USC has been given one year of probation and fined $50,000 fine for having 8 analysts engage in coaching activities that happened in 2022 and 2023. The NCAA found Lincoln Riley violated head coach responsibility rules but because some violations occurred before Jan. 2023 rules changes and because he wasn’t personally involved and promoted an atmosphere of compliance, he will not be suspended. The report … Continue reading USC Gets Probation For One Year For Rules Infraction

Former USC coach John Robinson, who was one of the greatest football coaches in Trojan history has died of pneumonia in Baton Rouge, La. He was 89. Robinson went 104-35-4 at USC and was 8-1 in bowl games. He coached at USC from 1976-1982 and again from 1993-1997. He never had a losing record at the school and the Trojans won five conference titles and … Continue reading John Robinson, One Of USC’s Most Successful Coaches, Dies

Four-star offensive tackle Carde Smith is now being predicted by On3 to flip from USC to Colorado. This has actually been rumored for weeks, so it’s no surprise, especially if Julian Lewis also flips to Colorado. So USC would lose recruits from Georgia and Alabama if this is true. There will be more defections coming too. This is the danger with Lincoln Riley’s strategy of … Continue reading USC Notes: The Predicted Defections Continue

I grew tired of the Julian Lewis recruiting saga long ago. Now recruiting analyst Tom Loy of 247 is predicting Lewis will commit to Colorado. I just hope he does it as soon as possible. Lewis has been committed to USC for 15 months but has flirted with Georgia, Auburn, Indiana and Colorado ever since. And Lincoln Riley doesn’t exactly look like a QB whisperer … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Please End The Madness

USC had a full page ad in the L.A. Times for the new football building and seeking donations. That’s a first in my memory. It’s also ironic that USC put the ad in the paper the same week there was a big article about the Mater Dei-USC relationship in allowing students to gain admission as fake athletes. It was also placed during the bye week, … Continue reading USC Sunday Buzz: Time For Some Forced Publicity