A few more names who attended the John Robinson memorial: Rodney Peete, Ted Tollner, Jim Hefner, former USC administrator Jim Dennis and Sue McKeever, wife of Marlin McKeever. Big Ten Preseason Poll1. Oregon2. Nebraska3. Indiana4. UCLA5. Michigan6. USC Continue reading USC Notes: A Few More Names From Robinson Memorial
A memorial service was held Wednesday for former USC coach John Robinson. Among those who attended: Ronnie Lott, Anthony Munoz, Brad Budde, Keyshawn Johnson, Eric Dickerson, Paul Hackett, Norv Turner and Ron Orr. Marcus Allen, Ed Orgeron, Jackie Slater and Paul McDonald were speakers. Traveler and the USC band were also there. Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Memorial For John Robinson
USC received a commitment today from three-star defensive lineman Andrew Williams of Fremont High School in Los Angeles. Now there are two ways to look at this: It’s good that USC is actually getting a prospect from Los Angeles, where Lincoln Riley rarely has recruited. At the same time, did you expect the first commitment of the Chad Bowden era to be a three star? … Continue reading USC Lands A Three-Star Recruit
I hear a major donor has basically written off USC because he didn’t like the way he was treated by the administration. Why does it matter? Because USC is still seeking donations for the new football building/baseball stadium project and needs some people to donate millions. In the old days, something like this would have been smoothed over by Pete Carroll but that isn’t going … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Is This The New Trojan Way?
Just as predicted, Pete Carroll has hired both his sons with the Raiders. Nate Carroll is the “assistant quarterbacks coach.” And Brennan Carroll is offensive line coach. So Chip Kelly gets them and $6 million to run the offense. The Raiders have 12 offensive assistants and 9 defensive assistants. How about a spot for USC professor David Belasco? Continue reading Pete Carroll Does Exactly As Expected With Raiders
A former USC player who spent time around the program at various times last season tells me he was shocked at how little mention of the importance of the Crosstown Rivalry was made during the week of the UCLA game. “You wouldn’t know we were playing a huge rival,” the player said. “It wasn’t treated with importance.” Is it a surprise given how little Lincoln … Continue reading USC-UCLA Rivalry: A Forgotten Tradition?
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