Afternoon Notes: USC Breaks Out Heismans

One thing USC did this week was trot three Heismans out to Howard Jones Field to show off to recruits at its summer camp. The way it treats Heismans sometimes comes across as cavalier. Any old staff member can just start playing with them. Outdoors. And it comes off as disrespectful. If you go to Heritage Hall, a couple Heismans look a little beat up. … Continue reading Afternoon Notes: USC Breaks Out Heismans

USC And United Offer Direct Flight To Notre Dame (With Bad Link)

United Airlines is offering some direct flights for college football fans, which I list at the bottom of this post. But the link USC tweeted out about direct flights from Los Angeles to South Bend did not work. Who to blame? USC or United? That’s a tough one. You can’t even do this right. pic.twitter.com/67kkRvxddY — Kevin (@kmac12380) June 20, 2019 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Continue reading USC And United Offer Direct Flight To Notre Dame (With Bad Link)

USC Night Notes

New USC baseball coach Jason Gill has hired former Nebraska assistant Ted Silva as an assistant coach. They were teammates at Cal State Fullerton and spent 2011 together at Loyola Marymount. USC fans might remember Silva as the winning pitcher for Cal State Fullerton in its 11-5 victory over USC in the 1995 College World Series championship game. Gill is also expected to retain USC … Continue reading USC Night Notes

The Recruiting Stars Don’t Always Matter

If you are distressed that recent USC commitment Kyle Juergens is a two-star prospect, it doesn’t mean the recruiting services are always right? Kenechi Udeze was not a highly regarded prospect until after he committed to USC. And sometimes it works in the reverse way. Why did recruiting services rank former point guard Derryck Thornton a five-star prospect? He was ranked the No. 14 player in … Continue reading The Recruiting Stars Don’t Always Matter