Lynn Swann‘s departure from USC left a laundry list of transgressions. Here are a few: He gave Clay Helton a five-year contract extension. He didn’t fire Helton. He presided over the FBI investigations into the College Admissions scandal and basketball program. He banned the song girls from basketball games. He attended an autograph show in Virginia during the admissions scandal and the same day USC … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Lynn Swann’s Many Transgressions

Here are my thoughts on today’s removal of Lynn Swann along with Kedon Slovis and the BYU game. Continue reading USC/Lynn Swann Podcast

The Wall Street Journal has a story on how blunt USC officials were discussing potential donations from the families of applicants. It’s a stark reminder that money is all that matters at USC. The story is behind a paywall but here’s a few of the emails that were discovered. “given 2 million already,” “1 mil pledge,” “Previously donated $25k to Heritage Hall” “father is surgeon.” Continue reading Money Talks At USC (Of Course)

The marquee on the sign next to the Harbor Freeway finally got changed to “United Airlines Field.” I’m sure that will eventually be everywhere. At least it’s better than United Airlines Coliseum. Continue reading USC Picture Of The Day

Did you see USC will host Villanova in an exhibition men’s basketball game at the Galen Center on Oct. 18? Proceeds from the game will benefit the California Fire Foundation, which “provides emotional and financial assistance to families of fallen firefighters, firefighters and the communities they protect,” according to USC. So why can’t Andy Enfield play Villanova in real game? It would raise more money … Continue reading USC Night Notes

USC presdeint Carol Folt hired Winston Crisp as vice president for student affairs. He is the latest hire from the University of North Carolina, where Folt was president before she came to USC. Crisp was vice chancellor for student affairs at North Carolina. Maybe the best part is his twitter name: ViceCrispy. Folt has already hired a senior vice president for human resources (a newly created … Continue reading USC Becomes UNC-East