USC starts its season a week from today. The Trojans are currently a 4.5-point underdog, which is an improvement because USC was a six-point underdog for most of the summer. USC had its Salute to Troy on Friday night. Someone who attended claims Carol Folt said, “and I love living in the South Bay!” Is Santa Monica considered the South Bay? Continue reading Sunday Buzz: Money Shifts To USC

College GameDay likes Ohio State, of course, to win the Big Ten. But Nick Saban was bullish on USC. “I really think USC, who people are kind of disrespecting now, Lincoln Riley is always going to have a good offense, I don’t care who the quarterback is, he’ll make it work. “And now that they have this new defensive coordinator . . . who really … Continue reading Saturday Buzz: Nick Saban Loves USC

When you are having trouble selling tickets in Orange County, that’s never a good sign. Continue reading The USC Friday Column Supplement

Last week, I said the track and field prelims at the 2028 Olympics would be brutal for fans forced to roast in the heat at the Coliseum. Well, Friday’s New Student Convocation at the Coliseum was termed a disaster by several people in attendance. They said a few people fainted and that about a third of the students departed well before the conclusion of the … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column

Lincoln Riley said today that that he would “love to have (Pete Carroll)” around the program. “Coach has been great to me,” Riley said. “He’s been a great resource and a great person to be able to pick his brain. I’m excited he’s going to be here more, and we’d be crazy not to take advantage of having him around.” But I highly doubt Riley … Continue reading Does Lincoln Riley Want Pete Carroll Around?

It looks like the running back competition has started to take shape: Transfer Woody Marks will start, as expected. Freshman Quenten Joyner is the backup tailback. Two other freshmen — A’Marion Peterson and Bryan Jackson — could also contribute but let’s face it, under Riley, it’s really two tailbacks who get the reps and everyone else takes a back seat. So it will be Marks … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Running Back Sorts Itself