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Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionUSC fall camp week one recap plus a Coaches Poll snub for the TrojansIn this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and Connor Morrissette (aka "Triple Double") are back discussing the first week of USC fall camp with seven total practices, four available for media observation including two fully open workouts. The guys share their observations from what they have seen and heard out on Howard Jones Field and what they learned from interviews with all of the coaches, including new strength and conditioning coach Trumain Carroll, and players after practice.
The guys also share their thoughts on the newly released Coaches Poll that left the Trojan football...
2025-08-071h 12Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionChatting with head coach Lincoln Riley and the USC players at Big Ten Media DaysIn this edition of the Peristyle Podcast host Ryan Abraham puts together four separate interviews he and the USCFootball.com team conducted in Las Vegas during Big Ten Media Days. The team chatted with head coach Lincoln Riley, wide receiver Makai Lemon, safety Kamari Ramsey and offensive tackle Elijah Paige and you will hear all of those interviews back to back to back in this episode of the podcast.
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2025-07-2658 minPeristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionTunnel Vision: Live from Las Vegas for Big Ten Media DaysOn this latest edition of Tunnel Vision USCFootball.com's Ryan Abraham, Connor Morrissette (aka "Triple-double") and Chris Trevino are on location in Las Vegas reporting on all the happenings from Big Ten Media Days.
All of the Big Ten media have gathered at the Mandalay Bay Resort for the unofficial kickoff to the college football season, with the head coaches and three players from each of the Big Ten college football programs on hand, talking about all of the optimism heading into the new season.
The guys will talk about what they have heard so...
2025-07-2442 minPeristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionA first look at the top-30 Trojans for 2025 plus Boobie Feaster commitmentIn this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham, Connor Morrissette (aka "Triple Double") and intern India Otto are back in studio discussing who the top-30 most important Trojans are heading into the 2025 college football season. The USCFootball.com staff was polled and we are revealing the results one by one, starting with defensive back Prophet Brown coming in at No. 30.
Please note, considerations for rankings take in a wide range of factors including depth, 2024 stats, overall talent, departures from last season, projected development and expectations. But the most important factor for placement on the list...
2025-07-081h 10Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionHuge official visit weekend for USC football recruiting plus House settlementIn this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and Connor Morrissette (aka "Triple Double") are back in studio talking about what was a massive weekend for Trojan football recruiting with some of the top prospects from across the country descending on Los Angeles to see what USC has to offer. We will get an update on one of the events from Connor, who, along with Chris Trevino, attended a Saturday night dinner in downtown Los Angeles where the Trojan coaching staff was hosting all of their official visitors. Allowing media to attend a recruiting event is a new p...
2025-06-111h 10Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionChatting with Harry Ruiz, the Spanish play by play announcer for USC footballIn this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and Connor Morrissette (aka "Triple Double") are back in studio with special guest Harry Ruiz who is the Spanish voice of Trojans as well as the Las Vegas Raiders. We chat with Ruiz about his journey to become USC's Spanish play by play announcer, what some of his most memorable moments have been and his favorite calls from the booth. We also solicited questions from The Peristyle (the USCFootball.com message board) that we share with Ruiz at the end of the interview.
Following the interview both...
2025-05-141h 12Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionTunnel Vision: The USC football recruiting machine is rolling plus our assistant coach brunch recap
On this latest edition of Tunnel Vision USCFootball.com's Ryan Abraham, Shotgun Spratling and new intern Riley Sager are back in studio to discuss everything happening in the world of USC football, from recruiting to what all 12 assistant football coaches had to say this week at the media brunch.
Our team starts off talking about the nearly unbelievable turnaround for USC football recruiting, both from the high school ranks and the NCAA Transfer Portal. Over the past five days the Trojans have picked up as many commits, four from high school and one from the porta...
2025-05-051h 32Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionTunnel Vision: Full analysis of everything we heard and saw from USC spring football 2025
On this latest edition of Tunnel Vision USCFootball.com's Ryan Abraham, Chris Trevino and Connor Morrissette (aka "Triple-Double") are back in studio to recap all of the news and notes from the Trojans 15 spring football practices, including Saturday's rainy "Trojan Olympics" finale in the Coliseum. There was no traditional spring game this year, but the guys give their thoughts on what they saw and heard throughout spring football from key position battles to returning veterans making an impact to new faces making an impression.
The guys will also talk about the different feel of spring pract...
2025-04-281h 20Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionFinal week of spring ball plus Trojans add a Big Ten linebacker from the portalIn this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and Connor Morrissette (aka "Triple Double") are back in studio talking about the addition of former Penn State linebacker Te'Mere Robinson from the NCAA Transfer Portal. The 6-foot-3, 223-pound Robinson gives the Trojans' linebacker room some much needed depth. Robinson didn't play much on defense in his two years with the Nittany Lions (107 total defensive snaps), but he was having a solid spring camp in Happy Valley prior to entering the portal. USC also lost another player to the portal, redshirt freshman Jarvis Boatwright out of Clearwater, Florida did...
2025-04-241h 08Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionHow active will USC be as the spring NCAA Transfer Portal opensIn this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and Connor Morrissette (aka "Triple Double") are back in studio talking about the highly anticipated opening of the spring NCAA Transfer Portal Window and how active will the Trojans be? Head coach Lincoln Riley has said USC would do their portal evaluations and add the "right couple of guys" to help them get ready for the season. With the House settlement potentially passing, allowing athletic departments to share revenue with student athletes, will that make this spring portal a Portal Palooza or more of a Portal Passivity...
2025-04-161h 02Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionUpdates on USC football at the halfway through spring practice markIn this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and Connor Morrissette (aka "Triple Double") are back in studio talking about all of the news and notes from around the Trojan football program as the team passes the halfway mark of spring football. This past week USC held practice No. 7 and No. 8, with head coach Lincoln Riley and several offensive and defensive players addressing the media after the workouts.The guys will discuss the depth at tight end and how that group has been playing a larger role this spring with some of the receivers out with i...
2025-04-1154 minPeristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionThree things we are excited about and three things we're concerned about for USC footballIn this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and Connor Morrissette (aka "Triple Double") are back in studio discussing three things they are excited about and three things that concern them for USC football in 2025. It's been an eventful start to the off-season for the Trojans, with some adjustments and additions on the coaching staff and a complete overall of the personnel staff. With some exciting new faces working to improve USC football behind the scenes, there is increased optimism that the Trojans can turn things around quicker than expected.The guys share their thoughts...
2025-02-121h 23Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionInitial reactions to meeting the new USC coaching and personnel staffIn this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and Connor Morrissette (aka "Triple Double") are back in studio talking about USC's big 2025 Signing Day press conference where they heard from head coach Lincoln Riley and all of the new coaching and personnel staff members. The Trojans have added some impressive talents and personalities that should help this program get to the next level.Both Ryan and Connor were very optimistic about the new hires after the press conference, with assistant head coach for defense and linebackers coach Rob Ryan standing out for his outgoing personality...
2025-02-061h 08
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionUSC solidifies its defensive staff by extending D'Anton Lynn and hiring Rob RyanIn this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and Connor Morrissette (aka "Triple Double") are back in studio talking about how the USC Trojan defensive staff has come together, with defensive coordinator D'Anton Lynn sticking around and getting an extension after Penn State made a strong run at him and the hiring of new linebackers coach Rob Ryan, the longtime NFL defensive coordinator. With so many defensive improvements made in 2024, it was extremely important for head coach Lincoln Riley to keep that side of the ball going in the right direction. Losing Lynn, especially to a conference...
2025-01-231h 27
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionTunnel Vision: Another Trojan comeback in Las Vegas with USC's 35-31 win over Texas A&MOn this latest edition of Tunnel Vision USCFootball.com's Ryan Abraham and Connor Morrissette (aka "Triple-Double") are back in studio to recap USC's 35-31 win over Texas A&M in the Las Vegas Bowl, giving the Trojans a 7-6 record that included a 4-5 Big Ten record and two wins over SEC opponents. Training 24-7 late in the third quarter, quarterback Jayden Maiava and the Trojans scored touchdowns on 4 of their next 5 drives, taking the lead with just 8 seconds left in the game to secure the victory.Ryan and Connor give their thoughts on what they saw in L...
2024-12-301h 30
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionTunnel Vision: Pair of pick-6s doom the Trojans comeback bid against No. 5 Notre DameOn this latest edition of Tunnel Vision USCFootball.com's Jack Smith, Ryan Abraham and Connor Morrissette (aka "Triple-Double") are back for the final recap show of USC football's regular season, a 49-35 defeat at the hands of No. 5 Notre Dame. After playing an even first half, the Fighting Irish looked to be in control late in the game before the Trojans, down 7, had a first and 10 at the ND 21 with under 4 minutes on the clock with a chance to tie the game. Then Cornerback Christian Gray squashed the Trojans comeback dreams, snatching Jayden Maiava's pass out of the air...
2024-12-021h 16
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionTunnel Vision The Trojans secure the Victory Bell with a 19-13 win over UCLAOn this latest edition of Tunnel Vision USCFootball.com's Jack Smith and Ryan Abraham are back from a late night in the Rose Bowl where they witnessed USC's first ever Big Ten road victory, taking down crosstown rival UCLA 19-13. It wasn't the prettiest game in recent memory, but head coach Lincoln Riley and the team will take the conference win regardless. The Trojans are now 6-5 and bowl eligible with an opportunity to knock Notre Dame out of a playoff berth next week in the Coliseum.This was a far from perfect performance by the Trojans...
2024-11-251h 09
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionTunnel Vision: Recapping USC's 28-20 win over Nebraska plus left tackle Elijah Paige joins the showOn this latest edition of Tunnel Vision USCFootball.com's Ryan Abraham and Jack Smith are in studio recapping how the Trojans got an important 28-20 victory over Nebraska and the positive first start for UNLV transfer quarterback Jayden Maiava. After losing four of the last five games, the Trojans were able to get back on the right track and finished the game strong against the Cornhuskers. Now USC just needs one win over rival UCLA or Notre Dame to become bowl eligible and get an extra couple of weeks of practice to help prepare this team for next season.
2024-11-181h 01
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionTunnel Vision: Previewing USC hosting Nebraska, an extremely important contest for both programsOn this latest edition of Tunnel Vision USCFootball.com's Ryan Abraham, Jack Smith and Connor Morrissette (aka "Triple Double") were hoping for a chill show following the bye week but nothing is ever chill when you cover the Trojans. The guys will try and focus on previewing this extremely important matchup with Nebraska, with both teams fighting desperately for the privilege of playing in a bowl game. The Huskers are riding a 3-game losing streak, the second-straight Big Ten opponent to have entered the Coliseum after losing three-straight, while the Trojans have dropped four of their last five games.Th...
2024-11-151h 04
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionUSC put on NCAA probation, throwback uniforms plus a 4-star defensive de-commitIn this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and Connor Morrissette (aka "Triple Double") are back in studio talking about the breaking news that the USC football program was put on a one year probation and fined $50,000 by the NCAA for illegal coaching by some analysts during 2022 and 2023. The guys talk about this slap on the wrist from everyone's least favorite institution and if these penalties actually mean anything for Lincoln Riley and his Trojan football program.During the live version of the show, news broke that 2025 4-star edge rusher Hayden Lowe had flipped his...
2024-11-141h 25
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionTunnel Vision: After USC falls to Washington for loss No. 5, 2024 is officially a wasted seasonOn this latest edition of Tunnel Vision USCFootball.com's Ryan Abraham, Chris Trevino and Connor Morrissette (aka "Triple Double") are back from Seattle where they will once again discuss everything that made the road trip a nightmare for the Trojan football team and their fans. After the 26-21 loss to Washington, USC falls to 4-5 on the season, 0-4 on the road and has lost four of its last five games heading into the bye week.Head coach Lincoln Riley has as many losses (10) in his last 16 games at USC than he had in his entire Oklahoma...
2024-11-041h 16
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionTunnel Vision: USC is looking for its first road win of the season, taking on the Washington HuskiesOn this latest edition of Tunnel Vision USCFootball.com's Ryan Abraham, Jack Smith and Connor Morrissette (aka "Triple Double") are back in studio for a Halloween edition of the show, previewing the extremely important game between the USC Trojans and the Washington Huskies. Both programs are 4-4 and both need a victory for a realistic shot at making a bowl game and finishing the season on a high note.The Trojans will have their hands full trying to play in Husky Stadium, where UW has an 18-game winning streak going. USC hasn't won a true road game...
2024-11-011h 07
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionTunnel Vision: Recapping USC's 42-20 win over Rutgers plus special guest RB Woody MarksOn this latest edition of Tunnel Vision USCFootball.com's Ryan Abraham, Chris Trevino and Connor Morrissette (aka "Triple Double") are back in studio giving their thoughts on the Trojans 42-20 victory over Rutgers Friday night in the Coliseum. After enduring a tough three-game losing streak, USC finally got back on the winning side thanks to over 300 yards passing for Miller Moss and three rushing touchdowns by Woody Marks.Before the guys give their thoughts on the game they welcome in the aforementioned Woody Marks, who had 94 yards rushing on just 15 attempts with a long of 22 and that...
2024-10-281h 30
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionTunnel Vision: Previewing USC hosting Rutgers, a pair of teams dealing with 3-game losing streaksOn this latest edition of Tunnel Vision USCFootball.com's Ryan Abraham, Jack Smith and Connor Morrissette (aka "Triple Double") are back in studio previewing USC's Friday night matchup with Rutgers, a pair of programs that are sporting three-game losing streaks and desperate for a victory. USC is coming off a road loss at Maryland while Rutgers was at home, giving UCLA its first win in Big Ten play.The guys talk about how injuries have mounted for the Trojans and Scarlet Knights with the latter dealing with multiple season-ending setbacks at key positions.They also...
2024-10-251h 21
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionTunnel Vision: Another blown 14-point lead leaves Lincoln Riley & the Trojans looking for answersOn this latest edition of Tunnel Vision USCFootball.com's Ryan Abraham, Chris Trevino and Connor Morrissette (aka "Triple Double") are back from Maryland and ready to talk about USC's latest baffling defeat, this time at the hands of the Maryland Terrapins. This was the third long road trip for the Trojans and the third time this program and their travelling fans had to endure a disappointing plane ride back to Los Angeles, thinking about everything that went wrong and all of the missed opportunities that could have secured a victory.After building up a comfortable 21-7 lead...
2024-10-211h 37
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionTunnel Vision: Trojans struggling to find answers after yet another last-minute defeatOn this latest edition of Tunnel Vision USCFootball.com's Ryan Abraham, Jack Smith and Shotgun Spratling are back in studio breaking down USC's 33-30 overtime loss to No. 4 Penn State, a game where the Trojans held a 14-point lead at halftime only to see it melt away in the second half. At the halfway mark in the season, USC is sitting at 3-3 and 1-3 in the Big Ten conference, with all three losses coming in the final seconds of the game. While it is true that the Trojans are just a few plays away from being undefeated, you are w...
2024-10-141h 30
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionTunnel Vision: Previewing USC hosting No. 4 Penn State in the ColiseumOn this latest edition of Tunnel Vision USCFootball.com's Ryan Abraham, Jack Smith and Shotgun Spratling are back in studio previewing what is a must-win game for the Trojans to keep any College Football Playoff aspirations alive. USC is unranked following the loss to Minnesota and will look to bounce back, taking on the No. 4 ranked Penn State Nittany Lions The game will be on live at 12:30 p.m. Pacific Time and shown nationally on CBS.CLICK HERE for 30% OFF an annual VIP membership to USCFootball.com! Please review, rate and subscribe to the Peristyle P...
2024-10-111h 30
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionTunnel Vision: Recapping USC's worst performance of the season, a 24-17 loss at MinnesotaOn this latest edition of Tunnel Vision USCFootball.com's Ryan Abraham and Connor Morrissette (aka "Triple Double") are back in studio giving their thoughts on what was by far the worst effort of the season by this USC football team, a 24-17 loss at Minnesota. The Golden Gophers had lost their last six Big Ten games until Saturday night's upset win over USC.CLICK HERE for 30% OFF an annual VIP membership to USCFootball.com! Please review, rate and subscribe to the Peristyle Podcast on Apple Podcasts!Thanks to Trader Joe's for sponsoring the P...
2024-10-071h 23
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionTunnel Vision: Recapping USC's 38-21 comeback win over Wisconsin plus special guest Kamari RamseyOn this latest edition of Tunnel Vision USCFootball.com's Ryan Abraham, Jack Smith and Connor Morrissette (aka "Triple Double") are back in studio giving their thoughts on the Trojans 38-21 come from behind victory over the Badgers, the very first Big Ten conference win for this USC football team. All three guys were in the Coliseum and witnessed the first half to forget followed by a second half that was unforgettable with where the Trojans outscored Wisconsin 28-0 including a game clinching pick-6 by linebacker Mason Cobb.Before the guys give their thoughts on the game they...
2024-09-301h 15
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionTunnel Vision: Previewing No. 13 USC hosting Wisconsin plus the Bear Alexander redshirt newsOn this latest edition of Tunnel Vision USCFootball.com's Ryan Abraham, Jack Smith and Connor Morrissette (aka "Triple Double") are back in studio previewing the very first Big Ten conference home game for USC, with the Wisconsin Badgers coming to the Coliseum on Saturday for a 12:30 p.m. PT kickoff on CBS.The guys talk about some of the matchups for this game including the Trojans facing a backup quarterback for the third game in a row, Wisconsin's defensive front and how capable they are of giving the USC offensive line issues, Miller Moss getting back to...
2024-09-271h 13
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionTunnel Vision: Recapping USC's frustrating 27-24 loss to Michigan in the Big HouseOn this latest edition of Tunnel Vision USCFootball.com's Ryan Abraham, Chris Trevino and Connor Morrissette (aka "Triple Double") are back from Michigan where they witnessed what was a very frustrating loss for the Trojans, falling to Michigan 27-24 in front of over 110,000 souls in the Big House.The Wolverines were completely one-dimensional on offense with Alex Orji throwing for just 32 yards in his first career start, but Michigan ran for 290 yards including three explosive runs and that ended up being just enough offense for the boys in blue to take down USC.The Trojans...
2024-09-231h 15
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionTunnel Vision: Previewing No. 11 USC on the road in Ann Arbor taking on No. 18 MichiganOn this latest edition of Tunnel Vision USCFootball.com's Ryan Abraham, Jack Smith and Connor Morrissette (aka "Triple Double") are back in studio previewing the very first Big Ten conference game for USC, a road contest against Michigan in the Big House. When USC and UCLA announced they were leaving the Pac-12 for the B1G, no one could have anticipated that the Trojans very first Big Ten conference game would be as historic as this one, facing off against the Wolverines in the regular season for the first time since the 1950s. USC and Michigan are used to...
2024-09-201h 09
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionTunnel Vision: Breaking down USC's 48-0 win over Utah StateOn this latest edition of Tunnel Vision USCFootball.com's Ryan Abraham, Chris Trevino and Connor Morrissette (aka "Triple Double") are back in studio discussing USC's dominant 48-0 win over Utah State. The guys talk about their expectations for the season and how they feel the team is prepared for Big Ten play.CLICK HERE for 60% OFF an annual VIP membership to USCFootball.com! 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 f...
2024-09-091h 20
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionTunnel Vision: Previewing No. 13 USC hosting Utah State plus linebacker Mason Cobb joins the showOn this latest edition of Tunnel Vision USCFootball.com's Ryan Abraham, Jack Smith and Connor Morrissette (aka "Triple Double") are back in studio previewing the home opener for the No. 13 USC Trojans, who face off against Utah State from the Mountain West. The guys talk about what they know from the Aggies who won their opener against Robert Morris and how the Trojan defenders could face off against a familiar face at quarterback with former Utah signal caller Bryson Barnes (aka the "Pig Farmer") potentially starting for the injured Spencer Petras.Before the crew gets into their...
2024-09-061h 18
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionTunnel Vision: Previewing the No. 23 USC Trojans and the No. 13 LSU Tigers in Las VegasOn this latest edition of Tunnel Vision USCFootball.com's Ryan Abraham, Jack Smith and Connor Morrissette (aka "Triple Double") are finally back in studio to give a detailed preview of USC's first game of the 2024 college football season, a neutral site matchup against the No. 13 LSU Tigers at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada.All three hosts (along with Shotgun Spratling and Chris Trevino) will be in Vegas for the game and they are excited as anyone to watch and talk about real football after a long off-season of quiet rebuilding for the Trojans. There is a...
2024-08-301h 35
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionUSC football media day recap and previewing the start of fall campIn this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and Connor Morrissette (aka "Triple Double") are back to recap what was a packed USC media day on Wednesday, with all of the Trojan assistant coaches and nearly 50 players coming out in their game jerseys to chat with the media. Ryan and Connor were on campus for the event along with Chris Trevino and RJ Abeytia and between them they were able to talk to just about everyone about the upcoming season.After what has been a long off-season, Ryan and Connor share what all of the...
2024-08-021h 13
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionTunnel Vision: USC beach volleyball national champions Dain Blanton and Nicole and Audrey NourseOn this special edition of Tunnel Vision USCFootball.com's Ryan Abraham is switching gears to talk a little beach volleyball after the Women of Troy completed the unprecedented four-peat by beating UCLA for the national championship and claiming their fourth-straight NCAA title. Ryan is joined in studio by the beach volleyball twins, Nicole and Audrey Nourse, who for the second year in a row closed out the national championship with a win on their court against the Bruins. The twins talk about winning four national championships in their USC careers, what their favorite moments were on the court and...
2024-05-161h 07
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionTunnel Vision: USC spring ball week one recap, multiple major football commits plus women's hoops surgingOn this latest edition of Tunnel Vision USCFootball.com's Ryan Abraham, Shotgun Spratling and Connor Morrissette are back in studio to give a detailed breakdown of the first week of USC spring football practice that included the debut of several new position coaches, lots of new faces and transformed physiques on display. All of the guys were out there on Howard Jones Field checking out the action and interviewing all of the key players and coaches to see how that first week of spring, with an entire new defensive staff and new running backs coach, came together....
2024-03-251h 22
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionTunnel Vision: 2024 football schedule analysis plus RB coach Kiel McDonald leaving for the ChargersOn this latest edition of Tunnel Vision USCFootball.com's Ryan Abraham, Shotgun Spratling and Connor Morrissette are back in studio to give a detailed breakdown of the USC football schedule for 2024, the first season for the Trojans in the Big Ten conference. The guys give their thoughts on each and every game and discuss which ones are the most challenging, where the potential trap games are and which new road trips they are looking forward to the most. From Louisiana State in Las Vegas to Notre Dame in the Coliseum, Lincoln Riley and the 2024 Trojans will have their hands...
2024-02-231h 25
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionTunnel Vision: Meeting the new USC defensive coaching staffOn this latest edition of Tunnel Vision USCFootball.com's Ryan Abraham, Chris Trevino and Connor Morrissette are back in studio to discuss the new USC defensive coaching staff lead by defensive coordinator D'Anton Lynn, co-defensive Coordinator, run game coordinator and defensive line coach Eric Henderson, assistant head coach for defensive and linebackers coach Matt Entz and secondary coach Doug Belk. Chris and Connor were on campus earlier Thursday for a press conference that included all of the new defensive staff plus head coach Lincoln Riley and they discuss what they learned from everything the coaches had to say.
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Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionDiscussing the state of USC football with athletic director Jen CohenIn this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and Connor Morrissette (aka "Triple Double") plus R.J Abeytia are back in studio with a very special guest talking about the state of USC athletics with Trojan athletic director Jen Cohen. We welcome Cohen into the USCFootball.com studio to talk about a variety of topics including the pending move to the Big Ten conference, the everchanging college athletics landscape with the transfer portal and NIL, USC's planned football facilities upgrades and her home run hire at Washington, Kalen DeBoer, and his subsequent move to Alabama....
2024-01-261h 19
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionMega mailbag episode plus USC picks up commitment from 4-star ATH Ryan PellumIn 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...
2023-06-271h 30
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionInitial reaction to the 2024/2025 USC Big Ten schedule releaseIn 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...
2023-06-091h 27
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionLincoln Riley adds Kliff Kingsbury as an offensive analyst plus Monday's open practiceIn this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and Chris Trevino are back in studio LIVE talking about the major breaking news this week, with USC head coach Lincoln Riley adding former Arizona Cardinals and Texas Tech head coach Kliff Kingsbury to the support staff. According to reports Kingsbury will work with the quarterbacks, help with game planning and also film analysis. In an early March edition of the War Room USCFootball.com reported that USC was considering adding Kingsbury as an offensive analyst.As Bruce Feldman pointed out on Twitter, between Lincoln Riley and...
2023-04-111h 18
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionTrojans well represented in Hawaii at the Polynesian Bowl plus huge OL help from the portalIn this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and Chris Trevino are back in studio LIVE for the first time in a while, talking about all of the latest news and notes around the Trojan football team and recruiting as we approach the more traditional Signing Day. Ryan is fresh off of his trip to Hawaii for the Polynesian Bowl where several USC signees and a couple of Trojan targets were in action.Last week the Pac-12 released the official 2023 football schedule so Chris and Ryan give their thoughts on how things panned out for the...
2023-01-231h 41
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionFirst look at Tulane plus USC transfer portal and signing day thoughtsIn this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and Chris Trevino are back in studio LIVE talking about USC's Cotton Bowl opponent, the Tulane Green Wave. Like the Trojans, Tulane had a complete turn-around in 2022, going from 2-10 last season to 11-2 and champions of the AAC. The guys give their initial thoughts on this Green Wave team that will be fired up at the opportunity to play a traditional college football power like the Trojans.USC continues to be active in the NCAA Transfer Portal, picking up another commitment from a Pac-12 South foe...
2022-12-201h 20
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionHow Caleb Williams winning the Heisman can impact recruitingIn this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and Chris Trevino are back in studio LIVE talking about Caleb Williams winning the 88th Heisman Trophy, a record No. 8 Heisman win for the Trojan football team. The guys talk about how winning the Heisman has elevated the program heading into the early signing period for the 2023 recruiting class and crazy transfer portal window.They also discuss which Trojan football players have taken home awards including Caleb Williams and Tuli Tuipulotu winning Pac-12 offensive and defensive players of the year plus several All-Americans and All-Pac-12 honors.
2022-12-131h 12
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionTunnel Vision: Previewing the No. 7 USC Trojans and the No. 16 UCLA Bruins at the Rose BowlWe have a very special game preview Tunnel Vision with USCFootball.com's Ryan Abraham joined by David Woods from BruinReportOnline to preview the huge matchup between No. 7 USC and No. 16 UCLA Saturday evening at the Rose Bowl. The 9-1 Trojans control their own destiny for the Pac-12 Championship game, a win and they are in. After losing to Arizona on Saturday the Bruins need some help to make it to Las Vegas if they can secure wins against USC and Cal next weekend.Ryan and Dave talk about this huge crosstown showdown featuring two very powerful offenses...
2022-11-1751 min
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionTrojans gearing up for rivalry week against the BruinsIn this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and Chris Trevino are back in studio LIVE talking about the Trojans Friday night 55-17 blowout win over Colorado, the chaos in the Pac-12 that followed on Saturday and what it means for this USC football team that now controls its own destiny in the Pac-12 Championship race. Despite the slow start against the Buffaloes the Trojans found their stride on both sides of the ball, exploding for 24 points in the second quarter and then never looking back.This week the test is tougher and the stakes...
2022-11-151h 18
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionUSC looking to make a statement against ColoradoIn this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and Chris Trevino are back in studio LIVE talking about the Trojans narrow 41-35 win over California and looking ahead to the important Friday night match-up with Colorado. The Buffaloes are not a great program right now and the Trojans are a 34-point favorite, but for Lincoln Riley this game represents the opportunity to potentially get some players back from injury and more importantly try to fix the defensive issues before facing off against UCLA and Notre Dame to close out the season.The guys talk about...
2022-11-111h 18
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionBanged up Trojan road warriors looking forward to long homestandIn this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and Chris Trevino are back in studio LIVE talking about the Trojans 45-37 victory over the Wildcats in Tucson and how this 7-1 USC squad won't have to leave Los Angeles for their remaining four games. It is hard to believe that two-thirds of the season is gone and the Trojans have a couple of opportunities to get things right and fine tune their game for the home stretch with California visiting this weekend followed by Colorado in the Coliseum next Friday.The guys talk about where...
2022-11-021h 17
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionTrojans survive in Tucson, defeat the Wildcats 45-37In this special airport edition of the Peristyle Podcast host Ryan Abraham chats with Chris Trevino following USC's 45-37 road victory over Arizona. Chris was in Wildcat Stadium to witness the game in person and he chats with Ryan from the Tucson airport about everything he saw and heard from the Trojans victory.The guys discuss what was a record-breaking night for quarterback Caleb Williams who threw for a career best 411 yards and 5 touchdowns, giving him 10 touchdown passes over the last two games (both on the road). He put up those crazy numbers despite not having his top...
2022-10-3040 min
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionCan the Trojans stumble in Salt Lake City propel this team to a Pac-12 Championship run?In this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and Chris Trevino are back in studio digesting the Trojans heartbreaking 43-42 loss to Utah in Salt Lake City. The setback certainly stings but the guys talk about whether or not they feel that this USC football team can bounce back and use it as a motivating factor going forward, propelling them to a potential conference championship in Lincoln Riley's first season.They also breakdown what they saw and heard from USC's Tuesday morning BYE week practice and give some early assessments of what USC can expect for...
2022-10-191h 18
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionHalfway though the season the Trojans sit at 6-0 with tough Utah trip pendingIn this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and Chris Trevino are back in studio LIVE talking about the Trojans 30-14 victory over Washington State, bringing their record to 6-0 at the halfway mark of the regular season. The guys talk about what went right in the game (defense, run game, special teams) and what wasn't clicking (passing game), injuries and what the players and head coach Lincoln Riley and defensive coordinator Alex Grinch had to say after the win.Defensive lineman Tuli Tuipulotu has been an absolute beast this season, securing three more sacks and...
2022-10-121h 13
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionUSC takes care of Arizona State & faces big challenge against Washington StateIn this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and Chris Trevino are back in studio LIVE talking about the Trojans 42-25 victory over Arizona State in the Coliseum and facing an even bigger challenge this weekend when 4-1 Washington State rolls into town. The guys talk about how the offense and specially quarterback Caleb Williams got back on track Saturday night, how the defense struggled early but settled in during the second half and how special teams continue to be a problem for this USC football team.They also breakdown what they saw and heard from...
2022-10-051h 16
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionPeristyle Podcast - No. 6 Trojans survive Corvallis and return home to "get right" against ASUIn this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and Chris Trevino are back in studio LIVE talking about the Trojans narrow 17-14 victory over Oregon State up in Corvallis. It was a bit of a role reversal for Lincoln Riley's squad with the defense leading the charge while the offense sputtered most of the night, getting things going just enough in the final quarter to pull out the victory.On the defensive side Alex Grinch and his squad held OSU to just 14 points and one of those Beaver touchdowns came on an extremely short field when...
2022-09-271h 03
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionNo. 7 ranked Trojans getting ready to hit the road against undefeated BeaversIn this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and Chris Trevino are back in studio LIVE talking about the Trojans 45-17 victory over Fresno State in the Coliseum and looking ahead to one of the toughest tests on the schedule, a road contest against the undefeated Oregon State Beavers.The guys spend a little time recapping how the USC running game got going against the Bulldogs with both Travis Dye and Austin Jones going for over 100 yards and quarterback Caleb Williams rushing for two touchdowns on his own. They also discuss how the defense continued to m...
2022-09-201h 01
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionTrojans return home after successful Stanford trip & look ahead to Fresno StateIn this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and Chris Trevino are back in studio LIVE talking about the first road game and first conference game for USC head coach Lincoln Riley. The Trojans had a successful trip to the Farm, coming away with a 41-28 victory which was the first win for USC in Palo Alto since the 2014 season.The guys talk about what went right, what went wrong and what questions they still have about this Trojan football squad after two weeks of action and two wins on the books.With...
2022-09-131h 15
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionHelium Boys Roadcast w/ Ryan Abraham: Breaking down USC's 41-28 Pac-12 road win at Stanford.The Helium Boys of Chris Trevino and Shotgun Spratling hold another podcast while literally driving back from NorCal. They are joined by publisher Ryan Abraham to talk USC's 41-28 win over Stanford, including impressions of the defense, Caleb Williams and USC"s second-half struggles. Helium Boys Roadcast w/ Ryan Abraham: Breaking down USC's 41-28 Pac-12 road win at Stanford. 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
2022-09-121h 17
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionAnalyzing the Trojans season opener against Rice plus looking ahead to StanfordIn this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and Chris Trevino are back in studio LIVE talking about the debut of Lincoln Riley in the Coliseum following the 66-14 beatdown of Rice. It's hard to imagine a better opening act for such a highly anticipated play, but Riley and the Trojans delivered. Chris and Ryan give their takeaways from the game, what they liked, where they saw room for improvement and how they are feeling about this team with 1 game of 12 now in the books.The guys talk about what they heard from Riley after...
2022-09-071h 15
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionGame week with Trojans preparing for Saturday's showdown against RiceIn this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and Chris Trevino are back in studio LIVE talking about the highly anticipated start to the Lincoln Riley era, a home opener against the Rice Owls from the Conference USA. Since Riley was hired last November he made significant changes to this USC football program from the roster, the coaching staff and more importantly the culture. The Trojans offseason was a tremendous success, but none of that matters if they are unable to translate that success to the field on Saturdays.The guys talk about what they...
2022-08-311h 13
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionTrojans kick off mock game week in preparation for Rice openerIn this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and Chris Trevino are back in studio LIVE talking about USC finishing up fall camp and moving on to full game preparation mode with a mock game week. The guys were out on Howard Jones Field Tuesday morning checking out the full pads practice that featured work against the scout team, mimicking what they expect to see from the Rice Owls on September 3.The guys also talk about some of the position battles that are still going on like at the left tackle spot, an interesting wrinkle...
2022-08-2353 min
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionTrojans pick up another OL commit plus analysis from USC's Coliseum scrimmageIn this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and Chris Trevino are back in studio LIVE talk about yet another commitment on the offensive line for the Trojans, Sacramento (Calif.) Grant three-star inside offensive lineman Alani Noa. The guys breakdown what Noa's commitment means for the Trojans class of 2023 (currently ranked No. 13 nationally) and how they were able to win another head-to-head recruiting battle with the Oregon Ducks.The guys also talk about all of the latest news and notes from USC fall camp including what head coach Lincoln Riley and the rest of the...
2022-08-171h 02
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionTrojans kick off fall camp and hold a night practice in the ColiseumIn this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and Chris Trevino are back talking about the Trojans kicking off their fall camp practices with a morning workout on campus and a night practice in the Coliseum. The guys go over what they have seen from the two workouts that were partially open to the media, what the coaches and players had to say afterwards plus they have an update on the injury situation, with some key players out including one of the leaders on the defensive side of the ball, linebacker Shane Lee.The guys...
2022-08-091h 06
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionPac-12 Media Day recap plus USC Fall Camp previewIn this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and Chris Trevino are back putting a bow on Pac-12 Media Day, talking about what head coach Lincoln Riley, quarterback Caleb Williams and linebacker Shane Lee had to say about this Trojan football team heading into the 2022 college football season. Expectations are high for this team and Riley talked about the goal of winning championships right away, which would be a remarkable turnaround considering the team went 4-8 last season.They also look ahead to what usually is the official start of the college football season, the...
2022-08-021h 18
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionNew OL commit for USC & Kevin Warren talks about adding USC & UCLA to the B1GIn this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and Chris Trevino are back in studio LIVE talk about something that USC fans have been clamoring for, a new commitment on the offensive line! The guys break down what Burien (Wash.) Kennedy Catholic four-star offensive lineman Micah Banuelos brings to the Trojans and why he picked USC over Texas A&M and Oregon.They also dive into Big Ten Media Days and dissect what commissioner Kevin Warren had to say about adding USC and UCLA in this latest round of conference expansion. Trojan fans will be...
2022-07-261h 35
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionTunnel Vision: Counting down the most important Trojans for the 2022 seasonTunnel Vision returns with USCFootball.com publisher Ryan Abraham and reporters Chris Trevino and Shotgun Spratling talking about a variety of USC football topics including USCFootball.com's top-30 countdown of the most important Trojans for the 2022 college football season.The guys discuss the players that have been revealed and give their thoughts on the rest of the list. The team will also talk about the Trojans scheduling UNLV during the 2027 college football season, give their thoughts on USC football recruiting and of course the latest on conference realignment and what could happen to the Pac-12 after USC and UC...
2022-07-181h 12
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionHas the dust settled on conference expansion?In this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and Chris Trevino are back in studio LIVE talk about the last news surrounding conference expansion and if the dust has final settled following USC and UCLA's move to the Big Ten. Once that news broke back on June 30 many expected a flurry of other moves by conferences and programs but so far that hasn't transpired. They talk about what the next steps could be for the Big Ten, the Pac-12 and the rest of the Power Five and if those next steps will happen soon or somewhere down...
2022-07-121h 34
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football Discussion1,500th Episode Special - Colin Cowherd on the aftermath of USC and UCLA bolting for the Big TenIn this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and Chris Trevino are back in studio to talk more about the huge news that both USC and UCLA will be leaving the Pac-12 conference and joining the Big Ten conference starting in 2024. This week they are joined by Fox Sports media personality and USC superfan Colin Cowherd to talk about this huge move and what it means for the Trojans going forward.It's been five days since the news broke and the entire college football world is still in shock, trying to make sense of this...
2022-07-051h 23
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionEmergency Peristyle Podcast - Could USC and UCLA leave for the Big Ten conference?In this EMERGENCY edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and Chris Trevino are back in studio LIVE to talk about the breaking news that Jon Wilner is reporting, USC and UCLA are in talks to leave the Pac-12 and join the Big Ten as early as 2024! Both Ryan and Chris were at Redondo Union High School covering the Elite 11 Finals, but when this news broke they left the event and headed into the USCFootball.com studio to record this emergency podcast.The guys give their instant reaction to the news that USC could leave the...
2022-06-301h 36
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionUSC director of football sports performance Bennie Wylie plus Trojans hire Dave Emerick from Mississippi StateIn this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham is joined by a very special guest, USC's director of football sports performance Bennie Wylie talking about his role as the team's strength and conditioning coach and how the players have been performing this summer.Wylie comes to USC after spending four years with Lincoln Riley at Oklahoma, but he and Riley have a much longer history than that. Back in 2002 when Wylie was Texas Tech's head strength and conditioning coach, Riley was walk-on quarterback on the team (and former USC offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury was the...
2022-06-2939 min
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionUSC picks up first commit following huge official visit weekendIn this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and Chris Trevino are back in studio for a LIVE edition of the show, going over USC's huge official visit weekend where two dozen prospects were on campus checking out what the Trojans had to offer. While we have seen multiple "Fight On!" emojis Tweeted out after the weekend, only one commit has been announced, three-star 2023 Santa Clara (Calif.) offensive/defensive lineman Amos Talalele who flipped from Cal to USC.The guys also discuss the new jersey numbers for the incoming freshman and post spring transfers from the portal including...
2022-06-211h 20
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionPeristyle Podcast - Trojans pick up first offensive line commit of the 2023 classIn this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and Chris Trevino are back in studio for a LIVE edition of the show, bringing USC football fans some good news with head coach Lincoln Riley's first offensive line commit from the high school ranks, three-star Ventura (Calif.) offensive tackle Tobias Raymond. The guys chat about the type of player the Trojans are getting in Raymond plus have recruiting updates from the Overtime OT7 passing tournament in Las Vegas and the first of two USC Elite Camps held on campus. Sticking with recruiting, they talk about a few of the...
2022-06-141h 05
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionUSC athletic director Mike Bohn reacts to Chief of Staff Brandon Sosna departing for the NFLThis week on the Peristyle Podcast host Ryan Abraham is mixing it up with a mini-solo show where he talks about the breaking news that USC Chief of Staff Brandon Sosna, the architect of the Lincoln Riley hire according to AD Mike Bohn, is leaving the Trojans for a front office job with the Detroit Lions. Sosna made many, many improvements around the athletic department and he will be missed, but he is certainly leaving USC in a much better place than where he found it.Ryan also talks about the three Trojans that are on the 2023 College Football Hall...
2022-06-1044 min
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionPutting the finishing touches on the Trojans 2022 football rosterIn this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and Chris Trevino are back in studio for a LIVE edition of the show, talking about what USC head coach Lincoln Riley and his staff are doing to put the finishing touches on the Trojans 2022 football roster. With last week's addition of Utah transfer linebacker Carson Tabaracci and Contra Costa CC QB Jake Jensen, USC has three spots left to fill before reaching the NCAA mandated 85 scholarship limit. Chris and Ryan discuss what positions the Trojans could be looking for in those final spots and how the roster has shaped...
2022-06-011h 11
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionLincoln Riley and the Trojans continue their dominant run in the NCAA Transfer Portal sweepstakesIn this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and Chris Trevino return to the studio to discuss how head coach Lincoln Riley and the Trojans have continued their dominant run in the NCAA Transfer Portal with three of the top-10 portal prospects in the nation including former Pittsburgh wide receiver Jordan Addison (No. 3) and former Oklahoma quarterback and wide receiver Caleb Williams (No. 1) and Mario Williams (No. 9). After the 247Sports re-rank of the top 247 prospects in the Portal USC ended up with 14 of them with 3 in the top-10 and 7 in the top-100. As a team USC has far...
2022-05-251h 13
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionTunnel Vision: Breaking down Jordan Addison's decision to join the USC football teamTunnel Vision returns with USCFootball.com publisher Ryan Abraham and reporter Shotgun Spratling breaking down the huge news that former Pittsburgh star wide receiver and Biletnikoff Award winner Jordan Addison will be joining Lincoln Riley and Caleb Williams on the USC football team. Addison was the top undecided player from the NCAA Transfer Portal and ranked No. 5 overall among 2022 transfers.Ryan and Shotgun will talk about how the decision went down, what it could mean for the inaugural season of Lincoln Riley's Trojans and some of the reaction around the college football world. They also go into where the team stands wit...
2022-05-231h 37
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionPac-12 moves quickly to eliminate divisions for championship game purposesIn this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and Chris Trevino return to the studio to discuss the breaking news that the Pac-12 will no longer send the two division winners to the conference championship game and will now select the teams with the top-2 winning percentages to play for the title, regardless of which division they play in. That ruling could have a significant impact on Lincoln Riley and the Trojans considering Utah, a division rival with USC, returns most everyone from their Pac-12 championship team in 2022 and the Trojans face the Utes in Salt Lake City...
2022-05-181h 25
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionBiletnikoff Award winner Jordan Addison is officially in the Transfer PortalIn this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and Chris Trevino return to the studio to talk in-depth about USC and the NCAA Transfer Portal and the now passed May 1 deadline for players to be eligible to transfer and play in the 2022 college football season. This week the Trojans added freshman All-American linebacker Eric Gentry from Arizona State and lost redshirt junior edge rusher Eli'jah Winston to the portal. There is also a lot of discussion surrounding the Biletnikoff Award winner Jordan Addison putting his name in the portal and USC's interest and potential involvement in that decision...
2022-05-051h 20
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionTransfer Portal-Palooza Tracker and spring game recapIn this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and Chris Trevino return to the studio to put a bow on USC's spring football game in front of a Coliseum spring game record crowd of over 33,000 that was shown live nationally on ESPN. Head coach Lincoln Riley wanted to showcase all of the work the players and coaches put in over the past five weeks and in our opinion they accomplished that objective. The entire atmosphere around the Coliseum was extremely welcoming with events for all of the fans in attendance and the product on the field was also...
2022-04-271h 10
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionBreaking down the USC Spring Game in the ColiseumIn this special edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and Shotgun Spratling give their quick reaction to USC's first spring game under head coach Lincoln Riley, with the offense topping the defense by a "score" of 34-30. The guys talk about the overall atmosphere in the Coliseum with a spring record 33,427 in attendance, how this new Trojan offense looked with quarterbacks Caleb Williams and Miller Moss running the show and what stood out from Alex Grinch's defense.Going forward Ryan and Chris will return doing regular podcasts together, so make sure you send in your questions addressed to...
2022-04-2441 min
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionTrojan spring football rolls on with first Coliseum practice of the Lincoln Riley eraIn this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and Chris Trevino return to the studio to discuss the Trojans first Coliseum spring practice of the Lincoln Riley era, giving all of the new coaches and players their first taste of football in USC's historic home. They discuss what Riley and the other coaches and players said about being able to practice in that environment and how Riley wants to see the Coliseum full for the spring game and of course when football season starts in September. The Trojans are now done with 10 of their allotted 15 spring practices and...
2022-04-131h 06
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionTrojans scrimmage for the first time this springIn this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and Chris Trevino return to the studio to discuss the Trojans first scrimmage period of spring football, getting the lowdown from the offensive players and coaches after Tuesday's workout. The guys talk about how the offense came out stagnant early in the scrimmage before coming together and turning things around. Quarterback Caleb Williams broke off a long run and tight end Malcolm Epps caught a touchdown in the redzone.Speaking of Williams, he talked to the media on Tuesday and said that he was going to try and focus on...
2022-04-061h 22
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionUSC spring football - talking offensive line in full pads and new player practice incentivesIn this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and Chris Trevino return to the studio to discuss the first open to the media full-pads spring football practice for the Trojans. After two practices in helmets and jerseys, the USC football team was in full pads for their Saturday (closed) and Tuesday (partially open) workouts. With offensive players and coaches available on Tuesday, the focus moved away from the skill players and honed in on the big guys up front, the offensive line. Head coach Lincoln Riley went in depth about his thoughts on the offensive line, a group...
2022-03-3152 min
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionTunnel Vision: USC spring football week one recapTunnel Vision returns with USCFootball.com publisher Ryan Abraham and reporter Chris Trevino in studio joined by Shotgun Spratling back on the East Coast plus intern Nicole Shearin producing. This week on the show we recap the first week of USC spring football with two practices that were partially open to the media and players and coaches from both sides of the ball were available for interviews. Ryan, Chris and Nicole were all there in person taking in the action and asking the player and staff questions afterwards.
The team will also address the tragic news that inside wide receivers...
2022-03-281h 28
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionRecapping the Trojans first day of spring football plus USC Pro DayIn this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and Chris Trevino return to the studio to break down all of the news and notes from the highly anticipated first day of USC spring football. New head coach Lincoln Riley has been at the helm about 100 days and on Tuesday he got his first opportunity to see his new squad practicing officially on Howard Jones Field. Riley called his roster one of the most unique in college football history with tons of turnover and new additions out of the NCAA Transfer Portal. The guys talk about what Riley had...
2022-03-241h 22
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionUSC spring football schedule revealed plus running back Brandon Campbell hits the transfer portalIn this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and Chris Trevino return to the studio to discuss the details of the newly released USC spring football practice schedule that includes more media availability than they thought, but certainly less access than they have seen in year's past. The media will be able to watch the first 20 minutes of 10 of the 15 spring practices and then after the workout some players and coaches will be available to interview. On the closed Saturday practices head coach Lincoln Riley will talk to the media via Zoom, answering questions about how practice went...
2022-03-161h 03
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionChris Trevino and Ryan Abraham discuss potential breakout players for the Trojans heading into spring footballIn this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and Chris Trevino continue their countdown towards USC spring football going over some of the potential breakout candidates for spring ball on offense and on defense. They also recap what was a huge recruiting weekend for the Trojans starting with a massive Junior Day on campus, the Battle at the Beach seven-on-seven tournament in Thousand Oaks and finally Under Armour's #UANext camp held at Mission Viejo High School that hosted several USC targets including five-star quarterback commit Malachi Nelson.
The guys also talk about the five former Trojan football players...
2022-03-091h 28
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionChris Trevino and Ryan Abraham project what USC's 2022 depth chart will look like for the springIn this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and Chris Trevino are back again breaking down USC's roster position by position and projecting what the football depth chart will look like heading into spring football 2022. There are several new faces from high school and the NCAA Transfer Portal that will be making a splash for the Trojans and in many cases replacing players that moved on to the NFL or transferred out of the program. Ryan and Chris go up and down the roster giving their thoughts on which players will start and compete for playing time in...
2022-03-031h 45
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionRyan Abraham and Chris Trevino on failed CFP expansion plus a massive USC mailbagIn this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and Chris Trevino are back again with a huge mailbag issue of the show, with questions coming in over email and on Twitter about the state of the USC Trojans football program as we crawl towards the highly anticipated 2022 college football season.
The guys start out discussing how the college football powers that be couldn’t come to a consensus on expanding the college football playoff, meaning we will keep the four-team format until the contract runs on after the 2025 college football season. What does that mean for the Pac-12 go...
2022-02-221h 41
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionRyan Abraham and Chris Trevino on USC's upgraded recruiting prowessIn this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and Chris Trevino join forces for the very first time to talk about a variety of USC football topics including updates from several of the high profile players new head coach Lincoln Riley has been after on the recruiting trail, what former USC assistant and interim head coach Ed Orgeron had to say about his interest in coming back to LA and some early predictions for the 2023 recruiting class.
Ryan and Chris will be doing regular podcasts together going forward, so make sure you send any questions you have for...
2022-02-161h 39
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionRyan Abraham and Gerard Martinez on Caleb Williams' and Lincoln Riley's media blitzIn this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and Gerard Martinez join forces to talk about a variety of USC football topics including lots of details on what the new Trojan assistant coaches had to say in their media availability, Caleb Williams’ appearance on Good Morning America and head coach Lincoln Riley speaking to several members of the media gathered in Los Angeles for the Super Bowl.
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2022-02-101h 37
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionEmergency Peristyle Podcast - Trojans land the top player in the NCAA Transfer Portal, quarterback Caleb WilliamsPeristyle Podcast host Ryan Abraham is back in studio for an EMERGENCY EPISODE of the Peristyle Podcast talking about the breaking news that the Trojans have landed the No. 1 player in the NCAA Transfer Portal, former Oklahoma quarterback Caleb Williams. Ryan is joined remotely with USCFootball.com reporters Chris Trevino and Shotgun Spratling, discussing this long awaited breaking news that new head coach Lincoln Riley has finally landed his quarterback for the Trojans.
Ryan, Chris and Shotgun talk about how long this process took to bring Williams to USC and what some of the holdups may have been, how the...
2022-02-011h 10
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionPeristyle Podcast: The latest on USC's transfers and Caleb WilliamsPeristyle Podcast hosts Keely Eure and Ryan Abraham are back in studio together for the very last time, at least the last time with Keely as a member of the USCFootball.com team. Next week Keely will be taking on her new role as a team reporter for USC football and basketball and we wish her the very best! But in the meantime we have her on the show one last time trying to make sense of all of the Caleb Williams drama that is getting crazier by the hour. The former Oklahoma quarterback has about 48 hours from the time...
2022-01-271h 12
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football Discussion2021 USC football year in review with Ryan Abraham and Gerard MartinezIn this edition of the Peristyle Podcast host Ryan Abraham welcomes back special guest Gerard Martinez to help us with our 2021 year in review, as we take a look back at the absolutely crazy 365 days for the USC Trojan football team. The year started off on a good note with five-star defensive lineman Korey Foreman announcing that he had signed with the Trojans and USC went on to sign the No. 7 class in the country. And of course the year ended well with the surprise announcement that Oklahoma head coach Lincoln Riley would be leaving Norman and heading to Los...
2021-12-311h 52
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionSpecial guest Gerard Martinez on USC's potential football recruiting boom with Lincoln Riley at the helmIn this edition of the Peristyle Podcast host Ryan Abraham welcomes in a special guest to talk about the the potential surge in USC football recruiting with the hiring of new head coach Lincoln Riley, USCFootball.com national recruiting analyst Gerard Martinez. There are two weeks left until the start of the class of 2022 early signing period and Riley has already been hard at work trying to put together the best class possible for the Trojans. Gerard talks about some of the guys that are on Riley's radar including prospects that have de-committed from Oklahoma, the players that have de-committed...
2021-12-011h 05
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionSpecial guest Gerard Martinez breaking down USC's struggling 2022 recruiting class and the Trojans head coaching searchIn this edition of the Peristyle Podcast host Ryan Abraham welcomes in a special guest to talk about the Trojans recruiting class and head coaching search, USCFootball.com national recruiting analyst Gerard Martinez. The last time Gerard was on the show it was an early morning emergency podcast following USC's loss to Oregon State. This episode isn't technically an emergency podcast, but following the de-commitment of five-star defensive back Domani Jackson, dropping the Trojans recruiting class to No. 67 in the nation and No. 9 in the Pac-12, it very well could be.
Gerard and Ryan give their thoughts on if there...
2021-11-181h 45
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionSpecial guest Dan Weber on Clay Helton going to Georgia Southern and previewing USC at ASUPeristyle Podcast hosts Keely Eure and Ryan Abraham are joined by former podcast regular Dan Weber talking about former USC head coach Clay Helton taking the head coaching job at Georgia Southern, the season-ending ankle injury to star receiver Drake London and they preview USC's upcoming road matchup against Arizona State.
It is great to have Dan back on the podcast following his retirement from covering USC football. Dan has been doing a weekly column on USCFootball.com, but by having him on the show again we were able to get a lot more of Dan's thoughts on this Trojan...
2021-11-051h 28
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionEmergency Peristyle Podcast - Beavers push the Trojans around & get first Coliseum win since 1960For the second time in this short season we are bringing out another Emergency edition of the Peristyle Podcast with host Ryan Abraham and USCFootball.com national recruiting analyst Gerard Martinez recording early Sunday morning, reacting to USC’s embarrassing 45-27 loss at the hands of the Oregon State Beavers.
Gerard and Ryan give their thoughts on what is wrong with this team from what he has seen from the quarterback position, changing the culture of the overall program and the defense not being able to get off the field. And it wouldn’t be an emergency podcast without lots of li...
2021-09-261h 27
Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football DiscussionSpecial guest Gerard Martinez talks about USC incoming freshmen stars Korey Foreman, Michael Trigg and Jaxson DartPeristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham is joined by special guest Gerard Martinez, USCFootball.com's national recruiting analyst and overall recruiting guru, to talk about some of the star incoming freshman for the Trojans, defensive lineman Korey Foreman, tight end/receiver Michael Trigg and the newly ordained Gatorade Player of the Year, quarterback Jaxson Dart.
Ryan and GM also talk about what could be the craziest recruiting month ever when the NCAA dead period ends on June 1, the Varsity Blues scandal, which freshman he thinks can get the most playing time and lots more!
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2021-05-271h 37