USC Update: The Trojans showed a preview of the team they want to be in the season-opening, 66-14 win over Rice. The offense was clicking and moving along at a rapid pace as USC rarely bothered to huddle between plays. And the defense did what coordinator Alex Grinch values most: created turnovers. Four picks, to be precise, three returned for TDs. So all in all, a successful day for USC. … QB Caleb Williams’ 86.3% completion percentage against Rice was the highest among USC QBs with at least 20 attempts in a game since Matt Barkley in 2012. … The one new injured player to be aware of is RB Raleek Brown. The freshman rolled his ankle in the fourth quarter and rode a cart off the field after the game with a bag of ice around the injured right leg, but has been practicing and might play. … Saturday’s game against the Cardinal will be a revenge match for RB Austin Jones, who spent the first three years of his career at Stanford before transferring to USC this off-season.
Stanford Update: The Cardinal opened its season with a thorough, 41-10 win over Colgate. RB E.J. Smith had a career-high 118 rushing yards and two TDs in the victory, while QB Tanner McKee threw for 308 yards and two touchdowns, both to receiver Michael Wilson. … The one area where Stanford struggled was in ball security, losing three fumbles while McKee threw a pick. … Stanford won last year’s game against USC 42-28 and has won the last two games in the series played at Stanford Stadium.
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Please click on the link to make sure that it works for you. It is my understanding from the Athletic Department that this linl should work for all of the games.
Stanford is one school I cannot abide by. When visiting their stadium wit my sister and mother one time their hospitality was on full display. The room reservation we had for the hotel we were supposed to stay at was given away “by accident” We had to scramble to find a place to stay. We were dressed for the game the next morning and went to breakfast. It was an eye opener. The waitress thought she was clever offering “killer OJ” and she got a polite laugh the first time, but she kept trying. We were seated in the back… Read more »
Other than an opening play of an 87 yard td run, Stanford gained a total of 87 yards on 27 carries. That was against Colgate!! Now I would venture to bet that USC has a better D line than Colgate does, so what does that tell you. This game could revolve around the USC pass defense.
For the sake of argument I expect to see USC run away with the game early.
Unlike in the past when we went to Stanford and got manhandled, I think Coach Rley will have us ready to play physical football against the Trees. Stanford really didn’t get challenged last week so there game didn’t do much to prepare them for us. I hope Austin Jones can give us some inside information that helps the defense.
Fully expect us to go to Palo Alto and win big. Should also have more SC fans in the stands whcih will make it almost like a home game.
STAN can’t handle USC’s speed and versatility, and David Shaw is long past his best days. Could he return to his old semi-powerful form? Not likely. Also, STAN is just not suited for the Portal World. I expect USC to win by 14-21, but many others here are more worried about STAN than I am this season. USC’s ranked #10. STAN didn’t receive even one single AP or Coaches vote. They’re big, but slow. Shaw doesn’t innovate. STAN will struggle to stop USC’s running game as well as our passing game, and they are average to below-average in the skill… Read more »
David Shaw loves to beat SC. I watched the replay of their first half against Colgate and they seemed to play to the level of the competition as they have many times in the past. They will be ready to play at a higher level on Saturday afternoon. But that being said, the Trojans will be properly prepared for Stanford and should be able to score enough points. I expect Stanford and coach Shaw will run the ball right at us with three tight ends and H back and the tuba player, with the Tree split wide left. He has… Read more »
According to LR Raleek Brown is not out of this Saturdays game. Although he didn’t say he was in either.
@Steveg, here is the link for live in-game stats for USC at Stanford….
https://usctrojans.com/sidearmstats/football/summary
Please click on the link to make sure that it works for you. It is my understanding from the Athletic Department that this linl should work for all of the games.
John thank you very much. I have it bookmarked now so I should get it every game.
Stanford is one school I cannot abide by. When visiting their stadium wit my sister and mother one time their hospitality was on full display. The room reservation we had for the hotel we were supposed to stay at was given away “by accident” We had to scramble to find a place to stay. We were dressed for the game the next morning and went to breakfast. It was an eye opener. The waitress thought she was clever offering “killer OJ” and she got a polite laugh the first time, but she kept trying. We were seated in the back… Read more »
Other than an opening play of an 87 yard td run, Stanford gained a total of 87 yards on 27 carries. That was against Colgate!! Now I would venture to bet that USC has a better D line than Colgate does, so what does that tell you. This game could revolve around the USC pass defense.
For the sake of argument I expect to see USC run away with the game early.
Unlike in the past when we went to Stanford and got manhandled, I think Coach Rley will have us ready to play physical football against the Trees. Stanford really didn’t get challenged last week so there game didn’t do much to prepare them for us. I hope Austin Jones can give us some inside information that helps the defense.
Fully expect us to go to Palo Alto and win big. Should also have more SC fans in the stands whcih will make it almost like a home game.
STAN can’t handle USC’s speed and versatility, and David Shaw is long past his best days. Could he return to his old semi-powerful form? Not likely. Also, STAN is just not suited for the Portal World. I expect USC to win by 14-21, but many others here are more worried about STAN than I am this season. USC’s ranked #10. STAN didn’t receive even one single AP or Coaches vote. They’re big, but slow. Shaw doesn’t innovate. STAN will struggle to stop USC’s running game as well as our passing game, and they are average to below-average in the skill… Read more »
David Shaw loves to beat SC. I watched the replay of their first half against Colgate and they seemed to play to the level of the competition as they have many times in the past. They will be ready to play at a higher level on Saturday afternoon. But that being said, the Trojans will be properly prepared for Stanford and should be able to score enough points. I expect Stanford and coach Shaw will run the ball right at us with three tight ends and H back and the tuba player, with the Tree split wide left. He has… Read more »
STAN was one of the schools that took special pride in watching USC get brutally manhandled by the NCAA.
I’ve always looked at them differently ever since and wish them the best that mediocrity can bring them and their second-tier status in the future.