If USC needs anything, it’s a receiver. Right? Right? Colorado wide receiver KD Nixon announced today he is transferring to USC. Nixon (5-8, 190) ranked 19th in Colorado history in career catches (99) and receiving yards (1,221). He also had 758 yards on kickoff returns. Nixon caught 15 passes for 132 yards and no touchdowns this season, which consisted of only four games because of … Continue reading USC Adds Colorado Transfer Receiver
USC safety Isaiah Pola-Mao announced he will return in 2021. This is a rare bit of good news when it comes to players deciding to return. Pola-Mao is not the impact player Talanoga Hufanga was but he is solid and provides leadership. USC doesn’t offer much at linebacker and lost its best defensive tackle (Marlon Tuipulotu) so getting a starting safety back is a boost. Continue reading Isaiah Pola-Mao Will Return In 2021
USC coach Clay Helton’s forte is firing assistant coaches. But the addition of offensive line coach Clay McGuire adds the finishing touch to an unmistakable characteristic of the present USC coaching staff. There are now 10 coaches with ties to Texas. Helton went to high school in Texas. Offensive coordinator Graham Harrell grew up, played and coached in Texas. Defensive coordinator Todd Orlando coached at … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column
If you want to promote the USC football program, it would be nice to say it won a Rose Bowl or went to the College Football Playoff. You might settle for beating Notre Dame, since Clay Helton has a 1-4 record against the Irish. But this is what got promoted today: Social-media interactions. I get that this is geared toward recruits. But it also shows … Continue reading This Just About Sums Up USC Football
USC was supposed to play Stanford at 2 p.m. but it was postponed because of a “suspected COVID-related issue within (the USC) program.” USC’s game with Cal on Saturday is still possible but no decision has been made at this time. This is the second time a USC-Stanford game was postponed this season. Continue reading USC-Stanford Basketball Postponed
It got lost in the shuffle but I thought it was weird Tuesday night that a White House statement said a student involved in the Varsity Blues scandal was attending USC and had a 3.9 grade-point average. Was USC that crass to allow a student admitted under shady circumstances to remain in school? I wouldn’t put it past USC but still . . . But … Continue reading Plot Thickens In USC Pardon Scandal
