I wrote yesterday about the altercation at the 1959 USC-UCLA game at the Sports Arena and here are some much better photos. That is USC athletic director Jess Hill in the bottom right of the photo directly above. I’m not sure who the guy is getting escorted off the court. USC long snapper Jake Olson is among the graduating seniors who were selected to … Continue reading USC Afternoon Notes
USC offered a scholarship to Narbonne defensive back Anthony Beavers on Friday. What was the rush? Beavers committed to Oregon two weeks ago and has offers from 15 other schools. This follows a pattern of USC offering long after other schools swooped in and recruited a prospect. I think it is fine for a marquee school like USC to wait and take its time evaluating … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: The What Me Worry Recruiting Strategy Continues
Here is the video of Inglewood mayor James Butts trying to make a left turn and crashing into another vehicle before sending a police officer into a fountain. Butts is a former police officer and chief of police of Santa Monica. What are the odds Butts gets charged? Continue reading USC Crash Video
Where do you park for football games? In the above map, the yellow area shows parking . . . which is available for members of the Trojan Athletic Fund. Some areas are also available to the public. One change for 2019 is the Lucas Parking Structure, where Lot 2 used to be, is available for Game Day parking. Sources tell me 710-AM was happy to … Continue reading USC Afternoon Notes: Where Do You Park At Games?
When you have to sell Clay Helton and Andy Enfield these days, you need some type of pitch that makes puts them in the backgroud as much as possible. So the annual coaches’ tour is now a “recruiting visit.” It doesn’t sound much different than before other than one night will be held at the McKay Center. And there will be more video of the … Continue reading The Coaches’ Tour Is Now A “Recruiting Visit”
Now that we are a couple weeks removed from the end of spring practice, the hype has settled down. But spin lasts forever. “After winning a Rose Bowl and winning the Pac-12 title and you lose the last four losses by seven points or less,” Clay Helton said this week. Why do we need to be reminded of all this? USC won a Rose Bowl … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column
