Christmas has not brought a lot of great news stories to USC football fans. Recruiting rankings and transfer portal hauls have been less than spectacular. Oregon and Dan Lanning (and Phil Knight) are outpacing the Trojans in the realm of player acquisitions.
Oregon has the No. 5 recruiting class for the 2024 cycle, USC No. 18. Oregon has 17 blue-chip recruits signed for 2024, USC only eight. Oregon has a 2024 quarterback and a 2025 quarterback already lined up. USC has not yet made a decision about 2024, let alone 2025. Oregon is definitely a step or two ahead of the Trojans, and that’s not good news. Oregon’s NIL operation is way better than USC’s setup. That has to change, and USC fans are all too aware of that. It’s very concerning for Trojan fans. They need some good news.
UCLA football has been a bearer of good news and, beyond that, some comic relief.
Bruin fans are beside themselves over USC not only poaching defensive coordinator D’Anton Lynn from Westwood, but then raking in two UCLA transfers and bringing them to Troy to play for Lynn.
Check out a small sample of the reactions from UCLA football diehards. It’s a Christmas gift to Trojan Nation: