TCU athletic director Jeremiah Donati has withdrawn his name from consideration to be the next USC athletic director, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.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

Former USC administrator Donna Heinel was released from prison on July 5. She was sentenced to six months in January for her role in the Varsity Blues scandal. Heinel, 61, plead guilty to wire fraud in November, 2021. She alledgedly took $160,000 from Rick Singer, the ring leader of the scandal. Singer was sentenced to 3.5 years in January. Heinel probably got off light considering … Continue reading Donna Heinel Released From Prison

Coach Bohn might be gone but there are still decisions being made in the athletic dept. USC hired Mark Hankins to be the men’s golf coach. Hankins has been co-head coach at Missouri the past two years and also was head coach at Nebraska and Iowa. It looks like Paul Perrier, an Executive Senior Associate Athletic Director, made the hire. And last month, the former men’s golf … Continue reading Some Decisions Being Made At USC