Musings from Arledge: NIL, Big 12 and rushing numbers
Here I am, just minding my own business, when the entire college football world collapses around me. The NCAA bows …
Chris Arledge
Chris Arledge is a graduate of USC’s Gould School of Law and is the co-founder and managing partner of an intellectual property law firm. Chris’s forgettable football career started at Elsinore High School, where his Tigers defeated Kyle Wachholtz’s Norco squad for the league title (Bring on Brad Otton’s team, too!), and ended at William Jewell College, where Chris was a team captain and an all-conference defensive back.
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Musings from Arledge: Supreme Court is coming for the NCAA
Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court signaled the end of the NCAA’s longstanding rules regarding “amateurism.” The old structures are …
Musings from Arledge: The Heart-Wrenching Story of Very Young Jay Toia
The world is a sad place for many, and the pandemic has only made it worse. Probably the most devastating …
Musings from Arledge: Points per game, NCAA transfer rules, and Pac-12 partners
No, seriously, don’t worry about it. It’s just part of the job. You don’t even have to thank me. I …
Musings from Arledge: Two big question marks, stopping the run, and the 27th percentile
Going into this season, USC has two big question marks on its roster. (I said “roster.” I’m not talking about …
Musings from Arledge: Extending an olive branch to the Bruins
In last week’s Musings, I predicted that Stephen Carr would be the surprise player of this coming season. Surprise! Carr …
Musings from Arledge: Post-spring practice questions
Delivering some musings on post-spring practice questions and offering Part II of the Pacific Northwest opponent previews. In how many …
Musings from Arledge: Caring about the running game and more 2021 opponents
This is the time of year when Clay Helton and staff talk up the running game. They talk about how …
Musings from Arledge: Spring takeaways and fall turnovers, Song Girls and 2021 opponents
We’re deep into spring practice now. The question is: Can you really learn anything of value from spring practice? Yes. …
Musings from Arledge: Larry Scott, USC staffers, and Sark
So Larry Scott is out after only eleven years at the helm? Is that really enough time? I thought he’d …
Musings from Arledge: Championships at USC, an OL coach, and Ted Lasso
The LA Times published an interview with Clay Helton that is full of gems. I’dlike to dive right in, of …
Musings from Arledge: New assistants, second-place shirts and Korey Foreman
How many assistants must be sacrificed to maintain the fiction that Clay Helton is not at fault for the state …
Musings from Arledge: Getting better or getting worse, and the 2020 season
It’s coaching gospel that you’re either getting better or you’re getting worse. I don’t know if this is really true, …
Musings from Arledge: Damage done, being elite, and the worst rushing team in the conference
When the Clay Helton era ends – when if finally, mercifully ends – Clay Helton will have done more to …
Musings from Arledge: Slovis the assassin, game balls, and momentum
Don’t let the face fool you. Yes, he looks like he just wandered in from a junior high chess club. …
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