This is the first time USC isn’t ranked in the AP preseason poll since 2019 and second time since 2001. Who said Lincoln Riley’s hiring wouldn’t be groundbreaking? USC is going to hold its Salute to Troy football kickoff dinner on August 22nd. Tickets for the general public are $95 per person. Is Lincoln Riley hosting? He doesn’t always perform that function. Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: A Landmark For Lincoln
USC missed another top 25 poll as the Trojans finished in 30th place in the Associated Press preseason poll. Here is the complete poll, including where others like USC finished: Continue reading USC Misses Out On Top 25 Poll
Isn’t it amazing that the general public can go to Dallas Cowboys practices in Oxnard but you cannot attend a USC practice at Howard Jones Field? Do you think USC has done anything the first two weeks of its training camp that is so valuable that it would be detrimental to allow fans to watch? If so, how do NFL teams allow fans to attend … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: The Fans Lose Out Again
The Associated Press Top 25 poll will be released tomorrow. Will USC make it? The Trojans didn’t make the coaches’ poll. But I suspect USC might make the AP poll. For one thing, I think the sports writers tend to reward traditional marquee programs a little more than the coaches’ poll. And they aren’t always as familiar with all the teams so it’s easier to … Continue reading Sunday Buzz: Will USC Make Top 25 Tomorrow?
USC announced baseball coach Andy Stankiewicz has signed a contract extension through the 2030 season. The extension is not a surprise but did Stankiewicz extract any commitments from USC in terms of improved NIL or resources? Several of USC’s best players have transferred out, disillusioned over the way USC has treated the baseball program. A contract extension solves a potential headache for USC because it … Continue reading USC Gives Andy Stankiewicz Contract Extension, So Will It Commit To Baseball?
Lincoln Riley said cornerback Prophet Brown will miss the first part of the season with a non-contact injury. USC is selling limited edition “Southern Cal” hats. That normally would turn me off but that hat on the top left is modeled after one John Robinson wore during his first stint as USC coach. But that intrigue quickly disappeared when I saw the caps cost $75. … Continue reading USC Notes: It’s A Cap Nightmare
