Since Mike Bohn and Co. have made Matt Leinart a visible presence the past few months, maybe they should let Leinart decide when USC resumes football. Here will be Memo No. 1: Practice starts tomorrow! Continue reading Mike Bohn Can Follow A New Adviser

Since I wrote about George Achica in Friday’s column, here’s an excellent photo of his most famous USC moment, as he blocked Norm Johnson’s 46-yard field-goal attempt to preserve the Trojans’ 22-21 victory. Achica missed the previous two series with a slightly separated shoulder but Marv Goux put him back in for the field goal. Charles Ussery and Dennis Edwards went low to open a … Continue reading USC Picture Of The Night

A Power 5 coach asked me today if “USC was going to play football in the fall?” Not is college football going to play? He didn’t wonder if his team was playing. Now, I don’t want anyone to play if it is not safe. And I personally wouldn’t go anywhere near a crowd, even in a half-empty Coliseum. My point in relaying this is to … Continue reading USC Hurt By Perception This Week

UCLA has zeroed in on Boston College athletic director Martin Jarmond, who was a candidate at USC, for its athletic director’s job. There were reportedly multiple candidates — including Alabama’s Greg Bryne — who turned USC down. Was Jarmond one of them? Did he want an assurance he could fire Clay Helton and/or hire Urban Meyer? Jarmond worked at Ohio State from 2009-16. You think … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Could Familar Face Become Rival?