There’s a lot of ground to cover in today’s column so we’re going to get right into the good part first. BANQUETS, BEAUTY QUEENS AND LUNCHEONS Here they are attending the Crespi High School banquet in 1961. They are talking to Herb Boxhorn (left), the team’s most valuable player and co-captain Mike Roach. But less publicized is that he was football coach at Jefferson High … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column

Today’s closed practice at the Coliseum did have space for Will Ferrell. On the heels of actor Chace Crawford at last weekend’s practice. This is why there is never such a thing as a closed practice at USC. There are always certain people who are allowed to attend. I’m not opposed to celebrities going to practice but like I said this morning, what’s the harm … Continue reading The Myth Of Closed Practices

This will be a worry for next season. Here are the Big Ten games scheduled to be shown only on Peacock this season. They got this advice from former student Kaitlyn Yang: “If you see another person wearing a USC hat or sweatshirt at LAX, don’t be shy and give them a ‘Fight On’ . . . But if you can… fly out of Burbank … Continue reading USC Notes: Are You Going To Need Peacock Next Season?

USC practices are closed, which means actor Chace Crawford was allowed to go last weekend. You have had priests from the Caruso Catholic Center turned down for admittance to practices. But they are not the brother-in-law of Tony Romo, like Crawford. This was the response of USC wide receivers Keary Colbert, Kareem Kelly and Mike Williams at Oregon as the Trojans won, 44-33. Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Transferring Has Risks Too

If you need an illustration of how much bigger college football is than college basketball, here’s Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark. “I’m a firm believer that basketball is undervalued,” he told the Ourand-Marchand podcast. “Basketball is about 25 percent of the total audience. We’re not getting 25 cents on the dollar for basketball.” So college football gets 75 percent of the audience and more than … Continue reading A Reminder Why College Football Is King

Remember when Oregon put up a huge billboard of Joey Harrington in Times Square and then put up a billboard near L.A. Live of its wide receivers in 2002? Well, the Ducks have revived that practice with a 151 feet by 90 feet billboard of quarterback Bo Nix at 315 Park Avenue South in Manahattan.  The new Bo Nix billboard in NYC is complete as … Continue reading USC Notes: Oregon Revives A Publicity Campaign