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Flag Football: Long Beach Poly Beats Lakewood, Clinches Moore League Title
The562’s coverage of girls’ flag football is sponsored by the Los Angeles Chargers. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. In the second round of Moore League play, defending...
Minnesota football’s PJ Fleck drops odd ‘antidote’ admission after USC upset
Minnesota football coach P.J. Fleck is making some interesting comments after his team earned a huge upset win over USC. Fleck says his team took an antidote of confidence after getting beat by Michigan in September, per the Pioneer Press. The antidote apparently was an actual drink that contained Sprite, per On3. Minnesota defeated USC […] The post Minnesota football’s PJ Fleck drops odd ‘antidote’ admission after USC upset appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Gophers are preparing to face two quarterbacks against UCLA
Last week against Penn State, sophomore UCLA quarterback Justyn Martin made the first start of his college football career. Incumbent starter Ethan Garbers is dealing with an injury and the Bruins were forced to turn to their No. 2 option.
UCLA Offers Rising 2025 WR From Central California
UCLA offered a 2025 prospect yesterday, rare given that much of the heavy lifting is done with this class. But even in this day and age, senior film makes all the difference. Enter Sanger (Calif.) receiver Bryson Baker, who the Bruins offered on Tuesday.
USC failures underscore the importance of the transfer portal
USC football did not recruit nearly well enough in the 2023 and 2024 cycles to give itself the best possible chance of succeeding this season. That much should be clear. The Trojans have been playing second fiddle to Oregon and Dan Lanning in recruiting among West Coast schools. That matters. You can see the difference between the two programs and connect a good portion of that difference to recruiting results. Oregon has been pulling in generally better players than USC, and it shows. Let’s be absolutely clear: Recruiting is the primary driver and engine of program success in college football. It needs to be the main source of elite player acquisition. However, as much as recruiting success counts in this industry, we can’t dismiss or toss aside the crucial importance of the transfer portal. USC’s 2024 struggles magnify this, as do the Trojans’ many successes in 2022. We need to briefly but clearly mention this as we try to point a path to a better future for the Trojans under Lincoln Riley.
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