I ran a picture last Friday of a brunch in Los Angeles with Notre Dame football players featuring 1953 Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Lattner. So I have to tell my Johnny Lattner story. Before covering USC, I used to go to the Notre Dame game in South Bend and sit in the stands. Back in those days, tickets were difficult to obtain because the stadium … Continue reading A Story About A Heisman Trophy Winner
Colorado coach Deion Sanders will not attend Pac-12 media day on Friday in Las Vegas because he is having surgery on Thursday. Defensive coordinator Charles Kelly will attend media day in place of Sanders. Tessier-Lavigner is also a member of the Pac-12 Executive Committee. Continue reading USC Notes: No Deion Sanders At Pac-12 Media Day
When people talk about what a great coach Lincoln Riley is, they list the fact he coached three Heisman Trophy winners as a major accomplishment. It is something Riley can be proud of as a coach. But there is another way to look at it: Who else has won three Heismans and never won a national championship? Or maybe even just multiple Heismans and no … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: A Lincoln Riley Strength Highlights A Weakness
It’s our latest installment of “banquets, luncheons and beauty contests.” Here is USC star wide receiver Hal Bedsole, on Oct. 11, 1961, at the (San Fernando) Valley Trojan Club meeting, where he told the crowd the Trojans were ready to face No. 8-ranked Notre Dame that Saturday. Listening to Bedsole, from left to right, USC halfback Jim Maples along with Van Nuys High School backs … Continue reading USC Picture Of The Night
The Pac-12 will not announce a new TV rights deal at media day according to multiple reports. There is some spin emerging that it is simply because new players have emerged as potential suitors. I don’t know about that. Yahoo reports “it’s unclear with whom the Pac-12 has been negotiating.” And the pro-Pac-12 media hasn’t exactly named any one yet either. The only thing certain … Continue reading No Pac-12 TV Rights Deal Imminent (Of Course)
If it weren’t July, would anyone care who was on a preseason All-Pac-12 team? But it’s a quiet part of the year so it gets picked up. The media selected the team and five USC players made the first team: QB Caleb Williams, WR Dorian Singer, DB Calen Bullock, P Eddie Czaplicki and AP/ST Raleek Brown. So two of the five first-teamers are special teams. … Continue reading USC Notes: Five Players Named Pac-12 First Team
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