Former USC guard Paul Westphal was elected to the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame today. Westphal is the 11th Trojan in the Basketball Hall of Fame, joining 6 other men — Bill Sharman, Jack Gardner, Alex Hannum, Tex Winter and coaches Sam Barry and George Raveling — along with 4 women (Cheryl Miller, Cynthia Cooper, Lisa Leslie and Tina Thompson). Westphal was on the 1971 … Continue reading Paul Westphal Makes Naismith Hall Of Fame
Don’t expect this glorified practice to prove too much if you are in attendance or watching the too-enthusiastic Pac-12 Network coverage. It’s better to be here at Cromwell Field in person because otherwise you hear Yogi Roth sound like nothing is wrong with the Trojans. On the other hand, USC security is telling people not to have their cell phones out . . . for … Continue reading Spring Showcase Saturday!
It looks like Jamie Dixon is staying at TCU. Like I said, this seach is how I envision Lynn Swann looking for a football coach. Didn’t UCLA know Dixon’s buyout was $8 million? Didn’t they want Dixon enough to pay it? Why would TCU ever lower the buyout? Continue reading Double Duty For Lynn Swann?
There’s been a narrative that USC’s recruiting staff is short-handed and it is unfair competing against SEC schools, which have a larger staff. One complaint is USC employees are overworked. But I’ve heard from several sources that one reason USC is losing valuable employees is because a lot of resentment built up in the dept. because Clay Helton has played favorites and given everything to … Continue reading USC Rumor Mill
I wrote a preview of USC for the Sporting News and here are my three questions that must be answered going into the 2019 season. Continue reading Three Biggest Questions For USC
If you are a regular reader of my blog, this will not surprise you. I was told Thursday night that USC athletic director Lynn Swann is already at Augusta National Golf Club, his second trip to the golf course in 2019. Swann’s official reason for being at Augusta is that three USC golfers are participating in the Augusta National Women’s Amateur tournament that started Wednesday. … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column
InsideUSC with Scott Wolf 