Ken Matsuda, a towering figure within the USC track and field program for 18 seasons, has died. He was 90. Matsuda was an influential assistant for track coach Vern Wolfe from 1966-84 and part of five NCAA championship teams. He coached the USC sprint relay teams to nine NCAA titles and 10 conference championships. He was synonymous with USC track and made a huge impact … Continue reading A USC Legend Passes Away
Around 15 people were laid off this week from the fundraising team at the USC Keck School of Medicine, according to sources. This is part of the brutal fallout from the $200 million budget deficit USC had under former president Carol Folt in the recently concluded fiscal year. Maybe someone can ask Lincoln Riley if a football coach should make $11 million while mass layoffs … Continue reading USC Layoffs Under Way
I hear USC intends to sell the Santa Monica house that Carol Folt lived in during her presidency. It was expected after USC announced it would sell some properties to address its $200 million budget deficit but sources said the administration has taken steps to prepare to sell the property. Continue reading The USC Friday Column Supplement
As expected, five-star guard Jason Crowe of Inglewood committed to Missouri today. Continue reading Friday’s USC News And Notes
USC might have a budget deficit of more than $200 million but Stanford has a deficit of $140 million. Stanford has announced that will also institute layoffs. Stanford does have a massive endowment of at least $36.5 billion. LEE CORSO FOREVER ❤️ @CollegeGameDay | @ESPYS pic.twitter.com/78kjwFV82Y — ESPN (@espn) July 17, 2025 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Continue reading Notes: USC Isn’t Only School Facing Deficit
There are many reasons USC finds itself in a financial hole that I have previously listed. But here are a couple salaries that stick out. A former provost, who was moved out in 2019, was still getting paid more than $700,000 in 2023. And former president Max Nikias, who resigned in 2018, was paid more than $900,000 in 2023. Continue reading Morning Buzz: USC Never Stops Paying
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