The Board of Trustees are fighting with each other over the firing of Business School dean Jim Ellis and had an emergency meeting today. There is not a lot of real information that has been made public regarding Ellis. I can never remember a previous issue where the board turned against each other so people have strong feelings. But here’s a nugget: A USC coach … Continue reading A Quick Word On The Board Of Trustees Scandal
Lynn Swann was getting criticized by a lot of fans at the Galen Center on Saturday, who were upset about the Song Girls being banned. But there were not a lot of fans to criticize Swann: The official crowd count was 5,226, the smallest crowd for a USC-UCLA game at the Galen Center. Just as football set some lows in attendance this season, basketball has … Continue reading If No One Comes To USC Games, Does Anyone Notice?
Former Ohio State coach Urban Meyer is close to joining Fox Sports as a college football analyst, according to the Sporting News. Could this be a one-year before Meyer gets a call from USC? He would have to want to coach again. He would need to be paid a lot of money. He would need to want to work for Lynn Swann. And Swann would … Continue reading Urban Meyer To Fox Sports But For How Long?
Former USC running backs coach Todd McNair will get a new trial after a judge ruled today that the jury foreman should have been disqualified from the trial because his legal office did some work for the NCAA during an earlier phase of the case. This is literally the case that will never go away. McNair has been hired by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers since the … Continue reading Todd McNair Granted New Trial
Former USC offensive coordinator Tee Martin has been hired in an unspecified role at Tennessee, according to ESPN. Tennessee already hired a new offensive coordinator (Jim Chaney) last week and currently does not have an opening on its staff, so someone is expected to leave. Martin had his shortcomings at USC but the big takeaway will always be how Clay Helton used to let Martin … Continue reading Tee Martin Returning To Tennessee
USC linebacker Levi Jones, who was removed from the team last season after some off-field incidents, has transferred to North Carolina State. Jones will join another former USC player, tight end Cary Angeline, at North Carolina State. Wolfpack head coach Dave Doeren was on the USC coaching staff under Paul Hackett. Continue reading Linebacker Levi Jones To North Carolina State
