USC knew it was a public relations debacle when it raised the rent on the City Section baseball semifinals from $4,000 to more than $18,000. An new agreement has been worked out and the Open Division and Division I baseball semifinals will be played at Dedeaux Field on May 22-23. USC might be slow to react on some scandals but it got this one fixed in … Continue reading City Baseball Playoffs Back At Dedeaux Field

Former St. John Bosco cornerback Chris Steele has entered the NCAA transfer portal after just one semester at Florida. Steele was mentioned as a witness in published reports in sexual battery allegations against his roommate, quarterback Jalon Jones. He was not accused of wrongdoing but reportedly was upset because he requested a move to a different dorm during his first month at Florida. Where will he … Continue reading Chris Steele Leaving Florida

Someone at USC is either incompetent or has a devilish sense of irony. Just watch the video below, where the narrator says “a visionary” during a shot of Clay Helton and “a genius” with a shot of Clancy Pendergast. I don’t know whether to suggest a raise or firing the film maker. I do know this: Some people in the athletic dept. are laughing at … Continue reading Morning Buzz: USC Calls Clay Helton “A Visionary”

This is sort of apt given the state of the baseball program. Maybe it started originally at Heritage Hall, moved to the McKay Center and then Dedeaux Field. Continue reading USC Image Of The Day

Every year around June, the USC football and basketball coaches, their staff (and wives) would spend a weekend at Indian Wells Country Club. Clay Helton and Andy Enfield would address boosters and then it was a free weekend in the desert. Well, we hear that it’s not happening. Is this part of the constant belt tightening?  Could it be the Trojans’ 5-7 record in football … Continue reading USC Afternoon Notes

USC says it posted an an all-time high APR score average for all sports for the sixth straight year. But it is football that most observers focus on. Here are the all-important multi-year APR scores for Pac-12 football: Washington: 991 Utah: 989 Stanford: 986 Arizona State: 980 Cal: 979 USC: 972 Oregon State: 971 Oregon: 968 Colorado: 965 Washington State: 960 Arizona: 952 UCLA: 948 … Continue reading APR Scores Are Bad News For School . . . Not USC