Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott has tested positive for COVID-19, per the conference. After three rounds of COVID-19 testing at USC voluntary workouts, 201 tests were conducted with four positive results. Here is Mike Bohn’s statement on the Pac-12 going to an all-conference schedule: Continue reading USC Night Notes: Mike Bohn And Larry Scott Edition
As expected, the Pac-12 is following the Big Ten model, which means no USC-Alabama game. Continue reading Pac-12 Goes To Conference-Only Schedule
The USC School of Cinematic Arts will remove a John Wayne exhibit, according to a Friday announcement. “Conversations about systemic racism in our cultural institutions along with the recent global, civil uprising by the Black Lives Matter movement require that we consider the role our school can play as a change-maker in promoting anti-racist cultural values and experiences,” said Evan Hughes, USC’s assistant dean of … Continue reading USC To Remove John Wayne Exhibit
The Pac-12 must have breathed a sigh of relief Thursday when the Big Ten announced if there are fall sports, it will be conference-games only. The Pac-12 prefers to lead from behind and now has a template if it chooses to play in the fall. By coincidence, Pac-12 presidents and atheltic directors are meeting today and can discuss how to follow the Big Ten’s decision. … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column
Mel Hein Jr., a pole vaulter who was a member of two USC track national title teams, died Wednesday of a brain infection. He was 79. Hein Jr. set the world indoor record of 16 feet, 5 3/4 inches in the pole vault in 1965 at the Cow Palace in San Francisco. He later won three City titles as the track coach at Taft High … Continue reading Former USC Pole Vaulter Mel Hein Jr. Dies
If the Big Ten plays football in the fall, it will be a conference-only schedule. The ACC is expected to follow suit. So now at least we know what the Pac-12 will do because the conference never leads, it follows. What happens to USC-Notre Dame? The Irish want the game, of course, because they have six ACC games they will play and need a few … Continue reading Pac-12 Now Knows What To Do Thanks To Big Ten
