Steve Clarkson is having his big quarterback retreat this weekend at Palisades High School.  Future USC QB Bryce Young is there along with USC wide receivers Amon-Ra St. Brown and Kyle Ford. Also there is USC commit WR Josh Jackson of Narbonne. Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence, Alabama QB Tua Tagovailoa, Michigan QB Shea Patterson, Oklahoma QB Jalen Hurts, St. John Bosco QB DJ Uiagalelei are … Continue reading Afternoon Notes: Lots Of QB’s In Town

The Pac-12 Conference has added Arkansas-Little Rock as its sixth member in wrestling. Can you guess the other members? Arizona State, Oregon State, Stanford, Cal State Bakersfield and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. This is also means there are two teams in the Pac-12 nicknamed the Trojans, because that is Arkansas-Little Rock’s nickname too. If only Larry Scott worked this hard on getting the Pac-12 … Continue reading The Pac-12 Adds The Trojans To Conference

NCAA commissioner Mark Emmert made $3.9 million for 2017-18, according to Yahoo. That is outrageous until you consider it is 27 percent less than Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott‘s $5.3 million salary for the same period. And the truth is, USC athletic director Lynn Swann is believed to make between $3-4 million a year. At least the NCAA and Pac-12 were transparent about those salary figures. USC … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column

Federal prosecutors want former USC assistant coach Tony Bland to serve 6-12 months for his role in the college basketball scandal. Bland’s lawyer has asked for no jail time. He will be sentenced May 29. “His conduct now exposes USC to significant potential penalties from the NCAA,” the federal prosecutor wrote in a memorandum said. Continue reading Prosecutors Seek 6-12 Months Sentence For Tony Bland

USC lost to UC Irvine, 7-4, on Tuesday in baseball. That means the Trojans (23-28-1) will officially have a losing record with only three games left. More importantly, it means USC will be 5-7 in football; 16-17 in men’s basketball and less than .500 in baseball. That has never happened in the history of the University of Southern California. I repeat: The big three sports … Continue reading USC Makes History Under Lynn Swann

If you think USC playing an FCS school is no big deal, ask Washington fans if they regret their school doing it for the first time in 2011? It’s not that the Huskies only beat Eastern Washington, 30-27. It’s that Washington lost a point of prestige for its program. It was one of only four schools to never play an FCS school. That changed under … Continue reading Afternoon Notes: Ask Washington About Losing A Tradition