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USC and UCLA have split the dual track meet. The Bruin men won, 87-76 while the Trojan women won, 93-69. I said before the meet that the men’s portion was a toss up but it’s still a tough loss for USC coach Quincy Watts, who has lost the men’s meet to the Bruins two straight years to his former USC assistant, Joanna Hayes. It also … Continue reading USC-UCLA Split Dual Track Meet
The USC men’s volleyball team is going to be in a hornet’s nest tonight when it plays Hawaii at Honolulu in the NCAA Tournament at 7 p.m. PT. As of Friday night, 9,723 tickets were sold ahead of tonight’s match. The record for attendance in an NCAA men’s volleyball tournament match is 9,822 in 1998. That match was also held at the University of Hawaii. … Continue reading Saturday Buzz: USC Gets Its Payday
USC director of football recruiting operations Zaire Turner has been hired by SMU, where she will be senior director of recruiting. She was brought to USC by Chad “Charmin” Bowden. The USC-UCLA dual track meet is Sunday at Cromwell, uh, Felix Field. The USC women are favored to win while the men’s meet is a toss up. The USC men’s volleyball, beach volleyball, men’s and … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column
Grant Gustavson, the grandson of USC mega-booster Wayne Hughes, is leading the primary group hoping to relocate the Vancouver Whitecaps soccer team to Las Vegas, according to Sportico. Hughes, who founded Public Storage, gave USC around $400 million before he died in 2021 and was the biggest booster in the history of USC athletics. According to Sportico, Gustavson’s mother, Tamara (the dauthter of Hughes), is … Continue reading Everything Has A USC Connection
Here are some questions I have about USC’s defense going into the season: The back seven is the weak spot where one linebacker position and the entire secondary have question marks. Is there a go-to cornerback? A standout at safety? Does USC have two linebackers who can disrupt a game? USC guard Alijah Arenas won the athletic dept.’s Tommy Award for Overcoming Adversity. On coming … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Several Defensive Questions Heading Into Season
Former USC linebacker Tackett Curtis is now at Central Florida and playing for former USC defensive coordinator Alex Grinch. If you went back and read some of the stuff written about Curtis when he first arrived at USC, it would be a great lesson in how some people overhype players before they even get a chance to properly adjust to college. It’s actually happening again … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Overhyping Players Always A Danger
