Month: March 2023

BASKETBALL

Cal And Stanford Keep Hiring Each Other’s Athletes

Cal hired former Stanford basketball player Mark Madsen as its head coach. Stanford has former Cal basketball player Jerod Haase as its head coach. Stanford’s new football coach is Troy Taylor, a former Cal QB. Cal women’s basketball coach Charmin Smith is a former Stanford basketball player. Now the funny part: Madsen wanted the Stanford job but the Cardinal kept Haase, who has not made … Continue reading Cal And Stanford Keep Hiring Each Other’s Athletes

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NEWS

Carol Folt On State Of USC

USC president Carol Folt gave her “state of the university” speech on Tuesday. Folt said USC raised $770 million in pledges and gifts, which she described as “one of the top years in our history.” She also said USC paid off nearly $2.5 billion in coronavirus and legal expenses. Among the goals Folt mentioned were a commitment to the athletic and academic success of athletes, … Continue reading Carol Folt On State Of USC

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FOOTBALL

USC Morning Buzz: Moving A Prized Asset Around Offense

Lincoln Riley said he is experimenting with tailback Raleek Brown. This means moving him around, including playing Brown in the slot. An official reason for the move is the depth at the tailback position. But moving Brown to the slot also limits some of the risk in playing him. What risk? There were times last season when he was just as likely to make a … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Moving A Prized Asset Around Offense

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FOOTBALL

Duce Robinson Sets Announcement

There’s a lot of speculation that tight end Duce Robinson has committed to USC and he will make his announcement on Thursday at 5:30 PT. Lincoln Riley addressed the tight end depth today. “Right now? Today? Not good.” he said. The only current healthy tight ends are Lake McRee and converted linebacker Carson Tabaracci. “I don’t think there’s any question he’s going to have the … Continue reading Duce Robinson Sets Announcement

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NEWS

Yes, It Was Harder Than Ever To Get Into USC

Every year it get harder to get into USC. USC’s acceptance rate for the 2022-23 college application year was just 11.5 percent, a 0.5 percent decrease from last year’s rate. USC received 80,790 applications and accepted 8,032 for the Fall 2023 semester. An additional 1,245 applicants were accepted for Spring 2024 admission.  USC received 17 percent more applications this year than for the 2022 admission … Continue reading Yes, It Was Harder Than Ever To Get Into USC

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FOOTBALL

USC Morning Buzz: Sometimes, Who You Don’t Hear About Is As Important As Who You Do

Here we are almost halfway through spring practice and it’s interesting Lincoln Riley says cornerback Ceyair Wright has sort of been a breakout player so far. Why is it interesting? Because you are not hearing Riley mention Domani Jackson, who is supposed to be healthy and definitely was a five-star coming out of Mater Dei. You would think Jackson would be getting mentioned in spring … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Sometimes, Who You Don’t Hear About Is As Important As Who You Do

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