Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables has received the largest known contract for an assistant coach with a five-year deal worth $11.6 million. Venables will make $2.2 million per year the first two years. It was just seven years ago that USC defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin made $1.8 million and was the highest-paid assistant in the nation. Those days seem long gone at USC. Clancy Pendergast … Continue reading Saturday Buzz: Is USC Keeping Up With Power Conferences?

Photo/Gatorade   Sam Darnold and JT Daniels posed together earlier this week. Yup, Darnold’s taller. Will it be an issue this season? We will see. Do you think Chip Kelly is going through any kind of culture shock at UCLA? He released a top 100 player, wide receiver Bryan Addison of Gardena Serra, after some problems with the UCLA admissions office and college board. Even … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For The USC Notes Column

A USC game has sold out of single-game tickets, but it’s a road game, of course. Texas only has tickets left for the USC game for those who want to buy season tickets. Texas Memorial Stadium has a capacity of 100,119, so the crowd will be huge for this game. Continue reading Single Game Tickets Gone For USC-Texas

The Biletnikoff Award announced its watch list this morning, which normally means I get to make fun of the fact it forgot to list Marqise Lee on its watch list the year he won the award. But then I saw this morning’s list, which did not include USC wide receiver Tyler Vaughns, who seemed a natural candidate. Remember, watch lists are meaningless and usually throw … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Sometimes It Is Good To Not Make A Watch List