If you don’t like USC losing baseball players to the transfer portal, Oregon just lost All-American outfielder Angel Laya and designated hitter Naulivou Lauaki. They are both freshmen and each hit 14 home runs this season. Former USC defensive lineman Marlon Tuipulotu and cornerback DeCarlos Nicholson had tryouts today at the Denver Broncos mini-camp. WORLD CUP VIDEO OF THE DAY Continue reading USC Notes: The Portal Is Hurting Everyone
I keep questioning this idea USC has a hard-and-fast rule to take only 16 players in its next recruiting class, per Chad “Charmin” Bowden because he said the class lacks quality. Case in point: The Trojans just received a commitment from three-star linebcker Dylan Wafle committed Monday. Obviously a package deal because he is the younger brother of five-star phenom Luke Wafle. So that means … Continue reading Morning Buzz: USC Can Only Take 16 Players And Do Package Deals
It’s time for summer camp season at USC and prospects are coming to USC. When I see the prospects, though, I keep wondering how many USC will actually take given that Chad Bowden intends to take only 16 freshmen next year. I’m still not convinced that is the case, especially if some top prospects decide late in the game they might want to come to … Continue reading Morning Buzz: It’s Camp Season But How Many Lucky Prospects Will USC Take?
USC pitcher Ben Cushnie has entered the transfer portal. He pitched 22 innings last season and had a 1.64 ERA with 13 strikeouts. Another pitcher, Garren Rizzo, who pitched only nine innings before getting injured, entered the portal. Freshman pitcher Jake Sekany, who redshirted, entered the portal this morning. Geoffrey Garrett, the dean of USC’s Marshall School of Business, was ousted by a faculty coup … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column
USC generated a lot of publicity Wednesday for hiring a Director of AI. I’m just not sure why. The “first-of-its-kind position” in the sport will build AI models to identify competitive advantages in everything from game planning to scouting. There are other programs doing this too but they just don’t call the person doing it “Director of AI.” As someone told me yesterday, “if it’s … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Football Makes Hire; A National Honor For Baseball
How are those USC-Ohio State tickets that went on sale yesterday selling? Well, only three sections that were available Tuesday are no longer available today: Sections 213-215. Those sections are in the end zone and were sold for $225. All the other available sections remains pretty “available” with nosebleed seats still ripe for the picking at the low price of $300! Continue reading How Are USC-Ohio State Tickets Selling?
