Category: Sport
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Los Angeles, CA – June 10, 2010 — The University of Southern California today announced that, after reviewing the NCAA Committee on Infractions report, it will accept some of the penalties imposed by the Committee and it will appeal those penalties it believes are excessive.
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Today, USC posted its original response (redacted to eliminate identifiers) to the allegations promulgated in the fall of 2009 by the NCAA regarding alleged rules violations.
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Today is indeed the day. The NCAA will release its findings on USC later this morning. Paul Dee, chairman of the Committee on Infractions, will discuss the report with the media via conference call about noon PT. We’ll have all the details as they become available, as well analysis and reaction from Heritage Hall. Reminder:…
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USC’s punishment from the NCAA will include a two-year ban on postseason play, well-sourced ESPN.com columnist Bruce Feldman reported. USC also will lose scholarships as part of its penalty, per Feldman. Here’s a more flushed-out story on ESPN.com. USC can and probably will appeal the ruling. This link explains how that works. Talked to sophomore…
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<!—-><!—->Trojan freshman receiver Kyle Prater got a taste of what college life is like after enrolling early and participating in spring football. Now Prater and his USC teammates are hard at work on the practice field, getting ready for fall camp. Go inside for our interview and highlights of Prater
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At least one member of USC’s 2011 football recruiting class says he’s sticking with the Trojans despite the impending sanctions from the NCAA. Mission Viejo High linebacker Tre Madden said via text message that the penalties “do not affect my plans to attend USC.” Madden is one of seven prospects who have committed to USC…
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USC spokesman James Grant said the school would not hold a news conference Thursday to respond to the NCAA’s infractions report. “There are erroneous reports that there will be a press conference at USC tomorrow,” Grant said in an e-mail. “USC is not having a press conference.” That doesn’t necessarily mean there won’t be an…
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Making the morning rounds. • We don’t know, but we know, you know? Officially, Nebraska regents continue to deny reports of any decisions concerning leaving the Big 12 or joining the Big Ten, mainly on grounds that there hasn’t been an official vote of any kind ahead of Friday’s meeting of the university’s Board of…
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LOS ANGELES — With the third and final day of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft, four Trojans have been selected. Sophomore pitcher Andrew Triggs was selected in the 24th round (720th overall) by the Cleveland Indians. Triggs went 2-7 this season with a 3.95 ERA in 11 starts. He threw 70 2/3 innings, allowing…
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With Nebraska apparently headed to the Big Ten, the Pac-10 is poised to become the Pac-16. Colorado already has received an invitation, while five other invitations will be extended to Texas, Texas A&M, OU, OK State and Texas Tech, according to a source.
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Center Kristofer O’Dowd and fullback Stanley Havili have been named to the prestigious 2010 Playboy pre-season All-American football team. This marks the second consecutive year that O’Dowd has made the Playboy squad. USC has landed more players on the Playboy pre-season All-American team than any other school. Since Playboy first picked a team in 1957,…
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