Five-star safety Jonah Williams and four-star safety Trey McNutt are visiting USC this weekend. Williams wants to play baseball but how big a deal is that? Two years ago, people were saying Duce Robinson might be a first-or-second pick in the MLB draft. Robinson played in an entire four games this season for USC baseball. He had one hit in six at-bats. Did you remember … Continue reading USC Saturday Buzz: Two-Sport Star?

The 1957 USC freshman team had such high expectations that a crowd of 10,000 was expected for its first game of the season against Stanford. The team featured the McKeever twins from Mt. Carmel High School in Los Angeles, highly regarded linemen like All-American Dan Ficca (all the way from Atlas, Pa.); All-City guard Bob Peters of Van Nuys High School and All-American center Bob … Continue reading USC Friday Column Supplement: Freshmen With High Expectations

USC now has two 8 p.m. kickoffs against Utah State and Rutgers. I already see some fanboys defending it. They obviously don’t speak to the rank-and-file fans who hate getting out of the Coliseum at 11:30 p.m. and then having to fight traffic to get home. Not to mention those who take public transportation, which is often unavailable when the game ends. But I’ve even … Continue reading Notes: Late Night With USC

The USC-Utah State game on Sept. 7 will kick off at 8 p.m. PT and be on the Big Ten Network. Finally, games on a network that everyone can watch! But there is a slight catch. The game follows Ohio State-Western Michigan, which kicks off at 4:30 p.m. It should be over by 8 p.m., but if not, then what happens? USC-Utah State is joined … Continue reading USC-Utah State On Big Ten Network With Possible Catch