A memorial service was held today for Heisman Trophy winner Charles White. Among those who attended were Ronnie Lott, Mike Garrett and Anthony Davis. The USC band also performed. White died Jan. 11. He was 64. Continue reading USC Saturday Buzz: Memorial Service For Charles White
Here’s a color photo of the 1969 USC-UCLA game as the Trojans recovered a fumble and another look at that nice face mask worn by linebacker Greg Slough (53). No. 72 is Al Cowlings and No. 71 is Willard Scott. Scalpers used to show up to try and buy an activity book until they saw Waldinger was taking photos of the purchaser. Continue reading The Friday USC Column Supplement
The XFL’s eight teams have finalized their 51-man rosters for the 2023 season. Tyler Vaughns, Deontay Burnett, Ajene Harris, Damien Mama and Liam Jimmons are the former USC players in the league. China remains the largest source of international students in the U.S., accounting for 30.6 percent in 2022. India contributes 21 percent. RESTAURANT OF THE WEEK It’s a historical artifact. A menu from the famous … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column
Rick Caruso was at the USC-UCLA basketball game sitting courtside and signing autographs. And now he’s being honored by Carol Folt. How long before he returns to the Board of Trustees? Maybe he can make another donation to USC after spending $100 million on his mayoral campaign. The room was filled with the Trojan Spirit as trustees, alums, friends & family celebrated @RickCarusoLA’s transformative tenure … Continue reading Look Who’s Back At USC
Remember last week I wrote about Carol Folt wanting the USC-Arizona game played on Saturday because of “Trojan Family Weekend?” Well, it didn’t take long for Folt to promote the weekend now that she has a Saturday football game as the centerpiece as this graphic was sent out this week. What time will the prawn sandwiches be served in Alumni Park? It’s not exactly surprising … Continue reading USC Notes: Low Expectations For Baseball And Folt Starts Promoting!
I’ve heard that a defensive coordinator at an SEC school put out informal feelers to a couple USC assistant coaches after the Cotton Bowl to gauge Lincoln Riley’s intentions for next season. The response came back that no changes would be made with the defensive coordinator’s job. This was just a few days after the season, so the “deep dive” that Riley talked about apparently … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: There Was Interest In Defensive Coordinator Job
