Just a little more on former wide receiver Rod Sherman. He wore No. 12 at USC. Any time you see a wide receiver wearing a number like that at USC, they arrived as a quarterback and got switched to wide receiver. Two other examples are Hal Bedsole (19) and Bob Chandler (9). Sherman played QB at Muir and one season at UCLA. McKay thought Bedsole … Continue reading USC Sunday Buzz: More Memories Of Rod Sherman

Wide receiver Rod Sherman, who made one of the greatest catches in USC history, died Tuesday. He was 79. Sherman will forever be known for one moment. In 1964, No. 1-ranked Notre Dame led USC, 17-0, at halftime. It was 17-7 entering the fourth quarter. USC trailed 17-13 with 1:33 left and had a fourth-and-eight at the Irish 15-yard line. Quarterback Craig Fertig dropped back … Continue reading Remembering Rod Sherman

Some of the fanboys promoted that Zacariah Branch was running the 60-meter dash at an indoor meet in Boston on Friday. But when Branch finished 18th overall in the heats with a time of 6.89 seconds and didn’t qualify for the final, the response was . . . crickets. They didn’t utter a word. They don’t consider that you need time to train when you … Continue reading USC Fanboys Forgot Something

If I’m UCLA, I’m taking a long look at UNLV coach Barry Odom. Anyone who can win nine games at UNLV is doing something right and when you’re at a program like UCLA, you are better off hiring a coach who can do more with less resources. It’s better than having an entitled coach who thinks the world owes him, aka Chip Kelly. Before coming … Continue reading USC Saturday Buzz: An Under Radar Candidate For UCLA

Chip Kelly’s desperate attempt to leave UCLA finally happened as he was hired as offensive coordinator at Ohio State. At least Kelly left behind the nation’s No. 83-ranked recruiting class. This is the doing of either the post-modern athletic director, Martin Jarmond, or UCLA chancellor Gene Block, because they should have fired Kelly in November. Super booster Casey Wasserman is also getting criticized for supporting … Continue reading Chip Kelly Finally Finds A School To Call Plays At