The Coliseum Commission came out of a closed-door meeting this evening and announced that they will extend a new offer to USC within the next 24 hours.

Coliseum General Manager Pat Lynch wouldn’t elaborate on any details, but did indicate that the offer was “long term.”

Members of the Commission were all smiles as they walked out, but had nothing else substantive to say. Lynch hurried off, presumably to prepare the formal offer to USC.

In an unrelated story, USC shifted the dates of two games next season. An away game at Oregon State will be played on Thursday, October 4 instead of November 22. A home game against Oregon will be played on October 4 instead of November 22. That means USC now has two home games scheduled on the same days as UCLA home games … making it that much more difficult for the Trojans to play in the Rose Bowl next year.