Morning Buzz: Is USC Better At Glamour Positions?
With spring practice starting next week, here’s a few basic questions: You can make an argument that USC doesn’t have to be “better” if the defense improves and certain people do their jobs. But it’s worth noting at the moment the Trojans are clearly not better at these positions than a year ago. And I am talking about the skill positions. The easy positions to … Continue reading Morning Buzz: Is USC Better At Glamour Positions?
USC Wins Pac-12 Tournament Title
USC dominated Stanford en route to a 74-61 victory over the Cardinal in the championship game of the Pac-12 Tournament. The Trojans showed they are not a one-player team as McKenzie Forbes scored a game-high 26 points and Kayla Padilla added 13. JuJu Watkins was held to just nine points on 2 of 15 shooting. Now the question is where USC will be seeded in … Continue reading USC Wins Pac-12 Tournament Title
USC Beats Arizona So It Can Play Them Next Week
USC upset No. 5-ranked Arizona at the Galen Center on Saturday night, which means the Trojans will probably play the Wildcats again next Thursday. But first, USC will play Washington on Wednesday at 12 p.m. in the Pac-12 Tournament. The winner plays Arizona at 12 p.m. on Thursday. That’s not a great draw when Arizona could have two straight games against USC. I’m sure Caleb … Continue reading USC Beats Arizona So It Can Play Them Next Week
Former USC Running Backs Coach Wayne Moses Passes Away
Wayne Moses, who was the running backs coach on Pete Carroll’s first coaching staff at USC, died Thursday. He was 69. Moses also coached at UCLA from 1990-95 and 2008-11. During a 45-year coaching career, he coached at Pac-12 schools like Cal, Stanford and Washington along with a 2-year stint with the St. Louis Rams (2007-08). He played football at San Dimas High School and … Continue reading Former USC Running Backs Coach Wayne Moses Passes Away
Saturday Buzz: USC Beats UCLA In Dramatic Fashion
USC reached the final of the Pac-12 Tournament after an emotional 80-70 double OT victory over archrival UCLA on Friday night in Las Vegas. The Trojans play Stanford on Sunday at 2 p.m. on, wait for it, . . . ESPN! USC is 25-5 overall, which is the most wins since going 26-4 in 1994-95. This is how things can go in women’s basketball: USC … Continue reading Saturday Buzz: USC Beats UCLA In Dramatic Fashion
The USC Friday Column Supplement
In today’s notes column, I mentioned Rita Coolidge and Seals and Croft were at USC on May 22, 1974. It came just 11 days after an amazing concert as Linda Ronstadt performed at Cromwell Field. Students were charged just $4. And maybe it was just a coincidence but then-California Secretary of State Jerry Brown spoke at Tommy Trojan on May 20 during his campaign for … Continue reading The USC Friday Column Supplement