Tailback Michael Drennen will announce his college choice at 3 p.m. (PT). He is down to Kentucky and USC. Kentucky is the frontrunner. There are obviously two Signing Days now but this feels a long way from when ESPN used to show up at Heritage Hall or when I was there some years at 4 a.m. when the East Coast letter-of-intents arrived. I’ve heard all … Continue reading USC Has Become Excuse U. On Signing Day
Two-star QB Cade Fennegan decided to sign with Boise State. Tailback Elijah Turner, who visited two weeks ago, committed to North Carolina-Charlotte. It’s a Signing Day to remember all right. At least Jack Yary will sign because he always wanted to go to USC and didn’t care about Helton, the Air Raid ignoring the tight end or anything else. Is Coach Bohn high-fiving Helton today? … Continue reading USC Loses 2-Star QB And Tailback Prospect
Recruiting is going dramatically better than any of us want to admit, as Mike Bohn reminded us in December. So today, USC is going to try and flip two-star quarterback Cade Fennegan, who is committed to Boise State. USC offered Fennegan yesterday. Let me repeat that: USC offered Fennegan yesterday. The two-star quarterback is currently on a two-year LDS mission in Argentina that wraps up … Continue reading Morning Buzz: USC Hunting Two-Star QB
USC president Carol Folt put out a long statement today about a variety of topics. Buried inside was this nugget: “With only four 2019 starters not returning, this young football team will be looking for support from the Trojan Family as they head into their first spring game on April 11.” I always like when the university announces a spring game before the athletic dept. … Continue reading USC Is Having A Spring Game April 11
Every USC assistant coach from the 2017 Rose Bowl is gone. People talk about player turnover with the NCAA transfer portal but look at the adversity USC players are facing. The secondary players are about to have their third coach in three years. The defensive linemen will have their third coach in three years. It’s OK to have that turnover when you have coaches leaving … Continue reading Three Coaches In Three Years For Many USC Defensive Players
USC got a commitment this morning from linebacker Niuafe Tuihalamaka and one site claimed new defensive coordinator Todd Orlando is “already making an impact.” Next will be some fan/USC pundit saying Orlando is “doing work.” So Tuihalamaka was one of 60 recruits at Junior Day last weekend and immediately committed to USC after an initial meeting with Orlando? It couldn’t be that he grew up … Continue reading It’s Never Too Soon To Fawn Over A New Coach
