Joelle Trepagnier, the daughter of former USC basketball player Jeff Trepagnier and ex-Trojan sprinter Malika Edmonson, had a big day at the California State Track and Field championships. The Culver City High School sprinter won the 200 meters (23.62); ran a 52.11-second anchor lap to give the Centaurs the victory in the 4×400 relay and finished second in the 400 meters with a time of … Continue reading USC Notes: Big Win For Legacy

USC loves to hire professional consultants. There was Korn Ferry, which was used when Steve Sarkisian was hired as football coach. Max Nikias hired Brill Neumann to hire an athletic director, although he just went with Lynn Swann on the recommendation of booster Wayne Hughes. Carol Folt used Turnkey ZRG to hire Coach Bohn. Now we have another player: Huron Consulting Group, which is based … Continue reading Sunday Buzz: USC Keeps Consultants Happy

Brandon Sosna has not spoken on the record yet about Mike Bohn. Considering he was thisclose to Bohn at USC and Cincinnati, he obviously has a wealth of knowledge about what was going on. He had to know about disgruntled employees. I heard from some at USC during his time there, including a few who thought Sosna was unapproachable, just like his boss. A few … Continue reading Brandon Sosna Watch

There were more than 1,400 college athletes on the USC campus this week as the university hosted the Black Student-Athlete Summit. Many schools sent 5-10 athletes to the summit and more than 165 colleges were represented. The University of Washington sent 19 athletes along with 10 coaches/staff members. A random sampling of attendees: Washington State QB Cameron Ward, Georgia Tech all-conference safety LaMiles Brooks, Tulane … Continue reading Saturday Buzz: Impressive Array Of Athletes At USC

I said last Friday it was “amazing” you couldn’t find criticism of Mike Bohn anywhere other than this blog before he resigned. Well, the media is making up for it. It’s an incredible case of revisionism. After sucking up to Bohn and Brandon Sosna for several years (and vice versa), everybody suddenly demands to know why USC didn’t uncover more about Bohn’s background. Well, what … Continue reading It’s Open Season On Mike Bohn (Four Years Late)

USC used the influential search firm, TurnkeyZRG, to hire Mike Bohn. Turnkey also ran commissioner searches for the Pac-12, Big 12, ACC and Big Ten. And Sandy Barbour, who is on USC’s new interim leadership team, has several connections with Turnkey, because she used them for several coaching searches when she was at Penn State. It wouldn’t be surprising if Carol Folt used Turnkey to … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Mixed Record For Leadership Team