USC Sets Football Weekend Date
USC has selected its Oct. 31 game vs. Ohio State for Trojan Family Weekend. Why that weekend? Well, the game won’t be moved to a Friday night. The next question is which game will be Homecoming? The likely candidates are the Oct. 3 game vs. Washington and Nov. 21 vs. Maryland. Continue reading USC Sets Football Weekend Date
USC Morning Buzz: Are These Numbers Befitting A Star?
I’m told at the baseball dinner last week, Andy Stankiewicz made a plea for donations to finish Dedeaux Field. The entire athletics project is still $50 million shy of its stated goal. “I kind of had to say that” Stankiewicz said. If USC wants to have a successful NCAA Tournament run, their star is going to need to shoot better. Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Are These Numbers Befitting A Star?
USC Notes: An Improvised Athletic Event
USC had its alumni baseball game last weekend. The stands at the new Dedeaux Field did not yet pass inspection, so the boosters who came for the alumni game had to sit down in the bullpen with the porta-potties away from everything. Among those who showed up to festivities the night before were Lars Nootbar, Mark McGwire and Bret Boone. Continue reading USC Notes: An Improvised Athletic Event
Morning Buzz: Seven USC Players Make NFL Combine
Seven USC player have been invited to the NFL Combine: Makai Lemon, Ja’Kobi Lane, Bishop Fitzgerald, Kamari Ramsey, Lake McRee, Eric Gentry and Anthony Lucas. “These are the type of games you want,” Riley said. “These are the type of games that we came here for. We want guys to come to USC because they want to be in these games as well.” Continue reading Morning Buzz: Seven USC Players Make NFL Combine
USC Promotes Analyst To Coach Defensive Tackles
USC defensive analyst Skyler Jones is being promoted to defensive tackles coach. What’s funny is the people who wanted Ed Orgeron or the former Texas Tech defensive line coach will celebrate this like it was a shrewd move. What this tells me is Gary Patterson didn’t really have anyone he wanted to coach the tackles. Patterson is known for being a defensive backs guy and … Continue reading USC Promotes Analyst To Coach Defensive Tackles
A Crazy USC Fact Of Day
Amon-Ra St. Brown and Solomon Tuliaupupu were in the same class at Mater Dei and attended USC together. St. Brown just completed his fifth season in the NFL an Tuliaupupu is about to enter his ninth season of college. If Tuliaupupu made an NFL team, he would be a rookie during St. Brown’s seventh NFL season. Continue reading A Crazy USC Fact Of Day