Now that we’ve experience media day, the next cliche of summer is upon us: Who gained or lost weight?

Two years ago, USC’s staff bragged about how the team gained 1,400 pounds. It made a big difference, right?

I don’t care about weight. I care about performance. But Floyd Bouchard gained 10 pounds (305 to 315)! King Miller gained 10 pounds (215 to 225)! Jide Abasiri lost 15 pounds (295 to 280)! So did Jamaal Jarrett (375 to 360)!

The next thing we’ll be this weekend when a player says USC players are closer than ever before.

• Irish singer/songwriter and Academy Award winner Glen Hansard died in a motorcycle accident in Dublin on Wednesday. He was 56. You might remember we previously ran this performance of Hansard performing at the funeral of singer Shane MacGowan.