If you are a regular reader of my blog, this will not surprise you. I was told Thursday night that USC athletic director Lynn Swann is already at Augusta National Golf Club, his second trip to the golf course in 2019. Swann’s official reason for being at Augusta is that three USC golfers are participating in the Augusta National Women’s Amateur tournament that started Wednesday. … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column

Things are so bad at USC that athletic dept. employees are talking to each other more about whether Lynn Swann will be on campus next week or really go to the Masters than who starts at quarterback. If you want to imagine what a Swann coaching search might look like, this could be it: Offer John Calipari less money than he makes at Kentucky. Try … Continue reading Lynn Swann Keeps Athletic Dept. Guessing

I get the sense the powers-that-be at USC athletics would like nothing more than to go into bunker mode and seal themselves off from scrutiny. Lynn Swann doesn’t speak much to the media but does release tin-ear statements. Clay Helton only speaks once a week during spring practice. And I’ve heard Helton is considering ways to cut down media/public access in the fall. He might … Continue reading Morning Buzz: USC Circles Its Wagons

I’m hearing one or two more deans at USC might be departing before new president Carol Folt takes over in July. USC seems intent on making changes to give her a clean slate. Remember, the Board of Trustees met in Santa Barbara over the weekend and Michael Quick and Carol Mauch Amir announced their departures Monday. That was no coincidence. When does the Board consider … Continue reading The USC Rumor Mill

Lori Loughlin looked like she was making a red carpet appearance in the video below when she showed up at a Boston federal courthouse to enter a plea in the college admissions scandal. #BREAKING: Actress Lori Loughlin has arrived at the federal courthouse in #Boston. #CollegeAdmissionsScandal #7News pic.twitter.com/8gKDea8pOk — Justin Dougherty (@DoughertyJC) April 3, 2019 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Continue reading Lori Loughlin Looks Pretty Happy

Lynn Swann said if he didn’t go to autograph show, it would be a “breach of content.” But look who canceled at the same show: A.J. Green, Tonya Harding, Tyreek Hill, Myles Jack, Johnny Manziel, Jim Otto, Don Sutton, Adam Thielen and T.J. Watt. Were they all in breach of contract? Never believe anything Swann says. Meanwhile . . . in scandal news, Lori Laughlin (below) and … Continue reading If Lynn Swann’s Lips Move, Be Skeptical