USC Notes: Trojans To The Desert
USC men’s basketball will play in the inaugural Acrisure Series in Palm Desert on Nov. 28-29. The Trojans will face St. Mary’s and either Arizona State or New Mexico. The women’s basketball team will also play in the event, facing Seton Hall on Nov. 27 and St. Louis on Nov. 29. Reaction: None of these games excite me. If you don’t live in the desert, … Continue reading USC Notes: Trojans To The Desert
We Have An Answer To Worst Homecoming Date Of Year
Who has the worst Homecoming date of the season? Easy: UCLA. The Bruins’ Homecoming will be on FRIDAY, Nov. 8 against Iowa. Homecoming on a Friday night? People will make comments now about how no one will go to the game. But having Homecoming during rush hour in Pasadena on a Friday is ridiculous. There’s going to be a sizable contingent from Iowa so there … Continue reading We Have An Answer To Worst Homecoming Date Of Year
USC Sunday Buzz: Lincoln Riley Continues Trend
A USC alum emailed to tell me Lincoln Riley continued one of his traditions by not showing up at the Trojan Football Alumni Club golf tournament. The football alumni club includes former USC players. I’ve been to meetings on campus and it’s had close relationship with past coaches. But as I’ve said, Riley is not one to mingle, whether with former players, students or other … Continue reading USC Sunday Buzz: Lincoln Riley Continues Trend
USC Finds Homecoming Opponent
USC has officially designated the Nov. 16 game against Nebraska as homecoming. It’s the second-to-last home game of the season. Can Matt Rhule field a team this season that might make this a good game? At least there should be a big crowd with the Cornhusker fans. Four-star linebacker Riley Pettijohn of McKinney, Texas, has narrowed his college choices to USC, Texas, Ohio State and … Continue reading USC Finds Homecoming Opponent
USC Saturday Buzz: Two-Sport Star?
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?
USC Friday Column Supplement: Freshmen With High Expectations
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
