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Eric Ziskin On Recruiting For USC

March 23, 2019 Allen Wallace 5 Comments

The Athletic — Was it more difficult getting the message across to recruits this past cycle considering there was so…

Rios & Ziskin Talk About USC Recruiting Burn-Out

March 20, 2019 Allen Wallace 5 Comments

J. Brady McCollough (LA Times) — The federal investigators named their landmark case “Operation Varsity Blues” as a tongue-in-cheek nod…

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USC Trojans This & That — 3/20

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USC’s #1 Palaie Gaoteote IV (aka EA) has been praised by Clay Helton as part of a strong linebacker group this spring.…

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USC Trojans This & That — 3/19

March 19, 2019 Allen Wallace 26 Comments

Spring practice resumes today after a week off with session #4 at 3:15 p.m. Every spring practice is free and…

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USC Trojans This & That — 3/17

March 17, 2019 Allen Wallace 15 Comments

Lynn Swann seems pensive about a lot these days when available, but one thing he’s absolutely positive about is remaining…

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Allen Goes from The Hood to USC’s #25

March 15, 2019 Allen Wallace 1 Comment

Antonio Morales (The Athletic) — LOS ANGELES — Pam Allen wouldn’t necessarily use the word religious to describe herself, but…

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Chris on USC Trojans This & That — 3/26: “Agreed. Most of us have witnessed this in the business world. If you are fortunate to have talent, use it.…”

Trojan96 on USC Trojans This & That — 3/26: “Look CH’s tenure at SC has been nothing but trial and error. His inexperience has been obvious through…”

Allen Wallace on USC Trojans This & That — 3/26: “It'll take a while, if indeed a "culture change" is really happening, for all of us to accept the new…”

TrojanMPA90 on USC Trojans This & That — 3/26: “Based on everything I've seen and heard so far from Spring Camp, I'm cautiously optimistic about next season. Simplifying…”

Rock2112 on USC Trojans This & That — 3/26: “Now would be a bad time to do a big deal with anybody. We have no leverage. Anyone…”

Allen Wallace on USC Trojans This & That — 3/26: “I posted some info about this here yesterday. No detail had been provided anywhere, except that the Pac-12 Presidents turned…”

Rock2112 on USC Trojans This & That — 3/26: “Yeah, I think his problem is that, after last season, even with 10 wins we're going to lay credit elsewhere…”

UtahTrojan on USC Trojans This & That — 3/26: “The big question concerning CH is will any fans ever listen to him again? If they get 10 wins? CH…”

San Diego Trojan on USC Trojans This & That — 3/26: “Well said. You only have to look at Tom Izzo during the NCAA basketball tournament. He was shown on TV…”

San Diego Trojan on USC Sits At 30/1: “Agree, RJJ. I actually thought the defense was a strong point in 2017, even though they were inconsistent, only to…”

Chris on USC Trojans This & That — 3/26: “I think Clay can have great success with the new formula. Hire good assistants with an identity and let them…”

San Diego Trojan on USC Sits At 30/1: “I’m trying to be positive and think good thoughts about 2019. I’m just not going to be as gullible…”

San Diego Trojan on Stepp, Murphy, Jackson, Houston, Johnson, Hufanga: “I wish Clay would just shut down Hufanga the rest of the spring and just limit him to observations, meetings,…”

Rock2112 on USC Trojans This & That — 3/26: “I think the players' animosity toward Clay centered around a perceived lack of development, lack of rationality about playing time,…”

Jamaica on USC Trojans This & That — 3/26: “Either CH knows the score about himself not being a very good football manager in what USC football needs or…”