The Dodgers will be on DirecTV after Spectrum Networks reached a deal with the satellite TV provider. Naturally, someone will wonder if this means the Pac-12 Network is next for DirecTV? I would caution against expecting this to happen. AT&T, which owns DirecTV, probably did this to make the provider appear more attractive to potential buyers. The Dodgers add value. The Pac-12 Network does not. … Continue reading First Dodgers, Will DirecTV Add Pac-12 Network?

Fans are starting to ask me if the coronavirus will save Clay Helton’s job? Obviously, we are not at that point yet but I’m hearing about it more often. If the football season gets canceled, would Helton get fired with 0-0 record? Here’s the crazy part: USC will play Oregon and Washington this season. But it won’t play them in 2021 or 2022. How happy … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Clay Helton Can See Light If He Gets To 2021

USC has the 13th-best odds per Fox Bet to make the College Football Playoff at 6/1. The only Pac-12 team ahead of the Trojans is Oregon. That’s a lot of confidence in Clay Helton. Clemson, Alabama, Ohio State and Oklahoma are the top four teams per Fox Bet. Here are the Pac-12 teams’ odds below: 5/1—Oregon 6/1—USC 9/1—Washington 11/1—Utah 40/1—Arizona State 50/1—UCLA 55/1—Arizona 75/1—Stanford Continue reading USC’s College Football Playoff Odds Are Not Bad

A couple recruiting stories from the past: If you think when coaches visit high schools, they just cordially greet other, it doesn’t always happen. Maybe 99 percent of the time, but not always. I remember hearing from a coach at Valencia High School that Ed Orgeron visited shortly after Paul Hackett had been fired in 2000, still recruiting for USC. A UCLA assistant just happened … Continue reading Entertaining USC Recruiting Tales