A federal judge on Friday declined to dismiss charges against actress Lori Loughlin, her husband along with several other parents accused in College Admissions Scandal. Loughlin and her husband, Mossimo Giannulli, are scheduled to go on trial in October on charges that allege they paid around $500,000 to get their daughters admitted to USC as fake rowing recruits. Continue reading Judge Refuses To Drop Lori Loughlin Case

When I criticized USC last week for the way it leaked that Mike Bohn, Clay Helton and Andy Enfield were taking pay cuts, I said the normal way is to just put out an announcement. Exhibit A is Arizona today: Even more interesting, its baseball and women’s basketball coaches are also taking 20 percent pay cuts. A nice, transparent announcement. No back-scratching involved. Continue reading It’s Easy To Announce A Pay Cut

One day I was walking on the USC campus and I noticed actor Paul Dooley right by Howard Jones Field. He was trying to find a building where he was scheduled to speak and didn’t know where to go. I gladly offered to guide him to the building, just so I could talk about his most famous line from the movie, “Breaking Away.” “Refund!?!” Dooley … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Refund?!? Refund?!? Refund?!?

If Carol Folt is telling the truth that USC has a $300-$500 million operational deficit for the upcoming fiscal year, then why isn’t its highest-paid employee taking a pay cut? I mean, seriously, Clay Helton is making videos with his picturesque ocean view in the background and probably getting around $4 million but he can’t take a 10 percent cut? He went 13-12 the past 2 … Continue reading Here’s How USC Saves $400,000

Carol Folt delivered the “State of the University” speech on Wednesday via Zoom. Folt said USC projected $300-$500 million operational deficit through June 2021 because of increased expenses and reduced revenue, grants and donations as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. “I’m convinced we will emerge from this even stronger, with a nimble infrastructure and a culture that takes risks, learns from mistakes and puts … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Hail To The Chief!

Remember when the Coliseum was reduced to 78,467, it was seen as a step backward by some, especially when schools like Michigan and Ohio State seat more than 100,000. Well, here’s a couple stadium developments that are going in the other direction. San Diego State is going to break ground on a 35,000-seat football stadium. That is half the size of SDCCU Stadium. It’s not … Continue reading The Downsizing Of Sports