This is a pretty embarrassing development. A lengthy list of USC professors has signed a letter of support for the two USC students who were charged with allegedly stealing NFL jerseys from the NFL Draft in April. Why is it embarrassing? Because of the letter’s language. It states, “Up to now press coverage, with its mug shots and sensationalized focus, has lacked important context as … Continue reading An Embarrassing Development To A USC Story
The Arizona media, like most college sports media when a blue-chip recruit commits, has been euphoric since defensive end Elijah Rushing committed to the Wildcats earlier this week. They say he is the highest-rated prospect in program history. But he is still only a four-star recruit according to Rivals. Imagine that? He is a 247 five-star, as they consistently rank recruits higher than Rivals. Does … Continue reading USC Saturday Buzz: The Stars Are Not Aligned In Recruiting
Dylan Williams, a linebacker from Long Beach Poly, committed to Oregon. He decommitted from USC last October. “Two students admitted to USC in the 2021-2022 academic year did not meet the school’s minimum math requirement; the other two had not submitted proof they graduated from high school.” Now I’m sure every school does this. But how did two students not even have proof they graduated … Continue reading The Friday USC Column Supplement
Let’s not waste any time this week and dive straight into what matters most on a Friday. He was just 17 years old when he competed for the United States at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Sakamoto won 4 NCAA individual championships at USC: the 1968 NCAA all-around title; the 1967 and 1968 NCAA parallel bars titles and 1968 NCAA horizontal bar title. He … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column
Elijah Rushing, a five-star defensive end per 247, committed to Arizona today. A Pac-12 coach told me he heard Rushing is getting $1 million a year to go to Arizona. I’m not criticizing that. Just reporting it. USC certainly uses NIL to its advantage. It just shows you where things stand today with NIL. I’d like NIL a lot more if more athletes got paid … Continue reading Notes: A Five-Star Makes Quite A Decision
USC announced that DJ Rodman will wear No. 10 this season, “with the blessing of DeMar DeRozan, whose jersey hangs in the Galen Center rafters.” This is bad enough by itself, but Gus Williams also wore No. 10 and his number was retired. Did he give permission too? In 2020, guard Quinton Adlesh wore No. 10 even though it was retired, so Rodman is hardly breaking … Continue reading USC Unretires Another Jersey
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