Heading into today, Notre Dame has had 19 players enter the transfer portal. You know how many transfers the Irish signed? 0. Maybe someone can tell Lincoln Riley. He might want to play Notre Dame next season. But I doubt it. Continue reading A USC-Notre Dame Stat Of The Day

You probably saw former USC defensive lineman Devan Thompkins is transferring to Alabama. My question is whether he has a break out season like Romello Height did at Texas Tech? Height had 10 sacks for Texas Tech this season. He was the fourth-highest graded defensive players in the nation acccording to PFF Focus. Think about that. Fourth-highest overall. Not fourth-highest at his position. Have you … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Did You Hear About This Impact Player?

I think Arizona State defensive coordinator Brian Ward got some bad advice withdrawing from the USC search for a defensive coordinator. Sources at USC tell me Ward thought Pete Kwiatkowski would get the job. But here we are several days later and Kwiatkowski still is getting mentioned for USC and Stanford openings. A lot of times, the first time choice doesn’t get the job. D’Anton … Continue reading The Never-Ending Search Continues

Should Husan Longstreet’s agent call Washington today? Is the game officially gone after Huskies QB Demond Williams entered the transfer portal less than a week after signing a contract with Washington? How many of you have even heard of some of the USC players that have been announced as “re-signing” with the Trojans? Quite a few of them never played and spent exactly one semester … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Should Husan Longstreet’s Reps Call Washington?

There’s no issue with USC re-signing Jayden Maiava for next season. If he went into the transfer portal, he would be highly pursued. But I’m tired of hearing that he led the nation in QBR this season. Stats are always the refuge of the spin masters. Are you going to tell me if you watched the Alamo Bowl that Maiava is the best QB in … Continue reading USC Notes: Stats Are Not How You Determine Value

Before he got fired by the Raiders yesterday, Pete Carroll was recently asked about the USC-Notre Dame rivalry ending. “I have no space to think of why somebody would want to do that,” Carroll said. “I hope that doesn’t carry over to other matchups that have been so important to people over the years and so much fun, not so much the teams. It’s for … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: A Tale Of Two Coaches And Tradition