Riley Quickly Moved On

[@FredVlasuk]

Matt Zemek is doing a dance with the news about Henson. Probably could have found somebody better, but he is a good recruiter and he got Pregnon to come back so thats a big win..

[@hoops133]

great point about how elite DTs make everyone’s job easier on defense

[@Bizketluvr]

I also heard that DiCarlos Nicholson can come back, due to some court ruling regarding Juco players and Eligibility.

[@DreDay53]

If so he better come back because he would automatically start

[@manguy-e1q]

@@DreDay53 not a good thing lmao he should be a depth piece at best

[@LockedOnUSC]

@@Bizketluvr he’s working on it behind the scenes with a lawyer.

[@fredtheveteran4623]

Congrats Coach Hanson✌️

[@Jomari.draisnightclub]

Coach Hanson is a good hire/promtion. He was going to get a bigger job elsewhere cause he’s really that good so I think this is a good hire and it’s time to get a linebackers coaching right now.

[@anthonyscott4203]

Solid Running back. 9 TD’s averaging 7 YAC. Kid runs hard. Better than what just left. Time to get used to teams having players on one year contracts!

[@djgcue]

Seems like an emergency and descent hire. Hopefully, we’re able to fill some OL needs through the portal. Great to see Pregnon is back.

[@West_sideKnecht4]

The guy did well at Tulsa it might work

[@johnwhite2576]

Serious programs don’t rest their season on “may work” w]\optionsd. Do you think smart, Myer, Saban etc would seriously promote a young TE coach to head the oline room, a position where we’re had huge issues last year, continuing depth issues, and probably only the 20th ranked OLine class last month ?

[@johnwhite2576]

Hold your breathe until transfer window closes Jan 2. We need to retain Paige and Russell.

[@johnwhite2576]

Hold your breathe until transfer window closes Jan 2. We need to retain Paige and Russell. And any team that has two start Willie W or Tobias R is NOT a playoff team.

[@stevenross3600]

Henson's departure does not appear to be a loss and intentional, fingers crossed that Zach is the answer. Also that we fill the LB position coach with someone stellar and capable of recruiting our own backyard

[@jerryjohnson9557]

the big problem is line backer dominance

[@tonymata2]

Sounds like the sun is coming back out. Welcome to LA Keeshawn! ✌

[@gendaminoru3195]

from Kentucky 5 star DT, Keeshawn Silver was the #3 DL when he went to KU, commits to us. That's the first ray of sunshine in a while.

[@JohnMandock]

Watch his tape he's lazy and he takes off plays.

[@dnamatrixsystems]

Woody Marks did what he did in the BIG 10.... BIG DIFFERENCE

[@rickreese5794]

Fight On, Trojan Faithful ✌🏻✌🏻

[@DuckyBent]

EP has been our best lineman since Vera Tucker, he deserves the bag 💰 but we’re still light years away from competing with other teams with better NIL workings. For every small win we get, it’s masked by the many we’ve lost, it’s just hard to muster any excitement when you know we don’t have the coaching or players to overcome the shortcomings of todays college football landscape. Until these new parameters take place, we’ll be on the outside looking in, a sad state to be in seeing a blue blood getting punked on both on the field and off 😮‍💨

[@superluminal89]

That new running back went bonkers in November.

[@SportsTalkWithTroy]

Lincoln Riley has definitely been able to recruit running back talent out of the trsnsfer portal as well as recruiting. He's also managned to squander their talent with his stupid pass happy offense.

[@gendaminoru3195]

what is it with our wasting talent coaches this decade. so done with this shyyte

[@BangTheGavel1911]

IMHO, Riley needed to hire a proven offensive line coach. A coach with a record of developing players for the League and the ability to attract elite players. Nothing against Hansen but he's lacking those two important traits. Why not wait until after the playoff to pursue an elite O-line coach? Seems like this was a panic/reactionary hire by Riley. Time will tell but I feel like the hire will do more harm than good.

[@superluminal89]

Hanson put 7 guys in the NFL. What are you talking about?

[@BangTheGavel1911]

@@superluminal89 He's produced a total of 2 NFL draft picks. What are you talking about?? He's not known as an elite recruiter either, something USC desperately needs for elite dawgz in the trenches. What does Hansen bring to the table that will attract the elite OL players from high school and the portal to be coached by him??

[@superluminal89]

@ He has produced 7 all conference players. No, he’s not the best O-line coach, but let’s not pretend he’s chopped liver either.

[@boymeetstaco8733]

Exactly. We need new eyes on things

[@allensaunders449]

Riley probably saw this coming

[@frunkdup828]

In 5 of our 6 loses we WERE JUST A PKAY AWAY

[@rickreese5794]

Like horseshoes ….🎯

[@OriginalSchmick]

They're still 6 losses. Quit pumping sunshine, this program is dogshit

[@catsailor8621]

⁠@@OriginalSchmick Go away! You’re like Bad Breath!! 🤡

[@fredtheveteran4623]

Oregon is getting all the big time talent in the Portal along with Ole Miss, Auburn, etc. USC is not getting anyone in the Trenches! WTH is going on?

[@lamonsta6705]

Money is the name of the game now. College is now semi pro so pay to play and Oregon wants to buy itself into being the new Bama✅✅

[@BangTheGavel1911]

​@lamonsta6705 That's the name of the game now in this NIL era! Recruiting has taken a back seat to "Recruiting." I don't blame Oregon one bit. This is the new landscape of cfb. Until there are guard rails put in place on NIL and the transfer portal, USC has gotta adapt quickly or get left in the dust.

[@p.b.9428]

Could it be that Riley is talking to a linebacker coach from a team that has yet to finish its season?

[@catsailor8621]

@p.b.9428 💥 Good Point! My very thoughts! These coaches aren’t hanging out there on trees! We got the current Defensive Staff AFTER the 2023 Season ended! 👊 Fight On‼️ ✌️✌️✌️

[@stevedolan5065]

I think maybe Coach Henson’s move had been anticipated. Just watching him interviewed several times, he just didn’t strike me as a big city kinda guy. This is not criticism, not everyone likes urban areas. I wish him well.

[@SamoanStrongLBC-cx4ef]

Coach Riley should hire Tim Skipper from Fresno State to be our next linebacker coach if we can't get Chris Claiborne, Jack Del Rio or Ken Norton Jr. These 4 guys are all from California born and raised and are great recruiters and know and can recruit the best high school football players in California. And all of these 4 guys have years playing and coaching the linebacker position at its highest level. Fight On To Victory And Go Trojans.

[@harveyjohnson2587]

Will Riley even survive through the spring and summer before saying bye-bye.

[@josephbarrett3860]

IDK! Riley did not bother interviewing any external OL candidates. Seems like a path of least resistance to me

[@ryanpitts8516]

Is Gavin Meyer returning? If he does, based on guys that are returning along with Jakeem, I think they'd be ok with 2 dts..need LBs

[@walterclarke382]

Morning Marc, you can not have produced 7 all conference olinemen and a first round draft in his years at Tulsa and not be a good coach.

[@stevenross3600]

Is it true that there is not a single 5 star recruit from the last 2 (not this years) cycles still on the roster, I know you don't buy into ratings individual, but collectively that is alarming

[@allensaunders449]

SC needs a portal QB. Shout of broken the bank for the Washington State QB. Should of made him an offer couldn't refuse transforming the offense

[@RSeaker]

PSU's Pribula might be a cheap option as running QB.

[@allensaunders449]

@RSeaker if he can pass well enough you have to do that. Im just not sure SC has they qb they need on the roster now. Plus it's SC you should always have elite QBs ready to go. Oregon without Dillion will have 6 elite talents at QB going into next season . Unless they loose acouple to portal which is part of doing business

[@sackofmojojr.1758]

Why not try to flip Eugene Brooks?

[@chimi_chongo]

No point this next season with Pregnon back. There will be another guard we can pick up in the transfer portal. If need be next season it’s just Center and right tackle, and a solid backup quarterback we need to worry about on the offensive side of the ball.

[@johndurrer7869]

This has to be the lowest USC has been since 2000

[@charlesmiller2341]

He just doesn't use them effectively

[@stevenross3600]

Marc it seems we are whistling in the dark, as this program is spiraling downward and circling the drain. I prefer to be optimistic but by season 3 with progressively declining wins, 19 players in the portal and Riley's mismanagement of the program/roster is reaping the seeds of the last 2 seasons. It appears that Riley in 'Helton II', he is not capable of winning unless he has an elite QB to bail him out, as Sam did for Clay Caleb has done for Riley.

[@avs9800]

Hire top assistant and position coaches like Henny if you’re not going to pay players needed to make the playoffs.

[@StewardSmith-sw5dl]

Usc isn't getting nowhere you can have a good offense. But Lincoln doesn't rely on having a good or great defense .turn around you wear offense down .had same problem with Oklahoma and going SEC left Oklahoma .I was glad to see him go .Oklahoma has no offense or good defense .now 2025 new coach .new receivers and offense and defense this coming season do good and getting better as time goes by

[@OriginalSchmick]

Damn, I was hoping Riley took another job. He's worse than clay helton

[@AllenWoody-kj7sc]

TBOW!

[@NiechZyjePolska48]

Another losing season next year. Looks like 5-7 in 2025

[@frunkdup828]

With that schedule?

[@rickreese5794]

Sure hope not 😩🤔🙈

[@boymeetstaco8733]

With that schedule 10-2. But you know we’ll manage to go 7-5

[@RodneyEvansFootballWeLoveIt]

This is USC stop accepting mediocre! We haven’t been the same since Pete Carroll left let’s be all the way 💯! We are losing the top players right here in our backyard! wtf is Lincoln Riley doing! The best players are right here in your damn backyard! Pete Carroll would’ve never let the top players from California leave the state! This is embarrassing sir! And I’m accepting mediocre Lincoln Riley has been Mediocre @ best! We should’ve hired Urban Meyer instead of Lincoln Riley!

[@formacionG13]

I hope this punter... Will average 50 yards every punt and pins downs the punt return so our defense can get good Field advantage

[@invisicast]

With our typical USC-shitty 3-star Spider Rico lineup, here's 2025: Fairly certain wins: Perd, NW, Misso Coin flips: Ill, Sparty, Neb, Iowa, GaSo, ucla Certain losses: ND, Mich, Oregon Splitting the flips makes us 6-6. AGAIN. FIRE CLOWN SHOW RILEY. NOW.