USC Notes: A General Manager Can Fire A Coach?
Stanford general manager Andrew Luck fired football coach Troy Taylor today. The GM can fire the coach? Can Chad Bowden fire Lincoln Riley? Now a couple things about Stanford. It doesn’t currently have an athletic director, so the decision fell to Luck. But the question remains why did Stanford keep Taylor following two investigations into his behavior but only fire him after ESPN reported on … Continue reading USC Notes: A General Manager Can Fire A Coach?
JuJu Watkins Suffers Season-Ending Injury
JuJu Watkins tore her ACL in the first quarter of last night’s USC game at the Galen Center, a devastating blow for the Trojans, who advanced to the Sweet 16 with a victory over Mississippi State. USC will now play Kansas State on Saturday at 5 p.m. in Spokane without its star player and if the Trojans win, likely play UConn. You can watch the … Continue reading JuJu Watkins Suffers Season-Ending Injury
A New Way To Track Your USC Loyalty
This was pretty much ignored in Jen Cohen’s State of Troy newsletter, but she said USC is introducing “Victory Points,” which is “a new priority point system that rewards Trojan fans for all donations to USC Athletics.” Cohen continued: “This priority point system allows us to better recognize and steward all supporters including both season and non-season ticket holders.” Sounds harmless, right? Well, maybe not. … Continue reading A New Way To Track Your USC Loyalty
USC Implements Hiring Freeze And Budget Cuts
USC is taking several cost cutting measures citing federal funding uncertainty, cuts and increased costs. It is also true that it has been implementing cuts because of last year’s budget deficit. Among the changes: A hiring freeze, permanent budget reductions for administrative units that were already implemented at the start of the fiscal year and a freeze on capital projects to determine which ones might … Continue reading USC Implements Hiring Freeze And Budget Cuts
USC Sunday Buzz: Another Strange Game Decision
On several occasions this season, Lindsay Gottlieb has been questioned/criticized for leaving JuJu Watkins in games where USC was blowing out the opponent. But this might have been the worst moment, when Watkins was in the game Saturday with a sore ankle despite USC winning by more than 40 points. USC superstar Juju Watkins went back in up 40 points after rolling her ankle. She … Continue reading USC Sunday Buzz: Another Strange Game Decision
A Busy Saturday At The Galen Center
A crowd of 6,865 showed up at the Galen Center today to watch USC play North Carolina-Greensboro and Cal face Mississippi State. As I write this, the Big Ten is 19-1 in the NCAA Tournament, if you count the men’s and women’s teams. Here’s some photos from the day: USC started slowly, leading 12-8, after the first quarter but then outscored Greensboro, 59-17, the rest … Continue reading A Busy Saturday At The Galen Center
InsideUSC with Scott Wolf 