Kobe Pepe, a three-star defensive tackle from St. John Bosco, committed to USC this afternoon. He had 18 offers and is ranked the No. 51 prospect in California. Clark Phillips, the No. 4 cornerback in the nation from La Habra, chose Ohio State today. Phillips did not have USC in his final five choices. Continue reading USC Adds A Commitment And So Does Ohio State
Toby MacFarlane, who was famous for getting his 5-foot-5 son into USC as a 6-1 basketball recruit, plead guilty in federal court today. MacFarlane paid $450,000 for his son and his daughter, who was supposed to be a top-flight soccer player. Prosecutors recommended he serve 15 months in prison with one year of supervised release and pay a fine of $95,000. MacFarlane told the judge … Continue reading Another Parent Pleads Guilty In Admissions Scandal
This week was the 25th anniversary of the O.J. Simpson white Bronco chase. And of course, the driver was Al Cowlings, who now has a building named after him at USC. People I know who run into Cowlings tell me he doesn’t talk about the current USC football team these days, let alone Simpson. But back to Simpson. A USC football player, who is about … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column
All the talk about Kevin Porter being a possible lottery pick and he dropped to the last pick of the first round, where he was taken by Cleveland. Looks like the fears about his character mattered. Continue reading Kevin Porter Falls To No. 30
One thing USC did this week was trot three Heismans out to Howard Jones Field to show off to recruits at its summer camp. The way it treats Heismans sometimes comes across as cavalier. Any old staff member can just start playing with them. Outdoors. And it comes off as disrespectful. If you go to Heritage Hall, a couple Heismans look a little beat up. … Continue reading Afternoon Notes: USC Breaks Out Heismans
United Airlines is offering some direct flights for college football fans, which I list at the bottom of this post. But the link USC tweeted out about direct flights from Los Angeles to South Bend did not work. Who to blame? USC or United? That’s a tough one. You can’t even do this right. pic.twitter.com/67kkRvxddY — Kevin (@kmac12380) June 20, 2019 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Continue reading USC And United Offer Direct Flight To Notre Dame (With Bad Link)
