• Reggie Bush is proving to be as elusive off the field as he is on it. The trial has been postponed. Again. [LA Times]
• However, Bush's side is seeking arbitration and that could involve a serious admission. [Yahoo!]
• In case I forgot to mention it earlier, a USC commit is officially the fastest in the state at the 100m and 200m. [LA Times]
• John David Booty is getting solid reviews. [NFL]
• Jeff Tedford has joined the blogosphere. It's less "bells and whistles" than Pete Carroll's, but also a bit more personal in tone. [Cal]
• Looking to get in a flame war with USC haters? Here ya' go. [Bleacher Report]

Hoops

• O.J. Mayo may sign with an agent from CAA. [Draft Express]
• Tim Floyd had a lot to say about O.J. Mayo, though nothing new to regular readers of this blog. [Timeberwolves]
• Kentucky transfer Derrick Jasper is looking at USC. [SLO]

Other Sports

• Another reminder that USC allegedly gave a really good baseball coach the boot. [LA Times]
• Basketball isn't the only sport struggling to hang onto talent. High school phenon Tim Beckham had signed to play baseball at USC, but was the #1 overall pick in yesterday's MLB draft. Don't expect to see him play an inning of college ball. [ESPN]
• Ditto for #14 Aaron Hicks. [MN Star Tribune]
• And #56 Jay Austin. [Houston Chronicle]
• And #110 Jon Pettibone. [News Journal]
• The women's tennis team had two All American nods, while the men equaled that and had the ITA Doubles Team of the Year. [USC]

The 2008 USC Coaches Tour, featuring Pete Carroll and Tim Floyd, is set to kick off for the third year in a row as the two head coaches visit Trojans throughout California to give USC fans and boosters the opportunity to hear first-hand accounts of the latest comings and goings at Troy.

Each of the seven dates on the tour feature a cocktail reception at 6 p.m. and a dinner and program that start at 7 p.m. Among the parts of the program are a Q&A session with both coaches and a silent auction. Business casual attire is suggested.

Proceeds from the tour will benefit the Mario Danelo Endowed Scholarship and the Ryan Francis Endowed Scholarship funds.

All your friends will think you're the ultimate bad-ass when they see the photos of you, in between Carroll and Floyd. Plus it all goes to a descent cause. Please see the CSTV site for information regarding tickets, dates and RSVP information.

From LATimes.com:

Mayo, a 6-foot-5 guard who averaged 20.7 points a game, said that he had signed with agent Calvin Andrews, who also represents Carmelo Anthony of the Denver Nuggets.

USC Coach Tim Floyd was not at the news conference, but he said last week, "We are appreciative of everything O.J. did for all of us the year he was with us. We wish him well. I have no doubt that he will be a great professional."

Mayo met with Floyd after the Trojans were eliminated by Kansas State in the first round of the NCAA tournament and huddled with family members in West Virginia last week.

He said he decided to turn pro "to secure my family. That's the most important thing for me right now."

Mayo said that he had no regrets about his decision to attend USC and that he would complete the spring semester, a move that will prevent the Trojans from losing a scholarship next season.

Wish O.J. the best of luck from here on out.  Can't knock a guy for wanting to take care of his family.  For selfish reasons, I hope he goes to Memphis or New York since they have nice jerseys.  Not sure if I'd support O.J.'s jersey sales if he went to Minnesota or Clippers ;-). 

...a source close to the situation said the 6-foot-9 forward would assess his future over the next few days before deciding whether to declare for the NBA draft.

Gibson, a projected second round pick, has a lot to mull over in the coming weeks. So, Tim...grab a bottle of champagne in one hand and a 20-pack of alka-seltzer in the other. It's a long wait until April 27th, the early-deadline to declare for the NBA draft.

There's been a lot of discussion this season about the triangle and two defense, which you'll likely see employed today when USC takes on Kansas State. Expect to see one defender (Taj Gibson, primarily) used to take on Michael Beasley will Bill Walker gets contained by another (here's hoping that duty falls to O.J. Mayo for a matchup involving a lot of personal history). The remaining three defenders form a triangle zone.

USC coach Tim Floyd has also tried some other techniques (most famously frustrating Stanford with a press) and he reflected a little on defensive experience and philosophies this week with reporters.

Turns out it's a new "impact'' piece of undergear that has a built-in row of thin, soft, conforming protective pads built into it.

With Mayo set to play James Harden man-to-man and with the way the Sun Devils set physical screens for Harden, Mayo wanted to get through the game with no bruising so his offensive game didn't suffer.

But a quick foul nine seconds into the game caused USC Coach Tim Floyd to switch Daniel Hackett onto Harden and May just kept his new gear in the game.

It obviously didn't affect his shooting as he hit three three-pointers, tying him with UCLA's Jason Kapono for the second-most threes in Pac-10 history for a freshman. Oregon's Tajuan Porter is tops all-time with his 110 last season.

A list of possible coaching candidates received by Gannett Louisiana recently, which included nine names at varying levels of LSU interest, did not even include Floyd.

... the bottom line is LSU is not interested in Floyd now and has not contacted him. LSU may have likely not contacted any candidate, including [Anthony] Grant, directly yet. But an LSU official told me Wednesday that LSU has also not had anyone contact Floyd or Floyd's people. Grant's people, meanwhile, already have been contacted by LSU's people.

For those unfamiliar, Guilbeau is the AP football voter who gave the Trojan's their lowest vote this past season (seventh). He also defends USC's claim to the 2003 national championship.

"I've said USC would be the last job I had," Floyd said last month. "I'm happy here."

And the 20-10 Trojans are happy with Floyd, who leads USC into their second straight NCAA tournament under his guidance.

USC coach Tim Floyd, who was famously recruited by OJ Mayo (rather than the other way around), isn't even pretending, really, that Romeo's any good.

Tim Floyd, USC's basketball coach, makes no apologies about Mr. Miller's potential to sell tickets. "We may have more 11- to 17-year-old girls in the stands than we've had in the past," he says.

Heck, even Michael Jordan's kid didn't get a scholarship from Illinois (and he can play defense, at least). We're not sure the long-term benefits of Miller's scholarship -- seriously, Master P can't afford tuition? -- but hey, Tim Floyd must know what he's doing, right? Success just follows that guy around.

A Hot Prospect? [Wall Street Journal]

Get ready for the madness. Thursday night's win against Cal assured that USC clinches a solid fourth place in the Pac-10, taking a big leap towards the NCAA tournament. But it wasn't easy. Earlier in the week Tim Floyd made the observation that Cal, #9 in the Pac-10, and USC at #4, could easily have swapped seasons. If a couple close games had tipped Cal's way, and a couple close games slipped away from the Trojans, USC might be at #9 and Cal on its way to the tournament. And considering the back-and-forth game Thursday night, Floyd's comments were right on the money.