Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark is a guest this week on the John Ourand-Andrew Marchand podcast. It doesn’t come out until Wednesday. But this preview concerns Yormark calling Kliavkoff after taking Colorado, Arizona and Arizona State. A collegial conversation? “George was fantastic.” The Pac-12 needed a wartime consigliere. Instead it got a collegial guy who banked $3.5 million for a few years’ work and oversaw … Continue reading George Kliavkoff Seems To Be Feeling Fine

Former USC football player Gerald Washington has a heavyweight fight today in London against Derek Chisora. And he is still wearing a USC hat. It’s a big night for Washington, who is on the undercard for the Anthony Joshua–Robert Helenius fight at the O2 Arena. Chisora’s last fight was a loss to Tyson Fury. Amazing Offer Letter Campaign by the team📢 Artwork/Design: @lukeacuellar @SammySilv @JonathanIChaves … Continue reading USC Saturday Buzz: Former Player In The News

TCU athletic director Jeremiah Donati has withdrawn his name from consideration to be the next USC athletic director, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Donati’s stock is high because TCU went to the college football national championship game. He also has Southern California ties, working for agent Leigh Steinberg and going to Whittier Law School. USC seems to be pursuing real athletic directors, like Donati, … Continue reading Candidate Withdraws To Be Athletic Director

Former USC wide receiver Jordan Addison was pulled over in St. Paul, Minn., early Wednesday morning for driving his Lamborghini Urus at 140 m.p.h. in a 55 m.p.h. zone. He was issued a citation for speeding and reckless driving. Continue reading Jordan Addison Cited For Speeding, Reckless Driving

Dave Borelli, who won seven national titles as coach of the USC women’s tennis team, has died, according to the university. No cause of death was announced. His seven national titles are still the most won by a USC women’s sport. And USC women’s tennis has not won a national title since Borelli left in 1988. He won national titles in 1977 (2), 1978, 1979, … Continue reading Dave Borelli, USC’s Most Successful Women’s Coach, Passes Away

The Los Angeles Times magically returned the TV listings to its sports section after reader complaints. The letters to the editor were all negative about the new sports section, which remains a mess with no game stories, standings or box scores thanks to a 3 p.m. deadline. It’s like a magazine now, that few, if any, want to read. Continue reading USC Sunday Buzz: Paper Makes Slight Bow To Readers