Is the Pac-12 still talking to ESPN or is the cable network out as a primary rightsholder candidate? Yes. I think I’ve been unfollowed by Annenberg Media Sports on twitter. Was it something I wrote? One loose end about the story of the Annenberg sports writers stealing jerseys at the NFL Draft. Police said three jerseys were taken and reports say two jerseys were found … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column

I’m seeing a lot of players entering the transfer portal and some media (usually recruiting centric) will mention it’s a four-star player or top 100 recruit, etc. This leads one to believe the college dropped the ball, especially on younger players who don’t have much experience, and remain unknown to fans. But at least two Pac-12 colleges I know that lost transfers did it because … Continue reading An Easy Mistake To Make On Transfers

Safety Calen Bullock and linebacker Mason Cobb were among 42 players to be named watch list candidate for the Lott Trophy. Lincoln Riley spoke at the luncheon today in Newport Beach to announce the list. I put all 42 players at the bottom of this post. A month ago, USC’s odds to win the 2024 NCAA Tournament were 25-1. Today, the odds are 50-1. USC … Continue reading USC Notes: Two Trojans Make Lott List

The story of the two USC students who allegedly stole football jerseys at the NFL Draft took a higher profile after I wrote about it Wednesday. KCAL-TV (Channel 9) did a story on its newscast and web site. Annenberg Media finally acknowledged the situation and obtained a comment from USC: “While limited by student privacy laws in what we can share, we are cooperating with … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: The Media Can’t Even Agree On Pac-12 Deal

One other point spread from BetOnline: The USC-Notre Dame game has the Irish as 1-point favorites. That’s not much of a spread and it will surely move as the game gets closer. There are questions about Notre Dame right now, but things will be much clearer after the Irish play seven games. Three weeks before playing USC, Notre Dame hosts Ohio State. Did you 3,488 … Continue reading USC Notes: What About That Notre Dame Point Spread?

BetOnline has some USC game point spreads. Saturday, Oct 14, 2023                                                                                                                        USC at Notre Dame (-1)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Saturday, Oct 21, 2023                                                                                                                        Utah at USC (-7)                                                                                                                                                                                             Saturday, Nov 04, 2023 Washington at USC (-7) Saturday, Nov 11, 2023 USC at Oregon (-3) Saturday, Nov 18, 2023 UCLA at USC (-12) REACTION: That’s a big point spread vs. UCLA. The rest are pretty basic … Continue reading Some USC Point Spreads Are Out