Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football Discussion

The USC Triple-Double Podcast -- the Peristyle Podcast's basketball-focused podcast -- returns with co-hosts Shotgun Spratling and RJ Abeytia previewing the 2026-27 USC men's basketball season after the Trojans completed their preseason with wins over UC San Diego and San Diego State after a loss to North Carolina.But first the podcasting duo are joined by USC head coach Eric Musselman as he is about to begin his third season with the Trojans. Musselman talks about what the coaching staff learned from the preseason scrimmages and the areas they still need to learn more about this year's version of the Trojans.He discusses his concerns with USC's free throw shooting and how roles are still to be defined. Musselman also talks about building around a core three of Rodney Rice, Alijah Arenas and Jacob Cofie now that Rice and Arenas are healthy at the same time.Musselman provides injury updates on Christian Collins and Eric Reibe and discusses the late addition of Belgium national Onyeka Joe Agu. He also talks about who could be the glue guys and who will be the energy providers for the Trojans this season.After a break, Shotgun and RJ discuss their thoughts after seeing the Trojans' preseason action and what can be gleaned from how USC performed. The podcasters then give their superlative predictions for the USC men's basketball season.

On this latest edition of Tunnel Vision USCFootball.com's Ryan Abraham, RJ Abeytia and intern India Otto are in studio to preview the unranked USC Trojans hosting the No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes in the Coliseum. Our crew will dig into the matchup and try to suss out some plausible paths to victory as well as compare Lincoln Riley to Ryan Day. Riley spoke to the media in depth about the matchup with talk about his job status in the rearview for the moment.We'll break down the consequences of both an upset Trojan victory and a defeat on Halloween night.This is the podcast version (audio only) of our Tunnel Vision episode.Please review, rate and subscribe to the Peristyle Podcast on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Make sure you check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠USCFootball.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for complete coverage of this USC Trojan football team.

The Composite Two-Star Recruits podcast is back to break down USC losing focus at Wisconsin in a 24-7 loss. The Cilantro Boys also talk about the massive visitor list for Ohio State-Halloween weekend.TIME STAMPS:(0:00): Horror & Mob Movies(21:29): Wisconsin-USC Recruiting Angle(01:48:00): USC-Ohio State Visitor List(02:05:48): GM Hurricane Bowden Keep 3, Cut 5(02:39:07): Listener Questions Avoided

In this edition of the Peristyle Podcast, hosts Ryan Abraham, RJ Abeytia, and Makena Arteaga are in the studio discussing the nationwide criticism facing head coach Lincoln Riley following USC's worst offensive output of his tenure—scoring just 7 points in a brutal loss to Wisconsin. On Tuesday, Riley addressed pressing questions regarding his future in Los Angeles and whether he will continue as the team's primary play-caller.The crew breaks down Riley’s responses, analyzing whether he remains the right fit for USC, addressing rumors linking his name to other job openings, and evaluating his relationship with athletic director Jen Cohen. They dive into exactly what went wrong in Madison, why Riley insists on keeping the play-calling duties, and how the offensive players are responding after offering their unanimous support for their head coach.While the loss was devastating, the Trojans have no time to look back with No. 2 Ohio State coming to the Coliseum this weekend. Though the Buckeyes are starting a backup quarterback, they still feature the best player in college football in wide receiver Jeremiah Smith, alongside a ferocious defensive front that poses an even greater threat than the Badger unit that dominated USC's offensive line. Finally, Ryan, RJ, and Makena preview the massive matchup against OSU and look at where this Trojans team currently stands according to the latest advanced statistics.Please review, rate and subscribe to the Peristyle Podcast on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Make sure you check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠USCFootball.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for complete coverage of this USC Trojan football team.

The Helium Boys, Shotgun Spratling and Chris Trevino, return behind the microphones after a trip to Madison where things didn't go anyone's way from USC being manhandled up front in a 24-7 loss to Shotgun losing his voice and Chris constantly losing his lunch. They break down all the losing as well as preview USC's return home to take on the No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes in a Halloween affair.The podcasting duo opens with the Two-Minute Drill where Chris gives a shoutout to a Culver's employee that gave him free ice cream coupons before voicing his disappointment in the performance from USC while Shotgun goes on a rant about the Trojans' performance against Wisconsin that eventually extends into a seven-minute drill.The boys of Helium jump into listener comments before discussing the disappointing trip to Wisconsin where everything was fun for Trojan fans until the opening kickoff, an opening drop and a quick three and out followed by a pair of interceptions. Chris and Shotgun try to find a couple of positives in the Stock Up section before rattling off several Stock Downs.After a break, the Helium Boys preview USC's primetime matchup with No. 2 Ohio State, a wounded team that enters without its starting quarterback but coming off a bye week that gave the Buckeyes a little more time to determine what it wants to do against the Trojans. They look at the matchup and what USC needs to do to potentially pull off the upset.The podcasting pair also answer a listener question about media availability before closing out the show with Shotgun taking on Trevino's Take It or Leave It segment before an Overtime period of underrated Halloween candy and the proper way to disperse or not disperse Halloween candy when not at home. Finally, Chris regales listeners with the tale of his food poisoning and attempts to travel back to California while down bad.