Singer Bill Withers died today at age 81. Here’s a report on when Pete Carroll asked him to come to USC and the importance of his song, “Lean on Me” to the team in 2009. Continue reading Remembering Bill Withers

Can USC afford to give spring sport athletes another year on scholarship? Will the coronavirus pandemic have an adverse financial effect on the athletic dept.? Who cares? USC can afford to buy Carol Folt a tony Santa Monica house for $8.6 million! Nice tone-deaf purchase, especially with 10 million people losing their jobs. Is Max Nikias still president? What really makes this funny is the … Continue reading USC Buys Carol Folt A House For $8.6 Million

It didn’t take long for Lynn Swann to sell his house. The former USC athletic director sold his Hancock Park house for $3.56 million. He wanted $3,595,000 after he paid $3.08 million in 2017. So what is Swann’s next move? Will he stay in L.A., where he has been invisible the past six months? Or will he go back to Pittsburgh, where he is still … Continue reading Lynn Swann Sells His House

Hiu Kit David Chong, an assistant director in USC’s Office of Graduate Admissions from 2008 to 2016, plead guilty to one count of wire fraud in an agreement signed last month that was unsealed Wednesday. He helped graduate students from China gain admittance by submitting doctored transcripts, fraudulent letters of recommendation and phony personal statements. Chong admitted three students and was paid $8,000-10,000 per student. … Continue reading Former USC Admissions Official Pleads Guilty

The Division I Council on Monday voted to allow schools to provide spring-sport student-athletes an additional season of competition and an extension of their period of eligibility. But there is a catch: The council said it will not require athletics aid be provided at the same level awarded for 2019-20.  That means schools will be able to offer less (or zero) aid if they want. … Continue reading NCAA Extends Eligibility For Spring Sports . . . With A Catch

WINNERS OF THE WEEK Andy Enfield He lands two four-star commitments for 2021 and a grad transfer from Utah Valley. This is what Enfield does best: Land recruits. The underachievement comes later. If they canceled the NCAA Tournament every year he would have a great reputation. Clay Helton “Did y’all see we landed a four-star tailback?” Helton might say today. USC had the nation’s No. … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Winners And Losers Of The Week