If you don’t like USC losing baseball players to the transfer portal, Oregon just lost All-American outfielder Angel Laya and designated hitter Naulivou Lauaki. They are both freshmen and each hit 14 home runs this season. Former USC defensive lineman Marlon Tuipulotu and cornerback DeCarlos Nicholson had tryouts today at the Denver Broncos mini-camp. WORLD CUP VIDEO OF THE DAY Continue reading USC Notes: The Portal Is Hurting Everyone
I keep questioning this idea USC has a hard-and-fast rule to take only 16 players in its next recruiting class, per Chad “Charmin” Bowden because he said the class lacks quality. Case in point: The Trojans just received a commitment from three-star linebcker Dylan Wafle committed Monday. Obviously a package deal because he is the younger brother of five-star phenom Luke Wafle. So that means … Continue reading Morning Buzz: USC Can Only Take 16 Players And Do Package Deals
Maddox Riske, who started 43 of USC’s 66 games at shortstop, has entered the transfer portal. His role diminished the final month of the season as he struggled offesively. He committed only two errors all season. The play most fans will remember is the foul ball he did not catch in the ninh inning against North Carolina. Pitcher Gavin Lauridsen, who was 3-1 with a … Continue reading USC Loses Shortstop And Pitcher
It’s time for summer camp season at USC and prospects are coming to USC. When I see the prospects, though, I keep wondering how many USC will actually take given that Chad Bowden intends to take only 16 freshmen next year. I’m still not convinced that is the case, especially if some top prospects decide late in the game they might want to come to … Continue reading Morning Buzz: It’s Camp Season But How Many Lucky Prospects Will USC Take?
USC generated a lot of publicity Wednesday for hiring a Director of AI. I’m just not sure why. The “first-of-its-kind position” in the sport will build AI models to identify competitive advantages in everything from game planning to scouting. There are other programs doing this too but they just don’t call the person doing it “Director of AI.” As someone told me yesterday, “if it’s … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Football Makes Hire; A National Honor For Baseball
Pat Haden has been named an honorary trustee to the USC board of trustees. He was a member of the Board of Trustees before he became athletic director. Among the current honorary trustees is Jeanie Buss. What does an honorary trustee do? Who knows? But I’m guessing they don’t come on campus too often because I don’t think Haden has visited since he resigned as … Continue reading USC Names Pat Haden Honorary Trustee
