The crowd is atrocious, as expected, for UCLA-Hawaii. 16 minutes until kick. Taking guesses for today's attendance… pic.twitter.com/lcVHIFmw6D — Thuc Nhi Nguyen (@thucnhi21) August 28, 2021 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Perhaps with that in mind, we have this tweet from Brandon Sosna, which I address below. 2019 – 1 week from kickoff: 4,725 student season tickets sold 2021 – 1 week from kickoff: 7,379 student season tickets sold … Continue reading Attendance Matters In The News

The UCLA-Hawaii game is today at the Rose Bowl. What will the final score be? In Friday’s column supplement, I answered the question of who the player in the photo below is. USC sent out free tickets to its football season-ticket holders for Friday night’s women’s volleyball game at the Galen Center. It ended up drawing an announced crowd of 1,963. The Trojans lost to … Continue reading USC Saturday Notes: Pick The Score

The long-time betting publication, The Gold Sheet, has come out with its season prediction on USC and does not think the Trojans will win double-digit games. 🏈 USC should have an exciting offense behind QB Kedon Slovis, but the Trojans are No. 101 in returning defensive production according to SP+ rankings. We're skeptical that USC can reach double-digit wins with a sneaky-tough schedule this year. … Continue reading The Gooold Sheet

USC is playing LSU in 2024. The first reaction is to ask whether Clay Helton will coach the Trojans in that game? But I’m wondering if there is a better chance Helton will coach the game than Ed Orgeron, thanks to USC’s utter malaise when it comes to making a decision on Helton. Actually, maybe there is a scenario where Orgeron coaches the game . … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column

The Pac-12 announced today it will not seek to expand the conference. The time to expand was during the Larry Scott era when Texas and Oklahoma were interested in joining the Pac-12. I suppose this is news to some but Clay Helton has named Jaxson Dart as the No. 2 QB over Miller Moss. As I’ve said before, USC coaches view Dart as QB 1-A, … Continue reading Pac-12 Says No To Expansion

The Bru McCoy case now seems to be right where some at USC prefer it not be: In the hands of Carol Folt and her team. With the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office declining to file charges, it’s now up to the university to decide McCoy’s fate. The D.A. did not do USC any favors with this quick decision. Some at the university would … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: What’s Next For Bru McCoy Case?