Johnny Knoxville turned 50 today. So it’s a good reminder of a stunt that backfired on USC when Knoxville came to tape his show at a practice. Knoxville wanted to get pummeled by the team and USC agreed to oblige him. But the players wanted to hit him so hard that defensive end Matt Childers broke his hand or wrist trying to tackle him. If … Continue reading Johnny Knoxvile And The Stunt That Backfired

The South Point Hotel in Las Vegas has USC a 1-point underdog at Notre Dame in South Bend on Oct. 23. Is Notre Dame that bad? The Irish don’t even get the requisite 3-points for being at home? Against Clay Helton? USC’s offensive line and linebackers are a 1-point underdog? I’m actually not sold on USC’s corners either but that will set off the fanboys. … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Is Notre Dame This Bad?

Marv Goux was a colorful character and legendary assistant coach at USC. He could also be a difficult co-worker. One day, a staffer was using a mimeograph machine to make copies and Goux came into the office. “My stuff is more important than your stuff,” Goux barked and shooed away the staffer. “What could I do? It was Marv Goux,” the staffer said. Continue reading A Marv Goux Story

Here’s a column and video interview with Clay Helton by RJ Young of Fox Sports. The column doesn’t really reflect the claim that Helton is making USC a national title contender again, to be fair. USC is building itself into a national title contender again with an overhauled recruiting operation and hunting the transfer portal for players like an NFL team uses free agency. https://t.co/Ch9dxWyZrF … Continue reading USC National Title Contender Again?