In the USC newsletter today, I have the reason the College Football Hall of Fame had a glaring Trojan omission. WINNERS William Gay USC used to be a place where a tight end like Gay could switch to defensive end in the NFL and have a successful 10-year career with the same pro team. Now you don’t even know if a USC player who doesn’t … Continue reading Morning Buzz: USC Winners And Losers Of The Week

Look where USC is taking recruits this weekend: 📍 @SoFiStadium #BLVDBound🌴 pic.twitter.com/K8fHki8Rpq — USC Football (@USC_FB) June 5, 2021 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Did USC spend more than $300 million on the Coliseum renovation to take recruits to a “better” stadium? Then go play there. Oh, it’s to show recruits they can play in the NFL? The recruits would be better off looking at the list of USC … Continue reading Recruits Getting NFL-Themed Visit

This week’s USC column supplement looks at William Gay, who led the Trojans in minutes played in 1976 and 1977. Continue reading An Underappreciated Trojan

I’m starting to wonder how many people working in the USC athletic dept. are looking over their shoulders? Or are at least a little wary of the schism created by Mike Bohn, where people from the University of Cincinnati are now working throughout the dept. You have a hush-hush husband-wife team of administrators (one replacing Steve Lopes) and Bohn’s shadow (Brandon Sosna), then there is … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column

The College Football Hall of Fame wisely dropped former USC linebacker Jack Del Rio from the new ballot released this week. People forget Del Rio was second-team All-Pac-10 his senior year, which is hardly a Hall of Fame credential. But it screwed up by not replacing Del Rio with Chris Claiborne, the only USC linebacker to win the Butkus Award. Even some of the contacts … Continue reading College Football Hall Of Fame Gets One Right, One Wrong