Any diehard college football fan knows about Phil Steele. The man whose magazine has been a staple for generations of college football junkies is one of the most respected and admired people in the publishing industry. He is a legend in his sport and in his profession. Fans can’t wait to see what he has to say about each team. The Phil Steele college football preview lays out the returning starters, the unit rankings, and the other topics we can’t wait to discuss in the summer to get us through those final weeks before the arrival of Week 1 in late August and early September. We at Trojans Wire were fortunate and blessed to be able to interview Phil Steele about the USC football team heading into the 2024 season. Our interview appears at The Voice of College Football, where we host a Monday commentary show with Mark Rogers and a Friday call-in show with USC fans.
Here are the various notes, links, and takeaways from our talk with Phil Steele and his position-group rankings for USC in 2024:
THE FULL INTERVIEW AT THE VOICE OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL
WHAT IS DIFFERENT ABOUT COLLEGE FOOTBALL PUBLISHING TODAY COMPARED TO 20 YEARS AGO?
EXPERIENCE
COACHING CHANGES
USC obviously was terrible on defense in 2023 but now has different coaches in 2024. We asked Phil Steele how that affected his evaluation of how good USC’s defense will be this season.
PHIL STEELE ON THE USC DEFENSE
PHIL STEELE ON USC OFFENSIVE LINE
USC fans hope Phil Steele’s predictions about the Trojans’ defense undervalue what the Men of Troy bring to the field. However, Steele is bullish about the USC offensive line. If Steele’s optimism is backed up by the Trojans’ level of play on the field, USC could be in for a very big, very successful year.
MORE LINKS
FURTHER READING
MILLER MOSS
WHERE TO GET THE PHIL STEELE COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW
We greatly appreciate Phil Steele for generously giving his time to Trojans Wire and The Voice of College Football during the busiest time of his year. As a gesture of gratitude to Phil, we want to let you know where you can get his college football preview magazine. The two brick-and-mortar stores where is magazine is sold are Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million. You can also visit PhilSteele.com as an online resource.
Our thanks, once again, to Phil Steele for talking USC football with us. Be sure to subscribe to, like, and share the USC channel at The Voice of College Football, where you can get special interviews, our two weekly USC shows, and other special broadcasts coming up during the college football season.
This article originally appeared on Trojans Wire: Trojans Wire talks to college football publishing icon Phil Steele about USC
