Why do I get the feeling Larry Scott will eventually become part of the latest Pac-12 scandal, which revolves around a Pac-12 Network distributor claiming it overpaid as much as $50 million. The overpayments occurred in 2016 according to an audit. The unidentified distributor claims they also happened before 2016. Scott was interviewed during a recent invenstigation into the matter that resulted in the removal … Continue reading USC Saturday Buzz: What Did Larry Scott Know?

The hits keep coming for the Pac-12. The San Jose Mercury News reports the conference fired the president and CFO of the Pac-12 Networks for failing to disclose $50 million in overpayments “by a media distribution partner to the networks that made the annual revenue appear more robust than it was.” The report identified the executives as Pac-12 Networks president Mark Shuken and CFO Brent … Continue reading Pac-12 Network Executives Fired

USC just can’t leave well enough alone when it comes to the venerable Student Union Building. The USC pharmacy, which has probably been in the Student Union for 80-90 years, has been kicked out in favor of one of Carol Folt’s pet projects, the Office of Sustainability. And the Daily Trojan student newspaper, which has been on the fourth floor above Tommy Trojan for about … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Two More Blows For Tradition