Donna Heinel probably had pretty good reason to think she would never got caught taking bribes to get students into USC. Since around 2007, she pretty much was the only person in the athletic dept. who dealt with the admissions boards. It was her own fiefdom. This often made her unpopular with USC coaches because she would often reject seemingly qualified candidates before even taking … Continue reading No Oversight Means Plenty Of Scandals

UPDATED: USC water polo coach Jovan Vavic and senior associate athletic director Donna Heinel were fired this afternoon by the university. Here is the statement: Following Vavic’s dismissal, Casey Moon is USC’s interim women’s water polo coach and Marko Pintaric is the interim men’s water polo coach. Below is my original post. Vavic was arrested in Hawaii this morning, according to a published report. Vavic was … Continue reading USC Fires Jovan Vavic And Donna Heinel

How many internal investigations does USC have going right now? I’ve lost count. I can’t tell you how many USC coaches are amused over today’s news. Donna Heinel was not a popular figure within the athletic dept. A USC administrator tells me Jovan Vavic makes somewhere in the neighborhood $300,000-400,000 per year. So he could make a pretty good living without taking bribes. Wake Forest … Continue reading Some Quick Thoughts On USC Scandal

Get ready for the latest USC scandal. The athletic dept. is at the center of the college admissions bribery scandal as senior associate athletic Donna Heinel reportedly received more than $1.3 million in bribe payments to fabricate athletic credentials for prospective students. Heinel, men’s and women’s water polo coach Jovan Vavic and former women’s soccer coach Ali Khosroshahin have been indicted. Heinel was in charge … Continue reading One More Scandal As USC Athletic Dept. Involved In College Scandal

USC went 5-7 in football. USC is 15-16 in basketball. USC is 5-9 in baseball. Can the Trojans pull off a hat trick and have losing seasons in the Big 3 sports? Don’t forget Lynn Swann gave contract extensions to Clay Helton and Andy Enfield through 2023. Also do not forget the Pac-12 was awful in football and basketball when Helton and Enfield struggled. The Pac-12 … Continue reading Is USC Going To Pull Off The Trifecta?

I spoke to a USC player on Thursday about the new Friday depth chart policy promised by Clay Helton. I asked the player what difference he thought the depth chart would make? “It won’t mean anything,” the player said. “The team won’t worry about it.” This goes back to a recurring theme for the Trojans: The players are pretty much over listening to Helton. So … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column