It is Monday so what will this week’s scandal be? I think an undercovered aspect of the college admission scandal has been the role of former USC women’s soccer coach Ali Khosroshahin and his assistant coach Laura Janke. We now know the scandal came to the government’s attention when a Los Angeles-based parent whose daughter played club soccer implicated the Yale women’s soccer coach. Khosroshahin … Continue reading Morning Buzz: One Possible Way USC Got Involved In Admission Scandal

I’ve gotten a lot of feedback from radio interview with Softy Mahler last week. A USC donor even called me to day I made his weekend when he heard it. That’s what it takes these days to make a USC fan’s weekend: Point out how incompetent and ridiculous Lynn Swann is as athletic director. What else is there to celebrate? Making the NCAA Tournament? Continue reading How Do You Make A USC Fan’s Weekend?

Don Barrett of LARadio.com reports USC’s radio deal with 710-AM (KSPN) is over and the Trojans could be moving to KABC-AM (790). Depending on whether you can get good reception for 790-AM, this might be a good move for fans because basketball games are often bumped for Lakers games. KABC no longer has the L.A. Kings, so that should not be an issue. They could … Continue reading USC Radio On The Move?

A USC coach told me an interesting story: An athlete he recruited as a walk-on with good grades was presented to Donna Heinel. The coach said Heinel told him the athlete’s test score was too low. About 12 hours later, the athlete went over to Westwood and was immediately accepted by UCLA. The coach is now fairly certain he lost a walk-on so that a … Continue reading A College Admissions Scam Story

Lynn Swann finally spoke about the college admissions scandal and it was as delusional as when he discusses Clay Helton and USC football. “I think everybody was blindsided by this,” Swann told the Los Angeles Times. “Everyone was completely shocked, caught off guard and taken by surprise.” Especially the out-of-touch athletic director who ceded day-to-day duties from Day 1 to his subordinates. The worst part … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Lynn Swann Says He Will Not Resign