Trojan Talk Podcast

The Los Angeles Times‘ Brady McCollough and Ryan Kartje talk USC‘s coaching search and takeaways from the win at Colorado

Los Angeles Times national college football reporter Brady McCollough joins the show to discuss his trip to Cincinnati to profile Luke Fickell, where Fickell stands in the USC coaching search as well as other notable names on everybody's list for that opening.

Fellow Times reporter Ryan Kartje joins for the second segment to discuss what we truly learned from USC's win at Colorado and what we expect from this team the rest of the season.

The future of USC football with Jaxson Dart, the present with Kedon Slovis and previewing Oregon State

Former USC QB turned analyst Max Browne joins TrojanSports.com publisher Ryan Young to reflect on another wild week for USC football, from freshman QB Jaxson Dart's stirring debut to the news of his knee surgery, to what all this means for Kedon Slovis.

We also preview the Trojans' matchup with Oregon State.

Putting the end of the Clay Helton era in perspective with Max Browne, Antonio Morales and Adam Gorney

TrojanSports.com publisher Ryan Young is joined by former USC QB turned analyst Max Browne to react to the news Monday that Clay Helton is out as Trojans football coach with Donte Williams taking over in the interim. 

 

They break down the timing of the move, athletic director Mike Bohn's strongly-worded statement and the coaching search that commences.

Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney joins the show to discuss the recruiting impacts of the Helton firing.

And The Athletic's Antonio Morales hops on to talk about his story on how Helton's tenure came undone.

Is the Graham Harrell criticism deserved or a Week 1 overreaction? Analyst Max Browne breaks it down

Former USC QB turned analyst Max Browne joins TrojanSports.com publisher Ryan Young to discuss the takeaway from the Trojans' Week 1 win over San Jose State, including a frustrated fan base directing its ire at offensive coordinator Graham Harrell. 

Also, Browne breaks down the matchup with Stanford this week and the guys give their predictions.

Previewing USC-San Jose State with the OC Register‘s Adam Grosbard and the Mercury News‘ Vytas Mazeika

TrojanSports.com publisher Ryan Young is joined by Adam Grosbard, USC beat writer for the Orange County Register, for an in-depth breakdown of the Trojans' preseason and expectations as things get underway this weekend. Also, Vytas Mazeika, San Jose State beat writer for the Mercury News, joins the show to break down the other side of the matchup Saturday.

The Athletic's Antonio Morales talks USC fall camp and Rivals' Adam Gorney breaks down the new 2022 recruiting rankings

Antonio Morales, USC beat writer for The Athletic, joins TrojanSports.com publisher Ryan Young for a thorough dissection of the start of fall camp, going position by position, storyline by storyline. 

Then, Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney hops on the show to discuss the release of the new top-250 rankings for the 2022 recruiting class and some USC recruiting topics.

USC 2021 Fall Camp Preview with Ryan Young and Max Browne

TrojanSports.com publisher Ryan Young is joined by former USC QB-turned-analyst Max Browne to break down the storylines and set the stage for the start of Trojans fall camp.

USC spring football breakdown with The Athletic's Antonio Morales, plus interview with new TE transfer Malcolm Epps

The Athletic's Antonio Morales joins TrojanSports.com publisher Ryan Young to dissect USC's five weeks of spring practice, discuss and debate takeaways and go position-by-position with what they learned from camp.

Then, new USC tight end transfer Malcolm Epps, from Texas, discusses his move to the Trojans and why it was the right fit.

Former USC QB Max Browne breaks down Trojans spring game, freshmen QBs

Former USC QB and our resident TrojanSports analyst Max Browne is back on the show to break down the spring game, what he saw from the freshman quarterbacks, plus thoughts on Kedon Slovis, the offensive line, key injuries, Drake London and much more.

Talking USC in the Elite Eight with Adam Grosbard and Trojans spring football with Max Browne

On the heels of USC's dominant Sweet 16 win over Oregon, host Ryan Young is joined by Adam Grosbard of the Orange Country Register to talk about the Trojans incredible March Madness run and Elite Eight matchup with Gonzaga.

 

Then former USC QB Max Browne joins the show to set the stage for spring practice, delving into all the major storylines as the Trojans hit the practice field this week.