I’m going to take a wild guess that there are some UCLA defensive coaches who used to coach at USC that are not happy campers at the moment. Why? Because UCLA has reportedly hired Baltimore Ravens safeties coach D’Anton Lynn as its new defensive coordinator. That means UCLA coach Chip Kelly hired a 33-year-old with no experience as a defensive coordinator over Ken Norton Jr., … Continue reading A Potentially Hostile Situation

Five-star QB Dylan Raiola has reportedly canceled a visit to Georgia. If his interest in Georgia has waned, it leaves Nebraska and USC as Raiola’s top two choices. As usual, the intriguing aspect is whether Raiola would actually come to USC to challenge another five-star (Malachi Nelson) to be the successor to Caleb Williams. Also: The winner of this QB derby would make their first … Continue reading Morning Buzz: USC Recruiting Target May Spurn Georgia

I’m encouraged by some of the defensive transfers USC added recently. But I’m still going to wonder how the defense is going to do if some major changes aren’t being made. So far, the strengh workouts look the same. I haven’t heard anything yet about practices being different this spring. These are two areas where adjustments need to be made to significantly impact the defense … Continue reading Where Are The USC Defensive Changes?

Actor James Hong, a USC graduate, turns 94 today. Hong, who has appeared in more than 600 TV and film roles, studied civil engineering at USC and worked for L.A. County as a road engineer for seven years before becoming a full-time actor. And he is in the Oscar-nominated film, Everything Everywhere All at Once. Last year, he got a star on the Hollywood Walk … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Go Jump In A Stream

Here’s a picture of the USC football managers on Sept. 20, 1949. Being a manager used to carry some prestige to it and you can see the managers are wearing sweaters with patches that say “Soph SC Mgr” or “Junior SC Mgr.” Note the wagon the managers are gathered around at Bovard Field. Continue reading USC Picture Of The Day

Washington State president Kirk Schulz told the San Jose Mercury News that he expects a media-rights deal by mid-March. Here’s what he said about last week’s joint statement of unity issued by the Pac-12 presidents. “I thought people would see it as the same thing a head coach does when he says publicly that he loves his staff, then he fires them all,” Schulz said. … Continue reading USC Notes: Pac-12 Media Deal By Mid-March?!?!?