Oregon offensive coordinator Kenny Dillingham really wants the Arizona State job according to sources that know him. Well, he’s offering a nice audition in the first half today as Oregon leads UCLA, 31-13 at halftime. If UCLA doesn’t make a comeback, it will allow me to rail about their schedule. But it’s only halftime so let’s see. UPDATED: Playing cupcakes at the Rose Bowl and … Continue reading Oregon-UCLA An Audition For Arizona State Job?

There was quite a crowd at the Coliseum last night for the Roosevelt-Garfield game. Officially, it was listed as 27,100 but it looked even bigger. Definitely more people than at the USC-Arizona game (and maybe others last season). And definitely more enthustiastic than last season. East LA Classic- LA Coliseum GARFIELD 16 ROOSEVELT 8 What a night to remember! 🙏 pic.twitter.com/W3Tbja8E7Y — CIF LA City … Continue reading USC Saturday Buzz: Look Who Showed Up To East L.A. Classic

I like this program cover from the USC-Wisconsin game in 1965. USC defeated the Badgers, 26-6, at Camp Randall Stadium before 52,706. I’m guessing there will be a lot more fans there when USC joins the Big Ten. Gee died at age 49 in 2018 from permanent brain damage caused by countless blows to the head he took while playing linebacker at USC, according to … Continue reading USC Friday Column Supplement

USC may have a bye but the notes column never rests. Speaking of Roosevelt graduates, here’s Mike Garrett in 1965. Well, the results have been shocking so far. Data scientist Rob Bowron says Arizona statistically has the worst defense among Power Five conference teams, which makes Nansen is statistically the worst defensive coordinator. Arizona’s defense currently ranks No. 123 in Beta_Rank, which is the worst … Continue reading If It’s Friday It’s Time For A USC Notes Column

Since we’ve been talking about Utah tight end Dalton Kincaid and to a lesser extent, five-star USC defensive end Korey Foreman, let’s examine Kincaid for a moment. He was a two-star wide receiver at Faith Lutheran High School in Las Vegas. He played only one year of high school football and then played at the University of San Diego in 2018 and 2019. He transferred … Continue reading You Don’t Have To Be A Five-Star For Success

Lincoln Riley said defensive end Korey Foreman is “really close to making an impact.” I prefer to see things happen in a game before taking the word of a coach, even a coach as good as Riley. Continue reading Stop If You’ve Heard This Before