USC had a full page ad in the L.A. Times for the new football building and seeking donations. That’s a first in my memory. It’s also ironic that USC put the ad in the paper the same week there was a big article about the Mater Dei-USC relationship in allowing students to gain admission as fake athletes. It was also placed during the bye week, … Continue reading USC Sunday Buzz: Time For Some Forced Publicity
You probably saw Lincoln Riley finally visited Mater Dei High School on Friday after ignoring the prospect-laden school for a long time. But did you see this quote in the Orange County Register? “It was a great start to our relationship,” Mater Dei coach Raul Lara said. Start? Lara got hired in April. And Riley waited seven months to see him. Why now? My guess … Continue reading Lincoln Riley Discovers Mater Dei
You want a dose of reality today: USC starts the day in 15th place in the Big Ten. Would anyone have believed that two months ago? Lincoln Riley stood at the groundbreaking of the football complex with a big grin on his face this week, meanwhile his team is 15th out of 18 teams in the Big Ten. You know who is 16th? Maryland, who … Continue reading USC Saturday Buzz: A Jarring Fact To Greet Weekend
USC president Carol Folt announced she is retiring at the end of the academic year in July 2025. The writing was on the wall back in July when I wrote that she received a one-year contract extension. She sought three years. But this was on the heels of the mismanagement of the protests on campus regarding Gaza and her hasty decision to cancel graduation ceremonies, … Continue reading Carol Folt Retiring At End Of School Year
Here is some good news: USC will not lose a football game on Saturday. “It’s Ron Bloom and Bloomin’ Idiot,” a USC employee told me. Jim O’Rourke had grown up in New York as a Golden Gloves boxer before he moved to California and went to a barber college so he could make extra money while going to school. O’Rourke developed his own unique style … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column
Carol Folt’s “special announcement” today was that long-time donor Ronald H. Bloom has donated $50 million to the new football building. On the one hand, it’s great to get a $50 million gift. On the other hand, it shows USC doesn’t really have new donors it can go to for athletic donations. Bloom, 91, and his family already donated for the Bloom Family Tunnel, which … Continue reading Loyal Alumnus Donates $50 Million To Football Center
InsideUSC with Scott Wolf 