(“The TEN” is not a top ten but ten items worth being included n “The TEN”)
- State Playoffs: Saturday December 7. All kickoffs are at 7:00 p.m. DIV 3A: Rio Hondo Prep at Poway; DIV 6A: Pasadena at Monte Vista (Spring Valley); DIV 7A: Panorama at Pioneer.
- USC quarterback Miller Moss officially entered the transfer portal.
- UCLA quarterback Justyn Martin and running back T.J. Harden are entering the transfer portal.
- The Denver Broncos beat the Cleveland Browns 41-32 on Monday Night Football.
- Former St. John’s college basketball coach/ Hall of Famer Lou Carnesecca, who won more than 500 games and led St. John’s to two Big East tournament titles and a 1985 Final Four appearance, died Saturday at the age of 99.
- Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair was suspended three games by the NFL for repeated violations of player safety rules after his hit to the head of Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence on Sunday.
- San Francisco 49ers running backs Christian McCaffrey and Jordan Mason are both headed to injured reserve and could be out of the year.
- The Boston Red Sox signed reliever Aroldis Chapman to a one-year, $10.75 million deal.
- The Athletics’ new Las Vegas ballpark will cost $250 million more than originally projected, but team owner John Fisher has the financial assets to fund the stadium.
- “USC is projected to play Georgia Tech in the Sun Bowl according to bowl guru Jerry Palm.” – Inside USC on Twitter (X).
One year ago, USC fans were still animated by the thought that Lincoln Riley was a football genius. Miller Moss was discovered as a credible QB, and the program sailed into the offseason with high hopes. Now, there can be no doubt that the Riley hire was the wrong hire, and the school must somehow find a way to extricate itself from the heavy financial burden of that deal. Glad I’m not in charge of that situation.