Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football Discussion

Following the biggest recruiting weekend in recent memory, Gerard Martinez breaks down how the visits went and where USC stands with some of the impressive talent that came to Los Angeles. We also talk with Coach Harvey Hyde about the offensive talent on the team and answer a question about former USC offensive coordinator Norm Chow.

We are back in Los Angeles and have a packed podcast this week with topics ranging from the linebacker rotation to recruiting updates to going after the NCAA. We talk with Coach Harvey Hyde, USCFootball.com beat writer Dan Weber and USCFootball.com national recruiting analyst Gerard Martinez about everything USC football and recruiting.

This week the podcast is coming to you from San Antonio, Texas where we are covering the week of practice leading up to the U.S. Army All-American Game. The Trojans have five committed players on the roster and are after several more. Ryan Abraham and Gerard Martinez break it all down from San Antonio.

In our last podcast of 2010 we talk about some of the early enrollees that signed with USC, if there are more to come and how many scholarships are left for Lane Kiffin and his staff. We also answer your questions about recruiting and potential modifications to the Trojans defensive scheme.

The offseason is rolling along for the USC Trojans and with each passing day, the recruiting stakes increase as teams all over the country battle for the top high school talent. We discuss the latest recruiting news with Gerard Martinez and chat with Coach Harvey Hyde about players leaving the program early and the future of the USC defense.

We discuss defensive tackle Jurrell Casey winning the USC Most Valuable Player Award and the rest of the award winners in the podcast this week. We also have plenty of recruiting news including four verbal commits coming in over the weekend.

USC finished off their season in style with a victory over rival UCLA. In the podcast this week we talk all about the win and the season as a while with Coach Harvey Hyde, answering your questions about what went right and what went wrong. We also talk recruiting as the Trojan coaching staff tries to bring in some of the top talent in the country.

Our panel of experts breaks down the horrible loss to the Fighting Irish, talking about the extremely conservative game plan and lack of adjustments during the game. We also discuss USC recruiting in California and get an update with the prospects that officially visited the Coliseum over the weekend.

The debacle in Corvallis is a hot topic this week on the podcast so we get the opinions of Harvey Hyde and Dan Weber about what went wrong. We also chat with USCFootball.com recruiting analyst Gerard Martinez about some of the official visitors scheduled to watch USC play rival Notre Dame this weekend at the Coliseum.

Lots to discuss on the podcast this week starting with the running back rotation, the health of Marc Tyler and where Allen Bradford and C.J. Gable fit into the mix. We also discuss the tight end position, the great play on the onsides kick by Ross Cumming, Devon Kennard at middle linebacker and how the defense is playing on third and long.