Now that Taylor Mays left for Washington, it means there is not a single coach at USC who is a Trojan. One thing Lincoln Riley hasn’t done is make sure any Trojans are on the coaching staff. That’s probably one reason there is so little understanding of the traditions of the program. Mays was almost an afterthought. Kept around from the Helton era but never … Continue reading USC Sunday Buzz: Where Are The Trojans?
Long-time NFL assistant Rob Ryan has been hired as linebackers coach and assistant head coach of the defense by USC. Ryan is a good coach and the move was obviously made by defensive coordinator D’Anton Lynn, who worked with Ryan in 2016 with the Baltimore Ravens and 2021 with the Buffalo Bills. Ryan has not coached college football since 1999, when he was defensive coordinator … Continue reading USC Hires Rob Ryan
An employee with USC’s NIL collective says it continues to be an uphill climb for donations from well-heeled boosters, particularly because of frustrations with Lincoln Riley. “He’s not popular,” the employee said. “They don’t like his coaching and they don’t know him.” Former USC tennis player Learner Tien has become the youngest male athlete to reach the Australian Open Round of 16 since Rafael Nadal. … Continue reading USC Saturday Buzz: Uphill Climb For Donations
A lot of USC fans are happy because defensive coordinator D’Anton Lynn received a contract extension. Now that Lynn is committed to USC for at least another season, let’s see if he can improve the pass defense and produce a defense that actually shuts down the opponent in crunch time. Former USC tailback Austin Jones, who was playing for the Trojans in 2023, has been … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column
Tradition is obviously in short supply at USC as I mentioned yesterday that it hasn’t inducted a Hall of Fame class since 2018. Then today, the athletic dept. barely mustered a three-paragraph obituary on Gus Williams. You can read it here. Thankfully, Williams got inducted into the USC Hall of Fame in 2009 and had his number retired in 2016. But three paragraphs? It’s a … Continue reading What Happened To Tradition?
Today at 4 p.m. is the first scheduled class at USC for Pete Carroll. The two-unit course is called “The Game is Life” and is co-taught with USC Dean of Religious and Spiritual Life Varun Soni. The class is “designed to help students develop their personal gameplan for life after graduation, while using their USC education to conquer challenges along the way.” The class has … Continue reading USC’s Begins ‘The Game is Life’ with Pete Carroll
