Just how bad are things at USC?

[AlaskaGuy]

After entering NCAA transfer portal, former USC WR Bru McCoy signs financial aid agreement with Texas

 

[trojanfan12]

Just my opinion, Bru is. 4 star WR and a 5 star LB. Only problem is he doesn’t know it.

You may be right about that.

 

[AlaskaGuy]

SC has a commit from Kyle Ford out of Orange County and that kid might be the best WR prospect on the west coast atm.

Kyle Ford, Orange Lutheran, Wide Receiver

 

[AlaskaGuy]

Kyle Ford, Orange Lutheran, Wide Receiver

Washington fans if the Huskies land Kyle Ford ....

 

[Sheluvsbama]

Sometimes it's good for things to get bad. You can hope it will shake somebody to their senses and USC can get back on track. They HAVE to for the sake of college football. They are needed!

 

[Deep Creek]

Sometimes it's good for things to get bad. You can hope it will shake somebody to their senses and USC can get back on track. They HAVE to for the sake of college football. They are needed!

Question for you Trojan fans. Is there a desire and willingness to committ Texas A&M type (or similar) level of funding to the football program? Millions in stadium/other renovations. $75 million/10 year coach, etc. I don't get the sense that left coasters are as interested in "keeping up with the Jones'" to that degree.

Or, is it the fact the PAC 12 revenue isn't up to the B1G/SEC levels and the programs would if that kind of money were available?

 

[AlaskaGuy]

Question for you Trojan fans. Is there a desire and willingness to committ Texas A&M type (or similar) level of funding to the football program? Millions in stadium/other renovations. $75 million/10 year coach, etc. I don't get the sense that left coasters are as interested in "keeping up with the Jones'" to that degree.

Or, is it the fact the PAC 12 revenue isn't up to the B1G/SEC levels and the programs would if that kind of money were available?

It's not so much the money with SC as it is AD and coaching hires. With SC though, one good hire and they're back.

 

[Deep Creek]

It's not so much the money with SC as it is AD and coaching hires. With SC though, one good hire and they're back.

Are they willing to pay $7.5 million a year to get that "good hire"?

 

[AlaskaGuy]

Trevon Sidney, USC, Wide Receiver


Another WR looking to transfer

The same day word leaked that incoming freshman Bru McCoy’s transfer to Texas was made official, the Trojans are set to lose another wide receiver, as reports indicate Trevon Sidney has entered the NCAA Transfer Portal.

The Athletic’s Bruce Feldman reported that Sidney’s name now appears in the portal, making him eligible to be recruited by other programs.

After a quiet redshirt freshman season in 2017, it looked like Sidney might break out this past fall. A practice field highlight machine, Sidney had seven catches for 72 yards in a season opening win against UNLV. But that momentum didn’t last, as he added just four catches for 32 yards over the rest of the season.

Earlier this month, former USC wide receiver Randal Grimes transferred to Minnesota, while 5-star incoming freshman McCoy is headed to Texas. McCoy’s decision is thought to have been influenced at least in part by the departure of Kliff Kingsbury, who became the head coach of the Arizona Cardinals a little more than one month after accepting the offensive coordinator position with USC. Kingsbury was announced by Arizona on Jan. 8, and USC is still without an offensive coordinator. The Trojans hosted official visitors last weekend without an offensive coordinator and could be doing the same this weekend, leaving them just one final recruiting weekend before February’s signing day to bring in recruits and allow them to meet their future coordinator.

And this might not be the end of wide receiver news for the Trojans. USC’s two remaining unsigned commitments in the 2019 class are wide receivers Kyle Ford and Puka Nacua. Ford was a tough recruiting win against Oregon, while Nacua chose night to sign early and is being chased by Utah, Washington, and other programs. It will be worth watching what those two prospects to as signing day approaches.

While McCoy’s departure is significant for the present and future of USC, Grimes and Sidney looking for opportunities elsewhere doesn’t register as much of a surprise. Talented players with potential who feel as though they could be producing more on the field will always look for playing time elsewhere. But after a 5-7 season and seemingly no clear answers at offensive coordinator after Kingsbury’s departure, these moves loom a little larger when it comes to the Trojans current situation.

 

[Tin Man]

They still have the best CFB band/song in the world, no?

No. They don't.

 

[trojanfan12]

Question for you Trojan fans. Is there a desire and willingness to committ Texas A&M type (or similar) level of funding to the football program? Millions in stadium/other renovations. $75 million/10 year coach, etc. I don't get the sense that left coasters are as interested in "keeping up with the Jones'" to that degree.

Or, is it the fact the PAC 12 revenue isn't up to the B1G/SEC levels and the programs would if that kind of money were available?

Actually, they already spent millions upgrading the football facilities and Heritage Hall.

The Coliseum is also undergoing a huge renovation as well.

The biggest problem is that they currently have an interim President which makes everyone think the AD and HC are interim too. The assumption is that once they hire a new President, he'll fire Lynn Swann and bring in his own AD, who will then fire Helton and bring in his own HC.

 

[trojanfan12]

Are they willing to pay $7.5 million a year to get that "good hire"?

I'd would think so. There are plenty of boosters who would scratch that check out in no time.

 

[poewelch84]

Sometimes it's good for things to get bad. You can hope it will shake somebody to their senses and USC can get back on track. They HAVE to for the sake of college football. They are needed!

They can keep Helton as long as they like.

 

[UtahUte]

Where’s that U$c fan that told me earlier this year that Porter Gustin is the best LB in the PAC 12. Shiiiiit!

 

[socaljim242]

Where’s that U$c fan that told me earlier this year that Porter Gustin is the best LB in the PAC 12. Shiiiiit!

That would be me. lol. I still stand by what I said because I did say "if he stays healthy". He's still projected to be the second outside linebacker drafted from the PAC even though he got hurt. '
WalterFootball.com: 2019 NFL Draft: Outside Linebacker Rankings

 

[jjc2009]

Now their only the third best pro football team in LA.

 

[AlaskaGuy]

Has USC football’s culture, discipline, schemes, personnel, or staff improved at all?

 

[AlaskaGuy]

USC Football: Wide receiver Josh Imatorbhebhe enters the NCAA transfer portal.

Imatorbhebhe becomes the fourth wide receiver to transfer out of the program. Five-star athlete Bru McCoy transferred to Texas just days after enrolling to USC, Randal Grimes transferred to Minnesota earlier in January, and recently Trevon Sidney entered the transfer portal last week. The departure of Imatorbhebhe leaves the Trojans with eight scholarship receivers on the current roster.

 

[socaljim242]

USC Football: Wide receiver Josh Imatorbhebhe enters the NCAA transfer portal.

Imatorbhebhe becomes the fourth wide receiver to transfer out of the program. Five-star athlete Bru McCoy transferred to Texas just days after enrolling to USC, Randal Grimes transferred to Minnesota earlier in January, and recently Trevon Sidney entered the transfer portal last week. The departure of Imatorbhebhe leaves the Trojans with eight scholarship receivers on the current roster.

He was probably near the bottom of the depth chart even without the newest receivers. He's been at USC for 2 years maybe 3 years and I have never heard his name called on the field. A three star lineman hopefully takes his place.

 

[TheRobotDevil]

Has USC football’s culture, discipline, schemes, personnel, or staff improved at all?

Graham Harrell is looking like the OC. McCoy wasn't a surprise KK recruited him. While he "wasn't working for SC yet".Expecting this tp be CH's last season thank gog