For the past couple years, people at USC have told me that former assistant coach Todd McNair was offered a settlement by the NCAA of between $5-10 million. They said his lawyers turned it down because they were confident he would get much more ($27 million). 200 USC professors have signed a letter demanding school president Max Nikias step down. “He has lost the moral … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Tuesday Notes
The Todd McNair case is finally over. The jury sided with the NCAA today, as it voted 9-3 that the NCAA did not make false statements against McNair. This is going to be a shocking verdict to USC fans and you will see incredible outrage from the USC Internet media crowd, who have been foaming at the mouth over the McNair case for years. They … Continue reading Jury Sides With NCAA In Todd McNair Case
Athlon’s preseason Top 25 is out and USC is ranked No. 21. Seems reasonable. But maybe the more important part is the teams ranked ahead of the Trojans: Texas is No. 20; Stanford is No.18; Notre Dame is No. 15 and Washington is No. 8. Meanwhile, USC has opened as a 27-point favorites over UNLV per BetOnline sportsbook. Buy your tickets for that game now! Continue reading USC Ranked No. 21 By Athlon
May is turning out to be a busy recruiting month. Mater Dei running back Sean Dollars (pictured) and cornerback Jeremiah Criddell committed to Oregon on Sunday. This only caught my attention because Dollars drew quite a bit of interest from USC internet sites, which means the Trojans were interested. But Dollars and Criddell are four-star recruits, so maybe I will hear from the recruiting analysts … Continue reading Morning Buzz: USC Keeps Making May Recruiting Interesting
I’m not even sure why USC and UCLA continue this competition between themselves when they do almost nothing to promote it. UCLA won this year’s competition, 115-75, but you really needed to search for it to find anything. And don’t ask for updates during the season anymore. USC’s been fairly silent because it has lost four of the past six years. But at least when … Continue reading UCLA Wins Crosstown Cup
The NFLPA Rookie event this weekend had its picture day at Cal Lutheran with the Coliseum unavailable. Sam Darnold is in the back row. Ronald Jones is in Row 3. USC’s Hall of Fame dinner last night featured former baseball coach Mike Gillespie. “I will be in the wing for fired coaches,” Gillespie said. I mentioned USC’s four-overtime victory over UCLA in 1985 yesterday. The … Continue reading Sunday Notes
