Five-star USC commit Zachariah Branch caught a TD pass against Mater Dei last night . . . and drew an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for his celebration. Lincoln Riley can talk to Branch about that next season. Bishop Gorman lost to Mater Dei, 24-21. Touchdown @BishopGormanFB ⚡️ The Gaels take a 21-7 lead early in the 3rd quarter over No. 2 @MDFootball thanks to USC commit … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: A Five-Star Play
Today is National Dog Day, so time to appreciate George Tirebiter. Here is the original Tirebiter, in full glory and living color, from the 1947 football season. On Oct. 22, 1947, a 30-car parade was held to crown him USC’s official mascot. This is not the cute cuddly Tirebiter that followed and became the model for the statue near Exposition Blvd. This is surly George, who bit … Continue reading The Friday USC Column Supplement
Here’s a shocker. USC just got a commitment from a wide receiver. Well, maybe a bit of a shocker, because it’s a three-star: Ja’Kobi Lane of Mesa, Ariz., chose USC over Oregon, the Arizona schools and Kansas State. Lane is 6-foot-5, which is intriguing. Unrelated to this commitment, it will be interesting to see how many commitments stick or if Lincoln Riley eventually drops anyone. … Continue reading USC Gets A Wide Receiver Commitment (Shocking)
Do college football fans — meaning you — really want two superconferences of 20-24 teams? How is it good for the sport to have a lot of teams on the outside looking in? Does it make college football better to have a huge number of have-nots who fall further and further behind the SEC and Big Ten teams? Does it help the sport to marginalize … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column
Remember last week I compared Alex Grinch to Scotty in the engine room on Star Trek. He’s doing the grinding in August with the season approaching. “Some guys believe in practice, some guys don’t,” Grinch said. “Every coach says they do (but) the fact is they don’t. We do. You earn the right to have confidence walking into the stadium on Saturday. Your logo’s not … Continue reading It’s Not What You Say, It’s When You Say It
Lincoln Riley talked about himself and Caleb Williams today: “Could you have gone through more as a player and a coach in a calendar year?” Give me a break. The fanboys will agree with Riley but I wouldn’t say they went through a lot of adversity. Riley’s making $10 million a year and living in a $17 million house in Palos Verdes. Williams has more … Continue reading Did Lincoln Riley And Caleb Williams Really Have Adversity?
