Jim Alexander: Only in the NCAA can you get in trouble – if you want to call it that – for violating a rule that has since been rescinded. Which is why we woke up Thursday to stories of USC’s football program being put on probation. Or, as the Fox News website headlined it: “USC … Read more
LOS ANGELES — They began to hoot in late July, when Lincoln Riley called up Mater Dei High walk-on Josiah Zamora for a post-workout breakdown, USC’s players clamoring before truly realizing what was about to hit them. “Another reason he’s breaking down,” Riley said of Zamora, speeding up his sentence in anticipation of what was … Read more
The “Mad Dog” tore Paul Finebaum to shreds. On Wednesday, Chris Russo appeared on ESPN’s “First Take” alongside Finebaum and Harry Douglas, who were discussing USC head coach Lincoln Riley, with the former WFAN host strongly backing the Trojans’ football boss. Finebaum, though, said he considers Riley and the Trojans to be a “disaster” through … Read more
