L.A. Times columnist Bill Plaschke predicted USC would go 12-0 in the regular season. But he stopped there, apparently, with predictions. Theoretically, 12-0 doesn’t mean you make the College Football Playoff because you could still lose in the Pac-12 title game. Well, at least he didn’t say Los Angeles belongs to UCLA. Then again, that didn’t work out too well so maybe saying USC will … Continue reading Is USC Going Undefeated?

Tim Ryan is a radio analyst for the San Francisco 49ers. He went viral Saturday night talking about 49ers QB Sam Darnold. “Sam is way more mobile than people give him credit for,” Ryan said. “Remember all those USC days, what he did down there with Pete Carroll.” Carroll was long gone by the time Darnold came to USC. I doubt too many people commenting … Continue reading Former USC All-American Tim Ryan Goes Viral

USC named its team captains for the season and it’s a big group. QB Caleb Williams; OT Jonah Monheim; C Justin Dedich; LB Shane Lee and LB Mason Cobb will be captains. Normally, only four players are captains. Monheim is the most important lineman and Dedich was a captain last season so they avoided a tough choice. Lee was a captain last season and might … Continue reading USC Picks A Lot Of Captains

That list of Pac-12 coaches and their favorite musical artists is amazingly bad and shows how tone deaf some of these guys really are. As usual, Jedd the Fisch proves cluelessness is the only thing he is No. 1 at doing. He lists country artist Morgan Wallen. If you google Wallen, you know what he’s known for besides singing? Using a racial slur on a … Continue reading Saturday Buzz: Maybe Pac-12 Should Break Up Now

Will Ferrell (or is that Clancy Pendergast?) showed up at USC practice yesterday in an Under Armour pullover. That will rankle some of the lemmings at USC, for sure, because USC is a Nike school. The show was called “Halls of Science” and featured a different professor each week from a field of science. KNBH orignally stood for NBC Hollywood before it became KNBC. It’s … Continue reading The USC Friday Column Supplement

There’s a lot of ground to cover in today’s column so we’re going to get right into the good part first. BANQUETS, BEAUTY QUEENS AND LUNCHEONS Here they are attending the Crespi High School banquet in 1961. They are talking to Herb Boxhorn (left), the team’s most valuable player and co-captain Mike Roach. But less publicized is that he was football coach at Jefferson High … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column