Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football Discussion

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Trojan defensive focusing on consistency and coachability plus USC No. 6 in the AP Poll Aug 15, 2023

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In this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and new USCFootball.com senior staff writer Connor Morrissette are in studio LIVE talking about this Trojan football team entering their "mock game week" as they continue preparations for the highly anticipated 2023 college football season. The squad held a scrimmage over the weekend and was back out on the practice field this week, mimicking what they will be doing next week leading up to the week zero opener against San Jose State.

The guys start out talking about what they heard and saw from Monday's practice that featured head coach Lincoln Riley, defensive coordinator Alex Grinch and several defensive players addressing the media after the workout.

Riley talked about coming off of their weekend scrimmage and some of the injury issues with the team right now, specifically at inside linebacker where Eric Gentry and Shane Lee have both missed practice time, impacting the overall linebacker depth.

This is the first time we have heard from Grinch since USC Media Day before camp started and the talked about the need for consistency and coachability from his players. If they are able to play more consistent and continue to be coachable, he feels this will be a much better defensive team in the fourth quarter. Grinch also talked about some of the cross training that is going on between defensive ends and the rush ends on the defense.

The preseason AP poll came out on Monday and the Trojans are in the exact same spot (No. 6) as they were when the coaches poll dropped last week.

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Composite Two-Star Recruits: USC commit Dakoda Fields flips to Oregon, Big Ten, Big 12 raid Pac-12, fall camp notes Aug 10, 2023

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The Composite Two-Star Recruits podcast returns to talk about USC's significant loss of four-star cornerback commit Dakoda Fields, who flipped to Oregon. The Cilantro Boys also discuss Oregon and Washington joining the Big Ten, fall camp and decommit watch.

TIME STAMPS:

4:59: Cold Open (Dakoda Fields flips to Oregon)

36:00: Decommit Watch

47:42: Jaylen Harvey/Chris Cole Updates

1:03:39: Longterm Recruiting for USC

1:25:09: Fall Camp Notes

2:02:28: Big Ten adds Washington, Oregon

2:40:22: Listener Questions

Defensive depth improvement is evident in the second week of USC fall camp Aug 09, 2023

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In this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and new USCFootball.com senior staff writer Connor Morrissette were in studio to talking about how this Trojan football team has looked a week and a half into USC fall camp. So far the Trojans have practiced 10 times including their first full pads scrimmage over the weekend. Ryan and Connor talk about what they have seen out on the practice field during the open media windows and what head coach Lincoln Riley and the assistant coaches and players have said following those partially open practices.

The guys start out talking about some of the interesting comments Riley had following Tuesday morning's practice, where he focused on how the defensive depth has improved and there are competitive position battles almost everywhere. He said players that saw plenty of playing time last season now find themselves in a real battle to even get on the field now, showing how much deeper a roster (especially on defense) USC has heading into the 2023 college football season.

Riley also talked about the first scrimmage of camp (closed to the media) and how it was won by the defense, led by the pass rush of the defensive front. Riley said the battles of the offensive and defensive lines have gone back and forth, as have the overall offensive and defensive battles, but over the weekend in the scrimmage it was the defense that won the day led by safety Zion Branch who had a pick-6 and forced a fumble.

Next week is "mock game week" and Riley said it would be critical for guys to put themselves on the radar if they want to play this season. Guys who are playing well next week have a chance separate themselves and earn their spot on the depth chart for the opener against San Jose State.

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Coach Harvey Hyde's USC fall camp observations plus the death of the Pac-12 Aug 07, 2023

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On this episode of the Peristyle Podcasts hosts Ryan Abraham and Coach Harvey Hyde are back talking about a variety of USC football topics as the highly anticipated start of the 2023 college football season inches closer.

The guys start off talking about how the Trojans have looked in fall camp so far, with Coach Hyde making it down to campus last week to check out the team. Coach likes to sit by the gate and eyeball the players as the emerge from the locker room, giving him a chance to size everyone up and compare the new players and see the body changes of the veteran players. He also likes the new vantage point the media has from over on the Dedeaux Field bleachers, giving us a chance to see more of what is happening on the field. It also allows us to see the offensive and defensive linemen up close (and Coach Hyde thinks the offensive line is much bigger than he has seen before). He also really likes the depth USC has for their offensive skill positions and still has some concerns about the inside linebacker spots.

Next Coach and Ryan discuss the newly released preseason coaches poll where USC came in at No. 6. Some of the Trojans opponents and programs with tight USC connections are ranked including Washington at No. 11, Notre Dame at No. 13, Utah at No. 14 and Oregon at No. 15. USC’s Cotton Bowl opponent Tulane is ranked No. 23, Steve Sarkisian and Texas are No. 12 and Lane Kiffin and Ole Miss are No. 22. The Trojans don’t play Oregon State (No. 18) in the regular season but could face the Beavers in the final Pac-12 Championship Game.

The guys final topic is on the death of the Pac-12 and the over 100 years of tradition ruined in large part by former commissioner Larry Scott and the Pac-12 presidents. Both Coach and Ryan think it is a sad day seeing the conference going down in flames like that (though many USC fans don't agree). The Trojans will be in a better spot for sure in the Big Ten, but losing some of those traditional rivals like Cal and Stanford will take a while to get used to.

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Composite Two-Star Recruits: OL Manasse Itete flips to FSU, 2024 LB recruiting, Dakoda Fields trips with Oregon Aug 03, 2023

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The Composite Two-Star Recruits podcast returns to discuss USC's first big summer decommitment of four-star OL Manasse Itete, who flipped to Florida State. The Cilantro Boys also talk 2024 LB recruiting with four new offers, CB commit Dakoda Fields visiting Oregon and the start of USC fall camp.

TIME STAMPS:

3:01: Cold Open (Manasse Itete Decommits)

34:01: Dakoda Fields visits Oregon

45:55: Updated 2025 Target Lists

1:16:57: New 2024 LB Offers

1:38:04: USC Fall Camp Discussion on Newcomers

2:13:07: Stream of Consciousness on B1G Expansion

2:40:41: Listener Questions

The Trojans are relatively healthy after first four practices of fall camp 2023 Aug 02, 2023

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In this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham, R.J. Abeytia and new USCFootball.com senior staff writer Connor Morrissette will be in studio to recap the first four practices of USC fall camp 2023, two of which were partially open to the media. The Trojans started fall camp early this year because of their week zero game against San Jose State. They held a workout early Friday morning and another early practice on Wednesday, both partially open to the media and both held over on Dedeaux Field (in USC's baseball stadium).

The guys talk about what they heard from head coach Lincoln Riley following both workouts, including his thoughts on the health of the overall team. There were a few players that have missed some time early in camp including rush end Romello Height, rush end David Peevy, linebacker Raesjon Davis and defensive back transfer Tre'Quon Fegans.

On the offensive line Gino Quinones looked like he moved into one of the starting guard spots with Wyoming transfer Emmanuel Pregnon going back to second team, at least for now. Wide receiver Ja'Kobi Lane doesn't get the pub that some of the other new wide receivers do, but according to some of the defensive players he made the most impressive play in fall camp so far.

Arizona defensive back transfer Christian Roland-Wallace has arms like a linebacker and is now playing more inside at the nickel spot. He spent all of his career at corner and said he has played inside some against slot receivers and will go wherever the coaches ask him to.

Defensive lineman Korey Foreman wasn't available to the media after Wednesday's practice, but Riley talked about his progress and how he is making strides every practice to become a standout player for the Trojans.

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Coach Harvey Hyde on the Trojans opening fall camp in preparation for the 2023 football season Jul 30, 2023

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On this episode of the Peristyle Podcasts hosts Ryan Abraham and Coach Harvey Hyde are back after a brief hiatus talking about the USC Trojans getting ready to kick off the highly anticipated 2023 college football season, the second year under head coach Lincoln Riley. The Trojans return Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Caleb Williams, a ton of skill talent and a suspect defense that added a lot of new pieces during the off-season.

The guys start off talking about how the Trojans were well represented in Las Vegas for Pac-12 Media Day with Riley, Williams and Oklahoma State transfer linebacker Mason Cobb. Overall Coach Hyde didn't feel like the Pac-12 did a good job of propping up what should be a strong conference this season. He felt like there wasn't any positive news and there was no strong leadership showing that would help produce more Pac-12 pride.

Speaking of the Pac-12, there was plenty of "unity" talk coming on media day only to have Colorado bolt for the Big 12 just a few days later. Coach Hyde talks about all of the movement with the CU athletic program in hiring Coach Prime, a complete flip of the roster through the NCAA Transfer Portal and now switching conference affiliations. Coach feels like this Pac-12 is to blame for USC, UCLA and now Colorado leaving, going back to how things were run under Larry Scott and the conference presidents and chancellors.

They also discuss last week's USC Media Day that gave everyone an opportunity to interview all of the assistant coaches and a few dozen prominent players about their off-season, getting ready for fall camp and of course the upcoming season. And they talk about what day one of USC fall camp was like, with an early morning workout that was over on Dedeaux Field. Coach Hyde loves to check out the early practices because it gives him an opportunity to eyeball the players up close and get a feel for how they have developed over the off-season.

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Tunnel Vision - USC Media Day featured dozens of players and coaches on the eve of Fall Camp Jul 28, 2023

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On this special edition of Tunnel Vision USCFootball.com's Ryan Abraham, Connor Morrissette and Shotgun Spratling are back in studio recapping what was a very eventful USC Media Day that featured all of the assistant coaches on the staff plus several players from every position group. The event was held on the turf field inside the John McKay Center and lasted for three hours with six different groups, each available for 30 minutes at a time.

The guys talk about some of the highlights from the multiple conversations during media day including hearing from defensive coordinator Alex Grinch about improving on the defense in year two plus tons of players on both sides of the ball.

With USC fall camp starting Friday morning at 6 am, the guys give their unofficial preview of what Trojan fans can expect from training camp with the San Jose State game kicking off in just one months time.

This is a podcast version of our video show Tunnel Vision that you can find on our Facebook or YouTube pages.

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Composite Two-Star Recruits: USC football strikes out with July recruiting, 2023 fall camp set to begin Jul 26, 2023

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The Composite Two-Star Recruit podcast returns after a break to comments on USC football striking out with July recruiting, including big local linebacker target Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa. The Cilantro Boys also discuss the start of USC 2023 fall camp, set to open on Friday, breakout players and storylines. The podcasts also take on a lot of listener questions!

TIME STAMPS:

6:42: Cold Open (USC's Cold July)

Mikey Matthews (6:42)
Taylor Tatum (13:07)
Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa (23:36)

38:03: USC's fall camp is here

1:16:32: Class Draft: Fifth Round

1:35:28 Listener Questions

USC is sending Lincoln Riley, Caleb Williams and Mason Cobb to Pac-12 Media Day Jul 17, 2023

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In this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham, Chris Trevino and new USCFootball.com senior staff writer Connor Morrissette will be in studio to preview the upcoming Pac-12 Media Day, the unofficial start to the 2023 college football season. On Friday in Las Vegas USC head coach Lincoln Riley, Heisman winning quarterback Caleb Williams and inside linebacker Mason Cobb will represent the Trojans at Pac-12 Media Day for the final time. The guys talk about what it will be like for both USC and UCLA in Vegas with both teams heading to the Big Ten next season plus they discuss some of the hot topics that impact the Trojans like playing three new head coaches in a row, the health of Utah quarterback Cam Rising and plenty more.

They also speculate about the Pac-12 media rights deal and what commissioner George Kliavkoff could say to kick off Media Day. If no deal is announced by Friday is it even possible to get the media focused on the football side of things and not the pending demise of the conference with no television deal in place?

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