USC named its team captains for the season and it’s a big group. QB Caleb Williams; OT Jonah Monheim; C Justin Dedich; LB Shane Lee and LB Mason Cobb will be captains. Normally, only four players are captains. Monheim is the most important lineman and Dedich was a captain last season so they avoided a tough choice. Lee was a captain last season and might … Continue reading USC Picks A Lot Of Captains

That list of Pac-12 coaches and their favorite musical artists is amazingly bad and shows how tone deaf some of these guys really are. As usual, Jedd the Fisch proves cluelessness is the only thing he is No. 1 at doing. He lists country artist Morgan Wallen. If you google Wallen, you know what he’s known for besides singing? Using a racial slur on a … Continue reading Saturday Buzz: Maybe Pac-12 Should Break Up Now

Will Ferrell (or is that Clancy Pendergast?) showed up at USC practice yesterday in an Under Armour pullover. That will rankle some of the lemmings at USC, for sure, because USC is a Nike school. The show was called “Halls of Science” and featured a different professor each week from a field of science. KNBH orignally stood for NBC Hollywood before it became KNBC. It’s … Continue reading The USC Friday Column Supplement

There’s a lot of ground to cover in today’s column so we’re going to get right into the good part first. BANQUETS, BEAUTY QUEENS AND LUNCHEONS Here they are attending the Crespi High School banquet in 1961. They are talking to Herb Boxhorn (left), the team’s most valuable player and co-captain Mike Roach. But less publicized is that he was football coach at Jefferson High … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column

Today’s closed practice at the Coliseum did have space for Will Ferrell. On the heels of actor Chace Crawford at last weekend’s practice. This is why there is never such a thing as a closed practice at USC. There are always certain people who are allowed to attend. I’m not opposed to celebrities going to practice but like I said this morning, what’s the harm … Continue reading The Myth Of Closed Practices

This will be a worry for next season. Here are the Big Ten games scheduled to be shown only on Peacock this season. They got this advice from former student Kaitlyn Yang: “If you see another person wearing a USC hat or sweatshirt at LAX, don’t be shy and give them a ‘Fight On’ . . . But if you can… fly out of Burbank … Continue reading USC Notes: Are You Going To Need Peacock Next Season?