Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football Discussion

The Composite Two-Star Recruits podcast returns to discuss three-star Herriman (Utah) 2024 LB Ephraim Asiata officially visiting USC. The Cilantro Boys also discus LB Chris Cole committing to Georgia, Aydin Breland & USC's DL recruiting, the Stanford Recruiting Angle and more. TIME STAMPS: 4:31: Cold Open (LB Ephraim Asiata OV) 15:34: Chris Cole and 2024 LB recruiting 34:10: Stanford Unofficial Visitors 1:03:37: Aydin Breland Top 3 & DL Recruiting 1:33:31: Armondo Blount Top 5 Schools 1:38:57: Stanford Recruiting Angle 2:03:38: Friday Night Lights 2:14:38: Around College Football Week 2 2:29:03: Listener Questions To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 USC's 3-0 start in which the Trojans put up at least 50 points in their first three games for the first time in program history. Of course Lincoln Riley and company got blowout wins against San Jose State and Nevada before cruising by Stanford on Saturday for the first conference win of the season. The guys talk a little bit about the blowout victory over Stanford before shifting forward to what the Trojans are trying to accomplish during this rare early bye week. With no game on Saturday, the USC football team still has a "normal" week of preparation only a slightly tweaked (earlier) practice schedule and the same media availability. On Tuesday we heard from Riley plus defensive coordinator Alex Grinch talking about what they have seen from the first few games of the season plus some of the defensive standouts. Two of the hot topics highlighted were trying to cut down on the unnecessary penalties and limit explosive plays on defense. There was also some discussion on the new interview that Riley did with Graham Bensinger in which he revealed that when he decided to leave Oklahoma there were attempts to break into his house, his desire to retire by age 50 and how his original parking spot at USC was too far away from the football facilities. Please review, rate and subscribe to the Peristyle Podcast on Apple Podcasts! Thanks to Trader Joe's for sponsoring the Peristyle Podcast! Make sure you check out USCFootball.com for complete coverage of this USC Trojan football team. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Helium Boys Podcast returns with Shotgun Spratling and Chris Trevino reuniting to react to USC's thoroughly dominant 56-10 blowout of Stanford that moves the Trojans to 3-0 on the season. The Helium Boys discuss the notable takeaways from the blowout win and the conclusion, for all intents and purposes for now at least, of a nearly 120-year rivalry. Shotgun and Chris open with the 'Two-Minute Drill' giving their initial reactions to the Trojans' destruction of the Cardinal and then break down the victory with Stock Up/Stock Down, discussing who impressed, including Bear Alexander's continued mauling in the interior of the defensive line and pressure off the edges helping to create multiple turnovers for a defense that had only one entering its third game. The boys also take a look at the bigger themes that are being developed like the lightning strikes that are popping off across the Coliseum every time the Trojans take the field. They also dive into who and what saw their stock take a dip. The Helium Boys also preview what the Trojans will do with their bye week and what should be the primary focuses with an open weekend so early in the season. A podcast of the people, the Helium Boys also answer your USC mailbag questions about topics spanning from Zachariah Branch's total touchdown total and what it would take for him to be a Heisman finalist to who have been the biggest defensive playmakers through the first quarter of the season. We also answer several movie-related questions, including what players on the current USC roster embody each of the Avenger superheroes. Finally, the podcast concludes with Chris quizzing Shotgun with some "Take It or Leave It" prompts. Please review, rate and subscribe to the Peristyle Podcast on Apple Podcasts! Make sure you check out USCFootball.com for complete coverage of this USC Trojans basketball and football teams. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this latest edition of Tunnel Vision USCFootball.com's Ryan Abraham, Jack Smith and Connor Morrissette (aka Triple-Double) are back in studio discussing what was a merciless beatdown of longtime rival Stanford. The Trojans scored early and often and built up a 49-3 halftime lead that included seven different Trojans finding the end zone and over 400 yards of offense. With the backups in for the third and fourth quarters USC cruised to a demonstrative 56-10 victory over the Cardinal. Stanford was USC's longest running series and with the Trojans off to the Big Ten next season and the Cardinal heading to the ACC, Saturday night's matchup will likely be the last time these two programs play for years to come. Ryan talks about the sad ending to the rivalry with no Stanford band halftime show making fun of the Trojans, no Stanford tree bouncing around the sidelines, essentially no Cardinal fans in the stands, no "Stanford countermarch" performance by the Trojan Marching Band and no Cardinal players on the field that good enough to even keep it close. The guys also talk about how Lincoln Riley and his squad showed the killer mentality through the first three games heading into the bye week and how he was pleased with all three phases of the game in the first half Blitzkrieg against Stanford. This is a podcast version of our video show Tunnel Vision that you can find on our Fac ebook or YouTube pages. Make sure you check out USCFootball.com for complete coverage of this USC Trojan football team. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of the Peristyle Podcasts hosts Ryan Abraham and Coach Harvey Hyde are back together talking about USC's third-straight blowout win of the season, a 56-10 destruction of the Stanford Cardinal Saturday night in the Coliseum. Once again the Trojans were a heavy favorite and as was the case last week they were able to easily cover the 29-point spread, winning eventually by 46 points including a 49-3 edge at halftime. Coach Hyde starts out talking about how far this Stanford Cardinal program has fallen and why they are so bad. He thinks it is embarrassing for those who follow the team and those legends of the game that were associated with it, guys like Andrew Luck and Christian McCaffrey to John Elway and Bill Walsh. Coach Hyde feels that there is no way for a program to fall this far this fast unless there was a plan in place to do so or someone in power didn’t care. College football is changing and it doesn’t appear that anyone in the Stanford athletic department is willing to change along with it. Stanford’s fall isn’t USC’s concern and Coach Hyde would give the Trojans an ‘A’ grade after the 56-10 humiliation. USC could do anything it wanted in the first half and sometimes you face an opponent that isn’t capable of putting up any opposition and when that happens, it isn’t your fault. Coach liked that the Trojans just plowed ahead and ran their plans and continued to play their game. The only thing he would have changed was he would have kept the starters in longer, not because he wanted to pile on Stanford, he just doesn’t want to see the team let its guard down and lose momentum, something that happened for the Trojans in the second half. Coach Hyde thinks that is a way to lose your edge so he would have kept the starters in a little longer into the third quarter before taking everyone out. As usual the guys answer listener questions via email, text message and voicemail to finish up the show. Please review, rate and subscribe to the Peristyle Podcast on Apple Podcasts! Thanks to Trader Joe's for sponsoring the Peristyle Podcast! Make sure you check out USCFootball.com for complete coverage of this USC Trojan football team. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this latest edition of Tunnel Vision USCFootball.com's Ryan Abraham, Jack Smith and Connor Morrissette (aka Triple-Double) are back in studio taking a look ahead at the last ever Pac-12 conference opener for the Trojans, a Saturday night showdown with the Stanford Cardinal. Stanford is USC's longest running rivalry and with the move to the Big Ten along with the Cardinal heading to the ACC, this is the last time these two teams will play for the foreseeable future. The guys talk about what they have seen from Stanford in their road victory over Hawaii and some of the Cardinal players that have the potential to make big plays against the Trojans. They also discuss what USC players and coaches were talking about this week after practice, including how important the rivalry with Stanford, slowing down the pass rush of David Bailey and the new-look Stanford offense that still utilizes the tight end at a high level. This is a podcast version of our video show Tunnel Vision that you can find on our Fac ebook or YouTube pages. Make sure you check out USCFootball.com for complete coverage of this USC Trojan football team. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Composite Two-Star Recruits Podcast returns to discuss the in-game commitment of 2026 WR Tron Baker during the Nevada win. The Cilantro Boys also discuss 2024 LB Ephraim Asiata officially visiting, Chris Cole's official visit, five-star 2025 safety Anquon Fegans backing off his commitment and much more. TIME STAMPS: 4:26: Cold Open (Tron Baker commits) 17:46: LB Chris Cole visits, sets commitment date 32:11: LB Ephraim Asiata official visit 43:39: Nevada unofficial visitors 46:50: NIL Lawsuit in Florida 1:03:27: Tim Tebow and USC 1:09:02: Anquon Fegans decommits from USC 1:26:34: Nevada Recruiting Angle 2:00:10: Friday Night Lights 2:19:28: USC vs. Stanford 2:27:11: Around College Football Week 2 (Colorado, FSU, Clemson) 2:46:32: Listener Questions To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 the unfortunate injury to USC offensive guard Gino Quinones. After Tuesday's practice of Stanford week head coach Lincoln Riley told the media that Quinones suffered a lower leg injury and was going to be out for the season. The guys talk about Quinones not only being on the short list to start at one of the guard spots but also his important role as the backup center to veteran Justin Dedich. They also discuss what the players and coaches had to say about facing this new-look Stanford team led by new head coach Troy Taylor and how this is potentially the last time these two rivals play for a long time with USC heading to the Big Ten and Stanford going off to the ACC in 2024. Defensive coordinator Alex Grinch also spoke on Tuesday and the guys talk about some of the defensive improvements they have seen and some of the standout players that Grinch talked about. They also talk about how linebackers Shane Lee and Raesjon Davis stepped up and what Grinch wants to see freshman linebacker Tackett Curtis do differently after being ejected for targeting. Looking ahead to Stanford, Ryan and Connor give their initial thoughts on the Trojans first conference game of the season, facing a potentially dangerous opponent that just got a road win at Hawaii last weekend. Please review, rate and subscribe to the Peristyle Podcast on Apple Podcasts! Thanks to Trader Joe's for sponsoring the Peristyle Podcast! Make sure you check out USCFootball.com for complete coverage of this USC Trojan football team. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Shotgun Spratling and Chris Trevino return with the Helium Boys Podcast to react to USC's defensive improvements in a 66-14 victory over Nevada that moves the Trojans to 2-0 on the season. The Helium Boys discuss the notable takeaways from the blowout win and why what we've seen in the first two games should still be taken with a bit of skepticism and a grain of salt. Shotgun and Chris introduce a new 'biggest takeaway' segment called the 'Two-Minute Drill' and then break down the victory with Stock Up/Stock Down, discussing who impressed, including a number of offensive players that contributed to an eight-touchdown outing as well as the defense that produced a touchdown of its own. The boys also take a look at the bigger themes that took a step towards being developed in the opener and what has to be cleaned up in Pac-12 play, which starts this weekend for the Trojans when they take on their oldest 'rival,' Stanford. The Helium Boys also preview this week's matchup against the Cardinal, who the Trojans could be playing for the last time in the foreseeable future thanks to conference realignment with USC moving to the Big Ten next July and Stanford recently having announced it is heading to the Atlantic Coast Conference with California and SMU. This Cardinal team won't resemble the Jim Harbaugh and David Shaw teams that focused on pounding opponents with a downhill, old-school rushing attack and big-bodied wide receivers and tight ends, but Stanford still does have some of those weapons with 6-foot-5 receiver John Humphreys and dynamic 6-foot-4 tight end Benjamin Yurosek. A podcast of the people, the Helium Boys also answer your USC mailbag questions about a number of topics spanning from the defending elite tight ends to the future impact of freshman pass rushers Braylan Shelby and Elijah Hughes as well as discussing the insane workload Colorado's Travis Hunter had in the Buffaloes' upset of TCU. Finally, the podcast concludes with Chris quizzing Shotgun with some "Take It or Leave It" prompts both from the Trojans' win over the Wolf Pack, including touchdown celebrations, as well as around college football in Week 1 with grilling and weather phenomena both featured. Please review, rate and subscribe to the Peristyle Podcast on Apple Podcasts! Make sure you check out USCFootball.com for complete coverage of this USC Trojans basketball and football teams. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of the Peristyle Podcasts hosts Ryan Abraham and Coach Harvey Hyde are back together talking about USC's second blowout win of the season, a 66-14 beatdown of the Nevada Wolf Pack Saturday afternoon in the Coliseum. Again the Trojans were a heavy favorite and this time they were able to easily cover the 38-point spread, winning eventually by 52 points. Coach Harvey Hyde starts out talking about the impressive weekend the Pac-12 had, going 12-0 with some huge road wins like Colorado over TCU, Oregon State over San Jose State, Washington State winning at Colorado State and Stanford, USC’s next opponent, getting a win at Hawaii. With the entire conference looking better, it should make the Trojans drive to become Pac-12 champions a little more challenging. Offensively Coach really liked what he saw, saying that that side of the ball looked much improved and in rhythm. He didn’t feel that Caleb Williams was all that happy after the San Jose State game and he was able to do just about anything he wanted as USC gained 668 yards on just 54 plays. MarShawn Lloyd caught the coach's eye and he loved to see him excel as a runner and as a receiver. He also felt the offensive line played well and for the most part kept Caleb safe from being hit. On the defensive side coach loved to see a defense that was having fun out there, playing disciplined, hard and loose. He felt the pass rush was generating much more pressure and they were able to fight off blocks and get into their tackling space quickly. He really liked what he saw from the linebackers, especially Shane Lee and Raesjon Davis who had to play a lot of minutes in this game due to injuries at the position and the targeting ejection of Tackett Curtis. Coach also feels that Nevada was trying to test USC’s corners and how much speed they had with deep throws, including that one early in the game that was a huge play for the Wolf Pack. That is something to watch going forward, other teams really wanting to test these cornerbacks with deep sideline passes. As usual the guys answer listener questions via email, text message and voicemail to finish up the show. Please review, rate and subscribe to the Peristyle Podcast on Apple Podcasts! Thanks to Trader Joe's for sponsoring the Peristyle Podcast! Make sure you check out USCFootball.com for complete coverage of this USC Trojan football team. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this latest edition of Tunnel Vision USCFootball.com's Ryan Abraham, Jack Smith and Connor Morrissette (aka Triple-Double) are back in studio breaking down what they saw from the Trojans 66-14 beatdown of the Nevada Wolf Pack Saturday afternoon in the Coliseum. With the victory USC moves to 2-0 on the season heading into the Stanford game, the first conference game of the final Pac-12 football season. This is a podcast version of our video show Tunnel Vision that you can find on our Fac ebook or YouTube pages. Make sure you check out USCFootball.com for complete coverage of this USC Trojan football team. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this edition of the Peristyle Podcast USCFootball.com publisher Ryan Abraham previews the USC Trojans next opponent, the Nevada Wolf Pack (3:30 p.m. PDT on the Pac-12 Network). To get a better feeling for what this Wolf Pack football programs brings to the table, Ryan welcomes in Nevada SportsNet reporter Chris Murray to break down this Nevada squad that includes two former USC Trojans in wide receiver John Jackson III and linebacker Eli'jah Winston along with several other Pac-12 transfers. Please review, rate and subscribe to the Peristyle Podcast on Apple Podcasts! Thanks to Trader Joe's for sponsoring the Peristyle Podcast! Make sure you check out USCFootball.com for complete coverage of this USC Trojan football team. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Composite Two-Star Recruits podcast returns to discuss USC setting up for its first fall official visitor, 4-star Virginia linebacker Chris Cole. The Cilantro Boys also talk about the recruiting angle of USC's San Jose State win, unofficial visitors and Zachariah Branch's Reggie Bush comparison. TIME STAMPS: 4:11: Cold Open (Jalen Harvey) 16:42: USC's other unofficial visitors for Week 0 42:37: LB Chris Cole Official Visit 51:37: Recruiting Angle (SJSU) 1:38:19: Friday Night Lights 1:56:03: USC vs. Nevada 2:02:22: Listener Questions To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 what USC head coach Lincoln Riley and defensive coordinator Alex Grinch had to say following the Trojans 56-28 victory over the San Jose State Spartans. Heading into the game all eyes were on the new-look defense with high expectations for significant improvement over last season. The results were a mixed bag, with four three-and-out drives on the good side and defensive breakdowns leading to four touchdowns on the bad side. We heard from Riley on Trojans Live Monday night and then both Riley and Grinch after practice on Tuesday. The guys talk about what the coaches had to say about the extensive rotation used in the game as well as the good and the bad from the defensive side of the ball. They also discuss the freshman breakout player for the Trojans (and potentially all of college football), former five-star wide receiver Zachariah Branch who shined as a pass catcher, punt returner and of course kickoff returner with his electric 96-yard touchdown. USC has Nevada up next so Ryan and Connor give their thoughts on the game and what they would like to see from the Trojan offense, defense and special teams against an overmatched opponent. Please review, rate and subscribe to the Peristyle Podcast on Apple Podcasts! Thanks to Trader Joe's for sponsoring the Peristyle Podcast! Make sure you check out USCFootball.com for complete coverage of this USC Trojan football team. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Shotgun Spratling and Chris Trevino return for the first in-season Helium Boys Podcast to react to the overreactions of USC's 56-28 win over San Jose State in the season opener. The Helium Boys discuss what should be the big takeaways from the blowout victory and what things should be taken with a grain of salt...at least for now. Shotgun and Chris break down the victory with Stock Up/Stock Down, discussing who impressed, including the obvious -- Zachariah Branch -- and those that might have flown a bit under the radar -- Branch's fellow freshman Elijah Hughes. The boys also take a look at the bigger themes that took a first step towards being developed in the opener and what has to be cleaned up in the next couple weeks to keep the pitchforks at bay. They preview this week's matchup against Nevada, who the Trojans have not played since 1929. Despite the nearly 100-year span between matchups, there should be some familiarity with several known faces on the other side from former Colorado quarterback Brendon Lewis, former Oregon running back Sean Dollars and most notably former Trojans wide receiver John Jackson III and edge rusher Elijah Winston. A podcast of the people, the Helium Boys also answer your USC mailbag questions about a number of topics spanning from the offensive line rotations to the top linebacker pairings and who were their standouts on the defensive side of the ball. Finally, the podcast concludes with Chris quizzing Shotgun with some "Take It or Leave It" prompts both from the Trojans' Week 0 win over the Spartans and inventions that debuted in the year the Wolf Pack and Trojans last played. Please review, rate and subscribe to the Peristyle Podcast on Apple Podcasts! Make sure you check out USCFootball.com for complete coverage of this USC Trojans basketball and football teams. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For this latest edition of Tunnel Vision USCFootball.com's Chris Trevino, Jack Smith and Shotgun Spratling are back in studio to talk about this USC football team's season opening 56-28 victory over San Jose State. The Trojans had some lapses on both sides of the ball but were still able to pull away from the Spartans, extending the lead to 35 points before giving up a late garbage time touchdown with backup defenders in the game. The guys talk about what they liked, including an absolute explosive performance by true freshman wide receiver Zachariah Branch, and what they didn't like, including the defense giving up a long touchdown pass late just before halftime that cut the score to 21-14. This is a podcast version of our video show Tunnel Vision that you can find on our Fac ebook or YouTube pages. Make sure you check out USCFootball.com for complete coverage of this USC Trojan football team. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of the Peristyle Podcasts hosts Ryan Abraham and Coach Harvey Hyde are back together talking about USC's season opening 56-28 win against San Jose State Saturday night in the Coliseum. The Trojans came in as a heavy favorite and finished up with a 28-point margin of victory, but there was still a lot of room for improvement, especially along both lines and the overall defensive effort as a whole. Coach and Ryan don't pull any punches and share exactly what they though of the job head coach Lincoln Riley and defensive coordinator Alex Grinch did against the Spartans. The coach starts off talking about it being an opening game and you really don’t know what to expect. As a coach, you hoped that you covered all scenarios and get the guys ready to play. One of the ways Riley tried to get everyone ready to play, and ready to play the rest of the season, was using mass substitutions throughout the game. We saw three different offensive line combinations in the first four drives and just about everyone on defense was rotating in and out. Coach Hyde thinks that this is great to get more film on guys and see how they perform, but it is also tough for units to get into a rhythm with the personnel changes every drive. Offensively the coach felt it was hard to get a feeling for the run game with the carries being spread out among several backs. He also wouldn’t like to see Caleb Williams running around with run/pass option plays where he can get hit and potentially injured. Overall the balance was good with 33 runs and 33 passes, he just felt like the timing and rhythm was off with so many different personnel packages coming in and out. Defensively the tackling was much better and the players that were playing looked bigger, stronger, faster and more athletic than what was on the field last season. Coach Hyde isn’t as down on this defense as some fans are, and wants everyone to get it a little time. His philosophy is you can’t coach a kid that can’t play and while that was the case last year, it isn’t this season. USC has players that can play and he feels that will show as the season progresses. They also discuss the special player that Zachariah Branch is, with his 232 all purpose yards with a receiving touchdown and a kickoff return for a touchdown. The bad part is Coach Hyde says teams won’t even be kicking to him going forward, he is just too good with the ball in his hands. As usual the guys answer listener questions via email, text message and voicemail to finish up the show. Please review, rate and subscribe to the Peristyle Podcast on Apple Podcasts! Thanks to Trader Joe's for sponsoring the Peristyle Podcast! Make sure you check out USCFootball.com for complete coverage of this USC Trojan football team. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Shotgun Spratling and Chris Trevino are back together for a special behind-the-scenes edition of the Helium Boys Podcast. The Helium Boys work through the process of compiling and debating a post-fall camp re-rank of USCfootball.com's Top 30 Most Important Trojans' list. For the last four seasons, the USCfootball.com staff has counted down the Top 30 Most Important Trojans in a series of offseason articles leading up to the kickoff of fall camp. The last two seasons the amount of turnover on the USC roster has made it a bit of a guessing game trying to decipher and determine the value of newcomers, so we've incorporated a re-rank when the Trojans' football team makes the transition from fall camp to game preparation in the week leading up to the season opener. Each USCfootball.com staff member submits his own list of whom he/she believes will be the most important Trojans. Considerations for the rankings take in a wide range of factors including positional depth, 2022 stats, overall talent, departures from the previous season, projected development and expectations. The only guidance we try to follow is that the most important factor for placement is if this particular player was lost for the season, how detrimental would it be to the team and the overall success of the season. The individual lists are submitted and compiled before Shotgun and Chris come together to sift through the information, debate and assemble the official USCfootball.com rankings. In this podcast, the Helium Boys give you a peek behind the curtain, allowing you to listen in on the re-rankings discussion as we sift, sort and come up with the final preseason rankings. The re-rank includes risers like the Masons -- Cobb and Murphy -- as well as players whose importance declined whether through an inability to lock up a starting role or the emergence of other players at the position. Please review, rate and subscribe to the Peristyle Podcast on Apple Podcasts! Make sure you check out USCFootball.com for complete coverage of this USC Trojans basketball and football teams. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this latest edition of Tunnel Vision USCFootball.com's Ryan Abraham, Jack Smith and Shotgun Spratling are back in studio to talk about this USC football team's opening game against San Jose State. The guys are excited that football is actually back and even a little bit early for Trojan fans with this week zero match-up against the Spartans, kicking off at 5pm PT in the Coliseum. The guys talk about some of their observations from fall camp including some of the new pieces that were added on the offensive side to help Caleb Williams and of course the complete makeover for this USC defense with much more high end talent and depth than that side of the ball enjoyed last season. On Wednesday evening the Trojans released their official depth chart heading into the season and it included a few surprises including true freshman Tackett Curtis getting the nod over Eric Gentry as the WILL linebacker spot. The crew talks about the depth chart including some of the players that were left off and how they feel the rotation and some key positions will play out. This is a podcast version of our video show Tunnel Vision that you can find on our Fac ebook or YouTube pages. Make sure you check out USCFootball.com for complete coverage of this USC Trojan football team. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Composite Two-Star Recruits podcast returns to talk more about the recruiting impact of No. 1 2026 prospect and QB Julian Lewis committing to USC. The Cilantro Boys also break down 2024 EDGE Jaylen Harvey setting a big visit, the San Jose State opener, Friday Night Lights and USC's first depth chart of 2023. TIME STAMPS: 5:27: Cold Open (Julian Lewis Impact) 38:09: Jaylen Harvey returning to L.A. 48:28: New 2025 Offers 50:29: Jennifer Cohen Recruiting Impact 1:00:51: Friday Night Lights - Depth Chart Breaking News 1:25:54: Reggie Bush vs. NCAA 1:34:46: Depth Chart Reaction 1:56:42: Week 0: USC vs. San Jose State 2:03:01: Listener Questions To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 the breaking news that the University of Southern California has hired Jennifer Cohen to be the school's 10th athletic director. Cohen comes from the University of Washington and she will be starting her role as USC's AD today. The guys talk about this historic hire for USC (the first female athletic director in program history), what she brings to the table and how well they think Cohen will do running the Trojans athletic department. On Tuesday morning the Trojans got some great news on the recruiting front when Julian Lewis, the No. 1 ranked prospect in the class of 2026, committed to USC. The guys talk about this huge pickup for Lincoln Riley and what it could mean for Trojan football recruiting down the road. They also look ahead to this weekend when the Trojan football team takes the field for the first time, facing off against the San Jose State Spartans in the Coliseum on Saturday night. This week zero season opener for USC will be the debut of the Trojans new-look defense and a first look at the reigning Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams. To help preview this game we welcome in publisher of InsideTheSpartans Jackson Moore to get a feel for what SJSU brings to the table and what USC fans can expect to see from the Spartans on Saturday in the Coliseum. Please review, rate and subscribe to the Peristyle Podcast on Apple Podcasts! Thanks to Trader Joe's for sponsoring the Peristyle Podcast! Make sure you check out USCFootball.com for complete coverage of this USC Trojan football team. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Composite Two-Star Recruits podcast returns for a special emergency episode to break down the commitment of five-star caliber Georgia QB Julian Lewis, the No. 1 player in 2026. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Shotgun Spratling and Chris Trevino reunite for the Helium Boys Podcast to react to the news of USC's hire of Jennifer Cohean as athletic director. The Helium Boys talk about what Cohen brings to the table after leading Washington for the past seven years and give some insight on what those that have worked with her say. Shotgun and Chris also preview the 2023 season and the schedule opener against San Jose State, bringing back a couple of favorite segments from podcasts past with Stock Up/Stock Down as well as Take It or Leave It. The 2023 football season debut episode of the Helium Boys Podcast concludes with the dynamic duo combining to answer your USC mailbag questions about a number of topics spanning from the Trojans' football team to the men's basketball team's European exhibition tour to their preferred Trojan dinner dates. Please review, rate and subscribe to the Peristyle Podcast on Apple Podcasts! Make sure you check out USCFootball.com for complete coverage of this USC Trojans basketball and football teams. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of the Peristyle Podcasts hosts Ryan Abraham and Coach Harvey Hyde are back talking about the start to the 2023 college football season with the Trojans hosting San Jose State Saturday night in the Coliseum. There is a lot of excitement surrounding the opening of the season and Coach Hyde says it time for the coaches to time everything right so players are fired up for a game on Saturday and not overly hypes so they are game ready on Wednesday. The guys start talking about the newly announced team captains for the season with quarterback Caleb Williams, offensive linemen Justin Dedich and linebacker Shane Lee returning as captains for the second year in a row. They are joined by offensive lineman Jonah Monheim and linebacker Mason Cobb to round out the 2023 captains. Coach Hyde says players know who they have voted for and they know who the leaders are, so it is important that the coaches honor the player’s vote and name their captains accordingly. When the dust settles on Sunday morning what will USC fans be talking about? Coach Hyde feels that this defense is going to make a statement in its first encounter of the season and dominate San Jose State. He feels the defense will show major improvement and the offense will realize that they will be able to rely more on the defense getting stops instead of simply outscoring everyone. Ryan added that he feels the defense needs to generate stops even more so that forcing turnovers, showing that tackling has improved and performances like we saw late last season will be a thing of the past. They finish up the show analyzing USC’s 2023 schedule game by game, talking about where the Trojans could slip up and where they will be challenged and finally what they feel USC’s regular season record will be following the season finale against UCLA. Ryan has the Trojans going 11-1 and Coach Hyde thinks USC can finish the season undefeated. Both feel that to do that Caleb Williams needs to stay healthy and if the defense improves like they both believe it can. As usual the guys answer listener questions via email, text message and voicemail to finish up the show. Please review, rate and subscribe to the Peristyle Podcast on Apple Podcasts! Thanks to Trader Joe's for sponsoring the Peristyle Podcast! Make sure you check out USCFootball.com for complete coverage of this USC Trojan football team. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. Please review, rate and subscribe to the Peristyle Podcast on Apple Podcasts! Thanks to Trader Joe's for sponsoring the Peristyle Podcast! Make sure you check out USCFootball.com for complete coverage of this USC Trojan football team. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. Please review, rate and subscribe to the Peristyle Podcast on Apple Podcasts! Thanks to Trader Joe's for sponsoring the Peristyle Podcast! Make sure you check out USCFootball.com for complete coverage of this USC Trojan football team. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. Please review, rate and subscribe to the Peristyle Podcast on Apple Podcasts! Thanks to Trader Joe's for sponsoring the Peristyle Podcast! Make sure you check out USCFootball.com for complete coverage of this USC Trojan football team. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. Please review, rate and subscribe to the Peristyle Podcast on Apple Podcasts! Thanks to Trader Joe's for sponsoring the Peristyle Podcast! Make sure you check out USCFootball.com for complete coverage of this USC Trojan football team. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. Please review, rate and subscribe to the Peristyle Podcast on Apple Podcasts! Thanks to Trader Joe's for sponsoring the Peristyle Podcast! Make sure you check out USCFootball.com for complete coverage of this USC Trojan football team. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Fac ebook or YouTube pages. Make sure you check out USCFootball.com for complete coverage of this USC Trojan football team. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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? Please review, rate and subscribe to the Peristyle Podcast on Apple Podcasts! Thanks to Trader Joe's for sponsoring the Peristyle Podcast! Make sure you check out USCFootball.com for complete coverage of this USC Trojan football team. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and Chris Trevino are back in studio discussing the running series on USCFootball.com, the Top 30 Most Important Trojans for 2023. On the site we have been counting down the top-30 most important USC football players one by one with a daily countdown that began at 30 and working our way down to No. 1 (not much of a surprise for who that would be). The guys talk about which players were the first five off the list and give their thoughts on the eight players that have been revealed, No. 30 to No. 23. With fall camp fast approaching, Ryan and Chris also discuss what the team has been doing this summer including some updates from summer workouts, position bonding events and Caleb Williams checking out a Dodgers game. They also talk about the Trojans boasting a top-5 recruiting class for 2024 and where they can go from here. Please review, rate and subscribe to the Peristyle Podcast on Apple Podcasts! Thanks to Trader Joe's for sponsoring the Peristyle Podcast! Make sure you check out USCFootball.com for complete coverage of this USC Trojan football team. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Composite Two-Star Recruits podcast is back to discuss USC landing commitments from three-star DL Deyvid Palepale and three-star DB Braylon Conley. The Cilantro Boys also break down the 2024 class as it stands, and Texas misses of Drelon Miller and Tyanthony Smith. Hurricane also reveals his college football Blue Bloods. TIME STAMPS: 5:26: Cold Open (CB Braylon Conley) 17:14: DT Deyvid Palepale 28:39: What happened with Drelon Miller/Tyanthony Smith? 55:37: C.J. Spiller & 2006 RBs Rabbit Hole 1:11:38: Commitment dates set 1:15:41: 2024 Class Overview 1:30:13: Battle of the Beach recap 1:40:46: Hurricane's Blue Blood programs 1:48:20: Listener Questions To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Composite Two-Star Recruits podcast returns to break down USC's three commitments of four-star wide receiver Ryan Pellum, four-star safety Marquis Gallegos and three-star OL Makai Saina. The Cilantro Boys preview the upcoming commitment announcements, recap the Trojan Classic 7-on-7 tournament and more. TIME STAMPS: 5:21: Cold Open (OL Makai Saina) 15:11: DB Marquis Gallegos 34:16: WR Ryan Pellum 47:58: Upcoming Decisions 1:19:20: DT Deyvid Palpale officially visits 1:26:12: Looking Ahead, Future Decisions 1:40:25: Five-star 2026 QB Julian Lewis back on campus 1:48:24: Trojan Classic 7-on-7 Tournament recap 2:12:04: Targets commit elsewhere 2:16:28: NCAA show of force on NIL 2:32:27: Listener Questions To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and Chris Trevino are back in studio talking about the the latest USC football commitment from the 2024 recruiting class, Long Beach (Calif.) Millikan four-star wide receiver Ryan Pellum. The 5-foot-11, 170 pound athlete can play on both sides of the ball and initially didn't even have USC in his top-10 schools. But head coach Lincoln Riley and staff put in the work and now the local speedster will be saying home and playing for the Cardinal and Gold in 2024. The guys talk about the impact Pellum can have on this class, what they like about his game and how the Trojans moved up from the No. 57 class in the country at the end of May to now No. 8 in the country, one spot behind No. 7 Oregon in the Pac-12 and behind No. 2 Ohio State, No. 3 Michigan and No. 6 Penn State in the Big Ten. There was also some breaking news regarding the NCAA's thoughts on NIL collectives, producing their strongest language yet and going after collectives that provide inducements for prospects to attend particular schools or institutions from giving benefits to boosters who donate to NIL collectives. With not much else going on in late June, Chris and Ryan solicited questions on Twitter to fill out the show with a mega mailbag segment. Please review, rate and subscribe to the Peristyle Podcast on Apple Podcasts! Thanks to Trader Joe's for sponsoring the Peristyle Podcast! Make sure you check out USCFootball.com for complete coverage of this USC Trojan football team. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Composite Two-Star Recruits podcast returns with a very special remote LIVE edition of the show, featuring Gerard Martinez and Chris Trevino (aka the Cilantro Boys) breaking down all of the action from USC's Golden Hour mega recruiting weekend. The Trojans recruiting staff pulled out all the stops for all of the official visitors, taking the bluechip prospects out on a yacht among other cool events. Following the weekend USC picked up two more commitments, Bellflower (Calif.) St. John Bosco four-star and top247 cornerback Marcelles Williams and Clearwater (Fla.) Clearwater Academy International four-star and top247 offensive lineman Jason Zandamela. That boosted the Trojans recruiting class of 2024 team ranking to No. 10 with only 12 commitments. Please review, rate and subscribe to the Peristyle Podcast on Apple Podcasts! Thanks to Meredith Schlosser Real Estate for sponsoring the Composite Two Star Recruits Podcast! Make sure you check out USCFootball.com for complete coverage of this USC Trojan football team. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and Chris Trevino are back in studio talking about the long awaited announcement of new football facilities that includes a new three-level performance center that is dedicated to team operations with a rooftop hospitality deck and player lounge and a second full-length practice field. It will also feature student-athlete-centric spaces, including a new locker room, multiple player lounges, a recovery hub, nutritional support, sports sciences services, a weight room, a training room an equipment room, a team auditorium, position meeting rooms, recruiting areas, staff offices and flexible space for future growth. Lincoln Riley called the proposed facility upgrades “an absolute game-changer for our program. It will be the perfect home for our team and give our players every opportunity to be successful.” Speaking of Riley, he was one of the featured speakers Monday night at the House of Victory "QB U" NIL event in Newport Beach. Ryan was in attendance and gives a recap of this impressive event that included all of the current scholarship quarterbacks including Caleb Williams and several former Trojan signal callers like Carson Palmer, Matt Barkley and Rodney Peete. The guys also talk about USC's Golden Hour Visit Weekend that featured numerous bluechip prospects both committed to USC and uncommitted. The Trojans started June with the No. 57 ranked 2024 recruiting class and so far following three weeks of June visits USC is already up to No. 12. Please review, rate and subscribe to the Peristyle Podcast on Apple Podcasts! Thanks to Trader Joe's for sponsoring the Peristyle Podcast! Make sure you check out USCFootball.com for complete coverage of this USC Trojan football team. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Composite Two-Star Recruits podcast returns to discuss USC football staying hot on the recruiting trail with commitments from OLB Elijah Newby and TE Walter Matthews. The Cilantro Boys also preview Golden Hour mega recruiting weekend, recap last weekend's smaller visit weekend and Elite Camp II. TIME STAMPS: 5:59: Cold Open (Elijah Newby) 25:20: TE Walter Matthews 40:03: Golden Hour II Preview 1:08:39: Coaching Credit 1:18:07: June 2 Visitor Recap 1:25:01: Riley Rocketship 1:34:25: Elite Camp II 1:43:25: 2026 QB Julian Lewis, new 2026 QB offer, Elijah Brown To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and Chris Trevino are back in studio talking about the tremendous football recruiting momentum that this Trojan football team has built up with another weekend of blue chip prospects visiting campus on tap. The guys talk about how this USC football recruiting class of 2024 climbed in the rankings from No. 57 all the way up to No. 19 in the country and No. 2 in the Pac-12 with a lot more room to move up with some more top verbal commitments. Last weekend didn't have a high number of visitors but USC did host another Elite Camp with several top prospect on campus working out in front of the Trojans coaching staff. This weekend its back to more major official visits including an extremely impressive group of wide receivers. This week also features a couple of major recruiting events with the Elite 11 Finals taking place in Redondo Beach and the OT7 Finals taking place in Huntington Beach. If you recall last year at the Elite 11 Finals Ryan and Chris had to leave the event early and come into the studio for an emergency podcast right after the news broke that USC and UCLA were leaving for the Big Ten. Speaking of the Big Ten, we get Chris' take on the 2024 and 2025 Big Ten football schedules for USC including his "back home" road trip to Maryland next year. If you have a question for the podcast you can drop us an email at [email protected]. Please review, rate and subscribe to the Peristyle Podcast on Apple Podcasts! Thanks to Trader Joe's for sponsoring the Peristyle Podcast! Make sure you check out USCFootball.com for complete coverage of this USC Trojan football team. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of the Peristyle Podcasts hosts Ryan Abraham and Coach Harvey Hyde are back breaking down the huge news that was released last week from the Big Ten, their Flex Protect Plus football scheduling model that will allow all 16 of the teams in the new-look B1G to play everyone in the conference at least once every two years and visit all 15 of the other venues at least once every four years. It also allows for protected rivalries that would be played every year and for the USC Trojans the obvious choices was the UCLA Bruins, keeping that long standing rivalry going. Coach Hyde talks about that new model and also what the USC football schedule will look like going forward in 2024 with the Trojans facing off against LSU in Las Vegas, home games against Notre Dame, Michigan, Iowa and Wisconsin plus a road test against Penn State. Then 2025 is fun with Georgia Southern (and potentially Clay Helton), Ole Miss, Nebraska and Penn State in the Coliseum with road games against Ohio State, Wisconsin and Notre Dame. These schedules are exciting for the fans, and Coach Hyde thinks the Big Ten did a nice job. He would like to see the conference go one step further and make sure that USC and UCLA were not hosting huge games during the same weekend 20 miles apart. He would like to see that schedule alternate so the Rose Bowl hosts a Big Ten game one weekend then the Coliseum hosts one the following weekend. Overall he thinks these huge games will help both USC and UCLA recruit nationally and generate a lot more exposure for both brands. Coach also gives his thoughts on the shocking departure of Mike Bohn, a move he feels will impact the entire athletic department. Bohn and Brandon Sosna were the guys who brought in Lincoln Riley and now both of them are gone. With the success Riley has already had, is will be up to USC to bring in an athletic director that will work with Riley and get on the same page, not the other way around. Football drives the bus and USC needs to bring in a great leader and administrator, but also one that knows the football program is already rolling in the right direction and can't be derailed. Please review, rate and subscribe to the Peristyle Podcast on Apple Podcasts! Thanks to Trader Joe's for sponsoring the Peristyle Podcast! Make sure you check out USCFootball.com for complete coverage of this USC Trojan football team. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this special edition of the Peristyle Podcast host Ryan Abraham is joined by Shotgun Spratling to give their initial reaction to the newly released Big Ten football schedule for the 2024/2025 football seasons. The Big Ten announced the removal of divisions and the introduction of the Flex Protect Plus scheduling model that will allow every Big Ten team to play a home and road game against all 15 other conference opponents in a four year period. For the Trojans their protected rival (program you will play every season) is UCLA and in year one USC welcomes Michigan, Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois to the Coliseum with UCLA, Penn State, Maryland, Northwestern and Purdue on the road (to go along with Notre Dame at home and LSU in Las Vegas). In 2025 USC has Indiana, Michigan State, Nebraska, Penn State and UCLA at home and Ohio State, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Rutgers on the road. Initially Ryan and Chris Trevino were scheduled to discuss the massive USC recruiting weekend on Tuesday, but Ryan got ill and we had to postpone the show. So now the guys will spend the latter part of the show talking about how USC hosted more than a dozen class of 2024 official visitors to campus, a well attended USC Elite Camp and what seemed like a constant stream of Fight On! emojis signifying player commitments. The list of scholarship pledges included Modesto (Calif.) Central Catholic four-star offensive lineman Manasse Itete, Clearwater (Fla.) High’s 247Sports Composite four-star safety Jarvis Boatwright, Englewood (Colo.) Cherry Creek offensive tackle Hayden Treter, Gardena (Calif.) Serra four-star defensive back Dakoda Fields and Atlanta (Ga.) Booker T. Washington Top247 edge Kameryn Fountain. USC moved up from No. 57 all the way up to No. 21 in the country and No. 2 in the Pac-12. They did so by adding players that should help balance out the class, not only positionally but also geographically. If you have a question for the podcast you can drop us an email at [email protected]. Please review, rate and subscribe to the Peristyle Podcast on Apple Podcasts! Thanks to Trader Joe's for sponsoring the Peristyle Podcast! Make sure you check out USCFootball.com for complete coverage of this USC Trojan football team. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Composite Two-Star Recruits podcast returns to discuss USC going nuclear with five commitments off its first official visit weekend and preview the next set of visitors. The Cilantro Boys break down the five new commits: OL Hayden Treter, S Jarvis Boatright, CB Dakoda Fields, EDGE Kameryn Fountain and OT Manasse Itete. TIME STAMPS: 5:38 (Cold Open; OT Manasse Itete) 18:38 CB Dakoda Fields 39:04 OL Hayden Treter 50:29: Kameryn Fountain 1:04: S Jarvis Boatwright Jr. 1:11:25: Look Back at the first visit weekend overall 1:37:04: Superlatives, grades 1:57:49: Previewing June 9th visitors 2:13:42: USC Elite Camp No. 1 2:36:21: Next five to commit? 2:44:18: USC targets committed elsewhere 2:55:21: NCAA EA video game snag 3:08:44: Listener Questions To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this edition of the Dedeaux Download podcast, part of the Peristyle Podcast family of shows, Shotgun Spratling and Jack Smith break down the news of USC baseball being snubbed by the NCAA selection committee despite some compelling metrics that have historically led to teams in the Pac-12 being selected as at-large teams. But before the guys rant and rave about the NCAA selection committee and their explanations for ignoring the West Coast, USC head coach Andy Stankiewicz comes on the Dedeaux Download to talk about how he and the Trojans reacted to Monday's selection show when they watched it together as a team. Stankiewicz discusses what the next steps are for the Trojans to move forward from this painful snub and how it could be motivation for USC's teams going forward. After a great conversation with Stankiewicz as always, Shotgun and Jack break down the final week leading up to the NCAA's Selection Monday reveal, including Austin Overn going off against UCLA in the Pac-12 Tournament to lock up a series win against the Bruins, and how the Trojans played in Scottsdale at the conference tournament, going 1-1 and failing to advance beyond pool play, finishing the season 34-23-1. They look at USC's national RPI and where it ranked compared to some other teams they were vying for to receive one of the final at-large berths. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Composite Two-Star Recruits podcast returns to kick off what will be a busy June for USC official visits. The Cilantro Boys put the June 2 weekend visitors in categories and also do a summer forecast for 2024 class. They also provide a fourth round look back at the 2021 Class Draft. TIME STAMPS: 5:45: Cold Open (June 2 Visitors) 36:18: Summer Forecast for 2024 class 56:26: Eli Newby visit addition 1:02:05: Potential summer visitors 1:09:51: Transfer Portal Rankings update 1:20:42: Kickoff times/Class Draft Fourth Round review 1:38:27: Listener Questions To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Composite Two-Star Recruits podcast is back, the return of host Chris Trevino, to recap USC's first big official visitor weekend. The Cilantro Boys also discuss Emoji Talk and some new June official additions. The podcast also discusses the end of Season 1 and looking ahead to the future for the show. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and Chris Trevino are back together talking about the rather abrupt resignation of USC athletic director Mike Bohn. Friday seemed like it would be a relatively slow news day in the world of college football until the LA Times reported that Bohn has sent his his resignation letter and would stepping down immediately as head of the Trojans athletic department. That was followed shortly after by an acceptance of the resignation letter by USC president Carol Folt, stating that he would no longer be the athletic director as of that day and they would put together a temporary leadership plan while they kick off a national search for a new AD. The guys talk about what both Bohn and Folt said in their statements as well as supportive statements from head football coach Lincoln Riley and head basketball coach Andy Enfield. They also discuss what they have heard about this major shift in the USC athletic department and talk about why Bohn left the job and the department in a much, much better place than he found it when he was hired in 2019. As far as replacement candidates go, the guys would like to see someone with athletic director experience at a major college program this time around. Four years ago USC's athletic department was in shambles with all of the bad hires and scandals and it would have been tough to hire any sitting Power Five AD. Now the department is in amazing shape with most of the sports excelling and the program moving to the greener pastures of the Big Ten, so getting a sitting Power Five AD shouldn't be a problem. If you have a question for the podcast you can drop us an email at [email protected]. Please review, rate and subscribe to the Peristyle Podcast on Apple Podcasts! Thanks to Trader Joe's for sponsoring the Peristyle Podcast! Make sure you check out USCFootball.com for complete coverage of this USC Trojan football team. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this edition of the Dedeaux Download podcast, part of the Peristyle Podcast family of shows, Shotgun Spratling and Jack Smith break down USC baseball's final week of the regular season, including snapping a road losing streak, getting beat up in a doubleheader and bouncing back to finish strong. But before the guys discuss the Trojans locking up a fourth place finish in the final Pac-12 standings, USC head coach Andy Stankiewicz comes on the Dedeaux Download to talk about closing the regular season strong and postseason preparations for a pool play Pac-12 Tournament. Stankiewicz talks about why he has moved some hitters up and down the lineup and what the Trojans have to do to get leadoff hitter Austin Overn back on track after he has struggled recently. He also states the Trojans' case for an at-large berth to the NCAA tournament. After a great conversation with Stankiewicz, Shotgun and Jack break down all the action from a 2-2 final week of the regular season and look at where the 33-22-1 Trojans stand. They look at USC's national RPI and what the Trojans chances of making the NCAA tournament are looking like. Shotgun and Jack also preview the Pac-12 Tournament and discuss just what the Trojans might do on the mound with the pool-play schedule giving them a game Tuesday, an off day and then a game on Thursday. They also look at what USC needs to do in order to make a run and what impact that could have on their NCAA tournament chances. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices