USC Loses Top Prospect To Washington
Although USC’s offensive line recruiting has been nothing but two-or-three star prospects, the Trojans’ ace in the hole was Mater Dei four-star offensive lineman Myles Murao. Just go back and look at how the USC recruiting sites fawned over Murao the past two years and did the wink-and-nod routine to signal Murao would be a future Trojan. Not anymore. Murao committed to Washington tonight. Not … Continue reading USC Loses Top Prospect To Washington
USC Fourth Of July Notes
USC offensive tackle Austin Jackson will donate bone marrow next week to his little sister, Autumn, who suffers from Diamond-Blackfan anemia. One thing about the lawsuit filed by Rick Courtright. It shows a different side to Clay Helton, which is consistent with USC assistant coaches who say the “nice guy” image changes inside the McKay Center and view him as “two-faced.” The lawsuit said Helton … Continue reading USC Fourth Of July Notes
Fireworks Return To Expo Park
The South Lawn at Exposition Park will have music, food and activities all day today capped by a fireworks show at 9 p.m. Information here. There used to be a fireworks show at the Coliseum as shown in the picture above from 1957. Continue reading Fireworks Return To Expo Park
Happy Fourth Of July
Here’s a photo from 1964 when the Coliseum fireworks show on the Fourth of July lit up the sky in Exposition Park. Continue reading Happy Fourth Of July
The Legacy Of Max Nikias Proves Costly
That apology USC delivered to UC San Diego also included a $50 million payment in damages for taking UCSD’s Alzheimer’s program. This is a direct of Max Nikias‘ presidency, where he had a win-at-all-costs attitude on everything. He didn’t care about the ethics of taking the Alzheimer’s program. Or the potential for a lawsuit. Sometimes, it might have worked, like when he got the L.A. … Continue reading The Legacy Of Max Nikias Proves Costly
Do You Believe Rick Courtright?
I spoke to someone who worked with Rick Courtright, who is suing USC for $2 million and claims Clancy Pendergast committed NCAA violations. “I didn’t know him as a coach, I knew him as a scout,” the person told me. “He was a good scout. I think he knew football.” Is it really so impossible that Pendergast or Clay Helton issue a comment on this … Continue reading Do You Believe Rick Courtright?
