USC will announce Jen Cohen as its new athletic director, according to Pete Thamel. Cohen has been athletic director at Washington since 2016. It’s not surprising USC hired a woman. There’s been a feeling at USC that Carol Folt wanted to hire a woman, especially after the problems with Mike Bohn. Cohen is a safe choice. She doesn’t have any skeletons and knows the landscape. … Continue reading USC To Hire Washington Athletic Director Jen Cohen

Did you go to the Salute to Troy on Friday night? First, the good. USC ditched the campus hospitality food service and brought back the long-time restaurant/caterer that did previous Salute to Troys before last year. I wrote about this problem last month and a big mistake was fixed. Second, former USC tailback Rod McNeil appeared for the 1973 reunion and answered some questions for … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: The Good And Bad Of The Weekend

L.A. Times columnist Bill Plaschke predicted USC would go 12-0 in the regular season. But he stopped there, apparently, with predictions. Theoretically, 12-0 doesn’t mean you make the College Football Playoff because you could still lose in the Pac-12 title game. Well, at least he didn’t say Los Angeles belongs to UCLA. Then again, that didn’t work out too well so maybe saying USC will … Continue reading Is USC Going Undefeated?

Tim Ryan is a radio analyst for the San Francisco 49ers. He went viral Saturday night talking about 49ers QB Sam Darnold. “Sam is way more mobile than people give him credit for,” Ryan said. “Remember all those USC days, what he did down there with Pete Carroll.” Carroll was long gone by the time Darnold came to USC. I doubt too many people commenting … Continue reading Former USC All-American Tim Ryan Goes Viral