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Shotgun Spratling
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Sports journalist & photographer from the Dirty South. Currently covering college baseball @D1Baseball & USC football/basketball @ThePeristyle.

Wearer of size 7 3/8 fitteds.
5-foot-4 #UCLA transfer guard Londynn Jones announces her commitment to #USC on Instagram. (Trojan guards JuJu Watkins and Kennedy Smith were quick to chime in.)

Jones set the UCLA record for 3PT made in 2023-24 with 87 while shooting 36.6%. Shot 35.1% from deep this year.
April 21, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Where will #USC football look to add in spring transfer portal window? One position stands out to HC Lincoln Riley

Connor Morrissette with the story: 247sports.com/college/usc/...
April 10, 2025 at 2:44 AM
NEW PODCAST: #ArizonaState HC Willie Bloomquist joins the Sidearm Delivery Podcast to talk about life in the Big 12, his efforts to rebuild the Sun Devil program and why he 'doesn't recruit turds.'

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April 2, 2025 at 7:58 PM
The Women of Troy are playing for fallen superstar JuJu Watkins and went Wednesday night to spoil her with some gifts:

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March 29, 2025 at 2:28 AM
FINAL: #USC 73, #Indiana 66.

- Women of Troy are 17-1 (7-0) after winning 13th straight, powered by a 12-0 run in 4Q.
- JuJu Watkins: 22 pts (6-15 FG, 2-3 3PT, 8-10 FT), 6 rebs, 2 stls, blk.
- Rayah Marshall: 13 pts (2-7 FG, 9-10 FT), 10 rebs, 3 asts, 2 blks, 2 stls.
January 19, 2025 at 7:15 PM
HALF: #USC 38, #Indiana 32.

- Hoosiers had an 18-3 run to take a double-digit lead, but Women of Troy answered with a 20-5 run.
- Rayah Marshall: 10 pts (2-4 FG, 6-6 FT), 4 rebs, ast, blk, stl.
- JuJu Watkins: 8 pts (2-6 FG), 5 rebs, blk, stl.
- USC was 13 of 14 on FTs.
January 19, 2025 at 5:59 PM
FINAL: #USC 99, #Iowa 89.

- Trojans hold off Hawkeye rally to get first Big Ten home win and improve to 11-6 (3-3).
- USC had four players with 18+ pts led by Desmond Claude: 25 pts (7-16 FG, 1-2 3PT, 10-12 FT), 8 rebs, 9 asts, blk, 6 turnovers.
- USC shot 64.9%, including 69.2% in second half!!
January 15, 2025 at 5:53 AM
HALF: #USC 48, #Iowa 32.

- Trojans were red hot from deep: 7 of 11 (64.6%) on three-pointers.
- Wesley Yates III led the way: 16 pts (6-8 FG, 4-5 3PT), 4 asts.
- #USC shooting 61.3%!!
- #Iowa not shooting poorly at 46.4%.
- Trojans have 15 assists on 19 FGs.
January 15, 2025 at 4:42 AM
#USC gets terrific work by DLs Gavin Meyer, Kameryn Fountain on first play after turnover recovered inside #Nebraska's red zone.

Meyer blows by center & grabs RB by legs, but that's likely a broken tackle alone. But Fountain stands up RT, turns him, comes off to make tackle.
November 19, 2024 at 2:46 AM
Seven-man protection with Woody Marks used as decoy on play action. So a two-man route using one as the bait against man coverage.

Combo of play action & Zachariah Branch's ability to draw attention opens this up for Duce Robinson. Once CB follows Branch half the field is open.
November 19, 2024 at 2:04 AM
Great play design here, again using Zachariah Branch as the bait to open up another target.

Watch all three defenders in circle flow to flat on Branch's motion. Worked out in end with leaping Duce Robinson catch but not sure why Jayden Maiava didn't hit a WIDE-OPEN Walker Lyons.
November 18, 2024 at 5:22 PM
Opening drive #USC takes a shot (likely determined presnap), but the play-action opened up a huge area to throw the ball up the seam to Makai Lemon.

But this play likely informed Lincoln Riley the intermediate to deep over would be wide open for Duce Robinson's 48-yard TD later.
November 18, 2024 at 5:21 PM