Today is actress Diane Baker’s birthday. Here is a picture from 1956, where she was the USC freshman baseball queen. She is best known for “Silence of the Lambs” and “The Diary of Anne Frank.” The others in the photo (left to right) are freshman coach Dave Rankin along with pitchers Bob Blakeslee, Bill Thorn, Gary McCormick and Dale Ziegler. Continue reading USC Picture Of The Day

According to this source, there are only four teams with top 10 recruiting classes in the past five years: Alabama Ohio State Georgia USC Who is the only team in that group that has not played for the national championship? Who is the only team that did not make the College Football Playoff? I wonder what the reason could be . . . Continue reading List Of The Day

The USC coaches’ clinic is March 30-31. And the biggest names are USC coach Clay Helton, Stanford coach David Shaw and Fresno State coach Jeff Tedford. Talk about a charisma fest. Shaw might be the most dynamic speaker of the trio and that is not saying much. Perhaps the three can discuss who has won the most state titles, which became an accomplishment when Helton … Continue reading USC Coaches’ Clinic Offerings

It is always worth watching Nick Saban hire assistant coaches. Saban lost his top-notch defensive line coach, Karl Dunbar, to the Pittsburgh Steelers. So he goes and hires Miami defensive line coach Craig Kuligowski. Now there is a connection of sorts: Kuligowski played at Toledo in 1990 when Saban was the head coach for one season. But more importantly, Kuligowski coached five first-round picks at Missouri and … Continue reading The Nick Saban Method

Since it has been a couple weeks since I blogged, let’s update the USC roster. Center Cole Smith is retiring from football because of arthritic knees.  I hear offensive lineman Roy Hemsley is transferring to San Diego State. And I’ve also heard that offensive tackle Nathan Smith is also considering his future after missing last season following knee surgery. That would mean three less offensive … Continue reading USC Roster Changes

The Los Angeles District Attorney is reviewing the alleged domestic violence case against USC wide receiver Joseph Lewis. But I can now reveal that when I reported in December there was a fight in the locker room after a Cotton Bowl practice in Texas, Lewis was one of the players involved in the altercation. I mention it because USC might also take this into consideration … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz