USC Has Dual Role At Pac-12 Meetings

USC president Carol Folt has been at the Pac-12 presidents and chancellors meeting in Tempe, Ariz., this week but has little to say because the Trojans are going to the Big Ten and the media rights deal is Topic No. 1 for the Pac-12. That’s fortunate for Folt because right now the estimates are the Pac-12 might get less money than the Big 12 on … Continue reading USC Has Dual Role At Pac-12 Meetings

USC Morning Buzz: Red Flag For Elite Prospect?

USC’s recruiting class can move into the top 10 if it lands cornerback Rodrick Pleasant and tight end Duce Robinson. Robinson is the nation’s No. 1-ranked tight end . . . but he might play professional baseball and football if he gets drafted high enough in the MLB Draft. Robinson worked out for the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium at Jan. 16. Is that a positive … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Red Flag For Elite Prospect?

Another 5-Star Who Fell Off USC Map

Over the weekend I wrote about all the five-and-four star recruits that visited USC last summer but went elsewhere. Another five-star who seems to have dropped completely off the USC map is five-star tight end Nyckoles Harbor of Washington, D.C. He was an intense subject of fanboy media interest and visited USC last spring. He has run the 100 meters in 10.22 seconds despite being … Continue reading Another 5-Star Who Fell Off USC Map

USC Morning Buzz: Top Cornerback Nears Decision

Four-star cornerback Rodrick Pleasant of Serra High School in Gardena will make his college choice at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday. There was a time when a Serra player just about automatically went to USC. One has to wonder if Pleasant would have any reservations about Donte Williams and the development of cornerbacks at USC? Five-star Domani Jackson didn’t exactly make an impact his freshman season. … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Top Cornerback Nears Decision

The USC Sunday Supplement

Some USC tailbacks rarely get mentioned after their careers are over. Here is Lou Harris in action against Stanford in 1970. Harris gained 801 yards in 167 carries during his best season in 1971. He averaged 5.0 yards per carry in his USC career. After USC, he played five seasons in the Canadian Football League, rushing for 1,239 yards in 1974 with the British Columbia … Continue reading The USC Sunday Supplement