So USC could afford to pay a reserve defensive lineman from Georgia (Jamaal Jarrett) around $500,000 but doesn’t have enough NIL money to compete nationally? A reserve tackle at Georgia who mad three tackles gets half a million but USC supposedly doesn’t have the money to keep tailback Quentin Joyner? Something doesn’t make sense with the conventional wisdom about USC’s NIL. Or else Lincoln Riley … Continue reading USC’s NIL Dilemma: Are They Spending Wisely?

Texas Tech, where tailback Quinten Joyner transferred, currently has the No. 1-ranked transfer class. Former USC defensive end Romello Height has also transferred there from Georgia Tech. Meanwhile, LSU has the No. 2 class and added seven Top-100 transfers this month: No. 1 EDGE: Patrick Payton No. 1 IOL: Braelin Moore No. 2 CB: Mansoor Delane No. 5 WR: Nic Anderson No. 6 EDGE: Jack … Continue reading Sunday Buzz: Transfer Portal Movers And Shakers

Players really do get better when they get away from Lincoln Riley. Remember Mario Williams? He was part of that blob of wide receivers that had non-descript seasons at USC. Well, Williams just became the eighth 1,000-yard receiver in Tulane history. Williams caught 54 passes in one season at Tulane. He caught 69 passes in two seasons at USC. No wonder Duce Robinson and Zacariah … Continue reading Another One Doing Better Away From Lincoln Riley

USC has received a commitment from massive Georgia defensive lineman Jamaal Jarrett (6-5, 350). Can he play? I only ask because the fanboys won’t. Jarrett had three tackles and no sacks in 11 games with the Bulldogs. Hopefully, he works out better than Bear Alexander. Continue reading Saturday Buzz: USC Lands Georgia Lineman

Former USC defensive tackle Bear Alexander has committed to Oregon. He also considered Penn State and SMU. Now this is going to be interesting. Dan Lanning has instilled a go-go-go culture in Eugene that seems to have little time for lackadaisical play. Will the Oregon coaches transform Alexander? If they can, they deserve plenty of kudos. If not, where does Alexander turn next? Continue reading Bear Alexander To Oregon

A reader who saw the picture of Marv Goux in today’s column reminded me that yesterday was the 80th anniversary of the death of Pvt. Tony Goux, who died at the Battle of the Bulge. Marv Goux was only 12 when his father died. After the war, Clark returned to USC and played football in 1946-47. He became a USC assistant coach for five years … Continue reading The Friday USC Notes Column Supplement