I don’t know if you’ve been following the case of Arizona quarterback Jayden de Laura but he and a high school teammate, Wisconsin safety Kamoi Latu, agreed to pay a woman who said she was raped by the players on October 27, 2018, after a high school football game. The victim was 16 years old at the time. De Laura and Latu were also underage. … Continue reading Would USC Have Handled This Differently?

Is the Pac-12 still talking to ESPN or is the cable network out as a primary rightsholder candidate? Yes. One loose end about the story of the Annenberg sports writers stealing jerseys at the NFL Draft. Police said three jerseys were taken and reports say two jerseys were found in the bags of the sports writers at the Kansas City Airport. So where is the … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column

I’m seeing a lot of players entering the transfer portal and some media (usually recruiting centric) will mention it’s a four-star player or top 100 recruit, etc. This leads one to believe the college dropped the ball, especially on younger players who don’t have much experience, and remain unknown to fans. But at least two Pac-12 colleges I know that lost transfers did it because … Continue reading An Easy Mistake To Make On Transfers

Safety Calen Bullock and linebacker Mason Cobb were among 42 players to be named watch list candidate for the Lott Trophy. Lincoln Riley spoke at the luncheon today in Newport Beach to announce the list. I put all 42 players at the bottom of this post. THE 2023 LOTT IMPACT® TROPHY WATCH LIST: JAISHAWN BARHAM, Maryland, LB, 6-3, 230, Soph., District Heights, MD: Returning Freshman … Continue reading USC Notes: Two Trojans Make Lott List

The story of the two USC students who allegedly stole football jerseys at the NFL Draft took a higher profile after I wrote about it Wednesday. KCAL-TV (Channel 9) did a story on its newscast and web site. Annenberg Media finally acknowledged the situation and obtained a comment from USC: “While limited by student privacy laws in what we can share, we are cooperating with … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: The Media Can’t Even Agree On Pac-12 Deal

One other point spread from BetOnline: The USC-Notre Dame game has the Irish as 1-point favorites. That’s not much of a spread and it will surely move as the game gets closer. There are questions about Notre Dame right now, but things will be much clearer after the Irish play seven games. Three weeks before playing USC, Notre Dame hosts Ohio State. That’s a more … Continue reading USC Notes: What About That Notre Dame Point Spread?