USC offensive lineman DJ Wingfield, who is supposed to start at guard, has filed a lawsuit against the NCAA seeking a sixth year of eligibility. He has not been able to obtain an NCAA waiver for players who have at least one season at a non-NCAA program. Continue reading USC Notes: Offensive Lineman Sues NCAA
Did you see Lincoln Riley endorse Pete Carroll for the College Football Hall of Fame during his Big Ten media day speech? It was a nice gesture but also a bit strange. Why? Did anyone hear a word about Lincoln Riley ever stopping by the class Carroll taught in the spring semester? Carroll literally passed by Heritage Hall each week and it wouldn’t have taken much effort … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: An Odd Endorsement
Lincoln Riley said his biggest regret since coming to USC was taking so many transfers in Year 2 instead of focusing on bringing in high school players. That’s his biggest regret? How about his coaching decisions? Time management skills? Horrible defense?? But let’s pretend he has a point. Did he regret MarShawn Lloyd being an offensive leader? Did he regret Emmanuel Pregnon starting 12 games … Continue reading USC Saturday Buzz: Lincoln Riley’s Biggest Regret
I hear USC intends to sell the Santa Monica house that Carol Folt lived in during her presidency. It was expected after USC announced it would sell some properties to address its $200 million budget deficit but sources said the administration has taken steps to prepare to sell the property. Continue reading The USC Friday Column Supplement
I do not enjoy writing so much about the future of the USC-Notre Dame rivalry. But I’m not going to allow a complete clown to destroy one of the crown jewels of USC (and Notre Dame) football with no pushback. Especially when I see a pathetic headline like this yesterday: Oh really? Did USC spin masters write this? Riley made clear Thursday he only wants … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column
Lincoln Riley sounded more defensive about his views of the Notre Dame game than any of his Trojan teams looked the past three seasons. Here is his key quote of the day: “I’m hopeful we can get to the point where (USC-Notre Dame) makes sense.” So he hasn’t changed his mind. Imagine any great USC coach saying he hoped playing Notre Dame made sense. Now … Continue reading Lincoln Riley Plays Defense On Notre Dame Game
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