I hear USC wants to pay around $450,000 to its final basketball assistant coach. How hard can it be to find someone with that salary? Apparently, harder than expected. Eric Musselman wants someone with local ties but that’s still enough money to lure someone. Anyone. Meyer, a two-year starter at Wyoming, had 26 tackles and 3.5 tackles for a loss last season. If Folt kept … Continue reading USC Looking For Line Help

Four-star linebacker Noah Mikhail of Bonita High School in La Verne will announce his commitment on June 30. He has scheduled official visits to USC, Oregon and Texas A&M. The workers formed a union last year and said USC eliminated annual merit-based pay increases. They plan a rally at11 a.m. Friday at the corner of Figueroa St. and McCarthy Way. Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Recruit Sets Commitment Date

Arizona and Michigan State have emerged as front runners recruiting former USC cornerback Ceyair Wright. Eric Musselman also wanted Mississippi assistant coach Wes Flanigan, but was turned down. Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Front Runners For Cornerback

Former Kentucky guard DJ Wagner, who recently visited USC, will visit Arkansas this weekend. That immediately caused two recruiting analysts to predict Wagner would go to Arkansas, where he would be reunited with John Calipari. USC will be playing road games at Indiana, Iowa, Purdue and Wisconsin for the first time 2024-25 BIG TEN OPPONENTS (series record) HOME ^Illinois (0-0) Michigan (1-1) ^Michigan State (2-1) ^Minnesota … Continue reading USC Notes: Shoring Up Special Teams

Oregon’s secondary now features four Southern California players: Dakoda Fields (Gardena Serra), Peyton Woodyard (St. John Bosco), Solomon Davis (Charter Oak) and Rodrick Pleasant (Gardena Serra). Woodyard committed last week after spending this semester at Alabama. Among this group, I’d say Fields and Woodyard are the two to watch. It shows that however Oregon recruits nationally, it is still focused hard on Southern California. And … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Oregon’s Southern California Flavor

In football news, Texas A&M center Bryce Foster visited USC this weekend. This is interesting because USC moved its best lineman, Jonah Monheim, to center for spring practice. Foster started 28 games at Texas A&M, so you can read what you want into this. Continue reading Morning Buzz: Interesting Lineman Visits USC