Everyone loves to bash Pac-12 referees. But you won’t get to criticize perhaps the best-known official anymore: Land Clark is getting promoted to the NFL. I know what you are thinking: What???? Clark is one of seven referees who joined the NFL for the coming season. The others were Matt Edwards (Big Ten), Chad Hill (SEC), Anthony Jeffries (SEC), Tony Josselyn (SEC), Mark Stewart (Big 12) and Don Willard (Big Ten). Note the SEC had three officials … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Is Pac-12 Officiating About To Get Worse?

Mission Viejo upset St. John Bosco in the Battle of the Beach passing tournament at Edison High School yesterday. It’s especially an upset when Bosco has a five-star quarterback DJ Uiagalelei and five-star cornerback (Chris Steele). Then again, does it matter when teams are playing in T-shirts and shorts and no linemen? This is why the rise of 7 on 7 football is good for raising the … Continue reading USC Sunday Buzz

Did you hear cornerback Chris Steele committed to USC? Steele officially committed Friday. Everyone knew he was going to pick USC for several weeks so it was no surprise. As a five-star cornerback, Steele won’t have much pressure on him to perform better than a couple recent five-star corners at USC: Iman Marshall and Jack Jones. USC also has two five-star corners who will be … Continue reading USC Saturday Buzz

There is a little doubt former USC president John Hubbard led a colorful life. But I heard a new story recently about Hubbard that only added to the legend. A former USC athletic dept. official told me that after USC played Notre Dame in the early 1970’s, Hubbard flew back to Los Angeles on the team plane. But then he disappeared for two weeks. “They … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It Must Be Time For The USC Notes Column