USC defensive tackle Kyon Barrs and cornerback Christian Roland-Wallace will sign free-agent contracts with NFL teams. Barrs will sign with the Titans and Roland-Wallace is going to the Chiefs. In retrospect, both would have been better off going pro a year ago instead of transferring from Arizona to USC. That’s part of the gamble when you transfer. They didn’t raise their draft stock in the … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Sometimes It Pays To Go Pro

Auburn wide receiver Jay Fair has committed to USC. He caught 31 passes last season. Continue reading Sunday Notes: USC Adds Receiver

Are you surprised Brenden Rice slipped to the seventh round before being picked by the Chargers? I’m not. USC lost Jordan Addison and was crying out for a go-to receiver last season but Rice didn’t claim that role and had a pretty standard season despite having Caleb Williams at quarterback. Frankly, Tahj Washington had a better season and he also got selected in the seventh … Continue reading Seven USC Players Taken In NFL Draft

Whatever happened to the Caleb Williams will refuse to go to Chicago crowd? By the end of Thursday night, Williams’ Bears’ jersey had broken the Fanatics record for draft-night sales for any draft pick in any sport. He broke the record set the previous week by Caitlin Clark. Wiliams will wear No. 18 with the Bears. Just like Mike Tomczak. It didn’t matter if Folt … Continue reading USC Saturday Buzz: A Broken Record

I shudder to give Max Nikias credit for anything but I cannot imagine him canceling USC’s main graduation ceremony. There’s no way he would bow to outside pressure. I think I’ve been pretty fair to Carol Folt during her tenure and there’s no doubt she supports athletics with her commitment to new facilities and unprecedented salaries for Lincoln Riley and Lindsay Gottlieb. But some decisions … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column