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From months of reporting for
@ocregister
, stitched an oral history of the rapid-fire moments in Bronny James' heart scare at USC this summer, with a remarkable response from James and quick action by trainers.
"Do you understand what just happened?"
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Bronny James slams home a huge lob, smacks the backboard with his left hand, and gets called for a tech. Parents LeBron and Savannah can’t believe it. Bronny just grins. Sierra Canyon up 48-28 over Crespi.
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As the reporter who took this video, this is gross and completely mischaracterizes the situation. LeBron has done this for YEARS in Bronny’s time at Sierra Canyon. It’s objectively the best time to walk in so he doesn’t cause a massive stir. Stop it.
LeBron James casually walks into the basketball arena while the National Anthem is playing and takes a seat.
Zero respect for the country that gave him the opportunity to be a basketball star.
Zero respect for the country that allowed him to become a billionaire.
Zero respect…
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JuJu Watkins exits Galen after USC’s win over Kansas with hundreds waiting for her. A real-life rock star.
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Bronny James transition BETWEEN THE LEGS jam against Chaminade. He’s up to 20 points.
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Angels media gathered today at Angel Stadium for a group picture to commemorate today — in case today’s the last home game at Angel Stadium of Shohei Ohtani’s career. Strange realization to have.
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Talked with Oregon commit Dakoda Fields tonight on his decision to flip from USC. Said Oregon’s move to the Big Ten and persistence were factors. Also:
“I didn’t feel like the defense was as great as Oregon, and I felt like the Oregon defensive coaching staff was better.”
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Asked Lincoln Riley about this today -- said it didn't have to do with Michigan. Had to do with playing Utah, an opponent USC's played multiple times, and "does a good job of trying to grab signals."
Riley on Michigan: "That kind of stuff has been going on forever."
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Three years after her viral routines captured the nation,
@katelyn_ohashi
is living a quieter life now -- skateboarding, writing, spending time with her cats.
On Ohashi, after gymnastics, continuing to find herself:
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News: USC is finalizing a football-program-wide NIL deal, through the Conquest Collective, with a major company that would provide a flat payment and percentage of back-end profits of merchandising revenue to each player, per source familiar with the situation (1)
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For many years, Cheryl Miller felt a disconnect with her alma mater USC, not feeling the school was pouring enough into women’s basketball.
But she’s come back to support this winter — and become an emotional catalyst from courtside seats.
“I’m home.”
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Clipped this moment from NCAA media hub. A ton of emotion from JuJu Watkins.
Asked JuJu Watkins postgame if this year met the expectations she had when she committed to USC. In short: yes.
Watkins: “Like Lindsay said, it’s been a great ride. I have the best teammates in the world, and I'm just glad, um, that,” tearing up. "Next question," laughs.
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There it is. Wasn’t announced early, but Los Alamitos CB Isaiah Rubin signs his NLI to USC. Photo by coach Ray Fenton. Wraps up a really strong 2024 secondary class for USC
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In personal news: so excited to announce I’ll be starting a new role as USC beat writer for the Southern California News Group on Aug. 4! Can’t wait to work with such a talented staff and on an incredible beat. Trojan fans — drop me a follow + DM and I’d love to connect.🧵
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10-year-old Izzy Lao attended her first USC WBB game today.
Talked to her mother Marielle — said her daughter, who is Filipino, was overjoyed to find out Kayla Padilla was Filipino and to see someone that looked like her on the court.
Took this pic with
@kaylacp_
pregame:
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In the fall, I began covering Bronny James’ senior year at Sierra Canyon for the
@latimes
with a goal: peel back the hype and criticism to see who he truly is.
From months of reporting inside SC and out, a story about growth under impossible expectation:
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LeBron James, Savannah James, Bryce James and Zhuri James pose with Bronny James at midcourt at Sierra Canyon’s senior night.
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From USC baseball’s IG account on their media day — Duce Robinson still looks set to play baseball at USC, be a dual-sport athlete his freshman year
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I’m ecstatic to announce I’ll be starting as a full-time staff writer with
@latimessports
in the summer after I graduate this spring, helping to expand high school sports coverage alongside the great
@latsondheimer
.
Thank you so much to everyone who has supported my work!
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Final in the Holiday Bowl: USC 42, Louisville 28. An emotional Miller Moss hugs Caleb Williams postgame after a six-TD performance.
Williams: “F— yeah, man!!”
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News: USC freshman linebacker Tackett Curtis has entered the transfer portal, according to source with knowledge of the situation. Program was high on him and his potential, but appears Curtis won’t be in ILB plans next year.
There was no sign of Tackett Curtis today at USC's practice.
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Bears GM Ryan Poles meeting Caleb Williams’ parents out at USC Pro Day.
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Caleb Williams hyping up a bunch of USC guys pregame. Tahj Washington, Ja’Kobi Lane, Duce Robinson among them.
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Postgame, examining the NCAA Tournament bracket, Aaliyah Edwards and Paige Bueckers marvel at UConn’s path to a Final Four.
Edwards: “Here … all the way to here.”
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Interview with an emotional Juju Watkins on her commitment to USC, what it means as a kid from Watts, her family’s support and what she wants USC hoops fans to know:
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Lindsay Gottlieb hops on the mic at Galen postgame: “They used to tell us, nobody came to watch women’s basketball at USC.”
Roaring cheers. Chills.
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Quick note from Portland: Covering this USC WBB team was the singular best experience of my journalism career so far. It's been a true joy, honor and privilege, and my thanks to all of you for reading along and to the program for being so consistently open with media.
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Lincoln Riley sharing a moment with Miller Moss postgame. The QB who’s stuck with him and made it clear he has no plans to leave.
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USC assistant AD Gavin Morris (
@DaGman7
), who was a key part of the recruiting effort to get JuJu Watkins to USC, is at MGM Grand rocking the JuJu SLAM tee
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Downey’s Aidan Chiles on what he wants Oregon State fans to know heading into next year:
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USC freshman LB Tackett Curtis was running with the first-team defense today against scout-team O. Asked Alex Grinch if that meant Curtis would get big snaps against San Jose State Saturday:
"He'll have a major part (in) the defense ... I cannot be more positive on Tackett."
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Asked Lincoln Riley today about
#USC
’s receivers seeming to struggle separating against Notre Dame. He disagreed. Interesting watch.
Again brought up the concept of outside noise: “Outside these walls, you feel like, oh man, we’re so far away. The reality is, no we’re not.”
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2024 Sierra Canyon safety Marquis Gallegos officially signs with
#USC
. Surrounded by family. Photo from dad Sam Gallegos. Very smart, instinctive player who feels like he could fit in a lot of ways into D’Anton Lynn’s future plans for the defense
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LeBron James ducks into the Sierra Canyon gym. Here to see son Bronny take on Kiyan Anthony, son of Carmelo, and Christ the King.
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Buzzer goes off as USC beats UCLA and JuJu Watkins literally collapses with cramps. Teammates crowd around her. Watkins: 32 points tonight, 16-of-16 on FTs, 10 rebounds, 4 blocks, 3 steals.
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Asked Lincoln Riley about perception of the defense and he delivered a very impassioned answer in which he said, basically, the media “had their mind made up” that at any sign of adversity, a change would need to be made.
Pretty interesting watch for
#USC
fans:
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News: USC’s Raleek Brown is currently planning to redshirt his sophomore season, his father Roscoe told the SoCal News Group. Could change, but Brown’s been limited by a lingering hamstring tweak this fall, father said.
More details
@ocregister
:
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Never in my journalistic career did I think I would be documenting a urinal, yet of note: many of the urinals at SoFi today have Matt Damon’s face on them for the Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl.
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Look who’s courtside at Galen Center for Sierra Canyon tonight. Malachi Nelson, incoming USC QB.
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Absolutely packed house for UCLA-USC WBB here at USC a few minutes before tip. Game of the year at Galen thus far.
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Taylor Mays is back as an analyst for USC. Earned a lot of praise after coaching the secondary in the Holiday Bowl.
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LeBron James arrives at Bishop Montgomery for BM-Sierra Canyon state regional Division 1 semifinal. Absolutely packed gym here. Should be a special game.
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Look at the emotion from USC’s Kayla Padilla. Dancing around the edges of the hardwood at Galen. USC is headed to Portland for the Sweet 16.
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UCLA head coach Chip Kelly gave a case on Wednesday for Caleb Williams winning back-to-back Heismans:
“If the award’s supposed to go to the best player in the country, that kid is as good as a football player as I’ve had the opportunity to coach against.”
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I tracked every commitment since 2017 from West Coast players offered by both USC and Oregon football.
Since 2022, Oregon has 33. USC has 25.
Story diving inside a fierce local recruiting war, from aggressive approaches to details on usage of NIL:
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NEWS: USC head coach Lincoln Riley has announced defensive coordinator Alex Grinch has been fired. Defensive line coach Shaun Nua and ILB coach Brian Odom will serve as interim co-DCs for the rest of the year. A move that seemed long in the making.
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USC first-team offense today I saw in quick-hit drills after stretching:
QB Caleb Williams
RB MarShawn Lloyd
WR Mario Williams
WR Dorian Singer
WR Zach Branch
WR Brenden Rice
Line: Michael Tarquin, Jarrett Kingston, Justin Dedich, Jonah Monehim, Emmanuel Pregnon
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Big-time get for USC’s 2024 class. DE Carlon Jones makes it official and signs NLI with USC. 13 sacks as a senior this year at Bay City (Texas), great size at 6’3, 285. Photo this morning from Carlon’s Bay City coach Robert Jones.
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Caleb Williams runs over to his family postgame, then exchanges a long hug and conversation with UCLA coach Chip Kelly.
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USC DL Braylan Shelby with some great insight into off-season weight transformations under Bennie Wylie. Said he’s gained 20 pounds and eats a five-egg scramble + waffles + parfait every morning for breakfast and if a player didn’t make weight, they’d do plate pushes.
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Zachariah Branch is no longer listed on USC’s spring track + field roster — asked him about it, essentially said he stepped away to focus on spring football but would run track next year.
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HUGE cheers at USC as fifth-year senior India Otto — one of the most beloved figures in the program, who’s played seven minutes this year — checks in and finishes a layup.
A play later, she hits a three. Galen is louder than it’s been all night.
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Look who’s out at Pauley Pavilion for USC-UCLA. Robert Horry and son Christian, a recent UCLA commit who plays for Harvard-Westlake.
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USC’s DJ Rodman this September, part of an answer when asked about transferring from WSU to USC:
“I just wanted to win. I was tired of losing, and I mean, no disrespect to Washington State … that’s a rebuilding program, and I wanted to spend my last year and win.”
WSU coach Kyle Smith on former Wazzu forward DJ Rodman, returning to Pullman on Thursday as a USC player: "He'll probably prepare to get booed. Our Pullman faithful probably not feeling kindly to that."
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I will point out that Washington beating Arizona State 15-7 and Stanford 42-33 (a team USC beat 56-10) the past two weeks and staying at no. 5 in the AP poll seems a little strange to me
New
@AP_Top25
poll (1st place votes)
1 Georgia (48)
2 Michigan (9)
3 Ohio St (3)
4 FSU (3)
5 Washington
6 Oregon
7 Texas
8 Bama
9 Penn St
10 OU
11 Ole Miss
12 Notre Dame
13 LSU
14 Mizzou
15 Louisville
16 Oregon St
17 Air Force
18 Utah
19 Tennessee
20 UCLA
21 Tulane
22 Kansas
23…
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Asked USC QB Caleb Williams after practice today about his advocacy for mental health, and authenticity in expressing emotion even with the criticism it’s brought.
Very interesting and genuine answer talking about Saturday. “It just shows truth in what I speak.”
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USC commit Justin Tauanuu on signing day. Could be a key part of USC’s OL plans in the future. Photo by Huntington Beach coach Brett Brown.
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Fairly minimal crowd out at the Coliseum for USC’s spring game today, five minutes before start
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USC OL coach Josh Henson said redshirt freshman Tobias Raymond would start at tackle if they had to play today. Gone from 250 in his recruitment to 314 now this spring.
But Henson said he could see looking in the spring portal for OL help “pretty heavily”
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Rob Pelinka is here at the Galen Center for Bronny James’ USC debut
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Cool part of USC spring practice — getting to hear Lincoln Riley actually coach. Here he is (white visor) talking during an early drill
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USC DL coach Eric Henderson — coming off a major recruiting weekend — on his authenticity in recruiting:
“I think when it’s real, you can tell.”
Later: “Not to mention, the development process is going to be the best that any defensive lineman that come here can get.”
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Pretty cool sighting at USC today in advance of USC WBB’s first-round USC Tournament game. Actor Khleo Thomas of “Holes” fame, a movie a formative part of my and many’s childhood.
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Streets in San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter are blocked off tonight as USC and Louisville bands perform on the eve of the Holiday Bowl
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The story of 100-year-old Bruce Gelker, a former Rose Bowl winner with USC -- a man often stuck in the past as dementia has taken much of his memory.
But last Saturday, honored at the Coliseum, Gelker's family saw him reconnect to both past and present:
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Asked St. John Bosco head coach Jason Negro about Serra San Mateo coach Patrick Walsh’s comments that playing Bosco wasn’t “comparing apples to apples”
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Talked to USC DE Anthony Lucas about what’s different for him this spring vs. last year, a guy who’s been getting a ton of buzz in camp.
“They’re just allowing me to play fast … I’m just making sure, just focusing on destruction when I cross the line of scrimmage.”
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Look who’s back at
#USC
spring practice this Thursday. Ja’Kobi Lane with the much-needed introduction: “Meet Caleb Williams, everybody.”
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Asked Cori Close on USC’s evolution under Lindsay Gottlieb. Great response here, including a challenge to fans + media coming to both UCLA and USC games: “Don’t just show up when we play each other.”
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Asked Caleb Williams about his emotions after tonight’s loss against Washington: “I want to go home and cuddle with my dog and watch some shows.”
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McKenzie Forbes on JuJu Watkins postgame:
“She’s selfless, she’s mature, she’s a winner. She only cares about winning – she’s fuckin’ 18 years old. Sorry. But seriously, I would want to be her teammate every day of the week.”
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FINAL: USC 74, Baylor 70. USC is headed to the Elite Eight for the first time in 20 years. What a closing effort in a game that did not come easy. Let the celebration begin at the Moda Center.
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Texas A&M transfer DT Isaiah Raikes coming out to spring practice today. 6’2, 320 pounds, should be a big-time DL presence for USC this fall
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This is major as USC women’s hoops continues to stockpile talent. Smith and JuJu Watkins battled each other for two years in SoCal championships. Now they’re in the same program. USC is becoming a major destination in collegiate women’s basketball.
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A fan just charged the field at Dodger Stadium and got all of, like, two feet. Tried to wrestle his way out of security’s grasp but to no avail.
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Mike Trout on Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the AL MVP race, to laughter:
“His number are maybe a little bit better than Ohtani’s, but then again, you look at Vladdy’s pitching … I don’t think I’ve seen Vladdy pitch.”
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After Bronny James’ debut, much of the crowd at Galen — including LeBron James — stayed for USC women’s hoops.
It meant “everything” to a program that’s earning widespread national attention. Lindsay Gottlieb: “We are changing a culture here.”
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What a moment. With under a minute left, JuJu Watkins exits, bear-hugging Lindsay Gottlieb. McKenzie Forbes does the same. Crowd roars as India Otto sees the floor. USC up 73-55 on Kansas
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FINAL: USC 87, Colorado 81 in a rough-and-tumble game as USC wins their seventh in a row. One of the hottest teams in CBB.
JuJu Watkins: 42 pt, 10-19 FG, 18-18 FT, 10 TO, four steals. Breaks Cheryl Miller’s program record for 30-point games in a season.
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I’ve covered Mater Dei-Bosco, I’ve covered Poly-Serra, I’ve covered Dorsey-Crenshaw, plenty more. I’ve never covered a high school sports event more incredible than the East L.A. Classic tonight. Story to come quite soon.
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Asked former USC commit Ryan Pellum if his flip to Oregon had to do with the string of former top recruits transferring out of USC.
“Maybe. It had a little bit of a factor, yeah.”
Brother and LB Millikan coach Romeo Pellum said Oregon’s QB situation was more stable as well.
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Perhaps Caleb Williams’ final words as a USC QB, at Pro Day to media today:
“I’m excited to watch the boys go, and have their shot to win a national championship. And that’s really where it’s at. So Fight On, and rock out.”
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Asked a Cal campus policeman about this. I thought it may have been related to Israel-Palestine, but the group was protesting suspension of professor Ivonne de Valle — link for more on that below. Police officer said protestors are being taken to jail.
The start of USC-Cal is delayed due to protest from a group of UC Berkeley students, who are locking arms and sitting at midfield. A security guard tries to wrestle them up, to no avail.
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Lincoln Riley was asked if he spent more time in today’s CFB age on retention of players.
Part of response: “I mean, it’s USC. Like, you’re not going to beg people to be here. For every guy that leaves, there’s going to be a line of 100 people that would die to take that spot.”
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Wow. Five commits in one day
BREAKING: Class of 2025 DL Gus Cordova has Committed to USC, he tells me for
@on3recruits
The 6’5 255 DL from Austin, TX chose the Trojans over Texas A&M and Oregon
“You go to USC to play in the league. That’s been a goal ever since I can remember. My commitment is just a step…
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USC freshman LB Tackett Curtis has earned more widespread praise in the last three days of camp than maybe anyone. Made a fan out of Caleb Williams, who said yesterday Curtis has talked trash to him at practice:
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Asked Miller Moss about Lincoln Riley’s comments that he’d be USC’s starter if USC played today. Very humble response.
Part of reply: “I don’t think my mentality, or approach, has been based on … Coach Riley saying I’m the starting QB or not. My job is to lead this team.”
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Tahj Washington draws some oohs on a beautiful toe-tap sideline grab. Earns a hearty smile from Caleb Williams, who it almost seemed like threw the route a little long to give Washington chance to make a play
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When D'Anton Lynn accepted USC's DC job, father Anthony Lynn told D'Anton he was going into a "hotbox."
D'Anton just smiled.
"That's what he wants," Anthony said.
An in-depth look into the lifelong need for challenge that's led D'Anton Lynn to USC:
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Worth noting that even with the flip of Ryan Pellum to Oregon, USC is far from lacking in young WR talent. Zachariah Branch, Duce Robinson, and Ja’Kobi Lane are all set for bigger roles in 2024. DJ Jordan is also a strong commit out of Sierra Canyon.
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Lincoln Riley on Miller Moss’ performance: “He was really dialed in, he trusted his guys, he got the ball out on time, it was just — it was a tremendous quarterbacking performance.”
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Appears new
#USC
DC D'Anton Lynn's mantra on size is already sinking in. Jamil Muhammad today on needed improvement:
"I have to get bigger, I have to get faster, I have to get stronger. That’s everybody, I’m sure, if you ask everybody, especially on the defensive line."
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#USC
’s receiver group heading into spring ball is super interesting. Almost all the vets (with Dorian Singer’s transfer) are gone. Now left:
Zachariah Branch
Kyron Hudson
Duce Robinson
Makai Lemon
Ja’Kobi Lane
FR Xavier Jordan
Transfer Jaden Richardson (Tufts)
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Lincoln Riley has arrived to USC-Kansas. Exchanges a hug with Matt Leinart and AD Jen Cohen.
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Asked Shohei Ohtani postgame if he’d talked to teammates about trade talks — said because of trade rumors this time of year, “we just joke about it. Nothing serious.”
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USC LBs coach Matt Entz hinted in watching film from last year, looked like there was excessive communication + adjustments within calls— “Man, there’s a lot of thinking going on.”
Seems like his goal is to simplify execution at USC.
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USC DE coach Shaun Nua with some really genuine praise of DL coach Eric Henderson today.
“It’s been a blessing for me to work with him … he has a huge pride about himself in everything he does.”
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