Every diehard college football fan knows Phil Steele. The man whose magazine has been a staple of college football junkies for generations 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 hear what he has to say about each team. The Phil Steele College Football Preview highlights the returning starters, the unit rankings and the other topics we’re dying to cover over the summer to get us through the final weeks before the arrival of Week 1 in late August and early September. We at Trojans Wire were fortunate and honored to be able to interview Phil Steele about the USC football team ahead of the 2024 season. Our interview appears on The Voice of College Football, where we host a commentary show with Mark Rogers on Mondays and a call-in show with USC fans on Fridays.
Here are the various notes, links and insights from our conversation 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 PUBLISHING COLLEGE FOOTBALL ARTICLES TODAY COMPARED TO 20 YEARS AGO?
EXPERIENCE
COACH CHANGE
USC’s defense was obviously terrible in 2023, but they now have different coaches in 2024. We asked Phil Steele how that affected his assessment of USC’s defense this season.
PHIL STEELE ON THE USC DEFENSE
PHIL STEELE ON THE USC OFFENSIVE LINE
USC fans are hoping that Phil Steele’s predictions about the Trojans’ defense underestimate the performance of the Men of Troy. However, Steele is optimistic about USC’s 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 LITERATURE
MILLER-MOSS
WHERE CAN I GET THE PHIL STEELE COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW?
We are very grateful to Phil Steele for generously giving his time to Trojans Wire and The Voice of College Football during the busiest time of the year. As a token of our gratitude, we wanted to share where you can get his college football preview magazine. The two brick-and-mortar stores that sell the magazine are Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million. You can also visit PhilSteele.com as an online resource.
Thanks again to Phil Steele for talking about USC football. Don’t forget to subscribe, like and share the USC channel on The Voice of College Football for special interviews, our two weekly USC shows and other special programs running throughout the college football season.
This article originally appeared on Trojans Wire: Trojans Wire talks to college football publishing icon Phil Steele about USC
