The long, grueling search for a baseball coach has ended as USC hired Andy Stankiewicz of Grand Canyon. As with many USC searches, sometimes it pays to be the No. 3 candidate. Stankiewicz was offered the job after USC was turned down by Andrew Checketts (UC Santa Barbara) and Troy Tulowitzki (Texas). Stankiewicz had the Grand Canyon school president and athletic director try to make … Continue reading Sunday Buzz: USC Hires Andy Stankiewicz
USC could decide as soon as today if it will hire Grand Canyon coach Andy Stankiewicz as its next baseball coach. Continue reading And In Baseball News . . .
Former Ohio State coach Urban Meyer believes USC and UCLA to the Big Ten will help the Midwestern schools in recruiting. “Now you’re going to see the floodgates open up in (recruiting),” Meyer said. “Now those families (in Southern California) will be able to watch their sons play.” Some conference realignment doesn't make a lot of sense. @UCLAAthletics and @USC_Athletics to the @bigten is not … Continue reading Urban Meyers Predicts Big Ten Recruiting Boom In L.A.
USC is going to pat itself on the back for its move to the Big Ten although it only happens if Fox Sports wants it to happen. But the knives are already out for USC president Carol Folt in this column by John Canzano. Continue reading USC Saturday Buzz: Carol Folt Gets Dragged On Big Ten Move
A Big Ten Conference coach said this morning the conference conveyed it would like to expand to 20 teams and one of those teams to be Notre Dame. That’s the pie-in-the-sky vision. We’ll see. The Pac-12 Board of Directors met this morning and authorized the conference to explore all expansion options. Does that mean BYU and San Diego State are on the table? If you … Continue reading Big Ten Wants 20 Members
Lincoln Riley will be making his Big Ten debut in 2024 without Caleb Williams. Malachi Nelson would be a redshirt freshman. USC’s first game in 2024 is vs. LSU. So the Trojans would play Notre Dame, LSU and some mix of Ohio State, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Penn State? But Riley is looking forward to it! The irony is USC president Carol Folt and UCLA chancellor … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column
