I’ve written that Fluor Tower has been demolished and mentioned Trojan Hall and Marks Hall are scheduled for demolition over winter break. So where are students living? USC has new dorms at the Village across the street from campus such as the infamous Al Cowlings Residential College. There are also a lot of non-university owned complexes that have been built in the past 15 years … Continue reading Why Is USC Tearing Down So Many Dorms?

USC is ranked No. 15 in the preseason coaches’ poll. Utah is No. 8 and Oregon is No. 12 among other Pac-12 schools. Lincoln Riley is not a voter in the poll this season. Here are the full poll results: Rank Team Record PTS 1st Prev Chg Hi/Lo 1 Alabama 0-0 1634 54 NR — 1/1 2 Ohio State 0-0 1564 5 NR — 2/2 … Continue reading USC Ranked No. 15 In Coaches’ Poll

WINNERS Lincoln Riley After so many months of talking, things are finally happening on the field. The players The good part of closed practices is the hype machine gets turned off during training camp, which means less talking and more performing. Bruce Matthews The USC great turns 61 today. Tony Boselli He became the 14th Trojan inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame. John Robinson … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Winners And Losers Of The Week

USC practiced at the Coliseum this morning, its third practice of training camp. I’m told some players who stood out in spring — defensive end Romello Height, linebacker Shane Lee, safety Calen Bullock — continue to look strong. I’m also told safety Bryson Shaw, a transfer from Ohio State, has made some good impressions. Roger Mosley, who played TC in Magnum P.I., died this weekend. … Continue reading USC Sunday Notes: Football Concludes Day 3

USC practiced this morning at the Coliseum. It was completely closed to the media, which prevented any breathless fanboy reports from training camp. As I said yesterday, it’s not a big deal unless you are curious about any possible position battles, such as along the offensive line or in the secondary. Those don’t really occur until full pads come on next week. This was the … Continue reading USC Practices At Coliseum

Four-star linebacker Braylan Shelby committed to USC over Texas today. Shelby is from Friendswood, Texas, so this goes down as a loss for Steve Sarkisian. To be fair, Texas got a commitment yesterday from four-star linebacker Derion Gullette. It also means linebacker recruiting is fine as this follows the commitment of four-star Tackett Curtis. Or is it Curtis Tackett? Once again, USC needs offensive and … Continue reading Saturday Buzz: USC Beats Texas For Linebacker