The Fashionable USC-Colorado Pick

When Rick Neuheisel and Aaron Taylor of CBS Sports are picking Colorado to beat USC, it’s becoming a little too trendy. Now you can say Neuheisel went to UCLA and coached at Colorado or Taylor went to Notre Dame, but it’s still becoming a little too fashionable when USC is a 7-point favorite. Who will win? Who knows? But either Neuheisel and Taylor really hate … Continue reading The Fashionable USC-Colorado Pick

A Legal Victory (Of Sorts) For Todd McNair

Judge Frederick Shaller ruled that the NCAA violated California state law when it imposed a show-cause penalty against former USC assistant Todd McNair. The decision would prevent the NCAA from imposing show-cause penalties in California. McNair had a one-year show cause penalty that prevented him from recrutiing when the NCAA handed down sanctions against USC. That meant a school would have to appear before an … Continue reading A Legal Victory (Of Sorts) For Todd McNair

USC Afternoon Notes

Another safety prospect for USC is Sione Vaki, a three-star prospect from Liberty High School in Brentwood, Calif. That’s the Brentwood in Northern California, by the way. Vaki is actually listed as a wide receiver by recruiting services, but like I said this morning, USC is desperate for safeties. Meanwhile, USC’s basketball team will scrimmage San Jose State on Oct. 20 and San Diego State … Continue reading USC Afternoon Notes

USC Morning Buzz: Safety Options Thin

With Bubba Bolden departing USC, the Trojans return only three safeties next season: Talanoa Hufanga, C.J. Pollard and Isaiah Pola-Mao. Cornerback Chase Williams has practiced at safety too so it could be four theoretically. Worse, USC has no safeties committed in its current recruiting class. USC is recruiting safety Noa Pola-Gates of Gilbert, Ariz., the cousin of Pola-Mao. But the recruiting services currently have projected … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Safety Options Thin