The Wall Street Journal asked several airlines CEO’s to fly on their tightest coach seats. Delta and American airlines took up the paper on the offer. Who did not? United CEO Oscar Munoz. He is a USC graduate and member of the Board of Trustees. And he is responsible for the United Airlines Coliseum naming rights. He never seems to run out of ways to … Continue reading United Airlines Deal Always Delivers

Well, this is probably a perfect burn to Chip Kelly. Bryan Addison, the Serra cornerback who was unable to gain admittance to UCLA, is going to Oregon. USC was also a finalist. Oregon secondary coach Keith Heyward, formerly at USC, is probably happy to get a Southern California product too. Continue reading Bryan Addison To Oregon

USC will not be a unanimous pick to win the Pac-12 South when the media poll is revealed Wednesday morning. Adam Jude of the Seattle Times picks Utah to win the South. Mycah Pittman, the younger brother of USC wide receiver Michael Pittman, has committed to Oregon. Lincoln Kennedy, the father of former USC offensive tackle Zach Banner, will be the Raiders’ new radio analyst, … Continue reading USC Early Evening Notes

Odds on who will be USC’s starting quarterback for Week 1 from Diamond Sportsbook International: Matt Fink -120 JT Daniels +130 Jack Sears +825 Personally, I’d bet on Daniels. Continue reading USC Quarterback Odds

A reader tweeted me this comment: “The haters will lose their minds if we win the Pac12 this year w/o Sam (Darnold).” My response was it would hardly be a huge accomplishment to win the Pac-12 when you have perhaps the most-hyped quarterback ever at USC. Besides, this is the Pac-12. It ain’t exactly the SEC. Remember, teams like Arizona have gotten to the Pac-12 … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Is Winning The Pac-12 A Great Accomplishment?

USC is considered the top choice for two of the nation’s best quarterbacks in the Class of 2020: St. John Bosco’s DJ Uiagalelei and Mater Dei’s Bryce Young. But here is what is expected to happen: Young commits to USC on Wednesday. Uiagalelei, who would be foolish to pick the same school, then decides to go somewhere else like Clemson. Now neither of these guys has even started … Continue reading USC Quarterback Shakedown Looks Set