The South Point Hotel in Las Vegas has USC a 1-point underdog at Notre Dame in South Bend on Oct. 23. Is Notre Dame that bad? The Irish don’t even get the requisite 3-points for being at home? Against Clay Helton? USC’s offensive line and linebackers are a 1-point underdog? I’m actually not sold on USC’s corners either but that will set off the fanboys. … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Is Notre Dame This Bad?

Marv Goux was a colorful character and legendary assistant coach at USC. He could also be a difficult co-worker. One day, a staffer was using a mimeograph machine to make copies and Goux came into the office. “My stuff is more important than your stuff,” Goux barked and shooed away the staffer. “What could I do? It was Marv Goux,” the staffer said. Continue reading A Marv Goux Story

Here’s a column and video interview with Clay Helton by RJ Young of Fox Sports. The column doesn’t really reflect the claim that Helton is making USC a national title contender again, to be fair. USC is building itself into a national title contender again with an overhauled recruiting operation and hunting the transfer portal for players like an NFL team uses free agency. https://t.co/Ch9dxWyZrF … Continue reading USC National Title Contender Again?

WINNERS The USC elite Max Nikias, Carol Folt, Clay Helton, Andy Enfield, Coach Bohn. Millions of dollars are flowing to them on a yearly basis. And the daily question remains: Is USC getting its money’s worth? The two-highest paid (Helton, Enfield) did not earn the more than $8 million they made last year. Daniel Cukierman The USC tennis player was named Pac-12 singles player of … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Winners And Losers Of The Week