Behind The Caution Tape With CrashLit

CrashLit starts by thanking the baseball team for his new jersey they gifted him, and then dives into Clay Helton's return to the Coliseum with Georgia Southern. He next turns to women's volleyball's big weekend at Galen Center, and their upcoming week at LMU. He next recaps soccer's tough loss to Stanford, and how they can rebound versus UW in their Big Ten opener. He nexts recaps men's water pol...

CrashLit opens by talking about football's massive win over Missouri State, and why he was impressed with all aspects of the Trojans at the Coliseum. He then previews the game versus Georgia Southern and the return of Clay Helton. He also talks about the latest news in the Notre Dame controversy, and weighs in on what he thinks USC should do. He also talks about the latest news from the House Sett...

USC women's volleyball alum and current Purdue middle blocker Lindsey Miller joins CrashLit to talk about how she initially was looking at playing softball in college before ultimately falling in love with volleyball in high school. She details what led her to choose first Notre Dame, then USC, before transferring to Purdue for her graduate year. She also details overcoming an injury and some of h...

CrashLit might be 23 today, but that ain't stopping him from getting in the studio! He opens by previewing football's first game from Missouri State, and what he thinks the team needs to do to be successful. He then moves onto soccer, where he discusses their latest two victories and who's up next at Rawlinson Stadium. Next, CrashLit previews women's volleyball's first two matches of the year, and...

CrashLit starts the first Monday Rundown of Season 2 by talking about the ribbon-cutting ceremony of Rawlinson Stadium before diving into the soccer team's first win in its new home venue and recalls his experience there. He lists who from football made a preseason watchlist, and why those players need to perform. He then moves to women's volleyball, and talks about what USC will need to do to get...

(Originally recorded on 4/29/2025, interviews and press conference from 4/29/2025) CrashLit travels to Chicago to cover the USC women's volleyball team at Big Ten Volleyball Media Days at the Big Ten Network Studio. CrashLit starts by recapping before diving into what USC said and what head coach Brad Keller, redshirt sophomore middle blocker Leah Ford and redshirt junior outside hitter Adonia Fau...

USC baseball alum and recent Colorado Rockies draftee and two-way player Ethan Hedges joins CrashLit on Behind The Caution Tape to talk about what his selection into the Rockies organization and his experience playing professional baseball so far. CrashLit also asks Ethan about his time at USC, and what it was like to make the NCAAs and be a two-way player in his final year as a Trojan. CrashLit a...

USC football alum, Fox Sports color commentator, and Petros And Money co-host Petros Papadakis joins CrashLit on the Season 2 premiere of Behind The Caution Tape as the show's first guest. CrashLit asks Petros about his experience playing for USC before asking Petros about his career in working for Fox as a color analyst and talks about some of his memorable moments. Because Petros' criticism of U...

CrashLit starts by congratulating men's track and field on winning the outdoor national championship, which is USC's 138th national title. He also congratulates the women's team on finishing as the national runner-up. He then talks about who the core value players of the week were for football. CrashLit next recaps who made the all-regional team for baseball and highlights Ethan Hedges being named...

Peabody and 35-time Emmy Award-winning TV producer David Neal, a USC alum who worked at both NBC Sports and Fox Sports, joins CrashLit on Behind The Caution Tape. David Tells CrashLit about what got him interested in being a sports producer, and how it led to working at NBC Sports, to starting his own company and working at Univision, and how it ultimately led him to Fox Sports. CrashLit asks Davi...

CrashLit opens the episode by talking about the House Settlement being approved and also discusses USC's new partnership with Learfield. He then talks about the Los Angeles Emmy Award for the Arrival of the Trojan intro video at football games this past season. Next, CrashLit discusses and previews some of the games for soccer in 2025, and why it will be exciting to be attend games at the new Rawl...

UC San Diego and USC men's basketball alum Bryce Pope joins CrashLit on a special episode of Behind The Caution Tape to discuss his basketball journey. Bryce talks about being recruited to UCSD to becoming one of the best players in Triton history. He then talks about transferring to USC for his final year of eligibility, and talked about his time with the Trojans, and how it differed from his UCS...

CrashLit opens the episode by talking about the announced kickoff times for football, as well as who made the Lott Impact Trophy watch list, and also who got nominated to the 2026 College Football Hall of Fame Ballot. He then talks about who was added to the staff for men's basketball, and then discusses women's basketball's season opener. Next, he discusses women's volleyball's 2025 schedule, and...

CrashLit starts the episode by discussing whether or not the USC-Notre Dame football rivalry will end this year, and highlights an outspoken critic of the move. He then talks about what team in Australia Harrison Hornery signed with, before moving on to discussing the athletes and coaches who got national and conference awards. He then previews track and field going to College Station this week fo...

In his first episode since graduating from USC, CrashLit congratulates the women's track and field team for winning the Big Ten Outdoor Championships, before mentioning the men's finish. He then discusses football head coach Lincoln Riley's reported 2023 salary, before mentioning how rowing performed in their Big Ten championships. Next, CrashLit discusses the end of men's golf, and then mentions...

CrashLit opens the episode talking about the latest changes with sports performance for football before moving into the latest news from women's volleyball and discussing the All-Americans from lacrosse. He then discusses the latest news from track and field, and what to expect from the team in the Big Ten Championships. He then previews rowing in their Big Ten Championships this weekend. Next, Cr...

CrashLit opens by talking about a staff change with football, and who got invited to NFL rookie minicamps. He next talks about Alijah Arenas and the Big Ten opponents for men's basketball, before discussing women's basketball Big Ten opponents for next year. He then discusses track and field at the USC-UCLA dual meet, and then dives into the latest news from women's volleyball. He next highlights...

CrashLit starts by talking about who from football got drafted and signed in the NFL. He then talks about the latest transfer news from men's basketball before talking about the transfer news from women's basketball and who the latest coach hired is. He next previews women's volleyball's final spring day this weekend and recaps soccer's final spring match last weekend. He next previews track and f...

(Originally recorded 4/21/2025) USC baseball sophomore INF/OF Kevin Takeuchi joins CrashLit on Behind The Caution Tape to talk about his experience with the baseball team. From earning a starting spot to playing home games off campus, Kevin breaks down the highs and lows of his journey as a Trojan. CrashLit also asks Kevin about moving from the Pac-12 to the Big Ten, and what he learned about hims...

In this week's episode, CrashLit talks about the latest transfer to join the football team, before discussing the latest player to sign on to the Muss Bus. CrashLit next talks about who from women's basketball got drafted, who is transferring in, and which coach is leaving the program. He next discusses track and field's final stretch, before talking about women's volleyball's spring schedule and...

Current USC men's volleyball junior outside hitter Dillon Klein joins CrashLit on Behind The Caution Tape as the show's first ever current USC student-athlete guest. CrashLit asks Dillon about what it was like to grow up playing volleyball, and what led him to choose USC. Dillon then talks about how he has seen the team improve year after year, especially being a three-year starter a team leader f...

On this week's Monday Rundown, CrashLit starts by talking about the latest commit to USC football, and also what he saw from covering practice last week. He next talks about who is transferring where from women's basketball, and Jazzy Davidson's performance at the Hoop Summit. CrashLit next talks about the latest player and coach moves on the men's basketball team. He then recaps track and field's...

Cody Kessler joins CrashLit for a special episode of Behind The Caution Tape. CrashLit starts by asking Cody about what led him to USC, what it was like to earn the starting job after sitting behind Matt Barkley, and also some of his favorite memories as a Trojan. CrashLit and Cody next discuss his NFL career and the highs and lows during his time in the pros. Finally, CrashLit asks Cody about com...

Bob Klein joins CrashLit on Behind The Caution Tape to discuss his career as a football player. CrashLit asks Bob about playing football with O. J. Simpson at USC and winning a national championship. CrashLit also asks Bob about playing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in freshman basketball. The conversation then steers towards Bob's career in the NFL, first with the Rams, and later with the Chargers. Finally...

CrashLit opens talking about women's basketball's season ending loss to UConn as well as who has entered the transfer portal. He next discusses the men's basketball team in the CBC and discusses who is coming and leaving. He next discusses who suddenly decided to leave the football team, before discussing how track and field performed this weekend. He next discusses women's volleyball spring sched...