Rick Caruso is stepping down as chair of the USC Board of Trustees now that he is running for Mayor of Los Angeles. The actual date he steps down was not announced and he said he will wait until a “transition process has been completed.” “Chair Caruso has been an inspired Board leader and his passion for and commitment to USC run deep. Ensuring the … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Rick Caruso To Step Down

This will probably hurt some of you if you lived there but the dorm known originally as Residence West and then Fluor Tower is scheduled for demolition after commencement in May. The dorm has actually been vacant for the past 2 years because of the pandemic. USC has not said what will replace it. The dorm was a busy area as it was also next … Continue reading USC To Demolish Fluor Tower

Rink Babka, a silver medalist in the discus at the 1960 Olympics, died Saturday. He was 85. Babka held the world record in the discus and was the NCAA champion in 1958. He was USC co-captain on the 1958 NCAA championship team. His best college throw of 198-10 still ranks as the fifth-best mark in USC history. He was one of the first discus throwers … Continue reading USC Great Rink Babka Passes Away

In a blog tradition, here is the Christmas Eve NORAD Santa Tracker. And in an added twist, here is Ed Orgeron delivering some Christmas cheer. Merry Christmas to all, til I saw you some mo! https://t.co/BHDiBtdVa3 — Coach Ed Orgeron (@Coach_EdOrgeron) December 24, 2021 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Continue reading Check Out The NORAD Santa Tracker

USC is aggressively looking for new ways to bring in revenue through the Coliseum, especially after the dreadful attendance this past season. So the Coliseum field has been ripped out and NASCAR is building a temporary short track at a cost of more than $1 million. It only cost $954,872.98 to build the Coliseum in 1921. The NASCAR Cup Series cars will race around the quarter-mile … Continue reading NASCAR At Coliseum!

The NCAA men’s water polo championship was today and USC narrowly lost to Cal, 13-12 in Westwood. USC led 12-11 with 2:29 left but Cal tied it and then scored the winning goal with 28 seconds remaining. Linebacker David Bailey of Mater Dei committed to Stanford over USC late Saturday night. Linebacker is one of those positions USC needs help, like offensive and defensive line. … Continue reading Sunday Notes: USC Narrowly Loses To Cal