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. USC has scheduled a visit for Wyoming defensive tackle Gavin Meyer. He is also considering Wisconsin, Cal and Illinois. Meyer, … 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. Former USC signee Trent Perry will instead go to UCLA. Perry didn’t really consider USC once Andy Enfield left event though he plays a position (point guard) that USC needs. The NCAA approved a blanket waiver … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Recruit Sets Commitment Date

Arizona and Michigan State have emerged as front runners recruiting former USC cornerback Ceyair Wright. USC is making a push to land former Arizona State wide receiver Elijah Badger, who caught nine passes for 88 yards and a touchdown against the Trojans last season. I hear Eugene “Pooh” Jeter has turned down an offer to be an assistant coach at USC. He is currently assistant general … 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 USC is taking Long Beach City College punter Rey Gomez as a preferred walk-on. … 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. For all the talk from Carol Folt about campus safety, the USC women’s tennis team played its NCAA playoff match on … Continue reading Morning Buzz: Interesting Lineman Visits USC