USC standout Caleb Williams and LSU player Jayden Daniels being the top two picks of the 2024 NFL Draft marks the second consecutive year that a pair of Black quarterbacks were deemed the top draft prospects.
On Saturday, one scene said it all at the end of USC’s loss (7-3, 5-2, Pac-12) to the Washington Huskies (9-0, 6-0 Pac-12). Trojan quarterback and reigning Heisman winner Caleb Williams found his mother in the stands and jumped into her arms, crying, as she hid his face from public view with a piece of paper.
It was Trojan Family Weekend, and what a weekend it was. On Saturday night, the USC Trojans defeated the Arizona Wildcats, 43-41, in triple overtime at the LA Coliseum.
The USC Trojans and the Stanford Cardinals have played one another since 1905; the Cardinals are the Trojans’ oldest rival. On Saturday, the Trojans played the Cardinals to open the 2023 Pac-12 season and play their final game as conference members.
With 87 newcomers to his team, head coach Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes (‘Buffs’) shocked 17th-rank TCU, beating them 45-42. You remember Texas Christian University- the school that played in last season’s College Football Playoff National Championship game against the Georgia Bulldogs.
It was a beautiful day for Trojan football as the team entered the United Airlines Field at the LA Memorial Coliseum, ranked #6 in the AP and Coaches polls for the 23/24 football season.
Deion Sanders is taking over as head coach at Colorado, bringing his charisma and larger-than-life persona to a beleaguered Pac-12 program that’s plunged to the bottom of college football. The deal was announced Saturday night by CU athletic director Rick George. The Pro Football Hall of Famer has been at Jackson State, a historically Black college that plays in the NCAA’s second tier of Division I, since 2020. Sanders has guided the Tigers to consecutive Southwestern Athletic Conference titles. The Tigers beat Southern in the SWAC championship game Saturday in Jackson, Mississippi, and a few hours later Colorado announced he was coming
Bruin fans have a lot to be excited about after the UCLA football team earned an 8-4 overall record during the 2021 season. After beating the likes of LSU and USC, UCLA came in second in the Pac-12 South and third in the entire conference.
USC football heads into a new era under the helm of Lincoln Riley. The squad has 14 transfers, including their starting quarterback Caleb Williams, who recently played for Oklahoma. He noted how the players want to improve from the 4-8 overall record from last season.
The Los Angeles Sparks added two contending guards in two-time WNBA champion Jordin Canada and young sharpshooter Chennedy Carter.
Arizona State grad student defensive back Chase Lucas is the captain of the Sun Devils football team this season. His efforts as a leader and a competitor helped Arizona State come in third in the Pac-12 with an 8-4 overall record and a 6-3 league record.
This UCLA Women’s team is holding each other to high standards throughout this process and will focus on championship reps. They have a lot to be excited about with this new roster, but Close strives for them to be winners on and off the court.
Senior wide receiver Michael Wilson is one of the co-captains of the Stanford football team. At the start of the season, Wilson was placed on the Biletnikoff award watchlist. The Biletnikoff award is given annually to the most outstanding receiver in college football.
USC suffered a tough loss against Stanford on Saturday night, and it doesn’t look good as many fans and players visibly showed their frustration. Prior to being fired on Monday, Clay Helton assured that USC was on the right track and needed time. “Let’s see at the end of the year. Let’s see. It’s Game two, and I have total faith in this staff. I have total faith in the men that are in there, players, coaches. We didn’t play our best tonight. But I know this. At the end of the season, see where we’re at.” Helton said they
USC head football coach Clay Helton was fired
today, with university Athletic Director Mike Bohn calling him “one of the
finest human beings I have met in the industry” but saying he believes the
team will have a greater chance of success this season under new leadership.