Hall of Fame?


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There's been much talk about him and TENN possibly not coming to terms on a NIL deal. If they don't, and he hits the portal, do you sense Riley would be interested, or is he all in on Jayden?

The Good:
- Starting pitching
- CT3, AJ, Fresh Prince, JT the Ginger, Mad Max
- Corey’s return
- 7/29 trade for Madder (German Tank Commander) Max and Trea
- Andrew Friedman, and the best front office in baseball.
- The Joe Kelly adventure
- Joe Davis
- Dingers
- the tweaker looking pitcher (forgot his name)
- Belly’s DEFENSE

The Bad:
- Injuries
- Subpar season for Mookie
- BA w/RISP
- The Joe Kelly adventure
- Middle relief in general
- Kenely’s inconsistent

The Ugly:
- Bauer
- 1 and 12 in extra inning games
- Blown Saves
- CODY BELLINGER AT THE PLATE!!!!!!!!

This doesn’t have to replace the other thread, but I’m going to pin this just so we have a running count.

Emoji date —> result

May 24 —> CB Braylon Conley (announced June 30)
June 4 —> OT Hayden Treter
June 4 —> S Jarvis Boatwright
June 4 —> CB Dakoda Fields
June 5 —> RUSH Kameryn Fountain
June 5 —> OL Manasse Itete
June 5 —> OLB Elijah Newby
June 6 —> unrevealed
June 14 —> TE Walter Matthews
June 18 —> CB Marcelles Williams
June 18 —> OL Jason Zandamela
June 26 —> WR Ryan Pellum**
June 27 —> S Marquis Gallegos
June 27 —> OL Makai Saina
June 27 —> DT Deyvid Palepale
June 27 —> (Reneged silent commit from Tyanthony Smith?)

**Still checking to see if this might have been one of the unrevealed earlier ones, as Riley did not issue a fresh emoji for it.

Interviews today are Lincoln Riley, Waymond Jordan, Jayden Maiava, Sam Huard, Walker Lyons, Elijah Paige and Ratumana Bulabalavu (!).

They mixed up the early drills a little bit, and I got extended video of Chad Savage coaching up the tight ends. It was good stuff. I'm finishing up a story on that group today because he talked on Trojans Live yesterday, so I'll pair that video with the story.

Jeff did the main Sights and Sounds package today.

I'm ready for some basketball. Let's go!

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One of the hardest players to project on this USC roster is redshirt freshman WR Xavier "DJ" Jordan, who was a highly-regarded four-star prospect but didn't play a snap last year.

Beyond Ja'Kobi Lane and Makai Lemon, there's not a ton of clarity as to how the rest of the depth chart will play out. I'd certainly expect Prince Strachan to get a lot of work on the outside, I continue to be impressed with just how freshman Corey Simms looks, Jay Fair is in the mix as a veteran guy. But Jordan should have every opportunity to get in the mix in the slot, but the comments from the coaches so far this spring leave to think he may still be a bit behind the top group.

Chad Savage was on Trojans Live last night and said this about Jordan:

"I think the biggest thing with DJ is just being consistent with his approach. Can he be the same person every single day and can he understand the little details of what it takes in the weight room, what it takes in the meeting room, what it takes on the practice field. And if he can be consistent with that every single day DJ's going to be a very special player, because you guys see the flashes -- whether it's on social media, whether it's at practice, you see the playmaking ability he has. So super excited to work with him and Coach Simmons and help him achieve all he wants."

Lincoln Riley commented on Jordan a couple weeks ago and also hinted at the young receiver needing to continue to mature.

"Yeah, he battled some injuries last year, had some growing up to do, but it feels like he's starting to come out of that a little bit," Riley said. "He's made some plays, he's a very athletic, explosive kid that no question can help our football team on both offense and special teams. He's got to continue to grow up, continue to be consistent, but all the tools are there. He's off to a good start. He's made some plays for us early on in the spring and he's just got to keep growing, but with our depth right now at receiver it's a great opportunity for him."

I don't know if it's fair to call this a make-or-break year for Jordan, but if he doesn't carve out a role in this thinned-out USC receiver room ... well, we'll cross that bridge if it comes.

Gorney with the update:

I talked to Andy Stankiewicz yesterday, we’ll have a full and thorough season preview up in a few hours.

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Post'm if ya got'm. There are so many. Post them right here!


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This can be more fun than the real thing. They may or many not pan out, so we shall celebrate every damn one of them like its 1999!


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This is easily the best thing I've seen all year!

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What amazing theater that was today. Wow. OK, back to football writing — working on some things but couldn’t take my eyes off this Sunday at the Masters. Wow.

Turn to this game. JuJu is putting on a show. Wow, she is the real deal

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Them there's THIS...hahaha

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Here's a comprehensive rundown, which we'll keep adding to ...

June 6-8

Five-star Rivals100 WR Boobie Feaster (DeSoto, Texas)
Five-star Rivals100 WR Chris Henry Jr. (Mater Dei HS) *Committed to Ohio State
Five-star Rivals100 CB Elbert Hill (Akron, Ohio)
Four-star Rivals100 DE Tyson Bacon (Hoover, Alabama) *Committed to Tennessee
Four-star Rivals100 WR Kayden Dixon-Wyatt (Mater Dei HS)
Four-star Rivals250 DT Tiki Hola (Bastrop, Texas)
Four-star Rivals250 LB Favour Akih (Delaware, Ohio) *Ranked by Rivals as a RB, offered as a LB by USC
Four-star Rivals250 ATH Jermaine Bishop Jr. (Willis, Texas)
Four-star Rivals250 LB Simeon Caldwell (Jacksonville, Florida)
Four-star OL Pulelei'ite Primus (Midland, Texas)
Three-star WR Peyton Dyer (Duluth, Georgia)
Three-star DB commit Joshua Holland (St. John Bosco)
Three-star LB Beau Jandreau (Chandler, Arizona)

June 13-15

Four-star Rivals100 S Jontavius Wyman (Jonesboro, Georgia)
Four-star Rivals250 EDGE Dre Quinn (Norcross, Georgia)
Four-star OT Esun Tafa (Draper, Utah)
Four-star OT Sam Utu (Orange Lutheran HS)
Four-star WR Kohen Brown (Waxahachie, Texas)
Three-star TE Taimane Purcell (Honolulu, Hawaii)
Three-star ATH Jackson Samuels Ford (Phoenixville Pennsylvania)
Three-star WR Aljour Miles II (Kaufman, Texas)

June 17-19

Five-star Rivals100 ATH Brandon Arrington (Spring Valley, California)
Five-star Rivals100 CB Havon Finney (Sierra Canyon HS)
Four-star Rivals100 LB Talanoa Ili (Orange Lutheran HS)
Four-star Rivals100 TE Mark Bowman (Mater Dei HS)
Four-star LB Talanoa Ili (Orange Lutheran)
Four-star DT Tomuhini Topui (Mater Dei HS) *Committed to Oregon

June 20-22

Four-star Rivals100 CB commit Brandon Lockhart (Loyola HS)
Four-star Rivals100 LB commit Xavier Griffin (Gainesville, Georgia)
Four-star Rivals100 EDGE Khamori Brooks (Bogart, Georgia)
Four-star Rivals100 OT Kodi Greene (Mater Dei HS) *Committed to Oregon
Four-star Rivals250 EDGE Nolan Wilson (Picayune, Mississippi)
Four-star Rivals250 LB Cincere Johnson (Cleveland, Ohio)
Four-star Rivals250 WR Messiah Hampton (Rochester, NY)
Four-star Rivals250 WR Keeyun Chapman (Jackson, Alabama)
Four-star DT Kendell Guervil (Fort Myers, Florida) *247 reported, trying to confirm
Four-star CB commit Madden Riordan (Sierra Canyon HS)
Three-star S Nick Reddish (Charlotte, North Carolina)
Three-star DL commit Andrew Williams (Fremont HS)

Taking an OV but date not known

Four-star Rivals250 DT Dylan Berymon (Monroe, Louisiana)

Here are some of the bigger names expected out at practice tomorrow. Some very intriguing out-of-state vistors!

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And commits:
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This guy had a good games vs USC

https://www.espn.com/college-footba...apparent-suicide-police-chase-authorities-say

I don't play and never watch it on TV, but something about this place lures me in every time.

For 2027 four-star RB Noah Roberts: