Five-star linebacker Xavier Griffin, who previously had been committed to USC, committed to Alabama today. USC isn’t exactly moving into the new Dedeaux Field (or whatever it might call it) in style given that it lost its best pitcher, a top relief pitcher and second-best hitter to the transfer portal. I’d love to know what USC is giving the baseball program in NIL right now. Continue reading Sunday Buzz: One Team Losing The Transfer Portal

Count me as skeptical. Unless self-promotion is taken into consideration. Continue reading USC Saturday Buzz: Can You Always Trust Recruiting Rankings?

I mentioned this week that an ominous announcement could be coming from USC. Several sources said USC is going to announce a 6 percent reduction in university-wide staff and no merit increases for the next three years. This is the result of a deficit for the current fiscal year that is expected to be more than last year’s figure of $158 million. One source said … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For An (Ominous) USC Notes Column

USC is on a roll. It has the wrong date on the T-shirt with this year’s football schedule and it is also selling the traditional buttons for the new opponents on the Big Ten schedule. Only one problem: Where’s Iowa? Continue reading USC’s On A Roll

USC season-ticket holders were supposed to find out yesterday afternoon who got tickets for coveted road games like Notre Dame, Nebraska and Oregon. But the deadline passed without any notices on the road games. Of course. Can’t say I’m surprised. One reason it matters is because some fans are actually worried about attending what is potentially the last USC-Notre Dame game. Not that the powers … Continue reading Morning Buzz: Anxious Time For Some USC Fans

This is the spin that Lincoln Riley wants, to say the 110,000-square foot McKay Center, which opened in 2012, is “average at best.” It’s a rationalization for the $200-million football building that Riley demanded as soon as he got hired. It’s funny this video highlights the McKay Center while criticizing it. USC hopes the new, much-needed $200 million performance center takes the Trojans to another … Continue reading USC Notes: Football Spin At Its Best/Worst