USC offensive tackle Austin Jackson will donate bone marrow next week to his little sister, Autumn, who suffers from Diamond-Blackfan anemia. One thing about the lawsuit filed by Rick Courtright. It shows a different side to Clay Helton, which is consistent with USC assistant coaches who say the “nice guy” image changes inside the McKay Center and view him as “two-faced.” The lawsuit said Helton … Continue reading USC Fourth Of July Notes
The South Lawn at Exposition Park will have music, food and activities all day today capped by a fireworks show at 9 p.m. Information here. There used to be a fireworks show at the Coliseum as shown in the picture above from 1957. Continue reading Fireworks Return To Expo Park
Here’s a photo from 1964 when the Coliseum fireworks show on the Fourth of July lit up the sky in Exposition Park. Continue reading Happy Fourth Of July
That apology USC delivered to UC San Diego also included a $50 million payment in damages for taking UCSD’s Alzheimer’s program. This is a direct of Max Nikias‘ presidency, where he had a win-at-all-costs attitude on everything. He didn’t care about the ethics of taking the Alzheimer’s program. Or the potential for a lawsuit. Sometimes, it might have worked, like when he got the L.A. … Continue reading The Legacy Of Max Nikias Proves Costly
I spoke to someone who worked with Rick Courtright, who is suing USC for $2 million and claims Clancy Pendergast committed NCAA violations. “I didn’t know him as a coach, I knew him as a scout,” the person told me. “He was a good scout. I think he knew football.” Is it really so impossible that Pendergast or Clay Helton issue a comment on this … Continue reading Do You Believe Rick Courtright?
USC apologized to UC Santa Diego on Tuesday after it raided the prestigious Alzheimer’s Disease Cooperative Study at UCSD in 2015 and took control of the program’s contracts that were worth ten of millions of dollars and led to a contentious lawsuit. “USC and Dr. Paul Aisen regret that the manner in which Dr. Aisen and members of the ADCS staff left UC San Diego … Continue reading Morning Buzz: An Apology From USC
InsideUSC with Scott Wolf 