Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti was asked if he believes the Big Ten would add more members. “All the direction I’m getting is to focus on USC and UCLA,” he said. “I’m not getting direction about anything else” At the moment, it doesn’t seem like the Big Ten has enough members who would vote for expansion. It’s also true USC and UCLA don’t want Oregon … Continue reading USC Notes: Big Ten Expansion Addressed
When I mentioned yesterday John Robinson got hired by USC president John Hubbard because they always played raquetball at USC, it would have been a perfect time to say, “that wouldn’t happen today.” But remember back in 2017, Arizona State athletic director Ray Anderson hired Herm Edwards as the Sun Devils coach. Anderson was Edwards’ agent when Edwards coached in the NFL. Edwards had not … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: It’s Not What You Know, It’s Who You Know
Former USC football coach John Robinson turned 88 today. For about two decades at USC, Oregon was considered the cradle of coaches for the Trojans. John McKay and Robinson both played at Oregon. Both were long-time Oregon assistant coaches before coming to USC as assistant coaches. When McKay resigned in 1975, there were a lot of assistant coaches vying to replace him. Craig Fertig and … Continue reading John Robinson Celebrates Birthday
I was told yesterday that USC personnel used an automated external defibrillator (AED) on Bronny James. That’s twice they used the device on a player at the Galen Center in a little more than 12 months. USC obviously knows how to deal with this. What’s unfortunate is because it is Bronny James, there is a lot of baseless speculation on social media about his situation. … Continue reading USC Notes: The Weird, Different Reactions To Similar Cases
USC holds it own media day on Friday minus a couple people you might have heard of named Lincoln and Caleb. I guess the idea is those two deal with the media enough so they don’t need to attend media day. OK. These are the offensive linemen who will attend: Justin Dedich, Jarrett Kingston, Jonah Monheim, Emmanuel Pregnon, Gino Quinones and Michael Tarquin. That’s six … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Six Linemen For Five Spots
If you were looking for a reason to say USC’s defense couldn’t possibly be as bad as last season, Utah tight end Dalton Kincaid’s 16 receptions in the first meeting between the teams was the most any player has ever caught against a Trojan team. No USC defense ever allowed a player to catch 16 passes in a game. Until 2022. That can’t happen again, … Continue reading A Record That Should Not Be Broken
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