Trojan Talk Podcast

Celebrating the return of USC football and ranking our favorite storylines with Max Browne

Former USC quarterback Max Browne joins TrojanSports.com publisher Ryan Young to break down their favorite Trojans football storylines entering the relaunched fall season that starts Nov. 7. 

Setting the stage for return of Pac-12 football

USC football analyst Max Browne joins the Trojan Talk podcast to discuss the developments within the Pac-12 this week as the conference suddenly looks poised to try to launch a fall season.

Rivals analyst Adam Gorney discusses the updated recruiting rankings and the latest on top USC targets

Rivals recruiting analyst Adam Gorney joins the podcast to talk about the latest Rivals250 updates for the 2021 and 2022 classes, the USC commits who earned big boosts in the rankings and the latest on some priority Trojans targets.

Post-mortem discussion on the cancellation of the fall Pac-12 season with analyst Max Browne

Former USC quarterback and Trojans analyst Max Browne joins co-host Ryan Young to put the cancellation of the fall Pac-12 football season in perspective, examining the potential fallout and Max's perspective as a former college football player on how the Trojans move forward from here.

Full audio from USC's press conference about fall football cancellation with AD Mike Bohn, coach Clay Helton and Dr. Seth Gamradt

This is the full raw audio from USC's Zoom press conference Wednesday with athletic director Mike Bohn, football coach Clay Helton and team physician Dr. Seth Gamradt regarding the Pac-12's announcement of no sports until at least Jan. 1. 

A college football season on the brink and Jake Garcia's move to Georgia with former USC QB Max Browne

Former USC quarterback Max Browne offers a player's perspective on the ever-changing outlook for the 2020 college football season as he and co-host Ryan Young react in real time to the news Monday that the Big Ten (and maybe the Pac-12) could be giving up on hopes for a fall football season.

They discuss the broader implications on what this means for college football moving forward, and Browne throws out an idea to consider if there is going to be a delay until January. 

Plus, the guys discuss USC 4-star QB commit Jake Garcia's move to Valdosta, Ga., where he'll look to play his senior high school season and whether that has any impact on his Trojans commitment. We also let you hear straight from Garcia on that matter as we had an exclusive in-depth interview with the top prospect on Saturday before he departed for Georgia.

Finally, we talk to USC 4-star cornerback commit Prophet Brown, looking back on his surprising announcement and how CBs coach Donte Williams reeled in his commitment.

Off topic with USC offensive coordinator Graham Harrell

This may be one of the only interviews USC offensive coordinator Graham Harrell has done in the last year in which he wasn't asked about QB Kedon Slovis. No, we wanted to cover fresh ground with the Trojans OC, including the pivotal moment that launched his rapid rise in the coaching business, his time with the Green Bay Packers and relationship with Aaron Rodgers, a good Mike Leach anecdote of course, the kind of job that it would take to get him out of USC and how he became a professional wrestling fanatic.

USC safety Isaiah Pola-Mao talks new defense and his famous uncle Troy Polamalu, plus Rivals analyst Adam Gorney joins the show

USC safety Isaiah Pola-Mao talks COVID-19 testing protocols, whether he thinks any USC players will opt out of the season over health concerns, his personal expectations in this new Trojans defense and what he learned working with his famous uncle Troy Polamalu this summer.

 

Then, Rivals recruiting analyst Adam Gorney joins the podcast to discuss his takeaways after reporting a week-long series on Name, Image and Likeness and how it will impact college football in the future. We also talk USC recruiting and what top prospects will do now that there is no HS football in California until January.

USC RBs coach Mike Jinks on his career path and looking ahead to 2020, plus Trojans QB commit Miller Moss

USC running backs coach Mike Jinks joins the podcast to discuss his approach to managing one of the deepest positions groups on the team in 2020 and the area he's seen Markese Stepp progress in the most, plus a look back at his career path from state championship-winning high school coach in Texas to FBS head coach and then to USC.

Also, USC QB commit Miller Moss joins the show to reflect back on his experience at the Elite 11 Finals in Tennessee earlier this month and his transfer to Mater Dei HS.

In-depth interview with new USC special teams coordinator Sean Snyder, plus Max Browne remembers Max Tuerk

Former USC quarterback Max Browne discusses the tragic passing of his former teammate Max Tuerk and the celebration of life held last weekend that featured a number of former Trojans. Browne also gives his take on USC's two QB commits, Miller Moss and Jake Garcia.

Then we go in-depth with new USC special teams coordinator Sean Snyder in a wide-ranging interviews about what he learned from working under his legendary father Bill Snyder, the emotions of leaving Kansas State after two and a half decades, how he goes about coaching specials teams and some other USC-related topics.