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USC Morning Buzz: It’s Always Good When Former Players Speak Out

Most former USC players are not happy with the cancellation of the Notre Dame series.

Among those who have spoken out is radio host Sean Salisbury: “Both universities should be ashamed of themselves. I don’t care whose fault it is. I’m not cutting my university any slack on this. We should never have been to this point.”

That’s a much stronger take than another former USC QB (Matt Leinart).

• The Sparks announced they will honor former USC basketball player Lisa Leslie with a statue outside Crypto.com arena It will be unveiled Sept. 20.

• Here is the rest of my offensive depth chart. There could still be some movement in training camp or flipping of positions but these are the core players.

And I still think the offensive line is a question mark although most media view it favorably.

LT/Elijah Paige/Sr../Keenyi Pepe, Fr.

LG/Tobias Raymond/Jr./Kaylon Miller, So.

C/Kilian O’Connor/Jr./Tobias Raymond, Sr.

RG/Alani Noa/Sr./Breck Kolojay, Fr.

RT/Justin Tauanuu/So./Elijah Vaikona, Fr.

PK/Ryon Sayeri/So./Caden Chittenden, So. 

P/Lachlan Carrigan, So./ William Weisberg, Fr. 

🚨BREAKING NEWS: Apparently, #USC has transformed into a bizarre supplier of cadaverous commodities for the US #Navy and Israel! 🏴‍☠️💀 Forget about student loans, folks; it's all about the lucrative #business of #lifeless limbs! 🙄🔍
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Al Jazeera documentary highlights USC's sale of dead bodies to US Navy, Israel

https://www.uscannenbergmedia.com/2026/05/11/al-jazeera-documentary-highlights-uscs-sale-of-dead-bodies-to-us-navy-israeli-military/

#HackerNews #AlJazeera #USC #Navy #Documentary #DeadBodies #Military

https://www.europesays.com/pl/427392/ „Małżeństwa” jednopłciowe. Gawkowski: Transkrypcja w każdym USC #AktMałżeństwa #DonaldTusk #dorzeczy #kraj #KrzysztofGawkowski #MałżeństwaJednopłciowe #Opinie #transkrypcja #TuseKazał #UniaEuropejska #usc

#USC Head Coach Hot Board Version 1.0:
1. Jason Eck

#USC Head Coach Hot Board Version 1.0:
1. Jason Eck

#USC Head Coach Hot Board Version 1.0:
1. Jason Eck

#USC Head Coach Hot Board Version 1.0:
1. Jason Eck

#USC Head Coach Hot Board Version 1.0:
1. Jason Eck

USC Morning Buzz: Skill Positions Depth Chart Unveiled

Here is my USC depth chart for the skill positions on offense.

The key here will be how the freshmen receivers develop along with North Carolina-transfer Terrell Anderson. And will freshman tight end Mark Bowman live up to the hype?

QB/Jayden Maiava/Sr../Jonas Williams, Fr.

RB/King Miller/So./Waymond Jordan, Sr.

WR/Tanook Hines/So./Corey Simms, So.

WR/Trent Mosley/Fr../Zacharyus Williams, So.

WR/Terrell Anderson/Jr./Kayden Dixon-Wyatt, Fr.

TE/Mark Bowman/Fr./ Tucker Ashcraft, Jr.

USC Morning Buzz: Skill Positions Depth Chart Unveiled

Here is my USC depth chart for the skill positions on offense.

The key here will be how the freshmen receivers develop along with North Carolina-transfer Terrell Anderson. And will freshman tight end Mark Bowman live up to the hype?

QB/Jayden Maiava/Sr../Jonas Williams, Fr.

RB/King Miller/So./Waymond Jordan, Sr.

WR/Tanook Hines/So./Corey Simms, So.

WR/Trent Mosley/Fr../Zacharyus Williams, So.

WR/Terrell Anderson/Jr./Kayden Dixon-Wyatt, Fr.

TE/Mark Bowman/Fr./ Tucker Ashcraft, Jr.

USC Morning Buzz: Skill Positions Depth Chart Unveiled

Here is my USC depth chart for the skill positions on offense.

The key here will be how the freshmen receivers develop along with North Carolina-transfer Terrell Anderson. And will freshman tight end Mark Bowman live up to the hype?

QB/Jayden Maiava/Sr../Jonas Williams, Fr.

RB/King Miller/So./Waymond Jordan, Sr.

WR/Tanook Hines/So./Corey Simms, So.

WR/Trent Mosley/Fr../Zacharyus Williams, So.

WR/Terrell Anderson/Jr./Kayden Dixon-Wyatt, Fr.

TE/Mark Bowman/Fr./ Tucker Ashcraft, Jr.

USC Morning Buzz: Skill Positions Depth Chart Unveiled

Here is my USC depth chart for the skill positions on offense.

The key here will be how the freshmen receivers develop along with North Carolina-transfer Terrell Anderson. And will freshman tight end Mark Bowman live up to the hype?

QB/Jayden Maiava/Sr../Jonas Williams, Fr.

RB/King Miller/So./Waymond Jordan, Sr.

WR/Tanook Hines/So./Corey Simms, So.

WR/Trent Mosley/Fr../Zacharyus Williams, So.

WR/Terrell Anderson/Jr./Kayden Dixon-Wyatt, Fr.

TE/Mark Bowman/Fr./ Tucker Ashcraft, Jr.

USC Morning Buzz: Skill Positions Depth Chart Unveiled

Here is my USC depth chart for the skill positions on offense.

The key here will be how the freshmen receivers develop along with North Carolina-transfer Terrell Anderson. And will freshman tight end Mark Bowman live up to the hype?

QB/Jayden Maiava/Sr../Jonas Williams, Fr.

RB/King Miller/So./Waymond Jordan, Sr.

WR/Tanook Hines/So./Corey Simms, So.

WR/Trent Mosley/Fr../Zacharyus Williams, So.

WR/Terrell Anderson/Jr./Kayden Dixon-Wyatt, Fr.

TE/Mark Bowman/Fr./ Tucker Ashcraft, Jr.

The 5 Most ‘Overrated’ Rivalries In College Football https://www.rawchili.com/nfl/889432/ #CollegeFootball #FloridaState #Football #MarcusFreeman #NotreDame #NotreDameVsUSC #USC

The 5 Most ‘Overrated’ Rivalries In College Football https://www.rawchili.com/nfl/889432/ #CollegeFootball #FloridaState #Football #MarcusFreeman #NotreDame #NotreDameVsUSC #USC

USC Morning Buzz: Let’s Look At Perhaps The Best Position On Team

One thing to keep in mind as USC talks to Notre Dame about possibly resuming the series in 2030.

One can assume it’s being done with the idea Lincoln Riley will not be the coach at USC. Riley’s reps put out feelers for other jobs after the season according to Andy Staples. And I don’t think USC would be too unhappy if he left.

• I ran my depth chart of the linebackers and secondary yesterday. Now here’s a team strength: the defensive line. USC has depth and athleticism here.

I make a big call by putting true freshman Luke Wafle in the starting lineup. Wafle night not start right away but I think he will sooner or later.

DE/Kameryn Crawford*Jr./Zuriah Fisher, So.

NT/Jide Abasiri/Jr./Alex VanSumeren, Sr.

DT/Jahkeem Stewart/So../Floyd Boucard, So.

DE/ Luke Wafle/Fr./Braylan Shelby, Sr.

USC Morning Buzz: Let’s Look At Perhaps The Best Position On Team

One thing to keep in mind as USC talks to Notre Dame about possibly resuming the series in 2030.

One can assume it’s being done with the idea Lincoln Riley will not be the coach at USC. Riley’s reps put out feelers for other jobs after the season according to Andy Staples. And I don’t think USC would be too unhappy if he left.

• I ran my depth chart of the linebackers and secondary yesterday. Now here’s a team strength: the defensive line. USC has depth and athleticism here.

I make a big call by putting true freshman Luke Wafle in the starting lineup. Wafle night not start right away but I think he will sooner or later.

DE/Kameryn Crawford*Jr./Zuriah Fisher, So.

NT/Jide Abasiri/Jr./Alex VanSumeren, Sr.

DT/Jahkeem Stewart/So../Floyd Boucard, So.

DE/ Luke Wafle/Fr./Braylan Shelby, Sr.

USC Morning Buzz: Let’s Look At Perhaps The Best Position On Team

One thing to keep in mind as USC talks to Notre Dame about possibly resuming the series in 2030.

One can assume it’s being done with the idea Lincoln Riley will not be the coach at USC. Riley’s reps put out feelers for other jobs after the season according to Andy Staples. And I don’t think USC would be too unhappy if he left.

• I ran my depth chart of the linebackers and secondary yesterday. Now here’s a team strength: the defensive line. USC has depth and athleticism here.

I make a big call by putting true freshman Luke Wafle in the starting lineup. Wafle night not start right away but I think he will sooner or later.

DE/Kameryn Crawford*Jr./Zuriah Fisher, So.

NT/Jide Abasiri/Jr./Alex VanSumeren, Sr.

DT/Jahkeem Stewart/So../Floyd Boucard, So.

DE/ Luke Wafle/Fr./Braylan Shelby, Sr.

USC Morning Buzz: Let’s Look At Perhaps The Best Position On Team

One thing to keep in mind as USC talks to Notre Dame about possibly resuming the series in 2030.

One can assume it’s being done with the idea Lincoln Riley will not be the coach at USC. Riley’s reps put out feelers for other jobs after the season according to Andy Staples. And I don’t think USC would be too unhappy if he left.

• I ran my depth chart of the linebackers and secondary yesterday. Now here’s a team strength: the defensive line. USC has depth and athleticism here.

I make a big call by putting true freshman Luke Wafle in the starting lineup. Wafle night not start right away but I think he will sooner or later.

DE/Kameryn Crawford*Jr./Zuriah Fisher, So.

NT/Jide Abasiri/Jr./Alex VanSumeren, Sr.

DT/Jahkeem Stewart/So../Floyd Boucard, So.

DE/ Luke Wafle/Fr./Braylan Shelby, Sr.

USC Morning Buzz: Let’s Look At Perhaps The Best Position On Team

One thing to keep in mind as USC talks to Notre Dame about possibly resuming the series in 2030.

One can assume it’s being done with the idea Lincoln Riley will not be the coach at USC. Riley’s reps put out feelers for other jobs after the season according to Andy Staples. And I don’t think USC would be too unhappy if he left.

• I ran my depth chart of the linebackers and secondary yesterday. Now here’s a team strength: the defensive line. USC has depth and athleticism here.

I make a big call by putting true freshman Luke Wafle in the starting lineup. Wafle night not start right away but I think he will sooner or later.

DE/Kameryn Crawford*Jr./Zuriah Fisher, So.

NT/Jide Abasiri/Jr./Alex VanSumeren, Sr.

DT/Jahkeem Stewart/So../Floyd Boucard, So.

DE/ Luke Wafle/Fr./Braylan Shelby, Sr.

USC Notes: Rivalry Back In News

USC and Notre Dame are talking about renewing their rivalry, per the L.A. Times. The schools never really stopped talking since their series was officially discontinued.

But here’s something interesting: Donors and luxury suite holders have complained to the USC athletic dept. over their disgust with the decision (and the athletic director), which has also played a part in USC’s change in philosophy.

• USC forward Jacob Cofie was invited to the NBA Combine after an impressive G League Combine.
• Former USC wide receiver Kyron Hudson has signed a free-agent contract with the Chicaog Bears after attending a rookie tryout at their mini-camp.

USC Notes: Rivalry Back In News

USC and Notre Dame are talking about renewing their rivalry, per the L.A. Times. The schools never really stopped talking since their series was officially discontinued.

But here’s something interesting: Donors and luxury suite holders have complained to the USC athletic dept. over their disgust with the decision (and the athletic director), which has also played a part in USC’s change in philosophy.

• USC forward Jacob Cofie was invited to the NBA Combine after an impressive G League Combine.
• Former USC wide receiver Kyron Hudson has signed a free-agent contract with the Chicaog Bears after attending a rookie tryout at their mini-camp.

USC Notes: Rivalry Back In News

USC and Notre Dame are talking about renewing their rivalry, per the L.A. Times. The schools never really stopped talking since their series was officially discontinued.

But here’s something interesting: Donors and luxury suite holders have complained to the USC athletic dept. over their disgust with the decision (and the athletic director), which has also played a part in USC’s change in philosophy.

• USC forward Jacob Cofie was invited to the NBA Combine after an impressive G League Combine.
• Former USC wide receiver Kyron Hudson has signed a free-agent contract with the Chicaog Bears after attending a rookie tryout at their mini-camp.

USC Notes: Rivalry Back In News

USC and Notre Dame are talking about renewing their rivalry, per the L.A. Times. The schools never really stopped talking since their series was officially discontinued.

But here’s something interesting: Donors and luxury suite holders have complained to the USC athletic dept. over their disgust with the decision (and the athletic director), which has also played a part in USC’s change in philosophy.

• USC forward Jacob Cofie was invited to the NBA Combine after an impressive G League Combine.
• Former USC wide receiver Kyron Hudson has signed a free-agent contract with the Chicaog Bears after attending a rookie tryout at their mini-camp.

USC Notes: Rivalry Back In News

USC and Notre Dame are talking about renewing their rivalry, per the L.A. Times. The schools never really stopped talking since their series was officially discontinued.

But here’s something interesting: Donors and luxury suite holders have complained to the USC athletic dept. over their disgust with the decision (and the athletic director), which has also played a part in USC’s change in philosophy.

• USC forward Jacob Cofie was invited to the NBA Combine after an impressive G League Combine.
• Former USC wide receiver Kyron Hudson has signed a free-agent contract with the Chicaog Bears after attending a rookie tryout at their mini-camp.

Morning Buzz: This Is Where USC’s Season Will Be Determined

I’ve been putting together a USC depth chart since the end of spring football and here is where I think USC has a “concern.”

This might not be exactly the way it ends up in the fall but this is the general corps of players. And remember, teams cannot add transfers this summer.

My issue: How many proven performers do you see in the back seven of the defense? How many bona-fide impact players? There are a lot of players with potential but who can you definitely say he is someone that will impact games in a positive way? Is this a College Football Playoff defense?

I think the defensive line looks better and I will show that later. But right now, I feel like USC’s season will depend on how this group of players develops.

LB/Desman Stephens/Sr./Deven Bryant, Jr.

LB/Jadyn Walker/So./Elijah Newby, So.

CB/Marcelles Williams/Jr./Prophet Brown, Sr.

CB/Jontez Williams/Sr../Elbert Hill, Fr.

CB/Alex Graham/Fr./RJ Sermons, Fr.

SS/Kennedy Urlacher/Jr../Madden Riordan, Fr.

FS/Christian Pierce/Sr./Kendarius Reddick. So.

Morning Buzz: This Is Where USC’s Season Will Be Determined

I’ve been putting together a USC depth chart since the end of spring football and here is where I think USC has a “concern.”

This might not be exactly the way it ends up in the fall but this is the general corps of players. And remember, teams cannot add transfers this summer.

My issue: How many proven performers do you see in the back seven of the defense? How many bona-fide impact players? There are a lot of players with potential but who can you definitely say he is someone that will impact games in a positive way? Is this a College Football Playoff defense?

I think the defensive line looks better and I will show that later. But right now, I feel like USC’s season will depend on how this group of players develops.

LB/Desman Stephens/Sr./Deven Bryant, Jr.

LB/Jadyn Walker/So./Elijah Newby, So.

CB/Marcelles Williams/Jr./Prophet Brown, Sr.

CB/Jontez Williams/Sr../Elbert Hill, Fr.

CB/Alex Graham/Fr./RJ Sermons, Fr.

SS/Kennedy Urlacher/Jr../Madden Riordan, Fr.

FS/Christian Pierce/Sr./Kendarius Reddick. So.

Morning Buzz: This Is Where USC’s Season Will Be Determined

I’ve been putting together a USC depth chart since the end of spring football and here is where I think USC has a “concern.”

This might not be exactly the way it ends up in the fall but this is the general corps of players. And remember, teams cannot add transfers this summer.

My issue: How many proven performers do you see in the back seven of the defense? How many bona-fide impact players? There are a lot of players with potential but who can you definitely say he is someone that will impact games in a positive way? Is this a College Football Playoff defense?

I think the defensive line looks better and I will show that later. But right now, I feel like USC’s season will depend on how this group of players develops.

LB/Desman Stephens/Sr./Deven Bryant, Jr.

LB/Jadyn Walker/So./Elijah Newby, So.

CB/Marcelles Williams/Jr./Prophet Brown, Sr.

CB/Jontez Williams/Sr../Elbert Hill, Fr.

CB/Alex Graham/Fr./RJ Sermons, Fr.

SS/Kennedy Urlacher/Jr../Madden Riordan, Fr.

FS/Christian Pierce/Sr./Kendarius Reddick. So.

Morning Buzz: This Is Where USC’s Season Will Be Determined

I’ve been putting together a USC depth chart since the end of spring football and here is where I think USC has a “concern.”

This might not be exactly the way it ends up in the fall but this is the general corps of players. And remember, teams cannot add transfers this summer.

My issue: How many proven performers do you see in the back seven of the defense? How many bona-fide impact players? There are a lot of players with potential but who can you definitely say he is someone that will impact games in a positive way? Is this a College Football Playoff defense?

I think the defensive line looks better and I will show that later. But right now, I feel like USC’s season will depend on how this group of players develops.

LB/Desman Stephens/Sr./Deven Bryant, Jr.

LB/Jadyn Walker/So./Elijah Newby, So.

CB/Marcelles Williams/Jr./Prophet Brown, Sr.

CB/Jontez Williams/Sr../Elbert Hill, Fr.

CB/Alex Graham/Fr./RJ Sermons, Fr.

SS/Kennedy Urlacher/Jr../Madden Riordan, Fr.

FS/Christian Pierce/Sr./Kendarius Reddick. So.

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USC Sunday Buzz: Weekend Wrap-Up

Wisconsin has more atmosphere at its graduation than USC has at its football games. The Trojans play at Camp Randall Stadium on Oct. 24.

https://twitter.com/Schneider_CM/status/2053181421309526206?s=20

• USC forward Jacob Cofie has had a good weekend at the G League combine, according to NBA scouts. So what does that mean exactly? Why is he there when he said he was coming back? Is he raising his profile for next season? Or if he really catches the eyes of NBA teams, will he remain in the NBA Draft?

• USC baseball swept Nevada this weekend and finished the regular season with a 32-1 record. The Trojans will play Oregon next weekend with both teams fighting to earn the right to host a regional.

USC Sunday Buzz: Weekend Wrap-Up

Wisconsin has more atmosphere at its graduation than USC has at its football games. The Trojans play at Camp Randall Stadium on Oct. 24.

https://twitter.com/Schneider_CM/status/2053181421309526206?s=20

• USC forward Jacob Cofie has had a good weekend at the G League combine, according to NBA scouts. So what does that mean exactly? Why is he there when he said he was coming back? Is he raising his profile for next season? Or if he really catches the eyes of NBA teams, will he remain in the NBA Draft?

• USC baseball swept Nevada this weekend and finished the regular season with a 32-1 record. The Trojans will play Oregon next weekend with both teams fighting to earn the right to host a regional.

USC Sunday Buzz: Weekend Wrap-Up

Wisconsin has more atmosphere at its graduation than USC has at its football games. The Trojans play at Camp Randall Stadium on Oct. 24.

https://twitter.com/Schneider_CM/status/2053181421309526206?s=20

• USC forward Jacob Cofie has had a good weekend at the G League combine, according to NBA scouts. So what does that mean exactly? Why is he there when he said he was coming back? Is he raising his profile for next season? Or if he really catches the eyes of NBA teams, will he remain in the NBA Draft?

• USC baseball swept Nevada this weekend and finished the regular season with a 32-1 record at Dedeaux Field. The Trojans will play Oregon next weekend with both teams fighting to earn the right to host a regional. Whoever wins the series will likely host a regional.

USC Sunday Buzz: Weekend Wrap-Up

Wisconsin has more atmosphere at its graduation than USC has at its football games. The Trojans play at Camp Randall Stadium on Oct. 24.

https://twitter.com/Schneider_CM/status/2053181421309526206?s=20

• USC forward Jacob Cofie has had a good weekend at the G League combine, according to NBA scouts. So what does that mean exactly? Why is he there when he said he was coming back? Is he raising his profile for next season? Or if he really catches the eyes of NBA teams, will he remain in the NBA Draft?

• USC baseball swept Nevada this weekend and finished the regular season with a 32-1 record. The Trojans will play Oregon next weekend with both teams fighting to earn the right to host a regional.

USC Sunday Buzz: Weekend Wrap-Up

Wisconsin has more atmosphere at its graduation than USC has at its football games. The Trojans play at Camp Randall Stadium on Oct. 24.

https://twitter.com/Schneider_CM/status/2053181421309526206?s=20

• USC forward Jacob Cofie has had a good weekend at the G League combine, according to NBA scouts. So what does that mean exactly? Why is he there when he said he was coming back? Is he raising his profile for next season? Or if he really catches the eyes of NBA teams, will he remain in the NBA Draft?

• USC baseball swept Nevada this weekend and finished the regular season with a 32-1 record. The Trojans will play Oregon next weekend with both teams fighting to earn the right to host a regional.

#USC should stop playing in the Coliseum after 2028.

#USC should stop playing in the Coliseum after 2028.

#USC should stop playing in the Coliseum after 2028.

#USC should stop playing in the Coliseum after 2028.

#USC should stop playing in the Coliseum after 2028.

USC men’s basketball roster may be complete with addition of Isaac Bruns https://www.rawchili.com/nba/730565/ #AlijahArenas #Basketball #CollegeBasketball #EricMusselman #EricReibe #Hawaii #IsaacBruns #JacobCofie #ncaa #NCAABasketball #ncaab #SouthDakota #TheTrojans #USC

A Bad USC Game Just Got Worse

The USC-Fresno State has been moved to Sept. 4 at 6 p.m. PT.

That is a Friday night. So what was previously just a bad game is now a bad game on a Friday night.

How will the Trojans manage with a short week to prepare for the Bulldogs?

At this moment, I’m not in the mood to watch USC play Louisiana, San Jose State or Fresno State. Especially on a Friday night.

A Bad USC Game Just Got Worse

The USC-Fresno State has been moved to Sept. 4 at 6 p.m. PT.

That is a Friday night. So what was previously just a bad game is now a bad game on a Friday night.

How will the Trojans manage with a short week to prepare for the Bulldogs?

At this moment, I’m not in the mood to watch USC play Louisiana, San Jose State or Fresno State. Especially on a Friday night.

A Bad USC Game Just Got Worse

The USC-Fresno State has been moved to Sept. 4 at 6 p.m. PT.

That is a Friday night. So what was previously just a bad game is now a bad game on a Friday night.

How will the Trojans manage with a short week to prepare for the Bulldogs?

At this moment, I’m not in the mood to watch USC play Louisiana, San Jose State or Fresno State. Especially on a Friday night.

A Bad USC Game Just Got Worse

The USC-Fresno State has been moved to Sept. 4 at 6 p.m. PT.

That is a Friday night. So what was previously just a bad game is now a bad game on a Friday night.

How will the Trojans manage with a short week to prepare for the Bulldogs?

At this moment, I’m not in the mood to watch USC play Louisiana, San Jose State or Fresno State. Especially on a Friday night.

A Bad USC Game Just Got Worse

The USC-Fresno State has been moved to Sept. 4 at 6 p.m. PT.

That is a Friday night. So what was previously just a bad game is now a bad game on a Friday night.

How will the Trojans manage with a short week to prepare for the Bulldogs?

At this moment, I’m not in the mood to watch USC play Louisiana, San Jose State or Fresno State. Especially on a Friday night.

If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column

USC assistant coach Paul Gonzales posted a video of him and other staffers taking a helicopter from downtown L.A, to La Verne to see Damien safety Gavin Williams.

This reeks of Chad “Charmin” Bowden. But I’m not sure why USC went to the trouble when they are strong favorites to land Williams.

I think a much more interesting video would be to show the guy who chaffeurs Lincoln Riley to-and-from Palos Verdes to USC every day. What does he do the rest of the day hanging out at the McKay Center?

• Eric Musselman finally found a 3-phadoint shooter! Guard Isaac Bruns of South Dakota has committed to the Trojans. He shot 39 percent on 3-pointers last season. The question now is how often he will get on the court?

• USC ace Mason Edwards leads the nation in strikeouts with 142 in 78.1 innings. He is 8- 0 with a 1.61 ERA after the Trojans beat Nevada, 8-0, on Thursday night. For what it’s worth, a mock draft of the first round released yesterday did not include Edwards.
• It’s hard to feel like USC’s incessant “The pLAce to be” campaign is working when UCLA has won three national titles and is ranked No. 1 in baseball.
• With Pete Carroll teaching a class at USC in the fall, will he visit football practice? It didn’t happen the last time Carroll taught. If he goes to a practice, it is more likely he will want to see Gary Patterson than Lincoln Riley.

• And now for some history:

• A week after USC’s huge 24-14 victory over Alabama in 1978, the Trojans hosted Michigan State and the game was considered to be fairly flat with the expected letdown after defeating the Crimson Tide.The Trojans won, 30-9, but no one was celebrating.

“Hell, the horse (Traveler) didn’t even come out after the first quarter,” USC coach John Robinson said.

But whether USC’s performance was top-notch or not, check out these defensive performances: Defensive tackle Rich Dimler had 11 tackles including nine solo. Defensive tackle Ty Sperling had 10 tackles. Freshmen linebackers Chip Banks and Riki Gray had 10 and nine tackles, respectively.

Just in case you think this defense was just stopping the run, it had 13 interceptions in the first four games of the season. The starting safeties, naturally, were Ronnie Lott and Dennis Smith. The corners were Larry Braziel and Tim Lavender.

• Dennis Thurman was an All-American defensive back at USC just prior to Lott and Smith.

“There was never a time in my four-year college career where we were not ranked No. 1 or No. 2,” Thurman said. “We won one national championship and if they had the system they have today, we would have gotten to play Pitt in the national championship game my junior year, and I think we would have handled Pitt, so we would have won two national championships.”

• Here is the ubiquitous USC president John Hubbard, on the sideline of course, during the Trojans’ game at Arizona State in 1978. This was the famous game where USC had four centers injured and linebacker Ray Peters was forced to play the spot.

In the photo, Hubbard comforts Brad Green, who started at center but reinjured his knee on the first series.

One interesting item I came across this week was that Hubbard and a group of trustees met with USC students in 1970 to answer their questions, at the behest of the students. Among the trustees who agreed to meet with the students was movie mogul Jack Warner.

That would be unheard of today. A few years ago, Rick Caruso held some meetings on campus but that was because USC was in full damage control from the George Tyndall scandal.

• Who remembers defensive lineman John Grant, who played at USC from 1970-72. Grant came to USC from Boise, Idaho, where he was a tight end. USC moved him to defensiv line.

Grant got his first start in 1970 against Iowa, when Tody Smith of Wild Bunch fame injured his ankle.

How did Grant play? “John Grant played the best single game as a defensive interior lineman that I’ve ever seen,” John McKay said.

Marv Goux called it “the best performance we’ve ever had from an individual starting his first game.”

How do you avoid going downhill from there? Grant only flourished, becoming an All-American in 1972 and then spent seven seasons with the Denver Broncos, where he played in Super Bowl XII.

Actress Juli Reding speaks to Dodger outfielder Elmer Valo at the first home game in Los Angeles in 1958 at the Coliseum.

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If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column

USC assistant coach Paul Gonzales posted a video of him and other staffers taking a helicopter from downtown L.A, to La Verne to see Damien safety Gavin Williams.

This reeks of Chad “Charmin” Bowden. But I’m not sure why USC went to the trouble when they are strong favorites to land Williams.

I think a much more interesting video would be to show the guy who chaffeurs Lincoln Riley to-and-from Palos Verdes to USC every day. What does he do the rest of the day hanging out at the McKay Center?

• Eric Musselman finally found a 3-phadoint shooter! Guard Isaac Bruns of South Dakota has committed to the Trojans. He shot 39 percent on 3-pointers last season. The question now is how often he will get on the court?

• USC ace Mason Edwards leads the nation in strikeouts with 142 in 78.1 innings. He is 8- 0 with a 1.61 ERA after the Trojans beat Nevada, 8-0, on Thursday night. For what it’s worth, a mock draft of the first round released yesterday did not include Edwards.
• It’s hard to feel like USC’s incessant “The pLAce to be” campaign is working when UCLA has won three national titles and is ranked No. 1 in baseball.
• With Pete Carroll teaching a class at USC in the fall, will he visit football practice? It didn’t happen the last time Carroll taught. If he goes to a practice, it is more likely he will want to see Gary Patterson than Lincoln Riley.

• And now for some history:

• A week after USC’s huge 24-14 victory over Alabama in 1978, the Trojans hosted Michigan State and the game was considered to be fairly flat with the expected letdown after defeating the Crimson Tide.The Trojans won, 30-9, but no one was celebrating.

“Hell, the horse (Traveler) didn’t even come out after the first quarter,” USC coach John Robinson said.

But whether USC’s performance was top-notch or not, check out these defensive performances: Defensive tackle Rich Dimler had 11 tackles including nine solo. Defensive tackle Ty Sperling had 10 tackles. Freshmen linebackers Chip Banks and Riki Gray had 10 and nine tackles, respectively.

Just in case you think this defense was just stopping the run, it had 13 interceptions in the first four games of the season. The starting safeties, naturally, were Ronnie Lott and Dennis Smith. The corners were Larry Braziel and Tim Lavender.

• Dennis Thurman was an All-American defensive back at USC just prior to Lott and Smith.

“There was never a time in my four-year college career where we were not ranked No. 1 or No. 2,” Thurman said. “We won one national championship and if they had the system they have today, we would have gotten to play Pitt in the national championship game my junior year, and I think we would have handled Pitt, so we would have won two national championships.”

• Here is the ubiquitous USC president John Hubbard, on the sideline of course, during the Trojans’ game at Arizona State in 1978. This was the famous game where USC had four centers injured and linebacker Ray Peters was forced to play the spot.

In the photo, Hubbard comforts Brad Green, who started at center but reinjured his knee on the first series.

One interesting item I came across this week was that Hubbard and a group of trustees met with USC students in 1970 to answer their questions, at the behest of the students. Among the trustees who agreed to meet with the students was movie mogul Jack Warner.

That would be unheard of today. A few years ago, Rick Caruso held some meetings on campus but that was because USC was in full damage control from the George Tyndall scandal.

• Who remembers defensive lineman John Grant, who played at USC from 1970-72. Grant came to USC from Boise, Idaho, where he was a tight end. USC moved him to defensiv line.

Grant got his first start in 1970 against Iowa, when Tody Smith of Wild Bunch fame injured his ankle.

How did Grant play? “John Grant played the best single game as a defensive interior lineman that I’ve ever seen,” John McKay said.

Marv Goux called it “the best performance we’ve ever had from an individual starting his first game.”

How do you avoid going downhill from there? Grant only flourished, becoming an All-American in 1972 and then spent seven seasons with the Denver Broncos, where he played in Super Bowl XII.

Actress Juli Reding speaks to Dodger outfielder Elmer Valo at the first home game in Los Angeles in 1958 at the Coliseum.

PICTURES OF THE WEEK

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