For the first time since USC started school, there was a student demonstration. There was some question over how a demonstration would look with the new security measures and checkpoints to get on campus and I’m sure Carol Folt and Co. were nervous. Here are some photos. Note USC security prevented any protests near Tommy Trojan and Alumni Park was sealed shut ..read more

A lot of USC fans have expressed confidence in beating Michigan since the Wolverines lost to Texas, 31-12, last weekend. But don’t count Lincoln Riley in that group. Riley said Thursday morning that the game “was quite a bit closer than the scoreboard indicated.” So he’s trying to lower expectations ahead of the trip to Ann Arbor. One question for Michigan is whether Jack Tuttle ..read more

The Pac-12 announced the addition of Boise State, San Diego State, Fresno State and Colorado State starting in 2026. The Pac-12 wants to add at least two more schools. UNLV could be next to join. Schools leaving the Mountain West must pay a $17 million exit fee and $10-12 million more in penalty fees attached to the MWC scheduling alliance. No.1 for a reason! A ..read more

A lot of former Trojans were honored today by the California High School Football Hall of Fame, which is located at the Rose Bowl. Shaun Cody, Matt Grootegoed, Rey Maualuga, Daylon McCutcheon and Dennis Thurman were selected as players. Former USC tailback Steve Grady and former USC defensive back Bruce Rollinson were selected as coaches. Full list of players and coaches below ..read more

Michigan and Notre Dame lost last weekend. Are they out of the College Football Playoff race? Neither looks good enough for the playoff. But they aren’t out of the picture because they lost last weekend. They will be out because they have terrible offenses. Here’s the point: Lincoln Riley is wrong to be against playing Notre Dame because it might knock USC out of the ..read more

USC has received a commitment from four-star defensive tackle Viliami Moala of South Jordan, Utah. He is ranked the No. 15 defensive tackle in the nation by Rivals. He had offers from Miami, Utah and Oregon ..read more

Eric Musselman’s first non-conferencce schedule is out and it looks a lot like something Andy Enfield would come up with. USC plays a lot of cupcakes including powehouses Idaho State, Texas-Arlington, San Jose State, Grambling, Montana State, Cal State Northridge and Southern. The best games are St. Mary’s, Cal and either Arizona State or New Mexico. Ho-hum. Let’s hope Musselman beefs the schedule up once ..read more

I spoke to a USC coach on Sunday night about the new Big Ten Conference after two weeks. “It’s very, very early,” the coach said. “But there are a lot of teams with early issues on offense. That’s a difference from the Pac (12). You might not play the best or most physical team. (But) those teams always seemed like could score points ..read more

I don’t want to say last night was glorified scrimmage but . . . last night was a glorified scrimmage. That’s not to say good things cannot be accomplished. It just means USC players were not exactly getting pushed against a clearly inferior opponent. Did we learn anything? No. 2 tailback Quinten Joyner had some flashes. Backup QB Jayden Maiava showed he would be comfortable ..read more

OK, a lot of teams have looked horrible today. Is it time to say USC is better than teams like Michigan, Notre Dame, etc.? First, they have a cupcake tonight to deal with. Looks like Mason Cobb is not going to play based on warm-ups ..read more