I’m hearing there is skittishness within the athletic dept. over whether the college admissions scandal will spread to others? One told me a USC employee was advised to work from home for awhile. That does not sound good. Donna Heinel was pretty much the only one who handled admissions but did anyone else know about the large sums of money she deposited into certain accounts … Continue reading USC Afternoon Notes
I hear about 190 coaches attended the USC coaches’ clinic over the weekend. In past years, between 300-400 coaches would attend. Imagine what attendance would have been if Rams coach Sean McVay was not a guest speaker? USC basketball has added graduate transfer Quinton Adlesh from Columbia. He made 180 3-pointers last season and averaged 13 points, 2 rebounds, and 2 assists last season. My … Continue reading How Was That USC Coaches’ Clinic?
I spoke to a well-placed source Sunday about how the starting quarterback decision will be made? “It will be decided by (Clay) Helton and (Graham) Harrell together,” the source said. “They might not agree but Helton will be involved and have plenty of say.” This confirmed what I suspected. Kliff Kingsbury was going to make the decision by himself but Harrell doesn’t quite have that … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Who Makes The Call On Starting QB?
It’s so hard to track the QB spin when it comes to USC. JT Daniels was the perfect QB. Now Kedon Slovis is so good he might start. And Bryce Young of Mater Dei is the best 5-10 (or so) QB in the nation who might start in two years according to the recruiting experts. How do other schools compete when they don’t get any … Continue reading Just Call USC “Quarterback U.”
Here’s USC athletic director Lynn Swann with two NFL greats — James Lofton and Charlie Joiner — at an autograph show in Chantilly, Va., on Saturday. Lofton and Joiner didn’t have five of their USC teams competing on campus Saturday. Or two of their employees recently fired and charged with federal crimes. They also don’t make $3-4 million per year and then need to do … Continue reading USC Sunday Buzz: Three NFL Hall Of Famers And One A.D.
You will probably read media reports today and tomorrow about Clay Helton saying USC had one penalty in 200 plays this week. That is certainly impressive. And unprecedented. Or is it? USC had one penalty in an 84-play scrimmage before 23,000 at the Coliseum on April 16, 2016. So one penalty in 84 plays in front of a big crowd at the Coliseum vs. one … Continue reading A Mistake-Free Spring For USC
