Did you watch the 1975 USC-Ohio State Rose Bowl on NBCSN last night? It’s always remembered for Pat Haden throwing a 2-point pass to Shelton Diggs for the Trojans’ 18-17 victory. But what was up with John McKay sprinting straight to the locker room after the game ended? A Rose Bowl CLASSIC!@USC_FB beat the Buckeyes in a thriller 18-17 💪 pic.twitter.com/8jXLw6vhV4 — NBC Sports (@NBCSports) … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Do Not Disturb John McKay Edition

Here is the radio call of Tom Kelly calling the game-winning drive in USC’s 26-21 victory over California, 26-21, in 1964 courtesy of my former colleague, Tom Hoffarth. Craig Fertig threw a TD pass to Rod Sherman with 59 seconds left. Later that season was the big Fertig-to-Sherman TD pass to beat Notre Dame. which I wrote about in depth back in January. HoffarthSCNG · … Continue reading Here’s Tom Kelly’s Radio Call To Dramatic USC Game

I don’t know when the college football season will start other than it will start late. But I keep thinking Alabama is going to play one way or another, whether USC agrees to play at the same time. Already, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey said he is aiming for football to start in September. “If there’s a couple of programs that aren’t able, does that stop … Continue reading Do You Think Alabama Will Wait To Play USC?

Have you been following the exploits of Gus “Duggs” Duggerton, USC’s new offensive coordinator from Barstool Sports’ Pardon My Take. Coach Duggs was undefeated until an upset loss to UCLA on Friday afternoon and then beat Stanford, 50-43, in the Pac-12 championship game Friday night. The outrage occurred when USC finished No. 3 in the BCS rankings and got excluded from the BCS title game. … Continue reading Morning Buzz: USC Snubbed By BCS

Quaydarius Davis, a four-star WR from Dallas, committed to USC tonight. Davis (6-0, 198) previously committed to SMU and Texas. USC loses Tyler Vaughns and maybe Amon-Ra St. Brown after this season so it could use a receiver. Continue reading USC Lands 4-Star Receiver

I told you pay cuts were coming for Clay Helton and Co. The Los Angeles Times reports Helton, Andy Enfield and Mike Bohn “will return a combined $1 million of compensation to USC.” It sounds like roughly 10 percent of their salaries. Why didn’t USC just announce that like every other school? Instead, it was leaked and a dollar-amount was listed, probably because Bohn or … Continue reading Report: Clay Helton, Andy Enfield, Mike Bohn Take Pay Cuts