The University of Southern California has its starting quarterback for the 2019 college football season. Head coach Clay Helton revealed the news after practice on Tuesday afternoon. So, who will be under center for the Trojans this fall? Sophomore quarterback J.T. Daniels earned the starting job after a solid camp this summer – much to […]
Read MoreESPN Ranks College Football’s 10 Greatest Programs Of All-Time
With 150 seasons worth of college football in the history books, ESPN ranked the best programs of all-time. While there will certainly be some debates as to which teams belong where, it’s not an easy task to judge over a century worth of history. Although the past few seasons of college football have been dominated […]
Read More4 Coaches Expected To Top USC’s Wish List If Clay Helton Is Fired
No college football coach is on a hotter seat heading into the 2019 regular season than USC’s Clay Helton, who many expected to be fired following a disappointing 2018 campaign. Helton has returned for at least one more season, though, and the Trojans will need to deliver in a major way for him to last […]
Read MoreNCAA Makes Decision On Former 4-Star CB Chris Steele’s Eligibility
Four-star former Florida cornerback Chris Steele has been granted immediate eligibility for the upcoming college football season. The former top recruit picked the Gators as his college of choice coming out of high school. However, just a few months after his decision, Steele found out that Florida wasn’t for him. Steele initially picked Oregon as […]
Read MoreEvan Mobley, No. 1 Overall Recruit For 2020, Announces Commitment
Five-star center Evan Mobley, the No. 1 recruit in the 2020 class, is off the board. Mobley announced his commitment to USC moments ago. With his decision, the 7-foot Mobley makes it a family affair in Los Angeles. The Temecula (Calif.) Rancho Christian product’s brother Isaiah is a freshman with the Trojans, and his dad […]
Read MoreAthlon Sports: Clay Helton Has The Hottest Seat In College Football
USC, a program that prides itself on competing for national championships, finished with a 5-7 record last year. It won’t shock you to hear that the team’s coach – Clay Helton – will be fighting to keep his job this coming season. Helton, in fact, has the hottest seat in the country, per Athlon Sports. […]
Read MoreESPN Ranks Best College Football Teams For Each Position
With college football almost back, ESPN released a new set of power rankings. Instead of looking ahead to this fall, it viewed the history of some of the best programs in the country. ESPN released its rankings based on which programs produce the best talent at each position. The positions that were taken into account […]
Read MoreAnalyst: 10 Games Featuring ‘Upset Alert’ For 2019 College Football Season
Almost every week in college football, there is at least one major upset that shakes up the landscape. While analysts often take the opportunity to predict them ahead of each week, 247Sports’ Brad Crawford is already looking at the year as a whole. Crawford is putting 10 teams on “upset alert” for games coming up […]
Read MoreNotre Dame Makes Big Announcement About USC Game
Notre Dame and USC renew their football rivalry on October 12. The Fighting Irish are riding a two-game winning streak in the rivalry into 2019. Last season, ND opened with a huge win over Michigan. That dubbed that the school’s “green out” game for 2018. They didn’t go all the way with the theme that […]
Read MoreSportsbook Releases New College Football Playoff Odds
In its relatively short five-year history, only 10 different programs have reached the College Football Playoff. We’ve gotten a new program every year, but the barrier for entry is very high. Alabama has made the field every year. Clemson has made four of five, and like Alabama, has two national titles to show. Oklahoma (three) […]
Read MoreFOX Sports President Responds To Urban Meyer Coaching Rumors
It didn’t take more than a moment after he stepped down from Ohio State football that people have openly wondered where he will coach next. Few seem to think that the 55-year old national title winner is truly done with coaching. USC is the most bandied about program connected to Meyer. The Trojans’ Clay Helton […]
Read MoreHow ESPN’s FPI Projects The Pac-12 Standings Will Look At Season’s End
We’re roughly one month away from the start of college football, and that means it’s that time of the year where preseason predictions are coming out. Earlier this week, ESPN released the latest version of its Football Power Index for this fall. Here’s a reminder of what the FPI represents, per ESPN: The Football Power […]
Read MoreCBS Sports Unveils College Football ‘Hot Seat Rankings’ Ahead Of 2019 Season
The 2019 college football season is less than two months away. For a few coaches, that means some serious progress has to come soon. Every year, CBS Sports publishes its “hot seat rankings” for every single FBS coach. For some, there is no doubt where they stand. The coaches are judged on a zero-to-five scale, […]
Read More5-Star RB Recruit Bijan Robinson Announces Commitment Date
Bijan Robinson’s recruitment is coming to a close. The five-star running back has settled on a commitment date, and it is very soon. Robinson will announce his decision on August 2. He tells 247Sports that the decision will come via his Instagram account. Robinson is the No. 22 overall player in the class, per the […]
Read MoreRecruiting Rankings Update After This Week’s Wave Of Commitments
The spring is a very active time for recruits to camp and visit their top schools, leading to a number of summer commitments. This Fourth of July week has been no different. We’ve seen 44 different players announce commitments since the start of Wednesday, per 247Sports’ running list. Half of them have gone to the […]
Read More4-Star Recruit Chris Thompson Jr. Breaks Down 4 Finalists
Chris Thompson Jr. was with many of his other elite recruits at The Opening Finals this week in Frisco, Texas. It wasn’t a long trip for the Duncanville native. The four-star safety continues to impress throughout his recruitment. Thompson has taken recent official visits to Auburn, Ohio State, Texas, and USC. The four programs make […]
Read More5-Star LSU Commit Planning Visits With Other Top Programs
Elias Ricks announced his commitment to LSU back in December of 2018. However, that won’t stop him from taking visits with other programs. According to 247Sports’ composite rankings, Ricks is the No. 2 cornerback and No. 16 overall recruit. Ricks is adamant that he’s a solid commitment to the Tigers, but he still wants to […]
Read MoreFormer USC Assistant Coach Makes Troubling Allegations In Lawsuit
The USC Trojans are no strangers to controversy – or legal disputes – but the team is now the subject of some very serious allegations. A new lawsuit filed in Los Angeles could get the program into serious trouble if determined to be true. According to the Los Angeles Times, former USC quality control assistant […]
Read MoreSportsbook Releases Win Totals For Almost Every College Football Team
As sports betting starts to become legal throughout the country, expect to see more about sportsbooks like FanDuel. The online book is among those available to bettors in New Jersey right now. On Wednesday, it published win totals available for futures bets for just about every FBS program in the country. One of the 130 […]
Read MoreKelee Ringo, No. 1 Cornerback In 2020 Class, Announces Top 5 Is Coming
One of the top recruits in the country is on track to announce important news on Thursday. Five-star cornerback Kelee Ringo isn’t ready to announce where he’ll play college football, but he is making great progress. The Arizona native is the No. 1 cornerback in the 2020 recruiting class, per 247Sports. All the top programs […]
Read More4-Star DB Darion Green-Warren Announces Top 6
Back in March, Darion Green-Warren announced his decommitment from Oklahoma. The move may have had something to do with changes coming to OU’s defensive strategy under new defensive coordinator Alex Grinch. Whatever the reason for the move, Green-Warren remains uncommitted as we enter the summer. The four-star recruit is one of the top defensive backs […]
Read MoreFormer Duke 5-Star PG Derryck Thornton Announces Transfer
Back in May, USC guard Derryck Thornton entered the NCAA transfer portal. After taking his time going over his options, the five-star recruit has finally found himself a new home. Thornton originally began his college basketball career with the Duke Blue Devils. Mike Krzyzewski didn’t have the five-star guard for very long because he left […]
Read MoreUSC 4-Star Wide Receiver Announces Transfer Destination
One of the top wide receivers in the 2016 recruiting class has settled on a transfer destination, he announced this morning. Josh Imatorbhebhe, a four-star wide receiver out of Georgia, spent the past three seasons at USC. He’s decided to transfer out. The former top wide receiver recruit has transferred to Illinois. Imatorbhebhe announced his […]
Read More247Sports Ranks Tua Tagovailoa, Jerry Jeudy Over Trevor Lawrence, Justyn Ross As Top QB/WR Combo
Whether it is a Top 25 poll, recruiting, coaching, or quarterback rankings, this off-season virtually everything ultimately comes down to Clemson vs. Alabama. That shouldn’t surprise. Dabo Swinney has elevated his program to Alabama’s level, beating the Crimson Tide in two of the last three national title games. 247Sports put out a ranking of the […]
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