Pac-12 Requires 6 Wins To Play In Bowl
The Conference of Champions passed a rule that requires teams to win at least six regular-season games to play in a bowl. That would eliminate 5-7 teams from going to a bowl when there are not enough six-win teams nationally to fill the bowls. The Pac-12 presidents approved the proposal and there is no word if USC president Max Nikias voted. This is a double-edged … Continue reading Pac-12 Requires 6 Wins To Play In Bowl
USC Basketball To Host “National Power” Nevada
USC will host Nevada on Dec. 1 at the Galen Center. Maybe Andy Enfield is finally listening to our criticism he does not schedule enough quality nonconference games. Nevada returns five of its top six scorers and adds five-star forward Jordan Brown. The Wolf Pack won 29 games last season and went to the Sweet 16. They also return Caleb Martin (pictured) and Cody Martin, … Continue reading USC Basketball To Host “National Power” Nevada
USC Morning Buzz: Monday Notes
Quarterback Carson Palmer, safety Troy Polamalu and cornerback Dennis Thurman are USC’s candidates on the 2019 College Football Hall of Fame ballot. Who else is on the ballot from the Pac-12? David Fulcher (Arizona State); Jake Plummer (Arizona State); Tony Gonzalez (California); Ron Rivera (California); Rashaan Salaam (Colorado); Michael Westbrook (Colorado); Jess Lewis (Oregon State); Ed McCaffrey (Stanford); Cade McNown (UCLA); Ken Norton (UCLA); Carson Palmer (USC) and Jason Hanson (Washington State). Among coaches, Dennis Erickson, (Washington State, Oregon State, Arizona State) and Darryl Rodgers (Arizona State) are on the ballot. When USC plays Alabama at Cowboys … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Monday Notes
Clay Helton On Quarterback Starter
Clay Helton spoke this weekend in Indian Wells as part of the USC Coaches’ Tour. Naturally, the big question is who starts at quarterback? “He doesn’t have to be a first-round draft pick yet, he doesn’t have to be the superstar yet, he just has to manage the game, manage the team, because he’s got a lot of the pieces to the puzzle around him,” … Continue reading Clay Helton On Quarterback Starter
Does Reggie Bush Feel Remorse?
After listening to the Reggie Bush podcast yesterday, I felt like I usually do about Bush: A star athlete still in denial and unwilling to take accountability for his actions. Bush admitted his family took money in the podcast. So why didn’t he simply pay back the $300,000 Lloyd Lake claimed he was owed? Instead, Bush let Lake sue him and settled in 2010. But … Continue reading Does Reggie Bush Feel Remorse?
USC Afternoon Notes
The Elite 11 Finals QB competition is taking place in Redondo Beach this weekend. There are 24 quarterbacks competing who hope to advance JT Daniels would be the big draw if he were not enrolling at USC next week. Interestingly, current Alabama quarterbacks Tua Tagovailoa and Jalen Hurts were throwing Friday. Hurts is a counselor while Tagovailoa is attending with his brother, Taulia, who is … Continue reading USC Afternoon Notes
