Former USC wide receiver Randal Grimes said he was going to transfer to Minnesota. But today on Instagram, Grimes said he will instead transfer to UNLV. Grimes is from Las Vegas. Continue reading Randal Grimes Changes Mind And Goes To UNLV

I’m old enough to remember Pete Carroll telling me that he called Urban Meyer at Florida to try and schedule a home-and-home series back in the glory days. Meyer declined. Carroll also tried to get Oklahoma to play a home-and-home series but the Sooners said no. Now USC wants to play FCS teams. Drum roll for the excuse brigade: USC plays a 9-game Pac-12 schedule! … Continue reading Remember When USC Called Florida?

The Sporting News projects USC will play Baylor in the Cheez-It Bowl. Will that save Clay Helton‘s job? Rose: Oregon vs Michigan Sun: Washington State vs Miami Holiday: Washington vs Iowa Alamo: Utah vs Iowa State Redbox: Stanford vs Minnesota Cheez-It: USC vs Baylor Armed Forces: Arizona Staet vs Boston College Las Vegas: UCLA vs Fresno State Meanwhile, JT Daniels has annoyingly remained in BetOnline’s … Continue reading Time For Dreaded Bowl Projections

Imagine how unattractive USC’s schedule would have been last year under the preferred format it now wants: Since it needs seven home games, you take away Texas and add UC Davis. Then you realize USC skips Washington and Oregon. As it turned out, Stumblebum Helton wouldn’t have even been able to navigate that schedule to a CFP appearance, which is the strategy of administrator Steve … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Goodbye Texas, Hello UC Davis!

Being a USC athletic director is a chummy club. The last three were well-known former football players. So they all must have gotten along, right? When Mike Garrett was USC athletic director, he told a head coach, “Pat Haden is gunning for my job.” Haden, who was on the Board of Trustees at the time, eventually succeeded Garrett when he was fired by Max Nikias.  … Continue reading USC Afternoon Notes