USC Trojans

If the late Al Davis were alive today, he’d feel vindicated and like he’s the world’s smartest person. The more it’s brought to our attention, the more fans learn the truth about Lane Kiffin, the second-year coach at USC, whose bizarre play calling and methods have smudged the Trojans’ national [...]

Follow @Dan Vasta and like Gridiron Grit on Facebook The Irish have risen from the dead by returning to national prominence, of course that is if they can sneak by a pesky Trojans team that will have nothing to lose Saturday night at the Coliseum. This team has been destined to go 11-0 [...]

How has the Heisman race changed following a pair of earth-shattering upsets to the top two teams in college football?  Here are my updated Week 13 Heisman rankings heading into Thanksgiving.   5. Manti Te’o, Notre Dame This 6-2, 255-pound superstar linebacker means everything for the Fighting Irish.  Through 11 [...]

There is a bit of a light load of heavyweight battles this weekend after we saw the likes of Alabama-LSU and Oregon-USC last weekend. Those two tilts lived up to all the hype and then some even based on preseason expectations. The Trojans were easily the worst of those four [...]

  These two offenses together may be more exciting than the entire MLB postseason, but there is no need to discuss such a sport that is officially over. The best comparison would be how these two teams have arguably the most electric, top home run hitters in the game. De’Anthony [...]

With Week 9 in the books, it’s time to reveal an updated set of rankings on the Top 25 teams in college football.  Below you will see a list of the latest standings entering Week 10, with results from Saturday’s action and movement from last week’s rankings. RELATED: [50 Things [...]

Follow @Dan Vasta and like Gridiron Grit on Facebook  The BCS is right around the corner as we are just over a month away from the selection process being taken place. Every year fans cry over their beloved teams that get left out and instead have to play either in a respected New [...]

There are several programs that have the potential to make it to the big stage and play in the 2013 BCS National Championship, but the games in November are always much tougher than most realize. National title contenders can often be favored by two touchdowns or more this time of year, [...]

Follow @Dan Vasta and like Gridiron Grit on Facebook  The BCS Standings is like a portrait that is just beginning to form as many teams are making their move towards the top of the rankings. There are seemingly hundreds of different questions out there in terms of which non-SEC team will become the [...]

  Rose Bowl (Jan. 1) Nebraska Cornhuskers (Projected 11-2, Big Ten Champions) vs. USC Trojans (Projected 10-3, Pac-12 tie-in) I actually hope we Denard against the Trojans with Matt Barkley against that Maize & Blue defense. That in itself equals a boatload of points in what potentially could be one [...]