USC Morning Buzz: A Half-Full Stadium For Alabama Game?
It looks like the USC-Alabama game will be in a half-full stadium in a best-case scenario. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, whose daughter graduated from USC last year, told 12 athletic directors from of the state’s Football Bowl Subdivision schools Friday not to expect capacity at their stadiums to be above 50 percent this fall, according to USA Today. That means about 40,000 fans would be … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: A Half-Full Stadium For Alabama Game?
It’s A Big Night . . . If You Have Pac-12 Network
The Pac-12 Network is showing five USC games tonight, including the 2011 upset of No. 4-ranked Oregon in Eugene. Of course, this only applies for those who actually get the Pac-12 Network. Continue reading It’s A Big Night . . . If You Have Pac-12 Network
If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column
USC welcomed back Reggie Bush and canceled Rufus von KleinSmid in two days. Now that’s a week! The decisions illustrated the good-and-bad of how quickly things can get done at private universities. USC knew it could welcome Bush back on June 10, 2020 and went through a pretty streamlined process to reinstate him (and O.J. Mayo). Conversely, the von Kleinsmid decision was a bit knee … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column
USC To Play Gonzaga In Basketball
Now this is a game I can get interested in watching. USC is going to play Gonzaga on Nov. 17, 2020 at the Phil Knight Invitational in Portland, according to Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports. Gonzaga is ranked No. 3 in the Stadium preseason Top 50. Thanks, Enfield! Continue reading USC To Play Gonzaga In Basketball
USC Removes Rufus Von Kleinsmid Name From VKC Building
USC president Carol Folt announced the executive committee of the Board of Trustees voted for the immediate removal of former president Rufus Von Kleinsmid’s name from the VKC building on campus. Students and faculty have pushed for this for several years. “He expanded research, academic programs, and curriculum in international relations,” Folt said. “But, he was also an active supporter of eugenics and his writings … Continue reading USC Removes Rufus Von Kleinsmid Name From VKC Building
Former USC Baseball Player Oscar Brown Dies
Oscar Brown, an outfielder on USC’s 1966 baseball team, died on June 3. He was 74. Brown was the younger brother of former USC All-American tailback Willie Brown, who died in 2018. Another brother, Ollie Brown, spent 13 years playing major-league baseball. Oscar Brown spent one season at USC when the Atlanta Braves selected him in the first round of the secondary draft in 1966. … Continue reading Former USC Baseball Player Oscar Brown Dies
