... not win its appeal. With much of the media backlash that the NCAA is experiencing due to its shoddy investigation, the football program may get token relief in scholarship reduction but that’s about it.

I expect the NCAA to maintain the two year bowl ban, the four year probation period but perhaps increase the scholarship ceiling from 15 to 17 or 18 over the next three years but not the 20 that USC is requesting.

Nevertheless, I feel the program will not only survive—but thrive.

Like the previous staff, head coach Lane Kiffin and his staff is extremely savvy when it comes to recruiting.  Kiffin has the finest coordinator in the...

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