Good morning. Here’s one of my favorite USC-Nebraska stories. Tailback Johnny Rodgers, a native of Omaha, Neb., wrote a letter to USC when he was in high school saying he wanted to play for the Trojans. A USC assistant coach in charge of out-of-state recruiting read the letter and never got back to Rodgers and didn’t tell John McKay about the talented player. So Rodgers went to Nebraska, … Continue reading USC Saturday Buzz: Ready For New Look?

The South Bay Athletic Club met today and among the things happened was a eulogy to John Robinson delivered by John Mazur, who was the starting QB in 1981. You can watch the game in today’s notes column. It doesn’t look like USC even had a Homecoming rally this week. That would have been inconceivable back in the day. Remember in 1950, Mickey Rooney hosted … Continue reading The USC Friday Column Supplement

With Homecoming this Saturday, can anyone tell me what Lincoln Riley did to interact with alumni this week? It used to be a tradition for the football coach to attend the Homecoming rally. USC finished 18th (last place) at the recent Big Ten women’s cross country championships. I’ll bet you didn’t hear about that. After years of finishing last at the Pac-12 championships, the Trojans … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column

Shamar Arnoux, a four-star cornerback from Carrollton, Ga., flipped his commitment from USC to Auburn. This is no surprise since he is a high school teammate of quarterback JuJu Lewis. The Southern recruiting drain is in full swing. The fanboys are now blaming everything on NIL (again). “We’re going to stay steady, stay the course,” Lincoln Riley said today. “We know the kind of players … Continue reading Another USC Commit Bites The Dust

Lincoln Riley’s done a great job of robbing the joy from USC fans this season. Is anyone talking about the Nebraska game? The last time USC played the Cornhuskers at the Coliseum in 2007, there was a crush outside and inside from all the fans and GameDay was there. Now we have Homecoming with Throwback jerseys and a new QB but little juice because Riley … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: This Was Supposed To Be Week With Joy

Four-star defensive end Hayden Lowe of Oaks Christian High School flipped his commitment today from USC to Miami. Here is the good part: Lincoln Riley went to the Oaks Christian game on Friday night. Guess he made a great impression. I’m old enough to remember when USC fans were thrilled about the defensive line class and ready to coordinate assistant Eric Henderson. USC is now … Continue reading Lincoln Riley Loses Another Recruit