When Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott said Wednesday, “I looked around the room in our football coaches’ meeting and I felt very good,” was he ever looking at Clay Helton? He could have been looking at the Washington coaches (Chris Petersen, Mike Leach), David Shaw (Stanford) or Kyle Whittingham (Utah). After that, who else? Did Justin Wilcox (Cal) inspire confidence? Chip Kelly (UCLA) still has some gravitas … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Is This What Inspires Confidence?

Larry Scott is speaking at the Pac-12 meetings. Some highlights (lowlights): “We all believe our (league’s) fans think we’ve got the worst officiating in the country. Each of our fans tell us so.” “Our schools feel a great deal of financial pressure. They are falling behind (other Power 5 conferences).” “Our teams don’t break records (in paying coaches).” “I looked around the room in our … Continue reading Larry Scott On State Of Pac-12

The family of a Chinese student admitted to Stanford paid $6.5 million to William “Rick” Singer, according to the Los Angeles Times. This was the big fish everyone wondered about when the charges first came out because the federal govt. did not name the family involved. USC dodged a bad headline on this one. USC has created a new position, senior vice president and chief … Continue reading Most Ridiculous Items Of The Day

USC seems to be a magnet for news. Did you drive by Figueroa Ave. and Exposition Blvd. today? You probably hit a traffic snag. A Los Angeles police officer was thrown off his motorcycle and landed in a fountain at an entrance to USC after a Black SUV collided with another car. The SUV had Inglewood mayor James Butts. It was not known if he … Continue reading Every Day Something Happens At USC

An athletic director at a Mountain West Conference school posed the following question to me this morning: “What has Lynn Swann accomplished as athletic director at USC?” I thought about it and said, “He gave contract extensions to Clay Helton and Andy Enfield.” Now this conversation comes right as USC won conference titles in men’s tennis, beach volleyball, women’s water polo and women’s lacrosse. I … Continue reading What Has Lynn Swann Done?

Former USC water polo coach Jovan Vavic has sold his in Palos Verdes. Vavic listed the home for $2.49 million. The USC women’s water polo team defeated Stanford, 9-8, in triple overtime Sunday to win the MPSF championship. Lynn Swann was actually at Cromwell Field on Sunday for the annual USC-UCLA dual meet. USC and UCLA split the annuel dual meet in track and field. … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Monday Notes