The Denver Broncos announced tonight that former USC linebacker Jack Del Rio is the team's new defensive coordinator.

USC needs offensive tackles for its recruiting class, which means it probably has to get two of the following three tackles: Zach Banner, Kyle Murphy and Andrus Peat. One reason is because the previously committed Max Tuerk and Jordan Simmons project as a guard with some analysts.

These members of the 1984 USC football program, which won the Rose Bowl, became NFL head coaches.

Dave Wannstedt: head coach of the Bears, Dolphins and Pitt
Norv Turner: head coach of the Raiders, Chargers (and Redskins)
Chuck Pagano: head coach of the Colts
Jack Del Rio (player): head coach of the Jaguars

USC is currently 17th in Rivals.com and 32nd in Scout.com's, which obviously reward more commitments.

Here's the latest on the Armstead saga as home visits finally concluded with Lane Kiffin among those who visited Sacramento.

USC coach Kevin O'Neill spoke about adversity after tonight's 74-50 loss to Colorado.
``How about you come home and your wife takes all your furniture? I've had that happen one time,'' O'Neill said. ``That's the way it goes. Exercise bike. Big-screen TV. Bed. That was it. I didn't know where to sit.''

USC coach Kevin O'Neill said he second-guessed himself for one thing this season.
``After we played two games in our tour of Brazil, I said I would rest Jio and (Maurice Jones) the third game,'' he said. ``I asked them if they wanted to play and they said for 10 minutes. Jio then tears up his knee.''

Forward Dewayne Dedmon on his knee injury.
``I'm pretty confident it's not the ACL,'' Dedmon said. ``I'm not really sure what's going on in there. (A Colorado player) took a charge and fell back into me and hyperextended my knee.''

Well, USC gets to play Utah on Saturday night and the Utes are 2-6. USC mustered 50 points in tonight's 74-50 loss to Colorado. The Trojans shot 32 percent.
Center Dewayne Dedmon injured his knee in the first half.
``He had a knee (injury) and they said he couldn't come back. He'll have an MRI tonight or tomorrow,'' USC coach Kevin O'Neill said.

USC was outscored 18-2 to start the second half against Colorado and might not score 50 points. The Trojans trail 62-39 with 6:42 left.

Speaking of Mel Kiper, remember how he said during Matt Barkley's senior year of high school (and first spring practice at USC) that Barkley would be the No. 1 pick in three years?
So why did Kiper list Barkley as the No. 6 pick overall before the quarterback announced he was returning for his senior season?

USC offensive tackle Matt Kalil is listed as the No. 2 overall pick by ESPN's Mel Kiper.

Do you think USC can afford to sign a quarterback in its 15-member recruiting class?

Here is my column on the final days of recruiting and how Lane Kiffin is dealing with sanctions heading into signing day.

New Indianapolis coach Chuck Pagano was a graduate assistant at USC in the mid-1980's.

USC is going to give out 2,000 bobbleheads of point guard Maurice Jones at the March 3 game against Washington State. Hopefully they will give out all 2,000 unlike the Harold Miner bobbleheads.

Former USC tailback Dillon Baxter started workouts at San Diego State.

We hear wide receiver Bryce Treggs, who visits USC on Thursday, will probably end up Cal although his family likes UCLA.

With signing date a week away, it is time for questions. One per person please.

Which number is bigger? Fans at tomorrow night's Pac-12 thriller with Colorado? Leftover Harold Miner bobbleheads from the UCLA game?

USC's late rush to sign quarterback Cyler Miles shows that even with the Internet, summer football camps and recruiting combines, coaches are still unable to make definitive calls on some prospects. It took a high school all-star game to convince Lane Kiffin to institute a full-court press on Miles.
Last year Kiffin went several months without speaking to Marqise Lee before deciding he wanted him.
The only mild surprise is that Kiffin is trying to steal a recruit from his good buddy Steve Sarkisian, who doesn't want to lose a rare Husky commitment that is not a three-star.

USC coach Lane Kiffin visited defensive line recruit Arik Armstead last night. Kiffin visits quarterback Cyler Miles on Saturday.

Here's what we referred to about USC's high-per-star ranking for recruiting according to Rivals.com

USC 3.92
Florida State 3.81
Florida 3.74
Ohio State 3.74
Alabama 3.67
Texas 3.67
Auburn 3.6
Oklahoma 3.58
Michigan 3.57
Notre Dame 3.53

WR Stefon Diggs 65 percent
QB Cyler Miles 45 percent
DE Leonard Williams 60 percent