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In this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and Chris Trevino are back in studio LIVE talking about the Trojan football team's return to Howard Jones Field for the resumption of spring football practice. On Tuesday, after nearly two weeks away from the field, the players and coaches returned to practice in a rare Los Angeles downpour, with part of the workout moving to the artificial turf of Cromwell Field. After practice instead of conducting interviews outside the media was moved inside Heritage Hall so everyone could be dry talking about USC spring practice No. 4. Head coach Lincoln Riley talked about a number of topics including their plan to acquire more talent from the NCAA Transfer Portal and how he feels that they have improved the roster over what they had last season, including the gap between the starters and the players just behind them. Defensive coordinator Alex Grinch also spoke for the first time since the Cotton Bowl, talking about what went wrong in that game and how he is looking to see improvement in year two of his system. The guys also talk about USC's Pro Day, another rainy affair, where 12 former Trojan players went through drills and testing for NFL scouts. We were able to hear from Andrew Vorhees who put up an inspiring 38 bench press reps of 225 pounds despite tearing his ACL in drills. On Wednesday veteran tight end Malcolm Epps announced on social media that he would be entering the NCAA Transfer Portal as a graduate transfer. The guys talk about what the loss of Epps means and how it opens up another spot for Riley on the roster. They also discuss USC's latest support staff addition, veteran NFL and college defensive back coach Greg Brown plus what transfer running back MarShawn Lloyd said about how Caleb Williams said that sealed his recruitment. This video is a simulcast of our latest Peristyle Podcast episode. If you have a question for the podcast you can drop us an email at podcast@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 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 episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back to talk about the disappointing opening weekend for the Pac-12 in the NCAA basketball tournament, with three of the four programs that made it to the Big Dance getting bounced out on Thursday/Friday. Arizona State did get a win in the First Four to advance to the field of 64, but lost a tough one against TCU. USC looked flat yet again and had no answers for tournament tested Michigan State who once again made it to the Sweet 16. The biggest flop came early on Thursday with Arizona as a No. 2 seed succumbing to No. 15 Princeton, which would have been the biggest upset of the tournament had it not been for No. 1 Purdue losing to No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson. The UCLA Bruins are the only Pac-12 program left in the field (unless you want to count San Diego State) and they will face off against Gonzaga in Las Vegas on Thursday. For the third season in a row the Bruins will face the Bulldogs having lost in Final Four of 2021 and in T-Mobile Arena last season. Overall UCLA is 2-5 against the Zags with three of those games in the NCAA Tournament. The guys also talk about the latest rumors in the Pac-12 media rights negotiations saga, with the presidents of Arizona and Arizona State making statements about the deal being nearly done and still not a peep out of commissioner George Kliavkoff. Will he be able to pull off a lucrative deal that makes enough money for each athletic department to keep them competitive and also have enough exposure to keep West Coast football relevant? It appears that some sort of deal with ESPN, Amazon and Apple could accomplish that, but until something is announced we continue to await the fate of the Conference of Champions. For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Sound off about Pac-12 football in our Podcast of Champions Reddit page! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at pac12podcast@gmail.com. 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

Ty and Dan welcome Ryan Abraham from USCFootball.com and the Peristyle Podcast back to the show to recap Lincoln Riley's first year at USC. How should the Trojans be graded after an exciting 11-win season, led by a pyrotechnic offense and Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback in Caleb Williams? What made the USC defense such a liability and is Alex Grinch the guy who can fix it? Plus, what has the last year been like to cover USC football amid the high profile coaching chance and impending move to the Big Ten?Support The Solid Verbal on Patreon: https://www.verballers.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions, David Woods records solo as Ryan Abraham is spending his second consecutive weekend in Las Vegas. Dave talks about the NCAA Tournament, how the Pac-12 is doing in the Tournament, what to expect in the coming weeks from media rights deals (spoiler: Dave has no idea), and which Pac-12 football coaches would last longest during a zombie apocalypse. You know, normal episode. For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Sound off about Pac-12 football in our Podcast of Champions Reddit page! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at pac12podcast@gmail.com. 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 host Ryan Abraham and special guest Shotgun Spratling are together again recapping their weekend in Las Vegas for the Pac-12 Tournament. The guys were there checking out the Trojan basketball team that was trying to make a run and win a conference title. That wasn't meant to be as Arizona State knocked off USC in the quarterfinals, sending the Trojans home early. The guys talk about what went wrong in Vegas with Andy Enfield's squad that wasn't entirely healthy heading into the tournament and why the extra rest might be just what the doctor ordered heading into the NCAAs. Heck, USC also did the Pac-12 a solid allowing the Sun Devils to get a big win and sneak their way into the field.  Depending on the results in Vegas, the Trojans could have been seeded anywhere from 7 to 11, so coming in at No. 10 is about right. The Trojans do get a tough matchup with Michigan State and will be playing the early game on Friday in Columbus (plus it is St. Patrick's Day, so there will likely be even more green in the stands than normal). It's a tough draw but coming in as the underdogs can likely serve USC well and give the Trojans a chance to play well and move on to a likely match-up with No. 2 seeded Marquette.  Ryan and Shotgun also talk about what they saw from day one of USC spring football last week, the first opportunity the media has been able to check out the new look Trojans. Shotgun started off talking about five-star freshman receiver Zachariah Branch who everyone has been raving about. His potential is off the charts with terrific speed and strength and most everyone is calling him a “without a doubt” type of prospect.  They also discuss how the offensive line looks with a few newcomers on the roster and some guys playing different positions as the coaches try to build depth by cross training everyone.  True freshman quarterback Malachi Nelson is coming off a non-throwing shoulder injury but he looked good and actually took part in team drills from what Shotgun was told. Freshman defensive back Christian Pierce also looked good with great size, length and a ton of athletic upside. As this was the third practice of the spring with players wearing shoulder pads, there was actual tackling going on. We got to see pursuit drills from the defensive backs as they took angles and brought the ball carrier to the ground, exactly the kind of plays USC's secondary was missing on last year. Shotgun was also told that there was more tackling throughout the practice after the media was asked to leave. If you have a question for the podcast you can drop us an email at podcast@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 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 USC kicking off spring football 2023 with Lincoln Riley and the exact same coaching staff but a lot of new faces on both sides of the ball. Both Ryan and Harvey were on campus Sunday for the first spring practice where the media was allowed to attend and the guys were able to check out what the players looked like heading out of the tunnel sporting helmets, jerseys and shoulder pads. They also were able to watch the early team stretching where some special teams drills were going on followed by position drills including tackling by the defensive backs and linebackers. Coach Hyde was hanging out right outside the entrance to Howard Jones Field matching up the numbers with the players as they ran across the street and into the workout. One thing he noticed was that most of the players and coaches keep their eyes straight ahead in a very business-like manner, not looking at or engaging the media that was filming and observing them as they entered practice.  Some of the players that caught Hyde's eye were on the offensive line, with Mason Murphy looking bigger and more like a real college offensive tackle along with Florida transfer Michael Tarquin who also stood out. Freshman quarterback Malachi Nelson reminded Coach of one of his former players when he was a freshman, Randall Cunningham, noting that both are/were tall, thin and athletic. He noted that Nelson and Caleb Williams were running side by side like they were handcuffed together.  Texas A&M defensive line transfer Anthony Lucas passed the eye test, looking like someone who can contribute right away for the Trojans. He also liked Georgia State rush end transfer Jamil Muhammad, but thought he would be a little taller, and thought Purdue transfer Jack Sullivan passed the eye test. South Carolina running back transfer MarShawn Lloyd looked “studly” to Coach Hyde along with freshman five-star wide receiver Zachariah Branch. 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

While Greg and Carlos were in Las Vegas, they kidnapped Podcast of Champions co-host Ryan Abraham and sat him down for a conversation about the Pac-12. Topics included interrogating Ryan to find out why he is in Las Vegas for Pac-12 basketball, his thoughts on Vegas as a city, and what he wants for the Pac-12 going forward.  At the end, Greg and Carlos played "Hooper or Basketball Player" with Ryan about Pac-12 quarterbacks, past and present.  Want to win a $50 Homefield gift card? Answer our trivia question during this episode by tweeting at or sending a DM @notruckstopspod on Twitter. You must be following both No Truck Stops and @HomefieldApparl and send us a screenshot to show you're following Homefield. Good luck! 

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are recording remotely with Ryan at the Pac-12 Tournament in Las Vegas. The guys will talk about Ryan being a degenerate, the future of the Pac-12, Chip Kelly's contract extension, and will actually answer questions about basketball for the first and only time this season. Ryan first talked about his first night in Vegas, which was a story of loss and sorrow. The boys then rebounded to talk about actual basketball for God knows what reason, before transitioning into Ryan's favorite topic: granular details about media rights. Trying desperately to save the show, the fells transitioned to questions from the listeners. They did not succeed in saving the show. For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Sound off about Pac-12 football in our Podcast of Champions Reddit page! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at pac12podcast@gmail.com. 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 talk about the importance of the spring practices for this USC football team that is looking to make some major improvements heading into year two of the Lincoln Riley era, including winning the Trojans first Pac-12 Championship since 2017 and making the squads first appearance in the College Football Playoffs. Coach Hyde equates last season to a wedding between USC football and Riley, where everyone got together and welcomed in a new staff and a bunch of new players. Excitement levels were high for this new “relationship” with good vibes and eternal hope. Riley delivered with 11 wins and a Heisman Trophy for Caleb Williams, so what will happen in year two? Coach Hyde says the honeymoon is over and now the real work begins, focusing on achieving higher team goals. This is the Trojans last season in the Pac-12 and the rest of the league knows it. Not only does USC have a target on its back, the competition in the Conference of Champions is better than ever. The Trojans desperately need to show improvements this season for any chance at a championship run and to build some momentum heading into year one in the Big 10. There is no time for the Trojans to rest on their laurels, improvements need to happen over the next six weeks during spring practice. 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

Sunday night Tunnel Vision is back with USCFootball.com's Ryan Abraham and Chris Trevino in studio joined by Shotgun Spratling remotely talking about USC kicking off spring football 2023 with a rare Sunday practice (closed to the media) and a roster update that includes jersey numbers for the early enrollee freshmen and new transfers, some position switches including Carson Tabaracci moving from linebacker to tight end and a couple of players who are no longer on the roster. Here are the new numbers for the scholarship players that have joined the roster this off-season: 0 RB Marshawn Lloyd, 1 WR Zachariah Branch, 6 DL Anthony Lucas, 10 RUSH Jamil Muhammed, 13 ILB Mason Cobb, 15 WR Dorian Singer, 17 CB Christian Roland-Wallace, 21 RB Quinten Joyner, 24 WR Makai Lemon, 24 DB Christian Pierce, 25 ILB Tackett Curtis, 27 RB A'Marion Peterson, 29 DB Maliki Crawford, 37 P Eddie Czaplicki, 44 RUSH Sam Greene, 52 OL Jarrett Kingston, 71 OL Michael Tarquin, 72 OL Elijah Paige and 92 DL Kyon Barrs. Besides Tabaracci's position switch the other ones were minor with Korey Foreman, Devan Thompkins and Solomon Tuliaupupu moving from RUSH to defensive end and Sam Greene going from defensive end to RUSH. Three players that were on the 2022 roster were removed from the newest roster, offensive lineman Caadyn Stephen (previously noted in the War Room) along with cornerback Adonis Otey and tight end Ethan Rae. The crew will also give their thoughts on what they are expecting from the Trojans during spring football including position battles, defensive adjustments and plenty more. This is a podcast version of our video show Tunnel Vision that you can find on our Facebook 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 episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back in studio trying to talk about anything but the potential demise of the Conference of Champions, which will be nearly impossible to do until a lucrative media rights deal is secured and the remaining 10 members are satisfied with the payouts. The guys start off the show talking about a move that everyone anticipated after the conference hired George Kliavkoff as commissioner, the Pac-12 football media day will be moving to Las Vegas! Ryan doesn't need much of an excuse to head to Vegas so he will be there, but will David be able to break away from his kids midweek for his final Pac-12 media day? We shall see. While they are trying not to talk about the conference breaking up, they will discuss what some prominent members of the college football media and sports business reporters are saying about what potential media partners are available for Kliavkoff to team up with and what sort of deal he could expect with the 10 programs he has now or with the addition of others like San Diego State and SMU. Unfortunately, the current marketplace isn't favorable for the Pac-12 and that is one of the reasons the projections for the new media rights deal aren't very promising. Unless Kliavkoff can pull something spectacular off, some sort of out of the box deal that delivers cash to his members and also gets their programs more visibility, the speculation surrounding schools leaving for other conferences will continue to grow. The best news for Kliavkoff is that the Big Ten still doesn't have a replacement commissioner for the outgoing Kevin Warren, but the Big 12 is like a wolf on the prowl and appears to be ready to pounce if any Pac-12 program isn't happy with the new deal. Dave also provides some potential breaking news as he has heard that Utah and Colorado have already decided to leave the Pac-12. How credible is this information? Dave said he heard it from the same guy who told him two days before it happened that USC and UCLA were leaving, so we shall see.  We're not sure if Wednesday's Los Angeles hail storm was some sort of omen for the Pac-12, but Dave's Tweet of the storm did give us an unexpected glimpse into his backyard and maybe the reason why he wasn't a fan of the show, 'The Last of Us.' For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Sound off about Pac-12 football in our Podcast of Champions Reddit page! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at pac12podcast@gmail.com. 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 LIVE talking about USC releasing the official spring football schedule which is slightly different from what was Tweeted out before from a Trojan athletics staff member. The first spring practice will be held this Sunday, March 5 with two more practices on Tuesday and Wednesday (March 7 and 8) before the university goes on spring break. The squad will get back at it on Tuesday March 21 with a regular Tuesday, Thursday Saturday rotation for four weeks straight, leading up to the spring game on Saturday, April 15. Some practices will be partially open to the media and some will also have player and coach availability for interviews after practice. We are expecting an official spring prospectus and roster sometime before the first practice. With spring practice starting up this weekend, our Chris Trevino analyzed the roster and made his projections for how the offensive and defensive depth charts will look like. The guys take a look at Chris' depth charts and comment on which position groups could have the most intrigue throughout spring football. On the recruiting front the NCAA dead period ends on Wednesday, March 1, so the football program can once again start hosting visitors to campus including prospects coming to what the Trojans during spring practices. As the Trojans off-season workouts wind down, strength and conditioning coach Bennie Wylie threw a new wrinkle into his program, hosting a game of dodgeball for all of the players and coaches. CBS also gives their best guest on which Big Ten programs will be pegged to be USC's "permanent" opponents starting in 2024 and the Pac-12 is moving its 2023 media day (the Trojans last) to Las Vegas, held on July 21. If you have a question for the podcast you can drop us an email at podcast@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 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

Chuck starts hour 2 with a big historical issue with this Pac 12 program before turning to Tyler McComas from 94.7 The REF in OKC. We then talk USC with Ryan Abraham from USCFootball.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back in studio talking about all of the buzz around commissioner George Kliavkoff and the remaining 10 Pac-12 programs that are desperately trying to work out a lucrative media rights deal. All eyes are on Kliavkoff who is trying to pull off some sort of miracle and get the Conference of Champions a television contract that will surpass the ACC and Big 12 and keep the Pac-12 members happy. The guys discuss all of the reports and rumors that are floating around including partnering with Amazon or Apple for the first Tier One college football media rights deal on a streaming service, expanding the conference footprint to include Texas with SMU and Southern California with San Diego State and even forming some sort of merger with the Big 12, creating the first CFB super conference. They also take a look at the state of mind of Oregon and Washington and if Ohio State cancelling the home and home with the Huskies will make anyone nervous in the Pacific Northwest. For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Sound off about Pac-12 football in our Podcast of Champions Reddit page! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at pac12podcast@gmail.com. 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 LIVE talking about what strength and conditioning coach Bennie Wylie has been up to (thanks social media) when it comes to preparing the players for spring football. We have seen lots of new faces in the weight room and out on the practice field and the guys are pushing harder than ever in preparation for the 2023 college football season. The guys also talk about the latest developments on the USC NIL front including the end of the entity previously known as BLVD and two new entrants into Trojan football NIL space, The Tommy Group and Jake Olson's Engage. Both entities held kickoff events last week and Ryan was at both of them, so he talks about what those events were about and how they plan to help USC football win more games. USC is on the way out of the mess that is the Pac-12 and the fate of the remaining 10 programs is very much in doubt. Commissioner George Kliavkoff is in scramble mode trying to ink a lucrative media rights deal for his member institutions and simultaneously looking at expansion possibilities all the while trying to fend off vultures from the Big Ten and Big 12 who could poach any programs that aren't happy with the money from the TV deal. If you have a question for the podcast you can drop us an email at podcast@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 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

This week on the Peristyle Podcasts hosts Ryan Abraham and Coach Harvey Hyde talk about where this Trojan football team needs to improve heading into spring football. Head coach Lincoln Riley kept his staff the same and tried to improve the roster through the NCAA Transfer Portal and high school recruiting. Coach Hyde shares what areas of the program he would prioritize when it comes to team improvement, starting with the defense that overly relied on turnovers and special teams that likely cost USC's loss in the Cotton Bowl. They also discuss the future of the Pac-12 with commissioner George Kliavkoff scrambling to try and put together a lucrative television deal for the remaining 10 members and potentially some new schools joining the Conference of Champions. The clock is ticking on USC and UCLA's time in the Pac-12, with both programs officially heading to the Big Ten starting in July of 2024. Trojans and the Bruins will be able to take advantage of the B1G's massive TV rights deal with Fox, CBS and NBC, one of the main reasons the Los Angeles schools decided to bolt. Kliavkoff was optimistic that the remaining schools would be able to negotiate an attractive media rights deal that would keep schools like Oregon, Washington, Utah, Colorado, Arizona and Arizona State happy, but according to reports the Pac-12 is facing major challenges and the future viability of the conference is in doubt. The guys talk about some of the rumors that are floating around out there, from a potential merger with the Big 12 to adding San Diego State and SMU to the mix with Amazon taking over all of the Pac-12's tier one television rights. While it may not matter as much to USC and UCLA since they are leaving the Pac-12, the two schools are still part of the West Coast and the changing landscape could have an impact on both programs. If a Pac-12 TV deal with a grant of rights locking the programs in isn't signed soon, the potential for more instability increases and we could see the conference fracture. One more defection would likely be a death blow to the Conference of Champions, creating another huge wave of conference realignment. If that happens, some potential West Coast additions in the B1G could be on the table, bringing some positives and negatives for the LA schools. On one hand it would be nice to have a "pod" of West Coast teams to help with some of the travel challenges, but it could also help boost up a recruiting rival like Oregon who has had a lot of success poaching prospects from Southern California. The guys also talk about now USC's name, image and likeness landscape is changing, with one established organization restructuring their operation and two new NIL entities jumping on the scene. Ryan was at two USC NIL kickoff events last week and he talks about some of what he learned about these new organizations and how they plan to try and help the Trojan football team win more games. 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 episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back in studio discussing the long and drawn out pending media rights deal for the Pac-12 conference. On Super Bowl Monday the Pac-12 Conference Board Members issued joint statement that addressed the long wait for an announcement on media rights, but it did little to give fans of the Conference of Champions confidence that a big payday for the remaining 10 schools is coming. According to the statement the media rights deal or deals would be done "in the near future," there have been "positive" conversations with "multiple potential media rights partners" and that the conference is "highly confident in our future growth and success as a conference and united in our commitment to one another." The guys breakdown what they took away from this joint statement including the fact that it came from the board members and not commissioner George Kliavkoff. They also talk about what some of those outside of the Pac-12 footprint are saying, including projections of doom and gloom for the PAC. Speaking of Kliavkoff, he was seen at a Southern Methodist basketball game and has reportedly been in conference expansion discussions with SMU and San Diego State. Some are speculating that the media rights delay is in part due to the need for increased game inventory and that Kliavkoff may need to add two more teams to have more games to sell to potential media partners. They also talk about Utah quarterback Cam Rising tearing his ACL but still aiming for a return before the start of the 2023 season and Utes offensive coordinator Andy Ludwig not taking the same position at Notre Dame, in part because of his rather large buyout. For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Sound off about Pac-12 football in our Podcast of Champions Reddit page! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at pac12podcast@gmail.com. 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 LIVE discussing the newly updated 2023 USC Trojan Football Scholarship Distribution Chart which currently shows 90 players on scholarship, 5 more than the NCAA mandated 85 limit. The guys breakdown the numbers by class and position and compare how the roster stacks up with the 2022 version. They also discuss how head coach Lincoln Riley needs to remove at least five players before this summer when the 2022 roster officially changes over to 2023. The countdown to spring football is on with workouts starting in just a couple of weeks. Our own Chris Trevino has been putting together lists of players to watch for this spring and he discusses some of his selections on the show. His latest piece discusses five Trojans who need to have a big spring like edge rusher Korey Foreman, linebacker Raesjon Davis and offensive lineman Courtland Ford. There have also been a few support staff changes for the guys to discuss including former Oklahoma starting defensive back Bookie Radley-Hiles. Heisman winning quarterback Caleb Williams was in Phoenix for the Super Bowl and during his First Things First appearance he set some lofty goals for his junior campaign including 60 touchdowns and 5,000 passing yards. And speaking of the Super Bowl, former Trojan wide receiver Juju Smith-Schuster had a big night for the Kansas City Chiefs en route to his first Super Bowl victory. If you have a question for the podcast you can drop us an email at podcast@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 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 LIVE discussing the newly released USC football spring practice schedule that kicks off sooner than usual (in less than a month) due to the week zero game against San Jose State. The first spring practice will be on Saturday, March 4 with practices held Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. The Trojans will get the week of March 13 off for spring break and the practices will end with the annual spring game held on April 15. At this point we have no other details about spring practice but we are assuming all workouts other than the spring game will be closed to the public as they were last year. Phoenix (Ariz.) Pinnacle five-star tight end Duce Robinson was at USC over the weekend to compete in the Area Code Select West baseball event. He told 247Sports recruiting analyst Blair Angulo that he set a deadline to make his college decision on April 1. Robinson wants to be able to sign with a school by then and be ready for whenever move-in day is. The guys also discuss the latest commitment for the Trojans, bringing some help on special teams with kicker Tyler Robles. The big-legged kicker from La Costa Canyon (Calif.) will join the team as a preferred walk-on and is part of USC's 2023 recruiting class. They also discuss some early projections for USC's 2023 regular season win totals, what we have been able to learn on social media from the Trojans off-season workouts and Caleb Williams being the honorary starter at the NASCAR Clash at the Coliseum on Sunday. If you have a question for the podcast you can drop us an email at podcast@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 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 episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back in studio breaking down all of the news and notes from National Signing Day in the Pac-12 with 247Sports national recruiting editor Brandon Huffman. With his pulse on West Coast recruiting, Huffman goes over how each and every program in the Conference of Champions improved their roster through high school recruiting and the NCAA Transfer Portal. They guys also talk about some of the news and notes from around the conference including Nick Saban and Alabama trying to poach Washington offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb, former five-star quarterback Sam Huard leaving the Huskies for Cal Poly and rumors about the upcoming Pac-12 media rights deal. For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Sound off about Pac-12 football in our Podcast of Champions Reddit page! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at pac12podcast@gmail.com. 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

This week on the Peristyle Podcasts hosts Ryan Abraham and Coach Harvey Hyde preview what could happen on Wednesday for the Trojans, the traditional National Letter of Intent Day for the 2023 recruiting class. With the early signing period in December and the NCAA Transfer Portal now closed to new entrants until May, there aren't expected to be many busy fax machines going in the John McKay Center Wednesday morning, but there are a couple of high profile uncommitted prospects that head coach Lincoln Riley has on his radar so it has the potential to be a great day for USC football. Gardena (Calif.) Serra four-star cornerback Rodrick Pleasant is set to make his announcement at his high school at 10:30 a.m. PT on February 1. Ryan recently saw Pleasant out in Hawaii for the Polynesian Bowl and the speedster would be a welcomed addition to the Trojan secondary. Before heading off to Hawaii he took an official visit to USC and he is closed with Trojan defensive backs coach Donte Williams. Phoenix (Ariz.) Pinnacle five-star tight end/wide receiver Duce Robinson was also set to make his college choice known on Signing Day but there has been some recent buzz that Robinson could delay his decision and wait until later to sign. The baseball/football star is a match-up nightmare and Ryan was also able to check him out at the Poly Bowl. Many recruiting analysts feel Robinson is heading to Georgia, but the Trojans still have a good shot to bring in one of the top prospects on the West Coast. Currently the Trojans have the No. 15 ranked high school class for the 2023 cycle and No. 2 in the Pac-12 behind No. 10 Oregon. USC has 20 prospects signed currently and if Riley was able to add Pleasant and Robinson it would move the team up into the top-8 for high school class rankings. USC has the No. 5 ranked transfer class for the 2023 cycle with 12 total transfer commits. The Trojans are No. 2 in the Pac-12 transfer classes behind No. 4 Colorado and their 23 transfer commits. For the overall rankings with high school and transfers combined USC comes in at No. 8 nationally and No. 1 in the Pac-12 with Oregon at No. 10 being the closest competition. Colorado (21), UCLA (24) and Utah (25) are the only other Pac-12 programs in the top-25 rankings for overall class. Coach Hyde also talked about some of the advantages and disadvantages of the Trojans playing a week zero game against San Jose State, setting up USC with an extra week of practice and a potential opportunity to get a rest before the Pac-12 Championship Game. Coach Hyde isn't a fan of bye weeks at the end of the year, especially if his team is on a roll. While the rest is good, it can really break up your rhythm and timing. He says he important thing is to not dwell on your schedule, something that is out of your control. You play the game each week that is on the schedule and you don't let any of that be a distraction. 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 episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back in studio discussing the newly released 2023 Pac-12 football schedule which appears to have been given some serious thought from George Kliavkoff and company. Colorado comes out of the gate with a tough slate in an attempt to capture all of the momentum of Coach Prime. Oregon has a lot of high profile matchups but they are spread out throughout the season including a bye before playing Washington. And USC's schedule is backloaded, closing the season with a series of ranked teams and a week 13 bye before a potential return to the Pac-12 Championship Game. They guys also talk about George Kliavkoff firing a couple of Pac-12 Network executives that apparently helped the conference collect more money that was agreed upon in the contract with a media partner for years. What's an extra $50 million dollars between friends? Well Pac-12 schools are probably going to find out in the coming weeks. As always Dave and Ryan spend the last part of the show answering your voicemails, texts and emails with questions about Pac-12 football plus lots of other topics. For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Sound off about Pac-12 football in our Podcast of Champions Reddit page! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at pac12podcast@gmail.com. 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 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 Trojans with an easier start to the season and a tough road late including 9-straight weeks of games and a bye before a potential berth in the Pac-12 Championship Game. The guys talk about how the future Trojans looked and if Lincoln Riley will be able to land two huge uncommitted targets from the game, Gardena (Calif.) four-star cornerback Rodrick Pleasant and Phoenix (Ariz.) Pinnacle five-star tight end Duce Robinson. The guys also take a look at where USC stands now that the NCAA Transfer Portal has closed to new entrants and what they think about wide receiver Kyle Ford heading across town to attend UCLA. Chris give his assessment of where the Trojans are as far as recruiting goes including the latest official visitors and some interesting scholarship offers including a quarterback from the 2026 class. During the live show there was also some breaking news that the guys talk about. First Florida offensive lineman Ethan White announced that he was signing with USC. White has 20 career starts in the interior of the offensive line over the past two years and can be a plug and play guy for the Trojans. They also discuss reserve offensive lineman Jason Rodriguez Tweeting out that he will be stepping away from the game and not continuing his collegiate football career. If you have a question for the podcast you can drop us an email at podcast@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 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 episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back in studio doing what many sports podcasts never do, going back and examining how their preseason projections for all of the Pac-12 football programs turned out. Before the season both Ryan and Dave predicted each and every football game in the Conference of Champions so we will see how close they were to calling how the 2022 football season would go. They guys also talk about some of the other Pac-12 news and notes as we enter the long and arduous offseason with Coach Prime making headlines by spilling the beans on what could have been a potential week zero Colorado vs. Arizona State battle, Utah getting a couple of their star players to return plus Dan Lanning gets a tattoo that there is no turning back from. As always Dave and Ryan spend the last part of the show answering your voicemails, texts and emails with questions about Pac-12 football plus lots of other topics. For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Sound off about Pac-12 football in our Podcast of Champions Reddit page! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at pac12podcast@gmail.com. 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 give their reaction to all of the mostly negative fan reaction to USC head coach Lincoln Riley's decision to retain embattled defensive coordinator Alex Grinch. During a two hour sit down with Riley this week, he told local media that he wanted to keep continuity with the coaching staff and no changes would be made heading into the 2023 football season. Specifically with Grinch, he emphasized that his defenses had some really good performances this season but the consistency wasn't there, especially late in the season. Riley did not want to make a rash, emotional decision based on data from one year. He knows Grinch had great results at previous stops and when he arrived at Oklahoma he turned around a bad defense and Riley is confident that USC's defense will be much improved in 2023. Both Ryan and Chris talk about how upset many USC fans were to learn that Riley was going forward with Grinch. Both hosts understand how the defense was terrible this season, but they also think that Riley took a 4-8 team and rebuilt the roster, won 11 games, won the Heisman Trophy, beat both rivals UCLA and Notre Dame and was a play away from the College Football Playoff. Riley made a lot of good decisions about this football program and both feel that he should be given the benefit of the doubt about the future of this defense. If you have a question for the podcast you can drop us an email at podcast@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 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

This week on the Peristyle Podcast Coach Harvey Hyde and Ryan Abraham take a deep dive into USC's defensive shortcomings that sunk the Trojans chances at a Cotton Bowl championship and a 12-win season. After falling to Tulane 46-45 and giving up 16 points in the final four minutes of the game, Coach Hyde questioned why the coaching staff didn't try something, anything, different to at least slow down a Green Wave attack that essentially faced no resistance from Trojan defenders. Coach Hyde wanted to see USC blitzing much more often, bringing extra rushers from different spots in an attempt to disrupt Tulane offensive plays before they could get started. Blitzing can be high risk, high reward, but USC was already giving up big play after big play, mitigating the risk of bringing extra defenders. 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 episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back in studio recapping the final five bowl games for the Conference of Champions including a pair of disappointing losses in New Year's Six bowls and a pair of late game collapses by the Los Angeles programs. Overall the Pac-12 went 3-4 in bowl games, an improvement over the 0-7 bowl record for the conference from the previous two seasons, but still a disappointing finish with USC losing to Tulane in the Cotton Bowl and Utah losing to Penn State in the Rose Bowl. There was some good news for the PAC with yet another 1-point bowl win for Oregon (third in a row), taking down North Carolina in the Holiday Bowl and Washington's victory over Texas in the Alamo Bowl. As always Dave and Ryan spend the last part of the show answering your voicemails, texts and emails with questions about Pac-12 football plus lots of other topics. For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Sound off about Pac-12 football in our Podcast of Champions Reddit page! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at pac12podcast@gmail.com. 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 host Ryan Abraham is joined by Shotgun Spratling talking about the very disappointing end to USC's football season, a 46-45 loss to the Tulane Green Wave in the 87th Cotton Bowl Classic. For the second time in the brief Lincoln Riley era USC lost a football game that it controlled throughout and never trailed until the final seconds of the fourth quarter. The Trojans were up 45-30 with just over four minutes left, had 13 more first downs, controlled the ball for nearly 40 minutes, never punted, never turned it over on downs, had Caleb Williams throw for 462 yards and five touchdowns, generated four sacks on defense and only allowed eight completions and still lost. If you have a question for the podcast you can drop us an email at podcast@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 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 host Ryan Abraham welcomes in Tulane Green Wave sideline reporter Maddy Hudak to give USC fans some insight into the Trojans Cotton Bowl opponent. Maddy is a Tulane graduate that provides insights from the field for all of the Green Wave football games. She also covers the New Orleans Saints for The Saints Wire and is a regular on sports radio in the Crescent City. We talk to Maddy about the incredible turnaround for Tulane, from going 2-10 last season to 11-2 this year, giving the Green Wave their first major bowl bid since 1939. Maddy talks about what head coach Willie Fritz did to reverse his team's fortunes, including making a very late offensive philosophical shift over the summer after the team didn't look as good as he wanted moving the ball in the spring. They also talk about some of the star players for Tulane including running back Tyjae Spears who lead the Green Wave with 212 rushes for 1376 and 15 touchdowns, averaging an impressive 6.5 yards per carry. Quarterback Michael Pratt has also shined in this new offense, completing 64.5% of his passes while throwing for 2776 yards, 25 touchdowns and five interceptions. He is also the second leading rusher on the team with 10 rushing touchdowns on the ground. If you have a question for Ryan and Chris you can drop them an email at podcast@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 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 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. Ryan and Chris talk about some of the potential portal targets out there for the Trojans as Lincoln Riley continues to rebuild his roster for a potential 2023 playoff run. Speaking of roster building, the recruiting class of 2023 early signing period opens up on Wednesday so the guys talk about who some of the top players coming into the program are and if there are any potential surprises USC fans could find under the Christmas tree. If you have a question for Ryan and Chris you can drop them an email at podcast@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 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 episode of the Podcast of Champion hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back in studio recapping the first two Pac-12 bowl games with Oregon State absolutely crushing Florida in the Las Vegas Bowl and Washington State getting absolutely crushed by Fresno State in the Los Angeles Bowl. Newly extended head coach Jonathan Smith led the Beavers to an incredible 10-win season (including field goal losses to USC and Washington), setting OSU up for what should be another impressive season in 2023. Jake Dickert's Cougars have more work to do, replacing both coordinators plus several transfers and finding an offense that is capable of getting the ball down the field. The guys also preview the final five bowl games for the Conference of Champions including Utah's second-straight Rose Bowl and USC heading to Texas for the Cotton Bowl. Oregon got some good news this weekend when quarterback Bo Nix announced that he would be returning to the team in 2023. The Pac-12 quarterback situation is as bright as it has ever been with Nix, Michael Penix coming back at Washington and of course Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams at USC. The UC Regents approved UCLA's departure for the Big Ten but the Bruins will likely be paying the University of California at Berkeley several million dollars per year to help out the Golden Bears athletic department. As always Dave and Ryan spend the last part of the show answering your voicemails, texts and emails with questions about Pac-12 football plus lots of other topics. For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Sound off about Pac-12 football in our Podcast of Champions Reddit page! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at pac12podcast@gmail.com. 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 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. Speaking of the NCAA Transfer Portal, Chris and Ryan talk about the USC players that have entered their name into the portal and which players the Trojans have pulled out of the portal plus they talk about some of the major targets that are out there that head coach Lincoln Riley is trying to corral. And with the unfortunate passing of Mississippi State head coach Mike Leach, the guys talk about the influence he had on college football including several current and former USC staff members like head coach Lincoln Riley and former Trojan offensive coordinator Graham Harrell. If you have a question for Ryan and Chris you can drop them an email at podcast@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 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 episode of the Podcast of Champion hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back in studio talking about the Pac-12 landing a major award with USC quarterback Caleb Williams winning the Heisman Trophy, the first for the Conference of Champions since Marcus Mariota took home the hardware for Oregon in 2014. Williams nabbed 544 of the 929 first place votes and won all six regions while landing on 88.5% of the ballots (10th best all-time). Washington quarterback Michael Penix led the nation in passing yards and finished in the top-10 of the Heisman voting. Later this week Oregon State will take on Florida in the Las Vegas Bowl and Washington State will face off against Mountain West Champion Fresno State in the LA Bowl. Ryan and Dave preview both of these match-ups and give their picks against the spread. The guys also talk about some major coaching and player news throughout the Pac-12, starting with Stanford hiring Sacramento State head coach Troy Taylor to take over for David Shaw. They also discuss new Colorado head coach Deion Sanders filling out his staff and hitting the transfer portal and recruiting path with a purpose. Arizona State head coach Kenny Dillingham is also making some big hires including a couple from within the conference and a legendary Arizona high school coach. There has also been some major roster movement in the Pac-12 via the NCAA Transfer Portal including a team captain leaving Tempe for Michigan and stud linebacker departing Stanford for Salt Lake City. And sadly the guys talk about former Washington State head coach Mike Leach passing away at the age of 61. Ryan and Dave share some of their favorite stories about The Pirate whose wide open spread offenses changed college football as we know it today. As always Dave and Ryan spend the last part of the show answering your voicemails, texts and emails with questions about Pac-12 football plus lots of other topics. For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Sound off about Pac-12 football in our Podcast of Champions Reddit page! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at pac12podcast@gmail.com. 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

Sunday night Tunnel Vision is back with USCFootball.com's Ryan Abraham and Chris Trevino in studio joined by Shotgun Spratling remotely talking about USC sophomore quarterback Caleb Williams winning the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night, a record eighth Stiff Arm Trophy for the Trojans. Shotgun was in New York for the ceremony and gives his perspective on what went down from talking to Williams, his family, the USC offensive line and head coach Lincoln Riley. He also breaks down how the voting went down, with Williams winning all six regions while earning 544 first place votes out of the total 929. The guys talk about what this major award means for Riley and the Trojan football program that is trying to build a championship program. It also sets Riley apart as the only head coach with three Heisman winning quarterbacks and he did so with just six years running college football programs. The crew will also take an early look at the Cotton Bowl where USC will face off against Tulane at AT&T Stadium on January 2, discuss the latest moves in the NCAA Transfer Portal and lots more! This is a podcast version of our video show Tunnel Vision that you can find on our Facebook 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

This week on the Peristyle Podcast Coach Harvey Hyde and Ryan Abraham talk about USC quarterback Caleb Williams winning the Heisman Trophy, a record eighth Heisman win for the Trojan football program. The guys talk about Williams' record-setting season at Troy where he accounted for 47 touchdowns and 4,447 yards, both USC records. Williams won the vote in all six regions of the country, was represented on 88.57% of the Heisman ballots with 544 first place votes of the 929 total votes. The guys also talk about USC finishing No. 10 in the College Football Playoff rankings, dropping all the way from No. 4 after the Pac-12 Championship game loss to Utah. Coach Hyde gives his early thoughts on the importance of playing in the Cotton Bowl and taking Tulane seriously considering how much momentum a New Year's Six bowl win can do for a program trying to get back to championship seasons. 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 episode of the Podcast of Champion hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back in studio talking about the Utah Utes defeating the USC Trojans 47-24 in Las Vegas. The victory secured Kyle Whittingham's second-straight Pac-12 Championship and another Rose Bowl berth, this time against Penn State. Colorado was also making noise in the Pac-12 footprint by hiring Coach Prime to take over the struggling football program. Deion Sanders is leaving Jackson State to come to Boulder and there will likely be a lot of roster turnover before the start of the 2023 football season. Ryan and Dave talk about this monumental hire in the Conference of Champions and why they think this can work for the Buffs. The guys also go over where the rest of the Pac-12 programs are going bowling and how the Conference of Champions is being impacted by the newly opened NCAA Transfer Portal. As always Dave and Ryan spend the last part of the show answering your voicemails, texts and emails with questions about Pac-12 football plus lots of other topics. For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Sound off about Pac-12 football in our Podcast of Champions Reddit page! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at pac12podcast@gmail.com. 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

Sunday night Tunnel Vision is back with USCFootball.com's Ryan Abraham and Chris Trevino along with intern Jack Smith in studio talking about the Trojans disappointing performance in Las Vegas, falling 47-24 to the Utes in the Pac-12 Championship. USC finished the season 11-2 with both losses coming at the hands of Utah. With the victory Kyle Whittingham's squad will be going to the Rose Bowl for the second-straight season and with the loss Lincoln Riley and the Trojans miss out on a spot in the College Football Playoff, settling for a Cotton Bowl match-up with Tulane. The guys talk about USC's fast start, jumping out to a 17-3 lead, followed by star quarterback Caleb Williams popping his hamstring and Utah going on a 44-7 run to finish the game. Williams gutted out the rest of the game after his first quarter injury and despite the loss he is still the overwhelming favorite to win the Trojans eighth Heisman Trophy. The crew will also take a look back at the incredible first season under Riley that included 11 regular season wins, victories over both rivals UCLA and Notre Dame, an appearance in the Pac-12 Championship, a New Year's Six bowl berth and of course a Heisman Trophy. This is a podcast version of our video show Tunnel Vision that you can find on our Facebook 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 episode of the Podcast of Champion hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back in studio previewing the Pac-12 Championship between the USC Trojans and the Utah Utes. These two squads faced off back on October 15 with Kyle Whittingham's Utes edging out Lincoln Riley's Trojans 43-42 on a two-point conversion with under a minute to play in the game. The guys talk about how they think this match-up will go and make their pick against the spread, currently listed as USC -3 over Utah. They also discuss the Pac-12 decision to eliminate divisions in an attempt to create a better matchup that in this case potentially took away the more compelling game. With the division format USC would have won the South and faced off against Washington who would have won the North. The Huskies not only have one more win than Utah but they also have one of the most dynamic quarterbacks in the country, Indiana transfer Michael Penix. As always Dave and Ryan spend the last part of the show answering your voicemails, texts and emails with questions about Pac-12 football plus lots of other topics. For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Sound off about Pac-12 football in our Podcast of Champions Reddit page! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at pac12podcast@gmail.com. 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 LIVE talking about USC finishing off the regular season with a stellar 11-1 record following Saturday night's 38-27 win over rival Notre Dame. The guys talk about what that means for the Trojans in the big picture including what is at stake Friday night in Las Vegas facing off against Utah in the Pac-12 championship game including an opportunity for USC to make the College Football Playoff for the very first time. The game will also be a great opportunity for quarterback Caleb Williams to put the finishing touches on what will likely be his Heisman Trophy winning season. Williams will try to add to his 44 total touchdowns against just three turnovers and become the eighth Trojan to win the Heisman. If you have a question for Ryan and Chris you can drop them an email at podcast@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 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 emergency episode of the Podcast of Champion hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods give their thoughts on the breaking news that Stanford head coach David Shaw announced he is stepping down from his position effective immediately. Saturday night the Cardinal fell to BYU at home 35-26 but Shaw said his decision was already made over the Thanksgiving weekend. Ryan and Dave talk about this major shakeup in the Pac-12 coaching ranks with the four-time Pac-12 coach of the year and winningest coach in Stanford history finally moving aside. They also discuss the other major head coaching news with Oregon offensive coordinator Kenny Dillingham returning home to Tempe, taking over as head coach of the Arizona State Sun Devils. Dillingham was officially announced as ASU's head man just hours after the Ducks lost a stunner in Corvallis that, along with Washington's win in the Apple Cup, knocked them out of a chance to play for the Pac-12 Championship. Oh, and there is also a ton of Pac-12 football the boys will recap including the Trojans putting a capper on an 11-1 season with a controlling win over Notre Dame, Utah scoring all the points against Colorado, Jedd Fisch getting some Territorial revenge and lots more! As always Dave and Ryan spend the last part of the show answering your voicemails, texts and emails with questions about Pac-12 football plus lots of other topics. For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Sound off about Pac-12 football in our Podcast of Champions Reddit page! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at pac12podcast@gmail.com. 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

Sunday night Tunnel Vision is back with USCFootball.com's Ryan Abraham and Chris Trevino along with intern Jack Smith in studio talking about this incredible run by Lincoln Riley and the Trojans, capping off an 11-1 regular season with wins over both rivals including Saturday night's controlling 38-27 victory over the Notre Dame. Quarterback Caleb Williams had four more touchdowns, including three on the ground, and set USC's season record for TDs by a quarterback with 44. His huge performance on a national stage has made him an overwhelming favorite to win the Heisman Trophy heading into the Pac-12 Championship game. Speaking of the conference title game, the Trojans now know they will get an opportunity to revenge their only loss of the season by playing Utah (9-3, 7-2 in the Pac-12) in Las Vegas Friday night. The Utes needed to beat Colorado, UCLA to beat Cal, Oregon State to beat Oregon and finally Washington to win the Apple Cup. All of that transpired over the weekend so Utah will have an opportunity to win back-to-back Pac-12 titles and knock the Trojans out of the College Football Playoffs. The guys talk about USC's huge win over the Fighting Irish, discuss their now very clear path to the school's first appearance in the CFP, what Caleb Williams needs to do (or not do) in order to win the Heisman and lots more. This is a podcast version of our video show Tunnel Vision that you can find on our Facebook 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

Podcast of Champion hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back together again in studio recapping two of the most important match-ups of the 2022 Pac-12 football season, UCLA hosting USC at the Rose Bowl and Oregon hosting Utah at Autzen Stadium. Both games came down to the wire, though one was far more entertaining than the other, and both results went a long way to determining who would play for the conference championship in Las Vegas on December 2. With the victories by USC and Oregon the Trojans are in and the Ducks control their own destiny, getting in as the home team with a win in the Civil War against Oregon State on Saturday. They also recap the other week 12 games in the conference including Washington steamrolling Colorado, Jayden del Laura imploding against his old WSU squad, Big Game 4th quarter drama and the Beavers cruising in the desert. Looking ahead to the final weekend of the regular season the guys preview two Friday night games with the public California schools facing off against each other along with the Territorial Cup in Tucson. They also preview the Saturday rivalry games in Oregon, Washington and Colorado along with Stanford vs. BYU and USC vs. Notre Dame. As always Dave and Ryan spend the last part of the show answering your voicemails, texts and emails with questions about Pac-12 football plus lots of other topics. For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Sound off about Pac-12 football in our Podcast of Champions Reddit page! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at pac12podcast@gmail.com. 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 LIVE talking about the highly emotional 48-45 win for No. 5 USC over UCLA in the Rose Bowl, a result that punched the Trojans ticket to Las Vegas for a spot in the Pac-12 Championship Game against an opponent that has yet to be determined. But sitting at 10-1 USC still has a lot to play for in the final weekend of the regular season with No. 13 Notre Dame coming to town. A win against the Irish keeps USC alive in the College Football Playoff race and if that is followed by a conference championship the chances of making the four-team playoff field would be extremely high. The guys give their thoughts on what it was like Saturday night in Pasadena with players, coaches and fans showing an outpouring of emotions, talk about who the potential opponents could be in Las Vegas, look ahead to Notre Dame and the extra implications a win against the Irish would bring into play and lots more. If you have a question for Ryan and Chris you can drop them an email at podcast@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 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

This week on the Peristyle Podcast Coach Harvey Hyde and Ryan Abraham give their thoughts on a very special game for the USC football team, not just for the young Lincoln Riley era, but for the history of the Trojan football program and the Rose Bowl itself. After falling behind 14-0 early on, Riley and the Trojans fought back thanks to the arm of Caleb Williams, the legs of Austin Jones and the turnovers forced by USC's opportunistic defense, none bigger than former five-star Korey Foreman's interception of Dorian Thompson-Robinson during UCLA's last minute comeback attempt. The guys also talk about how injuries impacted the game with the loss of one very important player, running back Travis Dye, and the return of what turned into another very important player, wide receiver Jordan Addison. With Dye out for the remainder of the season Jones knew he would have to step up and he used Dye as inspiration, writing the No. 26 on his wrist in tribute to his fallen teammate. Jones didn't disappoint, rushing 21 times for 120 yards and two touchdowns and adding four catches on as many targets for 57 yards. And after a quiet return against Colorado last week Addison broke out big time, catching 11 passes on 13 targets for 178 yards and a 35-yard touchdown that Williams dropped perfectly into his arms down the right sideline. After the game the rush of emotions from players and coaches out on the field were tangible. T