Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football Discussion

The Composite Two-Star Recruits podcast returns off the bye week to discuss the updated USC 2024, 2025 target lists from Gerard Martinez. The Cilantro Boys also talk about the new 2024 EDGE offer Gabriel Reliford and Trojans preparing for their first road game, a Pac-12 matchup with Arizona State. TIME STAMPS: 4:28: Cold Open (Updated Target Lists) 49:52: New 2024 Offer 1:09:49: NIL & Congress...

Shotgun Spratling and Chris Trevino return with the Helium Boys Podcast to preview the Trojans' trip to the desert to take on Arizona State in their first road trip of the season and assess where USC stands coming of its bye week following a 3-0 start to the 2023 season. Shotgun and Chris immediately jump into what they are keeping an eye on and looking for this weekend in the 'Two-Minute Drill' s...

The Composite Two-Star Recruits podcast returns to discuss three-star Herriman (Utah) 2024 LB Ephraim Asiata officially visiting USC. The Cilantro Boys also discus LB Chris Cole committing to Georgia, Aydin Breland & USC's DL recruiting, the Stanford Recruiting Angle and more. TIME STAMPS: 4:31: Cold Open (LB Ephraim Asiata OV)  15:34: Chris Cole and 2024 LB recruiting  34:10: Stanford Unoffic...

In this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and new USCFootball.com senior staff writer Connor Morrissette are in studio LIVE talking about USC's 3-0 start in which the Trojans put up at least 50 points in their first three games for the first time in program history. Of course Lincoln Riley and company got blowout wins against San Jose State and Nevada before cruising by Stanford...

The Helium Boys Podcast returns with Shotgun Spratling and Chris Trevino reuniting to react to USC's thoroughly dominant 56-10 blowout of Stanford that moves the Trojans to 3-0 on the season. The Helium Boys discuss the notable takeaways from the blowout win and the conclusion, for all intents and purposes for now at least, of a nearly 120-year rivalry. Shotgun and Chris open with the 'Two-Minute...

On this latest edition of Tunnel Vision USCFootball.com's Ryan Abraham , Jack Smith and Connor Morrissette (aka Triple-Double) are back in studio discussing what was a merciless beatdown of longtime rival Stanford. The Trojans scored early and often and built up a 49-3 halftime lead that included seven different Trojans finding the end zone and over 400 yards of offense. With the backups in for th...

On this episode of the Peristyle Podcasts hosts Ryan Abraham and Coach Harvey Hyde are back together talking about USC's third-straight blowout win of the season, a 56-10 destruction of the Stanford Cardinal Saturday night in the Coliseum. Once again the Trojans were a heavy favorite and as was the case last week they were able to easily cover the 29-point spread, winning eventually by 46 points i...

On this latest edition of Tunnel Vision USCFootball.com's Ryan Abraham , Jack Smith and Connor Morrissette (aka Triple-Double) are back in studio taking a look ahead at the last ever Pac-12 conference opener for the Trojans, a Saturday night showdown with the Stanford Cardinal. Stanford is USC's longest running rivalry and with the move to the Big Ten along with the Cardinal heading to the ACC, th...

The Composite Two-Star Recruits Podcast returns to discuss the in-game commitment of 2026 WR Tron Baker during the Nevada win. The Cilantro Boys also discuss 2024 LB Ephraim Asiata officially visiting, Chris Cole's official visit, five-star 2025 safety Anquon Fegans backing off his commitment and much more. TIME STAMPS: 4:26: Cold Open (Tron Baker commits) 17:46: LB Chris Cole visits, sets commitm...

In this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and new USCFootball.com senior staff writer Connor Morrissette are in studio LIVE talking about the unfortunate injury to USC offensive guard Gino Quinones . After Tuesday's practice of Stanford week head coach Lincoln Riley told the media that Quinones suffered a lower leg injury and was going to be out for the season. The guys talk abou...

Shotgun Spratling and Chris Trevino return with the Helium Boys Podcast to react to USC's defensive improvements in a 66-14 victory over Nevada that moves the Trojans to 2-0 on the season. The Helium Boys discuss the notable takeaways from the blowout win and why what we've seen in the first two games should still be taken with a bit of skepticism and a grain of salt. Shotgun and Chris introduce a...

On this episode of the Peristyle Podcasts hosts Ryan Abraham and Coach Harvey Hyde are back together talking about USC's second blowout win of the season, a 66-14 beatdown of the Nevada Wolf Pack Saturday afternoon in the Coliseum. Again the Trojans were a heavy favorite and this time they were able to easily cover the 38-point spread, winning eventually by 52 points. Coach Harvey Hyde starts out...

On this latest edition of Tunnel Vision USCFootball.com's  Ryan Abraham ,  Jack Smith  and  Connor Morrissette  (aka Triple-Double) are back in studio breaking down what they saw from the Trojans 66-14 beatdown of the Nevada Wolf Pack Saturday afternoon in the Coliseum. With the victory USC moves to 2-0 on the season heading into the Stanford game, the first conference game of the final Pac-12 foo...

In this edition of the Peristyle Podcast USCFootball.com publisher Ryan Abraham previews the USC Trojans next opponent, the Nevada Wolf Pack (3:30 p.m. PDT on the Pac-12 Network). To get a better feeling for what this Wolf Pack football programs brings to the table, Ryan welcomes in Nevada SportsNet reporter Chris Murray to break down this Nevada squad that includes two former USC Trojans in wide...

The Composite Two-Star Recruits podcast returns to discuss USC setting up for its first fall official visitor, 4-star Virginia linebacker Chris Cole. The Cilantro Boys also talk about the recruiting angle of USC's San Jose State win, unofficial visitors and Zachariah Branch's Reggie Bush comparison.  TIME STAMPS: 4:11: Cold Open (Jalen Harvey) 16:42: USC's other unofficial visitors for Week 0 42:3...

In this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and new USCFootball.com senior staff writer Connor Morrissette are in studio LIVE talking about what USC head coach Lincoln Riley and defensive coordinator Alex Grinch had to say following the Trojans 56-28 victory over the San Jose State Spartans. Heading into the game all eyes were on the new-look defense with high expectations for sign...

Shotgun Spratling and Chris Trevino return for the first in-season Helium Boys Podcast to react to the overreactions of USC's 56-28 win over San Jose State in the season opener. The Helium Boys discuss what should be the big takeaways from the blowout victory and what things should be taken with a grain of salt...at least for now. Shotgun and Chris break down the victory with Stock Up/Stock Down,...

For this latest edition of Tunnel Vision USCFootball.com's  Chris Trevino ,  Jack Smith  and  Shotgun Spratling  are back in studio to talk about this USC football team's season opening 56-28 victory over San Jose State. The Trojans had some lapses on both sides of the ball but were still able to pull away from the Spartans, extending the lead to 35 points before giving up a late garbage time touc...

On this episode of the Peristyle Podcasts hosts Ryan Abraham and Coach Harvey Hyde are back together talking about USC's season opening 56-28 win against San Jose State Saturday night in the Coliseum. The Trojans came in as a heavy favorite and finished up with a 28-point margin of victory, but there was still a lot of room for improvement, especially along both lines and the overall defensive eff...

Shotgun Spratling and Chris Trevino are back together for a special behind-the-scenes edition of the Helium Boys Podcast. The Helium Boys work through the process of compiling and debating a post-fall camp re-rank of USCfootball.com's Top 30 Most Important Trojans' list. For the last four seasons, the USCfootball.com staff has counted down the Top 30 Most Important Trojans in a series of offseason...

On this latest edition of Tunnel Vision USCFootball.com's  Ryan Abraham ,  Jack Smith  and  Shotgun Spratling  are back in studio to talk about this USC football team's opening game against San Jose State. The guys are excited that football is actually back and even a little bit early for Trojan fans with this week zero match-up against the Spartans, kicking off at 5pm PT in the Coliseum. The guys...

The Composite Two-Star Recruits podcast returns to talk more about the recruiting impact of No. 1 2026 prospect and QB Julian Lewis committing to USC. The Cilantro Boys also break down 2024 EDGE Jaylen Harvey setting a big visit, the San Jose State opener, Friday Night Lights and USC's first depth chart of 2023. TIME STAMPS: 5:27: Cold Open (Julian Lewis Impact)  38:09: Jaylen Harvey returning to...

In this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and new USCFootball.com senior staff writer Connor Morrissette are in studio LIVE talking about the breaking news that the University of Southern California has hired Jennifer Cohen to be the school's 10th athletic director. Cohen comes from the University of Washington and she will be starting her role as USC's AD today. The guys talk ab...

The Composite Two-Star Recruits podcast returns for a special emergency episode to break down the commitment of five-star caliber Georgia QB Julian Lewis, the No. 1 player in 2026.

Shotgun Spratling and Chris Trevino reunite for the Helium Boys Podcast to react to the news of USC's hire of Jennifer Cohean as athletic director. The Helium Boys talk about what Cohen brings to the table after leading Washington for the past seven years and give some insight on what those that have worked with her say. Shotgun and Chris also preview the 2023 season and the schedule opener agains...