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Lincoln Riley’s Anti-Notre Dame Game Argument Falling Apart Some very interesting adjustments were announced today by the College Football Playoff regarding strength of schedule and strength of record: “The current schedule strength metric has been ad…

Lincoln Riley's arguments for no longer playing Notre Dame are falling apart
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If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A Friday Notes Column Former Ferris State All-American offensive tackle Bryce George has committed to Iowa. He was considering USC and Cal. Former USC defensive lineman Lorenzo Cowan has committed to Kentucky. It’…

If it's Friday, it's time for a USC notes column
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If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column USC spring football will go from March 25-April 26 with practices on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. All practices are closed to the public. There will be no spring football game for the public …

If it's Friday, it's time for a USC notes column
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If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column I don’t like to focus on the officiating in games but there were a couple extremely dubious calls at the end of the USC-Purdue game that hurt the Trojans. You can view the fouls on USC here a…

If It's Friday, It's Time For A USC Notes Column
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USC Did About Face On Spring Game Here is how USC works. Some donors had been told as recently as last week by athletic dept. employees to “Be sure to come to the spring game” and then this week, Lincoln Riley decides t…

USC did an about face on the spring game. Guess who is to blame.
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Every former USC player should come to games with the name/jersey number on their back so fans know exactly who is there

A memorial was held for former USC coach John Robinson on Wednesday.
Among those who attended: Ronnie Lott, Anthony Munoz, Brad Budde, Keyshawn Johnson, Eric Dickerson, Paul Hackett, Norv Turner and Ron Orr.
Marcus Allen, Ed Orgeron, Jackie Slater and Paul McDonald were speakers.

Morning Buzz: An Uneasy And Unproven Alliance At USC Despite how Lincoln Riley portrayed things last week, people inside the athletic dept. are less convinced that he likes his new arrangement at USC. Athletic director Jen Cohen, who is unconvinced w…

How happen is Lincoln Riley with his new arrangement at USC?
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If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column Eric Musselman said after USC upset Michigan State last week that he and his staff try to eat lunch on campus every day to connect with students. I ran a picture of Musselman and his staff having l…

If it's Friday, it's time for a USC notes column
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USC Morning Buzz: Jen Cohen Makes Strong Moves With Football The USC football program is undergoing a transformation and it’s more dramatic than being portrayed. Athletic director Jen Cohen, who has kept a low-public profile, is aggressively making mov…

USC athletic director Jen Cohen has made some strong moves with the football program
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Morning Buzz: Does USC Tradition Matter Anymore? It’s no secret that Lincoln Riley is no friend of tradition to USC football. Just look at his feelings toward the Notre Dame rivalry, which is lukewarm at best. But a former staffer said that…

Does tradition matter to you-know-who anymore?
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If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column Pete Carroll made it to class Thursday afternoon and then went to the women’s basketball game, where he got an enthusiastic response from the fans at the Galen Center. What response would Lin…

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USC Morning Buzz: Tickets Are Cheaper But Games Are Worse USC has sent out season-ticket renewals for the 2025 season and the deadline to renew is Feb. 28. There are 10 tiers of plans available and the first seven require buying a membership from the Troj…

USC season tickets are slightly cheaper in 2025 but the home games are worse
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The best USC-UCLA basketball picture ever. A dog took the court during the 1963 game at the Sports Arena

If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column Pete Carroll is aggressively pursuing the Las Vegas Raiders and Dallas Cowboys jobs. One rumor had him pitching Robert Saleh as his defensive coordinator to the Cowboys but there was a report Saleh…

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Pete Carroll to Cowboys with Robert Saleh as defensive coordinator. That's one rumor on coaching grapevine

Martin Luther King delivered a speech in Bovard Auditorium at USC on October 16, 1967

If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column 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 …

If it's Friday, it's time for a USC notes column
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USC Morning Buzz: Transfer Upgrades? Let’s talk about the USC offensive line. USC will replace its center, Jonah Monheim, with Syracuse center J’Onre Reed. The Trojans will replace left guard Emmanuel Pregnon with Purdue guard D…

Hard to argue USC has upgraded its offensive line for next season
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If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column Pete Carroll, who interviewed for the Chicago Bears job on Thursday, will interview next week with the Las Vegas Raiders. If I was signed up for his USC class that starts next week I’d start …

If it's Friday, it's time for a USC notes column
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USC Morning Buzz: Lincoln Riley Wants A Wartime Consigliere So Lincoln Riley is going to hire a new “wartime consigliere” general manager in the next few weeks who won’t replace the current general manager but will be equipped to deal with…

Let’s make a list of things Lincoln Riley needs to win at USC:
More NIL
A new football building
A new general manager
An easier schedule that doesn’t include Notre Dame
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USC Adds Transfer QB Sam Huard, a once promising prospect at the University of Washington, is transferring to USC. Huard was at Utah last season but didn’t play because of injuries. He spent 2023 at Cal Poly San …

USC has added a QB via transfer portal
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If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column Notre Dame and Penn State are in the Final Four of the College Football Playoff. USC gave both good games before ultimately falling short at the Coliseum. Should this be a feather in the Trojans&#8…

If it's Friday, it's time for a USC notes column
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My Las Vegas Bowl Analysis: Astounding Decisions Overshadow Everything Let me start by saying whether USC wins or loses a non-descript bowl game doesn’t impact my thinking for next season. And let me also add I was in favor of Jaydon Maiava becoming the starter …

Here is my analysis of the Las Vegas Bowl, which revealed some questionable decisions by Lincoln Riley
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If It’s Friday, It’s Time For a USC Notes Column If USC defeats Texas A&M tonight, and it’s a big if, beware the comments from the usual suspects. Just remember a year ago how giddy/cocky they were after Miller Moss threw six TD passes …

If it's Friday, it's time for a USC notes column
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Merry Christmas! In my annual Christmas tradition, here is my all-time favorite USC picture.Hollywood screen legend Greta Garbo was sent to USC in 1926 to pose for some publicity photos with the track tea…

Merry Christmas!
In my annual Christmas tradition, I explain the story behind a famous USC photo
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If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column I wrote earlier this week about players who developed after they left USC. Well, former USC wide receiver Mario Williams is just 60 yards shy of becoming Tulane’s first 1,000-yard receiver si…

If it's Friday, it's time for a USC notes column
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USC Morning Buzz: Exactly Who Has The Offensive Guru Developed? I constantly rail about USC’s lack of development under Lincoln Riley. But let’s look at his best offensive players the past three seasons: Caleb Williams, Jordan Addison, Travis Dye, M…

Look at Lincoln Riley's best offensive players the past three seasons: Caleb Williams, Jordan Addison, Travis Dye, Marshawn Lloyd, Woody Marks.
They were finished products. They arrived as stars. They weren't developed.
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Turmoil Tuesday: Zacariah Branch Leads Exodus Well, the other shoe dropped today as wide receiver Zacariah Branch entered the transfer portal along with his brother, Zion, who is a safety at USC. Is Branch leaving a surprise? No. I was more cr…

Some thoughts on Tuesday's departures from USC
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Morning Buzz: Leave USC And Thrive I’m getting tired of hearing someone in the transfer portal was a four-or-five star prospect or top 300 player nationally. Is it just possible they were overhyped by the recruiting services? …

Leave and thrive seems like a mantra for these players
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