Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football Discussion

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Dedeaux Download: Andy Stankiewicz wraps up the 2025 USC baseball season + looking ahead to 2026 Jun 12, 2025

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Shotgun Spratling and Kasey Kazliner return on the Dedeaux Download Podcast to wrap up the 2025 USC baseball season with Trojans' head coach Andy Stankiewicz joining the show to provide insights as we look back at a second season on the road for the Trojans with the team not having access to their under-construction home field on campus.

Stankiewicz talks about the Trojans' disappointment with their final two games after being in the Corvallis Regional final and what he talked about with the players after the final game. He also discusses the building blocks the team continues to stack brick by brick as it tries to re-establish itself as one of college baseball's premier programs.

The Trojans' head coach also discusses potentially taking a different path in the NCAA transfer portal from the last couple of seasons after pointing out USC has to get stronger on the mound to be able to compete for a chance to improve upon the 2025 season next year.

After talking with Stankiewicz, Shotgun and Kasey take a look back at the regional and towards the future of the USC program. They also hand out their end-of-season awards. From best hitter and pitcher to most impactful newcomer , Kazliner and Spratling discuss some of the top individual performers and moments of the long season.

Shotgun and Kasey then close by discussing the areas where they believe the Trojans need to attack to make improvements before opening the new Dedeaux Field next spring.

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Composite Two-Star Recruits: DB Peyton Dyer commits to USC, previewing second week of official visitors Jun 12, 2025

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The Composite Two-Star Recruits podcast talks Georgia DB Peyton Dyer committing to USC, recaps the first week of visitors and previews the second week of June official visitors.

TIME STAMPS

14:27: Cold Open (DB Peyton Dyer Commits)

36:09: First Visit Weekend Heat Check

45:36: LB Talanoa Ili Commitment Preview

1:04:52: Second Official Visitor Weekend Preview

1:16:16: Elite Camp No. 2

1:21:50: OL Jalayne Miller Off the Board

1:28:38: Listener Questions

Tunnel Vision - Get to know USC transfer running back Waymond Jordan Jun 11, 2025

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In this special edition of Tunnel Vision hosts Ryan Abraham and Connor Morrissette (aka "Triple Double") are back in studio and joined remotely by junior running back Waymond Jordan who transferred into the USC football program from Hutchinson Community College.

Thanks to House of Victory, the 5-foot-9, 209 pound tailback out of Pensacola, Florida had a lengthy interview with our hosts, talking about his transition junior college to a Power Two program, how he felt he performed during his first spring practice wearing cardinal and gold, working with running backs coach Anthony Jones, his strengths and weaknesses as a player plus lots more.

The interview with Jordan was conducted in conjunction with House of Victory, an alumni-backed nonprofit collective dedicated to providing a competitive edge in the NIL space for University of Southern California student-athletes. If you want to help out USC's NIL efforts, you can donate to House of Victory ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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Huge official visit weekend for USC football recruiting plus House settlement Jun 10, 2025

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In this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and Connor Morrissette (aka "Triple Double") are back in studio talking about what was a massive weekend for Trojan football recruiting with some of the top prospects from across the country descending on Los Angeles to see what USC has to offer. We will get an update on one of the events from Connor, who, along with Chris Trevino, attended a Saturday night dinner in downtown Los Angeles where the Trojan coaching staff was hosting all of their official visitors. Allowing media to attend a recruiting event is a new phenomena and it gave us a rare look behind the curtain of the USC official visit festivities.

The Trojans also picked up another commitment this week, adding to the No. 1 recruiting class for the 2026 cycle. Duluth (Ga.) three-star cornerback Peyton Dyer is the 28th commitment for USC's No. 1 recruiting class and the fifth cornerback commit.

Ryan and Connor also talk about the paradigm shift in college football following the ratification of the House Settlement that allows for back NIL pay to former student athletes, limits roster sizes for all sports, allows athletic departments to share revenue with student athletes directly and creates the College Sports Commission to enforce these new "real NIL" rules. Both Ryan and Connor feel that USC is well positioned heading into this new era of college athletics, but there are certainly unchartered waters ahead.

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Tunnel Vision - Get to know USC sophomore defensive tackle Jide Abasiri Jun 05, 2025

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In this special edition of Tunnel Vision hosts Ryan Abraham and Connor Morrissette (aka "Triple Double") are back in studio and joined remotely by sophomore defensive tackle Jide Abasiri. Thanks to House of Victory, the 6-foot-5, 294 pound defensive lineman out of Prior Lake, Minnesota had a lengthy interview with our hosts, talking about his transition from the Upper Midwest to Southern California, his first year in D'Anton Lynn's defensive scheme, the progress he made since arriving at USC and how he is looked at as one of the strongest players on the team. Last season Abasiri saw action in 10 games on the defensive line and recorded seven total tackles. The interview with Abasiri was conducted in conjunction with House of Victory, an alumni-backed nonprofit collective dedicated to providing a competitive edge in the NIL space for University of Southern California student-athletes. If you want to help out USC's NIL efforts, you can donate to House of Victory ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠.

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USC football recruiting heats up after landing five-star tight end Mark Bowman Jun 05, 2025

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In this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and Connor Morrissette (aka "Triple Double") are back in studio talking about the latest major move for the Trojans 2026 recruiting class, landing Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei five-star tight end Mark Bowman, the No. 1 ranked prospect at his position, No. 31 in the nation and No. 3 overall in California. They also take a look at USC quarterback recruiting, with the focus shifting from Folsom (Calif.) five-star QB Ryder Lyons to Shreveport (La.) Evangel Christian Academy four-star class of 2027 quarterback Peyton Houston. The guys discuss three former Trojan football players, Jeff Bregel, Mark Carrier and Taylor Mays, that are on the 2026 NFF College Football Hall of Fame Ballot. The 2026 class will officially be revealed in January, with induction occurring in December of 2026. They also address three questions from The Peristyle, including if this group of wide receivers will be better than last season, who the surprise player for 2025 could be and the games we are looking forward to covering the most this season.

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Composite Two-Star Recruits: USC lands elite 5-star TE Mark Bowman, previewing first official June visitors Jun 04, 2025

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The Composite Two-Star Recruits podcast returns from break to talk USC's sudden commitment from elite 2026 5-star TE Mark Bowman, preview the first crop of Trojan official visitors of June and the big RJ Sermons reclassification to 2025.

TIME STAMPS

6:15: Cold Open (Five-star TE Mark Bowman Commits)

50:42: Previewing First Wave of June Official Visitors (June 3rd & June 6th)

1:36:29: Elite Cornerback RJ Sermons Reclassifies to 2025

1:52:10: USC Elite Camp No. 1

2:08:46: Listener Questions

USC Baseball 2025 Season Wrap: Trojans make first NCAA tournament in decade, fall in regional final Jun 04, 2025

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USCFootball.com reporters Connor Morrissette and Shotgun Spratling wrap up the Trojans' 2025 baseball season that featured USC making it back to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2015. The Trojans advanced to the regional final but couldn't beat the homestanding Oregon State Beavers in a pair of games to conclude the Corvallis Regional. Among topics included the USCFootball.com duo grade the season, look at who could leave and is likely to step up into a bigger role, and they examine where the USC baseball program stands after three years under head coach Andy Stankiewicz.

Get to know USC junior safety Christian Pierce May 29, 2025

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In this special edition of Tunnel Vision hosts Ryan Abraham and Connor Morrissette (aka Triple Double) are back in studio and joined remotely by junior safety Christian Pierce. Thanks to House of Victory, the 6-foot-1, 200 pound safety out of Rancho Cucamonga High School had a lengthy interview with our hosts, talking about his progression as a player since arriving on campus, the experience he gained on the field last season, working with defensive coordinator D'Anton Lynn and his push to become the Trojans starting safety in 2025. Pierce saw action in 13 games, mostly on special teams as a sophomore in 2024. He recorded eight tackles on the season. He played a season-high 33 snaps on defense against Rutgers and finished with 17 in the bowl game against the Aggies.

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Will the November 1 trip to Nebraska be the barometer game for the Trojans? May 27, 2025

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In this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and Connor Morrissette (aka "Triple Double") are back in studio talking about the 2025 USC football schedule and how the early November trip to Lincoln could be the determining factor for the Trojans having a successful campaign. After finishing the regular season 6-6 in 2024 with no true Big Ten road victories, USC will try to take a huge step forward and be a real factor in the conference title race this season. To do so, the Trojans will need to grind out some tough victories on the road and we are circling that November 1 date against the Cornhuskers as the barometer game for USC.

Looking at the way too early top-25 polls USC will face a few ranked teams on the road including Notre Dame, Oregon and Illinois and face off against Michigan at home. The post-spring SP+ rankings have Notre Dame at No. 6, Oregon at No. 7, Michigan at No. 10, Illinois at No. 19 then Iowa at No. 28 and Nebraska at No. 34 (with USC at No. 30). No other program on the Trojans schedule is in the SP+ top-50.

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Thanks to ⁠⁠⁠Trader Joe's⁠⁠⁠ for sponsoring the Peristyle Podcast!

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