A Los Angeles judge ruled against the Rose Bowl Operating Co. and City of Pasadena in their attempt to obtain a temporary restraining order barring UCLA from further exploring leaving the Rose Bowl until pending litigation is resolved. What awaits the Homecoming crowd at the Coliseum on Saturday? There is a 70 percent chance of rain. The highest-ranked ACC team (Miami) in the College Football … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Less Than Ideal Homecoming

USC interim president Beong-Soo Kim has been righting a lot of wrongs since he took over for Carol Folt and making a good impression on campus. So maybe he can contact the athletic dept. and tell them to stop promoting a streak that no longer exists. Yesterday, the athletic dept. perpetuated the idea that a USC superfan’s streak of attending consecutive games is continuing. But the … Continue reading It’s Time To Stop This Streak Nonsense

Who remembers this comment from Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz in Dec., 2023? “There’s a school on the West Coast right now that’s going to re-commit to defense. You know, gave up 42 to Tulane last year in a bowl game. At a place where Ronnie Lott played. Now they’re going to think about defense. That was the first we thought about 25 years ago.” Ferentz … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Will This Be Bulletin Board Material Vs. Iowa?

ESPN has a long article today on Mick Fleetwood’s appearance at the USC-Northwestern game and a lot of background on how Fleetwood and the USC band came together for “Tusk.” One interesting tidbit is that Dodgers third baseman Ron Cey was hanging around Fleetwood Mac at the time and arranged the use of Dodger Stadium for the recording and video — free of charge. When … Continue reading USC Notes: An In-Depth Look At Tusk

There was some misinformation yesterday about whether the fake punt with Sam Huard was legal and the Big Ten released an official statement today that explained a penalty should have been called . . . but not on the play involving Huard. According to the Big Ten’s memo, USC should have been penalized with punter Sam Johnson entered the game on the following drive. USC … Continue reading USC Sunday Buzz: Big Ten Explains Puntergate Violation