Tag: Korey Foreman

Brenden Rice is self-critical; Will Rose backflip lights up Twitter; Korey Foreman improves

Brenden Rice admitted he has not been performing up to expectations. #USC’s holder created a viral moment. That and more in this Trojan notebook.

The Travis Dye injury dominated the USC game against Colorado on Friday night. It swallowed up the aftermath of the game. It was unavoidable for Dye’s injury — marking the end of his season and his USC career — to become the main point of conversation after the Trojans beat Colorado, 55-17.

There were other moments of note from this game. There is plenty to catch up on after Colorado — and heading into UCLA — in this USC football notebook.

Let’s give you some of the main highlights from this game, beginning with a tweet from USC wide receiver Brenden Rice, in which he admitted he has not been playing up to his own expected standard in 2022:

The clock is ticking on Korey Foreman at USC

#USC could surely use Korey Foreman against UCLA in a few weeks. Foreman needs to build momentum and confidence vs Cal and Colorado.

Remember during the two weeks off USC had between the Utah and Arizona games? During that two-week period, Lincoln Riley had included several players on a list of guys he said were “close” to making a difference for USC. Riley was clearly trying to motivate several players to take the next step in their development, because the Trojans will need their help in November.

Korey Foreman was on that list of players.

He did not play at Arizona.

Health continues to be a problem for Foreman, but it’s curious that Riley praised him at a point in time when Foreman was unavailable to play. Did Foreman suffer an unexpected injury setback before the Arizona game? This particular saga continues to be a mystery.

USC will need Foreman to make contributions against UCLA and Notre Dame. Being able to get snaps versus Cal and Colorado would really help in terms of getting Foreman some confidence and rhythm.

There’s more from Tim Prangley, Tony Altimore, and Rick Anaya at The Voice of College Football:

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Bryson Shaw could be the X-factor for USC defense in November

Tired: Korey Foreman as the X-factor, an added piece who steps up for #USC’s defense. Wired: Bryson Shaw could be that guy.

October is ending. November is about to begin. We are through Week 9 of the 2022 Pac-12 football season, heading into Week 10. USC is almost certain to be 9-1 through 10 games. The Trojans will have everything to play for heading into their rivalry games against UCLA and Notre Dame. This is how it should be.

What isn’t how it should be: USC’s health.

The Trojans are missing a lot of bodies, including on defense. They didn’t have Eric Gentry or Ralen Goforth against Arizona this past weekend. They also didn’t have Korey Foreman. We keep waiting for Foreman to give this team more, but injuries haven’t cooperated.

Maybe it’s time to look for a new X-factor on this defense.

It could be Bryson Shaw. Let’s dive deeper into this topic:

USC defense, missing Eric Gentry and several other players, hangs on and survives vs Arizona

This was pure survival for #USC. No one was expecting a good performance once it became known that Eric Gentry and Ralen Goforth were both ruled out vs Arizona.

Survival.

That’s what this game against Arizona was for USC’s defense.

It’s weird: The Trojans had a week off. Presumably, this gave them a chance to get healthy. Yet, while it was already known that Eric Gentry — injured against Utah — might not play against Arizona, fellow linebacker Ralen Goforth was also ruled out for this game in Tucson.

Shane Lee is still not 100-percent healthy.

Korey Foreman was out and therefore not able to give USC an extra body on its front seven. This is in addition to Romello Height being out for the season.

USC wasn’t going to play a great defensive game. It just had to be good enough.

It was.

Let’s look at how the evening unfolded in Tucson:

Korey Foreman needs to get on track this season for USC defense

Alex Grinch pulled no punches, speaking very directly about the reason for Korey Foreman’s DNP against Oregon State.

Korey Foreman was a top tier-prospect for the USC football program and the former No. 2 recruit in the country for the 2021 class.

He had only 11 tackles last season (3.5 for loss) and just 2.5 sacks, and he played only eight games last season,

The start of the 2022 season hasn’t gone much better with injuries limiting his availability in offseason practice. He is clearly still behind the curve and not getting the amount of reps needed to sharpen his skills and raise his developmental ceiling. There is a lot of work to do for the Corona, Calif., native, who could provide Alex Grinch’s defense with a needed depth piece as we move toward the midpoint of the season.

USC’s defense clearly made the grade against Oregon State, but with rush end Romello Height already out for the season with a shoulder injury, the Trojans need Foreman to play a lot and play well, to eat up snaps and reduce the strain on the other members of this defensive unit.

Grinch, however, isn’t going to play Foreman unless or until he sees a level of improvement which warrants that level of confidence and trust:

Korey Foreman received zero snaps against the Beavers last Saturday, and with Height going down for the season, you would expect the talented Foreman to get more playing time … but it was quite the opposite.

Foreman is only 19 years old and has time to grow into the first round talent we know he could be. But with only five tackles and zero sacks so far, we’d like to see “Agent 0” get his head in the game and produce. Maybe this game versus Arizona State will be the one which resets his season.

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Korey Foreman continues to be a concern for the USC defense

Lincoln Riley has had good things to say about the USC defense and some of its new faces, but Korey Foreman’s situation is undeniably cause for concern at this point.

It’s not time to panic about Korey Foreman. Not yet.

We’re still two weeks away from the regular season. Moreover, Week 1 against Rice isn’t a game USC needs to worry about, so in essence, the Trojans have three weeks to get Foreman in shape for the first game which really matters, the Pac-12 opener at Stanford on Sept. 10.

It’s not time to panic. That said, it’s hard not to worry to some extent about Foreman’s developmental curve, given that he hasn’t been able to participate much in August camp. Clay Helton and Todd Orlando caused Foreman’s first year at USC to be a washout. He is lagging behind in his development. Alex Grinch and Shaun Nua are trying to bring him along and get him on schedule.

If there’s one thing which would really boost the mood among the USC fan base about a defense which merits a lot of skepticism heading into 2022, it’s Foreman making real forward strides.

The secondary seems to be improving. Lincoln Riley has had good things to say about that part of the defense. Solomon Byrd is beefing up the defensive line. The starting linebackers should be good; depth is a big concern, but having Shane Lee is going to help a lot.

The defensive front remains the big worry, and Foreman improving would calm a lot of fears at USC.

We talked about Foreman and the USC season forecast with Mark Rogers at The Voice of College Football:

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USC camp update: Korey Foreman injured, has missed 4 straight practices

Specific details are elusive, but Korey Foreman has been held out of practice this past week with an injury, according to Lincoln Riley as reported by 247Sports.

Time to panic? No. However, USC definitely needs Korey Foreman to develop this season. A defense which is already thin will need significantly more production from players who didn’t make a huge impact in 2021, or didn’t play for the Trojans last season. Foreman is at the forefront of that list.

That’s why this piece of news from 247Sports’ USC site merits attention: Foreman has been held out of practice this past week. Details are elusive on the specific nature of the problem, but Lincoln Riley has said that Korey Foreman is dealing with an injury:

It was also the fourth-straight practice that rush end Korey Foreman did not participate. The former five-star missed Monday’s practice with a conflict, but Riley confirmed that he now has some sort of injury and was held out of practice. He did attend, wearing a bucket hat and sneakers along with his jersey.

If Foreman is attending practice and wearing a jersey, his condition probably isn’t too serious. However, the Trojans do need to bring him along. Not practicing puts him behind schedule.

Again, it’s not time to panic, but the margin for error on the defensive side of the ball is not very large for USC.

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Five keys for Notre Dame to defeat USC

These five factors could be huge for the Irish against USC

In all rivalry games, there’s always a lot riding on them, regardless of record. Yes, the Trojans come into South Bend 3-3, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t talented. There’s players on both sides of the ball for them and the Irish will have to bring their A-game. Here are 5 keys for the Irish to defeat the Trojans Saturday night.

Top recruit from each team Notre Dame will face in 2021

The Irish could face some very good true freshman this fall

The recruiting world has changed, no longer do prospects who are highly ranked have to wait their turn when they arrive to their respective college campuses. Each year more and more true-freshman get significant playing time and the opportunity to make an impact. Here are the top incoming recruits, according to the 247Sports composite rankings, from each team that Notre Dame will face this fall.

National Signing Day Final Tracker: Where the Top 50 recruits signed

USA Today High School Sports takes a look at where the Top 50 prospects in the class of 2021 signed.

With National Signing Day in the books, it’s time to take a look at where some of college football’s elite recruits landed.

Top recruit Korey Foreman decided to stay home and sign with USC, while J.T. Tuimoloau, the No. 3 recruit in the class of 2021 according to 247Sports’ industry-generated composite rankings, has yet to settle on a school. Other than Tuimoloau, every other top recruit signed either during the Early Signing Period or on National Signing Day Wednesday, marking the beginning of what figures to be storied college football careers.

Without further ado, here is a look at where each Top 50 recruit signed.

RELATED: J.T. Tuimoloau continues recruitment past National Signing Day

  1. Corona (Calif.) Centennial DE Korey Foreman — USC
  2. Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy OT JC Latham — Alabama
  3. Sammamish (Wash.) Eastside Catholic DE J.T. Tuimoloau — Unsigned
  4. Pickerington (Ohio) Pickerington North DE Jack Sawyer — Ohio State
  5. Fort Worth (Texas) All Saints Episcopal OT Tommy Brockermeyer — Alabama
  6. Gonzaga (Washington D.C.) QB Caleb Williams — Oklahoma
  7. Cochran (Ga.) Bleckley County OT Amarius Mims — Georgia
  8. Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) St. Thomas Aquinas WR Dallas Turner — Alabama
  9. Steilacoom (Wash.) WR Emeka Egbuka WR — Ohio State
  10. Miami (Fla.) Miami Palmetto DT Leonard Taylor — Miami
  11. Bellevue (Wash.) Kennedy Catholic QB Sam Huard — Washington
  12. Denton (Texas) Ryan DE J’Tavion Sanders — Texas
  13. Fairfax (Va.) Robinson Secondary OT Tristan Leigh — Clemson
  14. Opa Locka (Fla.) American Heritage S James Williams — Miami
  15. Lititz (Pa.) Warwick OT Nolan Rucci — Wisconsin
  16. Bogart (Ga.) Prince Avenue Christian School QB Brock Vandagriff — Georgia
  17. Pinson (Ala.) Pinson Valley CB Ga’Quincy McKinstry — Alabama
  18. Bellaire (Texas) Episcopal OG Donovan Jackson — Ohio State
  19. Houma (La.) Terrebonne DT Maason Smith — LSU
  20. Opa Locka (Fla.) Miami Central ILB Terrence Lewis — Maryland
  21. DeSoto (Texas) DT Shemar Turner — Texas A&M
  22. Hopewell (Va.) RB TreVeyon Henderson — Ohio State
  23. Belleville (Mich.) DT Daymon Payne — Alabama
  24. Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy QB J.J. McCarthy — Michigan
  25. Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy OLB Xavian Sorey — Georgia
  26. Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy WR Jacorey Brooks — Alabama
  27. Philadelphia (Pa.) St. Joseph’s Prep QB Kyle McCord — Ohio State
  28. Miami (Fla.) Miami Palmetto CB Jason Marshall — Florida
  29. Lafayette (La.) Lafayette Christian Academy S Sage Ryan — LSU
  30. Rocky Mount (N.C.) DE Keeshawn Silver — North Carolina
  31. Matthews (N.C.) Weddington RB Will Shipley — Clemson
  32. Suwanee (Ga.) North Gwinnett OLB Barrett Carter — Clemson
  33. Garland (Texas) Lakeview Centennial RB Camar Wheaton — Alabama
  34. Dallas (Ga.) Paulding County OLB Smael Mondon — Georgia
  35. Orem (Utah) OT Kingsley Suamataia — Oregon
  36. Philadelphia (Pa.) St. Joseph’s Prep OLB Jeremiah Trotter Jr. — Clemson
  37. Texarkana (Texas) Texas High DE Clayton Smith — Oklahoma
  38. Katy (Texas) Tompkins DE Tunmise Adeleye — Texas A&M
  39. Gilbert (Ariz.) Mesquite QB Ty Thompson — Oregon
  40. Menlo Park (Calif.) Menlo-Atherton WR Troy Franklin — Oregon
  41. West Bloomfield (Mich.) RB Donovan Edwards — Michigan
  42. Plant City (Fla.) WR Mario Williams — Oklahoma
  43. Denton (Texas) Ryan ATH Billy Bowman — Oklahoma
  44. Valrico (Fla.) Bloomingdale WR Agiye Hall — Alabama
  45. Cypress (Texas) Cy-Fair RB LJ Johnson — Texas A&M
  46. Aledo (Texas) WR JoJo Earle — Alabama
  47. Loganville (Ga.) Grayson QB Jake Garcia — Miami
  48. Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei OLB Raesjon Davis — USC
  49. Saint Louis (Mo.) DeSmet Jesuit CB Jakailin Johnson — Ohio State
  50. Tallahassee (Fla.) John Paul II Catholic S Terrion Arnold — Alabama