Linebacker Shane Lee has emerged as a team leader after transferring from Alabama. I’ve mentioned how he was the only USC player to stay at school over spring break and work out. “That dude, bro, ever since he came in that’s really when I got my weight up, just seeing him, being able to have a role model like that, just to have him in … Continue reading Is USC Learning Some Standards From Alabama?

One question during spring practice was going to be the role of Donte Williams. When you go from high-profile interim coach to cornerbacks coach, it might be tough. Especially when it wasn’t a given he would be retained . . . although Mike Bohn fought to keep him around. “He’s playing the role of loyal assistant coach,” a USC coach told me this week. “He … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: A Spring Issue Becomes Clearer

Dylan Williams, a four-star linebacker from Long Beach Poly, committed to USC today. He is a Class of 2024 prospect. Williams had offers from Michigan State, Utah and TCU. Continue reading USC Gets Commitment From Linebacker

WINNERS USC offensive tackles They don’t have to worry about Josh Conerly taking their spots any more. Oregon How happy do you think the Oregon coaches are to land Conerly after the recruiting experts said USC was the heavy favorite? Wyoming basketball The Cowboys got Ethan Anderson, Max Agbonkpolo and UCLA’s Jake Kyman in one weekend. Now the question no one will ask: Will it … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Winners And Losers Of The Week

USC lost five-star offensive tackle Josh Conerly to Oregon on Friday night. But was the groundwork for the Ducks’ upset commitment laid before that? Conerly thanked former USC lineman Viane Talamaivao during his announcement and is obviously close to Talamaivao, who was hired by Oregon in January. Talamaivao has pretty much worked at USC since he completed his eligibility in 2017. Should USC worked harder … Continue reading Morning Buzz: Did USC Drop Ball On Josh Conerly?

Here are more photos of former USC professor Frank Baxter. Imagine the good publicity USC got from this opening scene of “The Mole People” in 1956 (above). And below, here is Baxter with actor Richard Carlson in the 1957 TV Movie, “The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays.” Today is Ward Bond’s birthday. A couple weeks ago, I wrote about how Bond was a starting … Continue reading Frank Baxter, Hollywood Star