The cover photos says it all and it makes me sick to look at. But here we are folks, .500 on the year with two to play.  We enter rivalry week with more white noise, mixed messages, and concerns than ever before. After a night where just about everything went wrong against Cal, let’s break... Continue Reading →

Sometimes all it takes is a slightly weaker defense and a big night of rushing yards to remind you. To remind you that after a tumultuous week of change, and a less than fulfilling season, our men in Cardinal and Gold can still get a win with a nice margin of victory. Aca’Cedric Ware led... Continue Reading →

On October 3rd  I wrote in this blog that I would not make a public decision about my support or lack thereof for Coach Helton and his staff until I had seen a bit more. At that point we were 3-2 and had just played some ugly football in the desert, but there was some hope... Continue Reading →

I could easily spend time penning a game review, and believe me it would be long. I could also write a scathing piece about Helton and his staff, but you can find plenty of that content on other sites. Here at The Late Game, it is time to look forward. This weekend Jack Sears will... Continue Reading →

Three full weeks after their last home game, USC took the field under the lights at the Coliseum to face the undefeated Colorado Buffaloes. Led by a career night from Michael Pittman Jr., who tallied 155 yards on 6 acrobatic receptions, USC shut down the Buffs and improved to 4-2 overall. Not only was this... Continue Reading →

Pictured above was a rare play from Saturday. A play where we ran into the end zone and were not called back for a yellow marker. It was a tale of two halves under the lights and in the dry heat of the Arizona desert, but there was one theme that transcended the night, penalties.... Continue Reading →

USC returned home this past Friday and picked up a win that was desperately needed. Now standing at 2-2 through four games, let’s take a look at what we know about our program. Offense Is JT Daniels showing his potential and playing well?  Yes. JT has completed 84 of 143 passes (58.7%). He has thrown... Continue Reading →

It was big in every aspect. The stage, the stadium, the crowd, the traveling faithful and of course the loss, were big. Now that the dust has settled let’s get right down to what happened in Austin, and where we go from here. No need to drone on about statistics, let’s just talk football. The... Continue Reading →

Deep breath Trojan fans, it will be OK.  We are 1-1 after a disappointing trip to Palo Alto, but let’s dissect that disappointment a little bit further. It seems there is a dark cloud hanging over the program, when really things aren’t so bad. Sure, there are lots of things to improve upon but, we... Continue Reading →