Presley Kiffin, the daughter of Lane Kiffin, has announced she will attend USC next year and play volleyball. She ranked 10th on the Mater Dei varsity volleyball team in sets played last season, so we’ll assume she is walking-on at USC. This means USC will have the daughters of Lane Kiffin and Henry Bibby as freshmen next year. Continue reading Lane Kiffin’s Daughter Will Attend USC

Did you catch Lori Loughlin making fun of herself on last weekend’s episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm? No? Well, here’s a recap: Continue reading USC Notes: Lori Loughlin Pokes Fun At Her Image

USC had three alumni win Oscars at the Academy Awards. Ludwig Göransson won for best original score (Oppenheimer); Ben Proudfoot won for best documentary short (The Last Repair Shop) and producer Charles Roven won for best picture (Oppenheimer). Continue reading USC At The Oscars

California assembly representative Phil Ting is proposing a bill that says private institutions giving an admissions tip to relatives of alumni and donors would be denied Cal Grant financial aid. Per the LA Times: “USC accepted 1,740 applicants with legacy or donor connections, or 14.4% of the fall 2022 admitted class, according to data submitted to the state. Of those, 96% were relatives of alumni … Continue reading USC Notes: Proposal Could Put Crimp In Legacy Admissions

USC dropped to No. 28 in the 2024 U.S. News & World Report National College Rankings after being No. 25 in 2023. USC is now tied with UC Davis, UC San Diego, and Florida. U.S. News implemented a new ranking system this year that it labeled the “most significant methodological change in the ranking’s history” after a revolt by some colleges, mostly graduate schools. The … Continue reading Notes: USC Drops In One Poll