Sports Illustrated is running its 150 best college football pictures and around 15 of them are from USC. Above is a picture from the USC-Cal game in 1976 that features Ricky Bell (42) and Anthony Munoz (77). Bernard Tarver is No. 31 and Chris Foote is No. 62. Continue reading USC Picture Of The Day

Concessions at the new Coliseum Tower will be open from 2:30 p.m.-6 p.m. at Saturday’s scrimmage. But . . . here is a key: CREDIT CARDS ONLY. I hear Jack Del Rio‘s son, Luke, is an assistant coach at Santa Margarita High School. That will give Del Rio an excuse to be close to USC and try to find a way into a potential head-coaching … Continue reading Bring Your Credit Card To Coliseum

Did you see what happened at UCLA practice? Chip Kelly stopped the practice and made the players change from shorts and jerseys to full pads to pick up the intensity. Cany ou imagine Clay Helton doing that? What is perplexing is that after the daily videos about how great the strength-and-conditioning program is at USC, 14 percent of the roster either missed or was limited … Continue reading Morning Buzz: Can USC Learn Lesson From Rival?

Another shorts and shirts practice is over. After a day off. That means 2 of the first 9 practices were full pads. Is this the culture change Clay Helton referred to at Pac-12 media day? Safety Talanoa Hufanga intercepted two passes. Both were thrown by Matt Fink. Jack Sears threw a 99-yard TD pass to Devon Williams. Adonis Otey, who gave up 2 long TD … Continue reading USC Practices In Shorts (Again)

Former USC linebacker Lamar Dawson‘s lawsuit against the NCAA and Pac-12 was dismissed by an apellate court because he argued they were his joint employers in college. Dawson’s lawyers argued the NCAA and Pac-12 violated state and federal laws by not paying overtime or the minimum wage. USC was not part of the lawsuit. Continue reading Ex-USC Player Lawsuit vs. NCAA, Pac-12 Dismissed

USC will have a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 11 a.m. on Thursday for the renovated Coliseum. President Carol Folt, athletic director Lynn Swann, L.A. mayor Eric Garcetti, L.A. County supervisor Janice Hahn and USC coach Clay Helton will be among those present. Sounds like a perfect time for Folt to fire Swann. Or Helton. Or both. When he was an NFL coach, Jeff Fisher had little … Continue reading USC Afternoon Notes: Coliseum Ceremony And Jeff Fisher