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
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
A 24-team College Football Playoff. A 76-team NCAA Tournament. It sounds like two guys who haven’t been able to make post-season at USC (Lincoln Riley, Eric Musselman) are coming up with the latest expansions plans, which you just know USC would support unconditionally. It’s all about making more money and making it easier to participate in the playoffs. Why compete when you just expand? It’s … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: If You Can’t Compete, Just Expand
In Friday’s column, I recounted the time USC President John Hubbard went and ate dinner at a dorm with the students. So I thought this is a good time to mention how colorful a life he lived, according to his memoir. On a graduation trip (from UT, 1938) to Europe, he and his friend stumbled onto one of the Nuremberg Rallies and heard Hitler speak. … Continue reading The MIP (Most Interesting President)
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
