USC Notes: Holiday Bowl Sues Pac-12, UC Regents

This is a typical Pac-12 story. The Holiday Bowl has filed a lawsuit agains the conference and UC Regents seeking more than $3 million in damages after UCLA elected not to play the 2021 game hours before kickoff, according to Brett McMurphy. Here is a twist I never heard before: “Because the Pac-12 didn’t compensate the Holiday Bowl for the 2021 cancellation, the Holiday Bowl, … Continue reading USC Notes: Holiday Bowl Sues Pac-12, UC Regents

USC Morning Buzz: Linemen And Defense Win Titles

Brandon Baker of Mater Dei High School is ranked the No. 1 offensive tackle in the nation by some recruiting services and it doesn’t appear USC is going to make the cut. I’m tempted to write that 10 times because it’s almost hard to believe. Oregon is the leader and Baker also has Texas, Ohio State, Georgia, Miami, Florida State and Tennessee atop his list. … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Linemen And Defense Win Titles

The USC Scholarhip Offer Most Fans Forgot

Arizona State forward Marcus Bagley plans to stay in the 2023 NBA Draft. He played a combined five games in the past two seasons because of an injury. Does USC’s offer to his younger brother, Pooh Pooh Bagley, still stand? Remember USC offered him in 2017 when he was 7-years-old. This was when USC was trying to get Marvin Bagley. Pooh Pooh is now in … Continue reading The USC Scholarhip Offer Most Fans Forgot

USC Notes: The Bronny James Effect Continues

What a shock that USC tweets out Bronny James is graduating from high school but hasn’t done that with any of its other recruits. But when USC social media employees are bragging about the biggest follower growth in the history of Trojan basketball since James committed, there’s a craving to do as much about James as possible. You didn’t see USC tweet out anything when … Continue reading USC Notes: The Bronny James Effect Continues

USC Morning Buzz: Will Sir Lincoln Of Riley See His Castle?

Lincoln Riley wants a new football-only building. But will he be at USC when it gets built? The ideal time for such a facility to begin construction would be around fall of 2027 or maybe summer of 2028 when Dedeaux Field is apparently turned into a swim stadium for the Olympics and then a new baseball stadium gets built, presumably closer to Vermont Ave. And … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Will Sir Lincoln Of Riley See His Castle?