Morning Buzz: USC Is No. 1 In One Poll!

Did you know USC is the most expensive private college in the nation according to U.S. News and World Report? It costs $71,647 for tuition and fees to attend USC. And yet, USC somehow had a $158 million deficit in the last fiscal year. Brown University is No. 2 at $71,312. I’ve been writing about the budget cutbacks and layoffs recently at USC. Here’s another … Continue reading Morning Buzz: USC Is No. 1 In One Poll!

USC’s NIL Dilemma: Are They Spending Wisely?

So USC could afford to pay a reserve defensive lineman from Georgia (Jamaal Jarrett) around $500,000 but doesn’t have enough NIL money to compete nationally? A reserve tackle at Georgia who mad three tackles gets half a million but USC supposedly doesn’t have the money to keep tailback Quentin Joyner? Something doesn’t make sense with the conventional wisdom about USC’s NIL. Or else Lincoln Riley … Continue reading USC’s NIL Dilemma: Are They Spending Wisely?

Sunday Buzz: Transfer Portal Movers And Shakers

Texas Tech, where tailback Quinten Joyner transferred, currently has the No. 1-ranked transfer class. Former USC defensive end Romello Height has also transferred there from Georgia Tech. Meanwhile, LSU has the No. 2 class and added seven Top-100 transfers this month: No. 1 EDGE: Patrick Payton No. 1 IOL: Braelin Moore No. 2 CB: Mansoor Delane No. 5 WR: Nic Anderson No. 6 EDGE: Jack … Continue reading Sunday Buzz: Transfer Portal Movers And Shakers

Another One Doing Better Away From Lincoln Riley

Players really do get better when they get away from Lincoln Riley. Remember Mario Williams? He was part of that blob of wide receivers that had non-descript seasons at USC. Well, Williams just became the eighth 1,000-yard receiver in Tulane history. Williams caught 54 passes in one season at Tulane. He caught 69 passes in two seasons at USC. No wonder Duce Robinson and Zacariah … Continue reading Another One Doing Better Away From Lincoln Riley