lineman Lenny Vandermade as a top candidate to replace him. Vandermade went to Mater Dei and has spent more than 10 years as a member of the USC football support staff. He was an offensive analyst for Lincoln Riley. But I didn’t notice him during the … Continue reading An Under-The-Radar Football Development