While USC twiddles its fingers, Notre Dame and Clemson struck a 12-year annual football scheduling deal beginning in 2029, according to Yahoo. Does this have any impact on the future of the USC-Notre Dame series? It shouldn’t because the games will count toward Notre Dame’s five annual ACC games during years in which those games are already in the league’s scheduling rotation. In other years, … Continue reading What Does Clemson-Notre Dame Series Mean For USC?

Who will USC hire as its strength coach? “Whoever (general manager) Chad Bowden wants,” a USC staffer told me Monday morning. “He makes the call.” Continue reading USC Notes: Football Adds Tight End

A few days ago I wrote that USC’s secondary was a potential weak spot. Well, Chad Bowden must have agreed because USC just took cornerback Chasen Johnson from Central Florida has decided to transfer. He had 18 tackles and broke up two passes while starting four games. Johnson was a three-star prospect in high school. Continue reading Sunday Buzz: USC Adds Cornerback

Five-star cornerback Elbert Hill of Akron, Ohio, committed to USC today. He is ranked the No. 1 cornerback in the nation by Rivals. Maybe more surprising is that Iowa (31-13, 20-4) is atop the Big Ten standings. Iowa! It’s the 1965 USC-UCLA game at the Coliseum. USC was ranked No. 6 and UCLA was No. 7 and a crowd of 94,085 filled the Coliseum. And … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column