A lawsuit from a former USC football analyst is not the ideal news on the first day for a new school president. But how will Carol Folt feel if USC gets hit with a notice of allegations from the NCAA regarding possible basketball violations? That won’t be a good look for Lynn Swann either. I’ve heard Rick Carr, the fired security director, is fighting to … Continue reading Maybe It Is Drama U.?
I focused last week on how the cancellation of the Salute to Troy affected the past teams that get honored. But it also affects the families of current players who usually come to enjoy the festivities with their sons and the diehard fans who come to the event. “We weren’t selling many tickets,” a USC employee told me. Clay Helton is strangling the football program … Continue reading Where Are The Fans?
I’m in the process of finding out some things about Rick Courtright at USC. But in the meantime, it feels like he and Clancy Pendergast deserve each other. Here’s an excerpt from Courtright’s complaint: “Pendergast also repeatedly thanked Courtright for allowing him to claim many of Courtright’s great ideas as his own.” Does it surprise me Pendergast would take credit for someone else’s ideas? No. … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Who You Gonna Believe?
It’s Day 1 of the Folt era and she gets greeted by charges that a football staffer witnessed wrongdoing and was mistreated. It is not a great way for football to make an early impression on Carol Folt. And the guy is apparently a Clancy Pendergast disciple. Continue reading Welcome Aboard Carol!
So just a few days after a USC spokesperson said John Robinson had retired he has been hired as a consultant at LSU. That doesn’t sound like being retired. Especially when his USC job wasn’t full time anyways. Looks like Ed Orgeron just poked USC. Continue reading LSU Hires John Robinson
Time to start the week off with some notes: Today is the start of Carol Folt‘s tenure as USC president. And I’ve already had several emails sent to her that were forwarded to me from angry fans and former players about Lynn Swann and the state of the football program. Folt might need to hire a person just to deal with her emails. If USC … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: The Day Many Waited For Arrives
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