The hits keep coming for the Pac-12. The San Jose Mercury News reports the conference fired the president and CFO of the Pac-12 Networks for failing to disclose $50 million in overpayments “by a media distribution partner to the networks that made the annual revenue appear more robust than it was.” The report identified the executives as Pac-12 Networks president Mark Shuken and CFO Brent … Continue reading Pac-12 Network Executives Fired

USC just can’t leave well enough alone when it comes to the venerable Student Union Building. The USC pharmacy, which has probably been in the Student Union for 80-90 years, has been kicked out in favor of one of Carol Folt’s pet projects, the Office of Sustainability. And the Daily Trojan student newspaper, which has been on the fourth floor above Tommy Trojan for about … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Two More Blows For Tradition

USC president Carol Folt announced today that Cromwell Field will now be known as Allyson Felix Field. Of course, Folt did not actually mention “Cromwell Field” because it is politically incorrect given the anti-semitic background of Dean Cromwell. REACTION: Although the renaming of Cromwell Field is overdue, I’m not in favor of naming it after Felix. Why? She NEVER competed for USC! There are plenty … Continue reading USC Finally Renames Cromwell Field

Some amazing timing here. USC radio broadcaster Pete Arbogast tweeted this out yesterday. And here are the uniforms the women’s basketball team will wear tonight. Continue reading It’s Not Southern Cal; Or Is It?

The Varsity Blues case really closed with a whimper today as former USC athletics administrator Donna Heinel was sentenced in a Boston federal court to six months in prison Frida Heinel admitted to taking more than $1 million from corrupt college counselor Rick Singer, initially as donations to a university account she controlled and later as payments made to her directly under the guise of … Continue reading USC Notes: Player Transactions And A Light Sentence

Donna Heinel, the former USC athletic dept. administrator, could be sentenced as soon as Friday. Prosecutors asked for 37-to-48 months in prison although some believe she will receive 24-to-36 months. Last month, Heinel was scolded by the judge because her pre-trial release requires her to stay in the country and she took a family Disney cruise to three Mexican ports. Continue reading A Varsity Blues Update