ESPN picked its top 10 defenses for this season and I was only semi-surprised USC did not make the list. Why? Because most of these lists simply throw USC or someone who plays at USC on them for no apparent reason. Like Pro Football Focus. Here are the top 10 defenses: 1. Georgia 2. Michigan 3. Alabama 4. Penn State 5. Clemson 6. Iowa 7. … Continue reading Morning Buzz: As If USC Needed Another Reminder To Win Now
USC will pay Georgia Southern a $1.3 million guarantee for their football game in 2025. That’s a nice payday for the Clay Helton’s football team. It’s also a sign of the power schools like Georgia Southern have because it’s getting more difficult for Power 5 schools to find willing opponents for nonconference games. Today, it was $10 million to start a campaign to transform the … Continue reading USC Notes: How Much Will Georgia Southern Get For Game?
I spoke to a university administrator who has an office at the Bovard Administration Building (like Carol Folt) about the USC president’s strong support for a new soccer stadium. “There are some issues that you can say are pet projects or things important to her,” the administrator said. “One is sustainability issues. Another is Title IX. “You can really see examples of both on campus. … Continue reading It’s Clear What Carol Folt Priorities Are At USC
I mentioned USC’s crazy schedule from 1964 yesterday as an example of how football has already emulated the new Big Ten schedule. This reminded me that 1962 also featured a wild stretch: Game 2: at SMU Game 3: at Iowa Game 4: Cal at Coliseum Game 5: at Illinois Imagine this was a volunteer schedule. Not some required to make $100 million. USC also played … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: The More Things Change . . .
Whenever USC announces a project like the new $38 million soccer stadium, I hear from people in the athletic dept. who are being told to cut their budget or that there is no money to do certain things right now. Of course, $38 million is a snip when it has the total backing of Carol Folt. No worries about the Pac-12 cutting $4-6 million to … Continue reading New Stadium Overcomes Belt Tightening
USC announced plans to break ground on a $38 million dollar soccer stadium later this year that will seat 2,500 for games. It will also be the home for lacrosse games. The stadium will replace the existing field which is on the corner of Hoover and 30th streets. It will be called Rawlinson Stadium after the family of Los Angeles philanthropist Joseph Rawlinson, who was … Continue reading USC To Build 2,500-Seat Soccer Stadium
InsideUSC with Scott Wolf 