Let’s take a break from the endless conference realignment talk. Oh wait, just as we said that, we get pulled back in with this development. Multiples sources tell @DanWetzel and me that the tides are turning: The Pac-12 meeting this morning to sign a Grant of Rights, which @YahooSports reported last night, remains on schedule & expectation is all presidents will show.https://t.co/hW0RYiddZs https://t.co/F1BTl2R6c5 — Ross … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column

Keep an eye on cornerback Dakoda Fields, who committed to USC in June. I think he was the prize commit of June for the Trojans. I wrote right after he committed that a Serra coach said he wanted to go to Oregon but his family wanted him at USC. Fields visited Oregon last weekend. He’s still committed to USC but he needs to be monitored … Continue reading Two USC Commits To Closely Monitor

One crazy byproduct of all this conference realignment is the way college athletic dept.’s have convinced fans that making money is all that matters. You can’t compete unless you are in a conference that makes more money, according to the spin. Think about it from USC’s perspective: It has an endowment of more than $8 billion. But $15-20 million more for the athletic dept. is … Continue reading USC Notes: Making Money Is All That Matters

USC’s 6 a.m. practices the next two days have been moved to the afternoon. The good part: Players get to sleep. The bad part: It will be a lot hotter. Four games in 10 years. And one of those games was the Pac-12 title game in 2020. They will probably play more often in the Big Ten. USC (and UCLA) can still vote against adding … Continue reading Morning Buzz: USC-Oregon Might Actually Start Playing Each Other

There is a Board of Regents meeting in Arizona scheduled for tomorrow night and some are speculating the University of Arizona and Arizona State could be leaving for the Big 12. By Friday. Arizona State has previously been considered loyal to the Pac-12 but Sun Devils A.D. Ray Anderson changed his tune today. “I remain extremely hopeful and understand personally no matter how it ends … Continue reading Pac-12 Is Falling Apart Update

USC is selling tickets to the Salute to Troy football kickoff dinner. It’s $90 a ticket for the public, $80 if you are a member of the Trojan Athletic Fund. There were complaints about the food last year. Let’s see if it improves. Like I said previously, the tough part is the event is going to be on a Friday (Aug. 18) and starts at … Continue reading You Can Go To Salute To Troy For $90