France defeats Croatia, 4-2, to win the World Cup in the highest-scoring final game since 1966. Did a dive create France’s first goal? Should a hand ball have been called for France’s second goal? Did Paul Pogba silence his critics? How many of you had France winning it all? All in all, this was a highly entertaining World Cup and Croatia provided plenty of entertainment, … Continue reading Sunday World Cup Talk

USC has named Justin Silverstein as its new women’s golf coach. Silverstein spent the past two seasons as a USC men’s assistant and was a women’s assistant in 2013 when the Trojans won the NCAA title. He might do a great job. But it also continues the pattern of a lack of ambition when it comes to hiring coaches in the non-revenue producing sports. USC … Continue reading Same Old, Same Old

Four-star cornerback Erick Young of Richmond, Texas, will announce his commitment tomorrow afternoon. Does it matter that he is wearing a USC jacket today at The Opening combine? Six fraternities and sororoties are suing USC over a new policy that prohibits freshmen from participating in Greek life during their first semester. Students must complete at least 12 units at USC and maintain a 2.5 minimum GPA … Continue reading USC Tuesday Buzz

USC unveiled a controversial new policy last week that seemed to prohibit minors from coming to campus except “for authorized events only, such as “bring your child to work” events or family-friendly gatherings to which minors are explicitly welcome.” Well, after this blog and others spotlighted the new policy, something changed: When you go to the link for the new policy, it instead reverts to the policy … Continue reading Did USC Rescind Its Minors Policy?

I’m hearing that even USC sports are being told their budgets are being frozen or cut in anticipation of the huge financial settlement that will needed to be paid from lawsuits involving former university gynecologist George Tyndall. Continue reading The USC Health Center Scandal Takes Toll

USC has a new policy that seems to prohibit minors from coming to campus except “for authorized events only, such as “bring your child to work” events or family-friendly gatherings to which minors are explicitly welcome.” This seems aimed at the children who live in the community and might enjoy the campus environment. For example, it is not unusual to see kids skateboarding on campus. Every … Continue reading USC Doesn’t Want Minors On Campus