Episode 227: USC vs. Notre Dame Fallout

Reign of Troy Radio returns with a full episode breaking down the fallout from USC's blowout loss to Notre Dame.

• Michael and Alicia open the podcast bemoaning a difficult sports weekend before settling in to listen to the RotBots' opinions of USC's loss. It's definitely Rant Line this week.
• The news this week includes more concerning injury updates from Clay Helton's conference call, including an ankle issue for quarterback Sam Darnold. How should USC's coaches respond to the injury issues schematically?
• USC tumbled to No. 21 in the AP and coaches polls. Are the Trojans finally where they belong?
• The Over/Under results from the Notre Dame game include the RoT Crew being right on many predictions, just not to the degree the Irish beatdown the Trojans.
• Michael and Alicia take a moment to discuss Helton's conference call, including the idea that Notre Dame added new wrinkles to their gameplan during the bye week. Does that matter as much as USC fans on Twitter think it does?
• The meat of the episode comes from the mailbag with questions specific to USC's performance in Notre Dame game, USC's performance throughout the season, Helton's hot seat and more.

Later this week, Reign of Troy Radio will return to preview the battle with ASU in the desert. After the game, RoT will have a Carcast from Tempe.

If you want to join in and get your voice on the podcast, call into the Reign of Troy Rant/Rave Line at 213-373-1872 or email the show at reignoftroy@fansided.com.