USC football was nominated by Los Angeles Magazine as one of the 64 greatest things about LA:

Tailback U it was and remains, even though nowadays it is superstar
quarterbacks who lead the teams to glory. Add in a marching band with
attitude, a mascot who runs like the wind, a fight song you can’t get
out of your head, a movie-star-handsome coach, Tommy Trojan’s bronze
pecs, and fans who make Friday Night Texans look like sleepy bears, and
we’re goin’ long, baby.

The 64 things are being pitted against each other in an NCAA Tournament-style bracket, open to public voting. The good news is that USC football made the Big Dance. The bad news is they must have been seeded low — they lost in the first round to the weather.

The only other sports-related nominee was Dodger announcer Vin Scully (who aso lost in the first round — to the Central Library).