After the press conference, Mike Bohn said it is too soon to make any decision on football. He said he will not be going to the Arizona State game because he has to go back to Cincinnati to say his goodbyes. Carol Folt said she is not placing limitations on Mike Bohn on who to hire. On Clay Helton: “Just like any program . . … Continue reading USC Athletic Director Press Conference Live Blog

I spoke to an athletic director at another university this morning who said 10 athletic directors turned down the USC job. He was the second source to tell me this. I think this is why USC is still negotiating with Mike Bohn and believes he will eventually take the job. But like with Bohn, most of the others were turned off by not being able … Continue reading How Many Athletic Directors Turned Down USC Before Mike Bohn?

USC has hired Mike Bohn to be its next athletic director, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. The good news is Bohn has absolutely no USC ties. Before he became the athletic director Cincinnati, he was the athletic director at Colorado from 2005-13 before he was forced out. Colorado president Bruce Benson was unhappy more money had not been raised for athletic dept. facilities. Bohn hired … Continue reading USC To Hire Cincinnati’s Mike Bohn As Athletic Director

I’m hearing the search firm USC hired to find a new athletic director has been rebuffed by more than a few top-profile candidates, including Alabama A.D. Greg Bryne, who was previously at Arizona, and Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte. The search firm will present candidates who are interested — like Washington State athletic director Pat Chun. One source at Bovard (the USC administation building) … Continue reading Who Wants To Be Athletic Director?

Last month when I wrote about going to lunch with sports columnist/radio host Doug Krikorian in Long Beach. While Doug was questioning why Clay Helton was ever hired at USC, I noticed Helton’s wife, Angela, was sitting at the next table with a USC booster. What I didn’t know is if she heard any or all of Doug’s comments before I noticed she was there? … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column

Here is the Clay Helton I was waiting for all week and it came during Thursday’s press conference. “When you go to South Bend, Indiana and play a top-10 team and you take them to the brink, you must have played some pretty good ball,” he said. So what does losing at BYU, who is 2-4, mean Clay? Helton never says anything about that. And … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column