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What went wrong for Clay Helton at USC

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It finally happened.

Nearly six years after his unexpected appointment as the head coach at USC, Clay Helton’s tenure in Los Angeles is over. Athletic director Mike Bohn’s decision to cut bait Monday just two games into the 2021 season is an acknowledgment of what most people who watch the Trojans have understood for years: Helton was never going to restore USC as a consistent national power.

It’s as apparent as it was on Monday as it was in 2018 when Helton coached the Trojans to their first losing season since 2000, but the reality is the job was always too big. Had it not been for Steve Sarkisian’s early-season dismissal in 2015, Helton never would have received the opportunity to lead a program anywhere near USC’s caliber. His coaching résumé wouldn’t have allowed it.

At the time, however, Helton was the adult in the room, and that’s what USC needed to navigate the rest of that tumultuous year without further off-field embarrassment. As an interim coach, he made sense and he did about as well as he could have, winning five of seven games before Pat Haden removed the interim tag and made him the permanent coach. Haden’s decision was baffling in the sense that he didn’t make a serious attempt to fill the job with an external candidate, and it predated his own resignation announcement by only two months.

It’s easy to say Haden shouldn’t have been the one to make the hire, if not for the ineptitude of his replacement, Lynn Swann.

To understand Helton’s tenure, it’s important to know how well-liked he was by those around him. The list of people who don’t respect his football acumen is long, but as a person? It’s nearly impossible to find someone who has interacted with him who has something bad to say.

Whether that should factor into a coach’s job security is certainly debatable, but that — and some fortuitous timing — is the primary reason why he lasted so long.

If Helton never had any success, his nice-guy persona wouldn’t have really mattered, but he did. USC won the Rose Bowl in his first season as the permanent head coach and finished ranked No. 3 in the AP poll. The Trojans won the Pac-12 the next year. That type of early success would buy any coach some time, even if it did mask lopsided losses to Alabama (52-6), Stanford (27-10), Notre Dame (49-14) and Ohio State (24-7) during those two years.

Helton’s third year in charge was an absolute disaster. To go 5-7 at USC while the Pac-12 was in a collective downturn was a fireable offense, but Swann didn’t have the ruthlessness it would have taken to fire a coach a year after he won the conference.

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Keyshawn Johnson explains why USC losing recruits to out-of-state programs was a significant reason why the program parted ways with coach Clay Helton.

Swann felt obligated to issue a statement defending Helton’s retention and extended his contract two months later, saying Helton “has shown that he can lead our team with integrity and stability and that he has the ability to win conference and national championships.”

The following September, Swann followed Haden out the door, and it wasn’t until November 2019, with one game left in the regular season, that Bohn was hired. Again, Bohn would have been justified to make a change — it certainly would have ingratiated himself with the school’s proud fan base — but there was apprehension about rushing into a process that he needed to get right.

Ultimately, Bohn wanted more time to evaluate what he was inheriting, so when it came to making a change, he was better equipped to find the right coach.

Then came the pandemic. Nothing about the 2020 season, especially in the Pac-12 and Los Angeles, was anything close to normal, so it makes little sense to place much value on what happened on the field. He wasn’t going to be fired after going 5-1 with that loss in the conference title game, which brings us here.

In firing Helton after just two games, Bohn delivered a statement that USC fans have long been waiting for. Mediocre isn’t good enough. Blowout losses at home won’t be tolerated. As soon as Stanford’s lead was insurmountable, it ensured Helton’s job status would be the primary topic of discussion for the rest of the season. Unless, of course, Helton was let go.

The timing helps on two fronts: First, it will allow USC fans to feel optimistic again. Savior speculation can be fun. Second, it gives Bohn — who undoubtedly has had candidates in mind since he arrived — time to go about the search in a methodical fashion.

Despite the relative lack of success since Pete Carroll’s departure, USC remains a place where winning big should be the expectation. It checks all the boxes that have always been necessary to compete for national championships and now, with the introduction of name, image and likeness rules, is even better positioned to attract the best talent in the country.

Let the speculation begin.

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USC fires football coach Clay Helton after loss to Stanford

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After years of unfulfilled promises and festering frustration over the direction of its underachieving football program, USC has fired football coach Clay Helton.

In a message posted to Twitter on Monday, USC athletic director Mike Bohn announced his decision to “make a change in the leadership of our football program” and thanked Helton for his time as coach.

Associate head coach Donte Williams is set to serve as USC’s interim head coach. Williams is the first Black head coach in USC football history.

The decision to fire the embattled coach comes in the wake of a deeply disappointing 42-28 loss to Stanford on Saturday at the Coliseum, one of the worst defeats in recent memory for the Trojans. The coaching change came a week after USC struggled before eventually pulling away from San Jose State in the season opener and followed multiple tumultuous seasons. Fan discontent has swelled, reaching a feverish pitch during the loss to the Cardinal.

Helton closed his tenure with a 46–24 record, but the team is 19-15 since 2018.

USC’s performance and swelling outrage among boosters apparently outweighed any concerns that came with paying a hefty buyout in the midst of a financial crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. That price tag, which has been difficult to pin down because USC is a private school not required to release contracts in response to public records requests, was believed to be one of the primary factors in Bohn’s previous decision to retain Helton.

Many thought USC might part ways with Helton after last season’s Pac-12 championship game loss to Oregon, which capped a year marked by more unfilled promises of progress. USC closed the 2020 season in the same position it was at the end of the 2019 campaign, when Bohn made the controversial decision to give Helton another chance.

As the health crisis wiped out games in 2020 and threatened to upend the season at any moment, the Trojans managed to win their first five contests and earned a place on the fringes of the College Football Playoff semifinal conversation.

Yet three of those victories required furious comebacks in the final minute against teams that would finish with a 5-11 record during the shortened season. The luck finally ran out during the Pac-12 title game loss. USC did not earn a bowl bid and entered the offseason with more questions that Helton ultimately ran out of time to address.

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U.S. judge declines to stop J&J from splitting talc liabilities from main business

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Aug 26 (Reuters) – A U.S. judge declined to stop Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) from taking steps to offload widespread Baby Powder liabilities from the rest of its business, preserving the option for the healthcare company to move thousands of claims from people who used its talc products to a unit that would file for bankruptcy.

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Laurie Selber Silverstein denied a request from plaintiffs’ lawyers to block the move late Thursday. Lawyers for cancer victims wanted her to issue a restraining order against J&J as part of her role overseeing the bankruptcy proceedings of one of the company’s former talc suppliers.

J&J is exploring a plan to move its liabilities from widespread Baby Powder and other talc-related litigation into a newly created business that would later seek bankruptcy protection, Reuters previously reported. The company’s talc products are currently housed in a subsidiary called Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. read more

“The court rightly denied the plaintiffs’ motion aimed at preventing J&J from engaging in legitimate business transactions, in the event that it chooses to do so,” said Diane Sullivan, a Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP lawyer representing J&J, in a statement.

The legal skirmish was unusual in that plaintiffs’ lawyers were asking the judge to forbid J&J from taking steps the company’s lawyers said it had not yet decided whether to pursue. Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc has previously said it has “not decided on any particular course of action in this litigation other than to continue to defend the safety of talc and litigate these cases in the tort system, as the pending trials demonstrate.”

The judge is overseeing the bankruptcy case of Imerys Talc America, which once supplied talc to J&J and filed for Chapter 11 court protection amid mounting litigation. Imerys and J&J have since been battling one another over whether J&J is required to cover the former supplier’s legal costs under indemnification agreements. Plaintiffs’ lawyers argued that allowing J&J to offload its talc liabilities to a unit that would file for bankruptcy would harm Imerys’ reorganization.

The judge decided it would be improper as part of Imerys’ bankruptcy case for her to legally bar J&J from undertaking a hypothetical future restructuring that might result in separating the talc liabilities. She said Imerys could take legal action against J&J should J&J decide to separate its talc liabilities in a way Imerys deems harmful or unlawful.

TEXAS TWO-STEP BANKRUPTCY

J&J faces legal actions from tens of thousands of plaintiffs alleging its Baby Powder and other talc products contained asbestos and caused cancer. The plaintiffs include women suffering from ovarian cancer and others battling mesothelioma.

J&J is considering using Texas’ “divisive merger” law, which allows a company to split into at least two entities, Reuters previously reported. For J&J, that could create a new entity housing talc liabilities that would then file for bankruptcy to halt litigation.

The maneuver is known among legal experts as a Texas two-step bankruptcy, a strategy other companies facing asbestos litigation have used in recent years.

Should J&J proceed, plaintiffs who have not settled could find themselves in protracted bankruptcy proceedings with a likely much smaller company. Future payouts to plaintiffs would be dependent on how J&J decides to fund the entity housing its talc liabilities.

A 2018 Reuters investigation found J&J knew for decades that asbestos, a known carcinogen, lurked in its Baby Powder and other cosmetic talc products. The company stopped selling Baby Powder in the U.S. and Canada in May 2020, in part due to what it called “misinformation” and “unfounded allegations” about the talc-based product. J&J maintains its consumer talc products are safe and confirmed through thousands of tests to be asbestos-free.

The blue-chip company, which boasts a market value exceeding $450 billion, faces legal actions from more than 30,000 plaintiffs alleging its talc products were unsafe. In June, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear J&J’s appeal of a Missouri court ruling that resulted in $2 billion of damages awarded to women alleging the company’s talc caused their ovarian cancer. read more

Separately, plaintiffs lawyers are seeking a similar restraining order against J&J in a Missouri court. One of those lawyers, Andy Birchfield, said in a statement that he and other lawyers would study the Imerys ruling and continue attempts to prevent J&J from using the Texas law to separate its talc liabilities and steer them toward bankruptcy.

Reporting by Mike Spector, Maria Chutchian and Jonathan Stempel in New York; Editing by Chris Reese, Marguerita Choy and Karishma Singh

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Maria Chutchian reports on corporate bankruptcies and restructurings. She can be reached at maria.chutchian@thomsonreuters.com.

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Vanessa Bryant drops off eldest daughter Natalia at USC for her first year of college

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In March 2021, Vanessa Bryant revealed daughter Natalia got accepted to the University of Southern California. 

And five months later, Vanessa shared a heart melting snap with her children as she dropped her eldest off at USC for her first year of college.

Vanessa, 39, wrote: ‘Today was rough. This was before the tears came down. Missing [peace sign] forever. I love you @NataliaBryant BE EPIC and FIGHT ON.’

Fight on! In March 2021, Vanessa Bryant revealed daughter Natalia got accepted to the University of Southern California. And five months later, Vanessa shared a heart melting snap with her children as she dropped her eldest off at USC for the first year of college

Vanessa looked beautiful in the photo while rocking a leopard print sweater with her long brunette tresses loose around her.

Natalia, 18, posed behind her mom rocking a grin from ear to ear with her little sisters Bianka, four, and Capri, two, smiling as well.

Vanessa and her family reside in Newport Beach, located in Orange County, California; USC is located in downtown Los Angeles, one hour away from the Bryant family home.

Natalia’s first day of college and moving to LA proved to be an emotional moment for Vanessa, as she revealed she was teary eyed after the snap.

In March, Vanessa revealed that Natalia got accept to USC, and even shared the sweet moment her daughter found out she got in.

Trojan family: In March, Vanessa revealed that Natalia got accept to USC, and even shared the sweet moment her daughter found out she got in 

Disbelief: The brief video featured Natalia – clad in a grey USC sweatshirt and red leggings jumping up and down, giddily stating, ‘I got in! I got in! I got in!’

The video featured Natalia rocking a gray USC sweater and red leggings as she jumped up and down and giddily said: ‘I got in! I got in! I got in!’ 

Vanessa wrote a touching caption with the video: ‘Tears of joy. I’m SO happy for you Nani! I know daddy is so PROUD OF YOU. I am so PROUD OF YOU!!’ Vanessa began.

‘Your hard work and dedication was so worth it. You pushed through the most excruciating pain imaginable and you succeeded,’ she added.

‘I wish Daddy and Gigi were physically here to celebrate but I know they’re here in spirit. We love you so much!’ she concluded, with a heart emoji.

Disbelief: She stops jumping and grabs her phone, all smiles, adding, ‘Oh my God! This is insanity,’ while her sister Capri is heard crying in the background

So proud: ‘Tears of joy. I’m SO happy for you Nani! I know daddy is so PROUD OF YOU. I am so PROUD OF YOU!!’ Vanessa began

 Natalia shared her mother’s post on her own Instagram story, adding, ‘I love you @vanessabryant’ with a yellow heart. 

Vanessa also shared another video on Instagram showcasing more of their celebration, with the mother presenting a treasure trove of USC gear for her daughter.

‘Congratulations Nani Banani!!!!!! If you wouldn’t have been accepted I would’ve had to have stabbed these balloons in the guest room and have thrown all this away. Thank goodness you got in. I had these shoes custom made for @nataliabryant. Daddy and Gigi are ALWAYS here. Forever and always Principessa,’ she said.

Treasure trove: Vanessa also shared another video on Instagram showcasing more of their celebration, with the mother presenting a treasure trove of USC gear for her daughter

The video showed Natalia reacting to all the gear, particularly the shoes, custom-made Nike Kobe IV’s in the USC Trojans maroon and gold colors.

‘I ordered those in September. It took three months to make,’ Vanessa said as Natalia picked up the kicks in disbelief.

The first day of college comes over a year and a half since Natalia tragically lost her dad, NBA legend Kobe Bryant, and her sister Gianna ‘Gigi’ Bryant. 

Congrats: ‘Congratulations Nani Banani!!!!!! If you wouldn’t have been accepted I would’ve had to have stabbed these balloons in the guest room and have thrown all this away. Thank goodness you got in. I had these shoes custom made for @nataliabryant. Daddy and Gigi are ALWAYS here. Forever and always Principessa,’ she said

Shoes: The video showed Natalia reacting to all the gear, particularly the shoes, custom-made Nike Kobe IV’s in the USC Trojans maroon and gold colors

Months: ‘I ordered those in September. It took three months to make,’ Vanessa said as Natalia picked up the kicks in disbelief

 Kobe and Gigi died January 26, 2020 in a helicopter crash; he was 41 and she was 13.

 Kobe died on Sunday, January 26, 2020 after his helicopter crashed on a hillside in Calabasas, California alongside his daughter Gianna, 13, and seven others: John Altobelli, 56, Keri Altobelli, 46, Alyssa Altobelli, 14, Payton Chester, 13, Sarah Chester, 45, Christina Mauser, 38, and pilot Ara Zobayan, 50.

They were flying from Orange County to the Mamba Sports Academy, which he founded, in Thousand Oaks, California. 

RIP: Kobe and Gigi died January 26, 2020 in a helicopter crash; he was 41 and she was 13

He was set to coach his daughter in the Mamba Cup Tournament Series.

Gigi was a rising star in women’s basketball and played on the amateur girls’ team coached by her father at his Mamba Academy. Kobe trademarked the name ‘Mambacita’ shortly before they died.

Fourteen months after their passing, Vanessa opened up about how she has coped with the loss by focusing on ‘finding the light in darkness,’ she said in the People cover story.

‘Lying in bed crying isn’t going to change the fact that my family will never be the same again. But getting out of bed and pushing forward is going to make the day better for my girls and for me. So that’s what I do.’ 

Strength: Vanessa Bryant has spoken out about the unimaginable pain – as well as her journey through grief and resilience – following the death of husband Kobe Bryant and their daughter Gianna ‘Gigi’ Bryant. Fourteen months after their passing, Vanessa opened up about how she has coped with the loss by focusing on ‘finding the light in darkness,’ she said in the People magazine cover story

‘My girls help me smile through the pain,’ Vanessa revealed to the magazine.

Vanessa said some days are harder than others, with the pain bringing her to her knees: ‘I can’t say that I’m strong every day. I can’t say that there aren’t days when I feel like I can’t survive to the next.’ 

For the cover, Vanessa wore a Lakers varsity jacket with Kobe’s numbers – 24 and 8 – on each sleeve.  

From the heart: After Kobe and Gigi’s death, Vanessa thanked everyone who showed support and love to her and her family, sharing a sweet family photo

Strength: ‘My girls help me smile through the pain,’ Vanessa revealed to the magazine: daughters Natalia, 18, Bianka, four, and Capri, two

Vanessa said: ‘The pain is unimaginable [but] you just have to get up and push forward.’

Adding: ‘I guess the best way to describe it is that Kobe and Gigi motivated me to keep going. They inspire me to try hard and be better every day. Their love is unconditional and they motivate me in so many ways.’

She said in the end, all she wants is ‘to make Kobe, Gigi, Natalia, Bianka and Capri proud.’

Kobe and Vanessa met in November 1999 when he was 21 and she was 17 and working as a background dancer on the music video G’d Up by The Eastsidaz.

Heartbreaking: Kobe died on Sunday, January 26, 2020 after his helicopter crashed on a hillside in Calabasas, California alongside his daughter Gianna, 13, and seven others: John Altobelli, 56, Keri Altobelli, 46, Alyssa Altobelli, 14, Payton Chester, 13, Sarah Chester, 45, Christina Mauser, 38, and pilot Ara Zobayan, 50; pictured February 14, 2016

Forever in our hearts: They were flying from Orange County to the Mamba Sports Academy, which he founded, in Thousand Oaks, California; Kobe and Gigi on November 17, 2019 at a Lakers vs Hawks game at STAPLES Center in LA

Soulmates: Kobe and Vanessa met in November 1999 when he was 21 and she was 17 and working as a background dancer on the music video G’d Up by The Eastsidaz

They soon began dating got got engaged six months later in May 2000, and they tied the knot on April 18, 2001 in Dana Point, California. 

Kobe, who is one of the greatest basketball players of all time, played his entire NBA career for the Los Angeles Lakers; the athlete was drafted out of high school and made his professional debut in 1996. 

He began his career with the Number 8 jersey, which was a nod the number he had as a young child playing basketball while his dad Joe Bryant played ball in Italy.

Family: Vanessa and Kobe pictured with daughters Natalia and Gigi at Disneyland in Anaheim, California on June 22, 2010 with Goofy

Throwback: Kobe, who is one of the greatest basketball players of all time, played his entire NBA career for the Los Angeles Lakers; the athlete was drafted out of high school and made his professional debut in 1996; Kobe and Vanessa seen November 9, 2019 in Culver City

It was also partly for the jersey he wore to the youth training camp Adidas ABCD camp. Kobe wore no. 143, which added up equals 8.

For the start of the 2006-2007 season, Kobe changed his number to 24, which was his number at Lower Merion High School in Ardmore, Pennsylvania. He kept that number the second half of his career.

The athlete also opted to get the number after Shaquille was traded to the Miami Heat in 2004.

Kobe had told ESPN in 2017 that getting his new number (2) was ‘kind of a clean slate. I started new. Just start completely fresh, focus on the number that meant a lot to me.’

Start: Kobe, who is one of the greatest basketball players of all time, played his entire NBA career for the Los Angeles Lakers; the athlete was drafted out of high school and made his professional debut in 1996; pictured with Jerry West and Del Harris

The NBA MVP had added: ‘When I first came in at 8, is really trying to “plant your flag” sort of thing.” I got to prove that I belong here in this league. I’ve got to prove that I’m one of the best in this league. You’re going after them. It’s nonstop energy and aggressiveness and stuff.’

Kobe said the 24 was ‘growth from that.’

He told the outlet: ‘Physical attributes aren’t there the way they used to be, but the maturity level is greater. Marriage, kids. Start having a broader perspective being one of the older guys on the team now, as opposed to being the youngest. Things evolve. It’s not to say one is better than the other or one’s a better way to be. It’s just growth.’

ESPN noted that the two jersey numbers serve as chapters to his career with the him scoring almost the same amount of points in each. As number 8, he scored 16,777 points and as number 24, he scored 16, 866 points.

He went on to win five NBA Championships with the Lakers over his 20-year career; he played his last game on April 13, 2016 before his retirement.

His jerseys 8 and 24 were both retired by the Lakers in 2017.

Bryant celebrates with his father Joe Bryant (L) holding the NBA Finals trophy in the locker room after winning the Finals against the Indiana Pacers. Vanessa is pictured right with one of their children

Family: The father/daughter duo were often snapped together as they were very close 

Legends: Kobe and Gigi are featured on a number of murals around Los Angeles, an ode to the King of LA

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USC to pay more than $1bn to settle sexual abuse allegations against gynecologist | US news

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The University of Southern California (USC) has agreed to an $852m settlement with more than 700 women who have accused the college’s longtime campus gynecologist of sexual abuse.

The victims’ lawyers and USC announced the settlement on Thursday. When combined with an earlier settlement of a separate class-action suit, the school has agreed to pay out more than $1bn for claims against Dr George Tyndall.

Tyndall, 74, faces 35 criminal counts of alleged sexual misconduct between 2009 and 2016 at the university’s student health center. He has pleaded not guilty and is free on bond.

Hundreds of women came forward to report their allegations to police but some of the cases fell outside the 10-year statute of limitations, while others did not rise to the level of criminal charges or lacked sufficient evidence to prosecute. Still, Tyndall faces up to 64 years in prison if convicted.

“I am deeply sorry for the pain experienced by these valued members of the USC community,” the USC president, Carol L Folt, said in a statement. “We appreciate the courage of all who came forward and hope this much-needed resolution provides some relief to the women abused by George Tyndall.”

Folt took office in 2019 as part of an overhaul of USC leadership amid the unfolding gynecologist and college entrance bribery scandals.

The $852m civil settlement is believed to be the largest sexual abuse settlement against any university, according to the plaintiffs’ attorneys, as well as the largest personal injury settlement against any college or university. The lawyers say no confidentiality or non-disclosure agreements were attached.

Tyndall was deposed for the settlement and largely invoked his rights against self-incrimination in answers, the plaintiff’s lawyers said. While he signed the settlement, he did not contribute any money toward it and did not admit to any wrongdoing.

“Dr Tyndall continues to deny that he has engaged in any misconduct,” said Leonard Levine, Tyndall’s attorney. “He has pleaded not guilty to the criminal charges and remains confident that when the allegations are tested in court in a jury trial, he will be totally exonerated.”

In 2018, Michigan State University agreed to pay $500m to settle claims from more than 300 women and girls who said they were assaulted by the sports doctor Larry Nassar. That settlement was considered the largest at the time, far surpassing the $100m-plus paid by Penn State University to settle claims by at least 35 people who accused the assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky of sexual abuse.

Separately, USC earlier agreed to pay $215m to settle a class-action lawsuit that applies to about 18,000 women who were patients of Tyndall’s. The individual payouts to those victims range from $2,500 to $250,000, and were given regardless of whether the women formally accused Tyndall of harassment or assault. The final payouts are expected to be issued this month.

Allegations against Tyndall first surfaced in 2018 in an investigation by the Los Angeles Times, which revealed that the doctor had been the subject of complaints of sexual misconduct at USC dating back to the 1990s.

He was not suspended until 2016, when a nurse reported him to a rape crisis center. He was able to quietly resign with a large payout the next year.

Tyndall surrendered his medical license in September 2019, records show.

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Former LA County DA Jackie Lacey deserves share of blame for USC sex-abuse scandal, victim claims

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Former Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey deserves a share of the blame for the University of Southern California sex-abuse scandal for not bringing charges against any university officials, an accuser of a former USC gynecologist claims.

Lucy Chi was one of more than 700 victims named in an $852 million settlement deal that the university announced Thursday.

“Part of the reason this happened is because of former DA Jackie Lacey’s cozy relationship with USC,” Chi alleged about the Democrat, according to FOX 11 of Los Angeles. “She graduated from USC Law School and met with them multiple times when these allegations came out. She declined to charge them, over and over, while we asked her to.”

“She declined to charge them, over and over, while we asked her to.”

— Lucy Chi, accuser in USC scandal

Dr. George Tyndall, 74, who worked as the university Student Health Center’s only gynecologist for nearly three decades, faces 35 criminal counts of alleged sexual misconduct between 2009 and 2016. He has pleaded not guilty and is free on bond.

Former Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey speaks in Los Angeles, Jan. 6, 2020. (Associated Press)

Chi said she believes school administrators were covering for his alleged decades of abuse, according to FOX 11. 

“Today’s settlement, while important, actually brings me quite a bit of sadness. It’s been nearly three years since the L.A. Times published their report about what George Tyndall did to us for nearly 30 years and how USC covered it up — even while staff at the student clinic exposed him,” Chi said. 

“USC allowed thousands of women to be abused by the gynecologist and when they found out, they covered it up, they aided and abetted all of those sexual assaults and no one in the administration, in leadership at USC has been held accountable.”

USC AGREES TO $852 MILLION PAYOUT IN SEX ABUSE LAWSUIT

People enter the University of Southern California’s Engemann Student Health Center in Los Angeles, May 22, 2018. (Associated Press)

Hundreds of women came forward to report their allegations to police but some of the cases fell outside the 10-year statute of limitations, while others did not rise to the level of criminal charges or lacked sufficient evidence to prosecute. Still, Tyndall faces up to 64 years in prison if convicted.

Chi said she hopes George Gascon — the current district attorney in Los Angeles County, who defeated Lacey at the polls last year — will bring charges against school officials.

“Now that we have a new DA in office, it’s my hope that DA George Gascón will take us seriously,” Chi said, “if not for justice for the victims, at least to show future predators and those who enable them, that there is a price to pay when you avert your eyes and you ignore what’s happening.”

Victim Audrey Nafziger noted that in the case of convicted rapist Larry Nassar, who abused hundreds of athletes while at Michigan State University, several school officials were indicted.

“No one, other than Dr. Tyndall, has been indicted for anything, and there’s plenty of criminal blame to go around here,” Nafziger said.

Dr. George Tyndall listens during his arraignment at Los Angeles Superior court in Los Angeles, July 1, 2019. (Associated Press)

Attorney John Manly, who represented the accusers in the USC settlement, spoke to reporters at a newsconference Thursday.

“I want this to be clear: USC and senior administers at USC in the health center and otherwise, knew. The press materials that USC put out in 2018 that this was somehow a mystery to them, were a damn lie. And we proved that.”

Lawsuits against the university allege that school officials deliberately concealed complaints of Tyndall’s alleged sexual abuse as far back as 2000 and kept him in his job.

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School officials have denied any cover-up and have said the school has made policy changes to ensure claims are investigated and the school said it’s also hired female board-certified physicians, according to FOX 11. 

USC and the DA’s office did not immediately respond to Fox News’ requests for comment. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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George Tyndall: USC will pay $1.1 billion to settle lawsuits for sexual misconduct against former campus gynecologist

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The staggering sum comes from multiple settlements: An $852 million settlement announced by the university Thursday, a previous federal class-action settlement totaling $215 million, as well as “other settlements,” USC said.

USC described the settlement, which involved civil claims from 710 women, as “fair and reasonable.” It’s been ratified by the university’s Board of Trustees.

Attorneys for the victims said it’s “the largest sexual abuse settlement against any university and the largest personal injury settlement against any university in history.”

Tyndall is facing 29 criminal charges, including 18 counts of sexual assault and 11 of sexual battery, dating back more than 20 years. He has pleaded not guilty to the crimes and awaits trial.
USC President Carol Folt said in a statement, “I am deeply sorry for the pain experienced by these valued members of the USC community. We appreciate the courage of all who came forward and hope this much needed resolution provides some relief to the women abused by George Tyndall.”
USC Board of Trustees Chairman Rick J. Caruso acknowledged, “Our institution fell short by not doing everything it could to protect those who matter to us most — our students.”

CNN has reached out to representatives of George Tyndall for comment.

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NCAA Tournament scores, winners and losers: Oregon, USC boost Pac-12’s profile as Big Ten collapses

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The Pac-12 has been maligned as a basketball league in recent years, and the conference was robbed of the opportunity to show its improvement on a national stage in 2020, when the NCAA Tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But Monday produced a rather stunning reality: there will be four Pac-12 teams in the Sweet 16 and just one team from the Big Ten.

That was solidified during the conclusion to second round action, as No. 7 seed Oregon knocked off No. 2 seed Iowa. Then, No. 11 seed UCLA defeated Abilene Christian to become the Pac-12’s third squad bound for this weekend’s regional semifinals. USC pushed the total to four by knocking off Kansas 85-51, the third worst in KU history, in the final game of the second round.

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The Big Ten landed nine teams in the field of 68 and the Pac-12 landed only five. Four of the Big Ten’s nine tournament teams were either No. 1 or No. 2 seeds, while the Pac-12’s highest-seed was Colorado, which landed as a No. 5 seed. Ironically, the Buffaloes were the lone Pac-12 team to lose in the second round as they dropped a 71-53 decision to Florida State on Monday.

Another surprising element to the Pac-12’s collective staying power in the Big Dance is that Arizona, one of the league’s most prominent basketball schools, went through a self-imposed postseason ban this season that left it ineligible for the NCAA Tournament. But even without the Wildcats, the Pac-12 has proven to be stronger than expected.

The Pac-12, with its 9-1 NCAA Tournament record, is a big winner so far in this NCAA Tournament, and the Big Ten is an obvious loser. Here are some of the other winners and losers from Tuesday’s action.

Winner: Michigan salvages something

No. 1 seed Michigan kept the day from being a total loss for the Big Ten by handling business in an 86-78 victory against a plucky LSU squad. The victory ensured the league have one team in the Sweet 16. If there’s one that truly deserves it from the Big Ten, it’s probably this Wolverines squad. In just his second season helming the program, coach Juwan Howard has assembled a deep, versatile squad that has totally outperformed its preseason expectations. The loss of senior leader Isaiah Livers could have deflated this team. Instead, it is proving to be a resilient bunch that plays with confidence and discipline. A showdown with No. 4 seed Florida State is up next for this bunch.

Winner: Leonard Hamilton’s legendary status

Speaking of those Seminoles, how about what Leonard Hamilton has done over the past four seasons. This team is heading to its third straight Sweet 16, and last year’s squad had more than enough talent to do the same before the NCAA Tournament was canceled. It’s never glamorous and there’s rarely a can’t miss superstar on his rosters, but Hamilton has a way of extracting the most from his roster. Monday’s defensive performance in a 71-53 win against a Colorado team that shredded Georgetown on Saturday was masterful.

Loser: Alabama’s doubters

Are there still people out there decrying Alabama’s 3-point heavy style as a flukish operation that won’t hold up in a single-elimination tournament? By surviving primarily off their defense on the way to an SEC Tournament title and in a first round victory over Iona on Saturday, the No. 2 seed Crimson Tide proved there is more to their mojo than just outside shooting. And No. 10 seed Maryland learned the hard way just how lethal Alabama can be when it is, in fact, hitting outside shots. The Crimson Tide hit 16-of-33 attempts from deep against the Terrapins in a dominant 96-77 victory. Next up for the Crimson Tide is a game with No. 11 seed UCLA. The Bruins have struggled to defend the 3-point line all season.

Winner: Isaiah Mobley steps up

Don’t forget that USC star freshman Evan Mobley is the younger brother of another amply capable big man who also plays for the Trojans. Big brother Isaac reminded Kansas of that on Monday as USC capped second-round action with a 85-51 over Kansas. The younger Mobley scored 14 of his 17 points in the first half as the Trojans opened up a 40-21 lead over the Jayhawks. Next up for USC is a Sweet 16 showdown with conference foe Oregon, who the Trojans defeated 72-58 on Feb. 22.Winner: Oregon doing it again

Winner: Oregon doing it again

The Ducks have been to seven NCAA Tournaments under coach Dana Altman and have now won at least one game every time. After Monday’s impressive 95-80 win against Iowa, the Ducks are headed to their fifth Sweet 16 under Altman’s direction. This is a transfer-heavy group that is gelling offensively, and Monday’s offensive explosion was a real eye-opener as to what the ceiling may be for this team. Some will want an asterisk next to whatever Oregon accomplishes in the NCAA Tournament since it advanced out of the first round due VCU’s COVID-19 issues. But there was nothing illegitimate about the way it thrashed Iowa on Monday.

Winner: Historic showing for underdogs

This year’s Sweet 16 seeds total 94, the highest in NCAA Tournament history. The previous record seed total was 89 set in 1986. On Monday No. 11 seed UCLA joined No. 15 seed Oral Roberts, No. 12 seed Oregon State, No. 11 seed UCLA and No. 11 seed Syracuse in the Sweet 16, which begins Saturday.

Loser: Iowa’s NCAA Tournament struggles continue

This was supposed to be the year for Iowa, but instead it ended with another dose of NCAA Tournament disappointment for a program that was — at the very least — planning to make its first Sweet 16 since 1999. The Hawkeyes spent 10 weeks this season ranked in the top-five of the AP Top 25, and the pain of an early exit will only be magnified by the fact that it feels like an era is ending. Star center Luka Garza was just as phenomenal as expected this season, but the program’s all-time leading scorer departs without a conference title or any significant postseason success on an otherwise legendary collegiate resume.

Winner: Gonzaga’s perfect season stays alive

Despite getting into an eight-point deficit in the opening few minutes against a fiery Oklahoma team, No. 1 seed Gonzaga on Monday hit the turbo as only Gonzaga can do, advancing to the Sweet 16 with an 87-71 win. Behind a career-high 30 points from Drew Timme, the Bulldogs (28-0) managed to turn its eight-point hole into a dozen-point lead by half and they never relinquished it from there. It’s a strong win for the program, giving Gonzaga its sixth consecutive Sweet 16 appearance. But also one for this historically great team that has now won 27 of its 28 games by a double-digit margin.

Winner: UCLA demolishes Abilene Christian

Umm, Texas? Care to explain yourself? Abilene Christian was one of the best stories of the first round with its Texas-sized upset of the No. 3 seed Longhorns, and Monday brought a reminder of just how unlikely that outcome was. No. 11 seed UCLA roared past the Wildcats 67-47 and into the Sweet 16 without any noticeable trouble. The Bruins’ relatively easy win made the dud performance by Texas all the more confounding. How did the Big 12 Tournament champions led by a trio of veteran guards produce such a dismal performance against Abilene Christian?

Winner: Creighton looks good

Few teams have the ability to alternate between excellent and mediocre like Creighton. But a quality version of the No. 5 seed Bluejays showed up Monday in a 72-58 win over No. 13 seed Ohio. For a team that has dealt with a massive distraction over the past month surrounding the controversy of coach Greg McDermott’s admitting to the use of a racially insensitive analogy, making the Sweet 16 is an impressive accomplishment. It’s actually the first time Creighton has made it this far under McDermott, who is in his 11th season with the program. Up next is the brutal challenge of playing No. 1 overall seed Gonzaga in the Sweet 16. But depending on which version of this team shows up, it may be able to give the Zags a test.

Ohio forward Ben Vander Plas probably hasn’t been compared to former Duke star Zion Williamson very often in his career, but there was a striking similarity between the two Monday. Vander Plas played most of the second half of the Bobcats’ loss to Creighton with mismatched shoes after his right shoe exploded in Williamson like fashion. There was nothing particularly unorthodox about the way Vander Plas landed on his right foot, but the sneaker gave way, and the redshirt junior was forced to leave the game and find some new footwear.

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National Signing Day 2021: Alabama, USC and Texas A&M among winners as new staffs struggled

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After a day full of hats on heads and socially-distanced announcements, 2021 National Signing Day is in the books — and with it, the Class of 2021 is nearly complete. The 2021 recruiting rankings have settled with Alabama not only on top but pulling in the highest-rated class of all-time. 

It has been a year of uncertainty in nearly every walk of life, and the same has been the case in recruiting for the 2021 class. NCAA rules due the pandemic limited the in-person contact that’s often used by both coaches and players to help finalize the decision-making process, so Zoom calls and unofficial visits to campus had to suffice for players and coaches. 

Now that National Signing Day has wrapped up, let’s take a look at who came out on top, and who lagged behind, on Wednesday.

Winners 

Alabama: The Crimson Tide locked up the No. 1 recruiting class of all-time, edging out 2010 Florida. There was little drama in it as 25 of the 27 players in Alabama’s class signed early in December, and even the 26th member was verbally committed in Camar Wheaton, who made things official at his school before lunch. Alabama’s class has 16 of the top 91 players in the country. There are an incredible seven five-star prospects. This includes the top two offensive tackles in the nation: JC Latham and Tommy Brockermeyer.

The Tide also have the No. 2 guard in Terrence Ferguson and the No. 1 center in James Brockermeyer. They also have four of the top 10 wide receivers in JaCorey Brooks, Agiye Hall, Christian Leary and JoJo Earl. Oh, plus the No. 2 running back Wheaton. Nick Saban has now hauled in six of the 10 highest-rated recruiting classes ever during his tenure at Alabama. Every class Bama has signed under Saban has won at least one national championship. 

Established coaches: Recruiting in the pandemic was quite difficult. There were no visits to college campuses or to high schools. There were no in-person evaluations. No summer camps. No official visits. This gave a big advantage to staff who had pre-existing relationships prospects. Of the top 15 classes in the 247Sports Composite team rankings, none hired a coach in 2019 or 2020. 

Texas A&M: The Aggies held off Texas for the commitment of four-star running back LJ Johnson. Texas A&M is rebuilding on the line of scrimmage with this lot, and in total, it has one five-star and 16 four-stars, according to the 247Sports Composite. The Aggies are No. 4 in the SEC and might not be done as No. 1 junior college offensive tackle Jordan Moko commits Friday. 

Oregon and USC: Parity can be fun on a week-to-week basis. The Pac-12 badly needs some teams to emerge as elites. A year after finishing 64th in recruiting, Clay Helton retooled his coaching staff and found his Trojans No. 8 in the country. Linebacker Raesjon Davis, a former commitment to LSU, picked USC over Ohio State and Oregon on National Signing Day. 

Speaking of Oregon, the Ducks outdid USC in signing the No. 6 class in the nation. This is the third consecutive year in which Oregon has had the best class in the Pac-12, and the Ducks best three classes in their history have all come under coach Mario Cristobal. The Pac-12 and the SEC are the only two conferences to have two teams in the top eight.    

Michigan: After a bad year on the field that included a lot of drama surrounding coach Jim Harbaugh’s future, Michigan retooled its defensive coaching staff and went on a run, flipping defensive tackle Rayshaun Benny from Michigan State and beating out a number of top schools for George Rooks. The Wolverines have the No. 2 class in the Big Ten and the No. 10 class overall. 

Wisconsin: Don’t look now, but Wisconsin might be turning its decade plus of winning ways on the field into something better on the recruiting trail. The Badgers signed their highest-rated class ever — by a wide margin. The No. 15 class in the country includes five-star offensive tackle Nolan Rucci and five other four-star players. Wisconsin’s previous high-water mark was the 2020 class, which finished ranked 26th. The Badgers are trying to go from Big Ten West contenders to Big Ten contenders. 

Losers

New coaching staffs: Unlike their entrenched counterparts, most new staffs struggled quite a bit. Those whose first season was in 2020 — or even worse, those who were just hired — ended up signing a lot of players they have never met. None landed a class in the top 15. None had an average recruit rating of 90+. Most were well below their recruiting standard of the last decade, though Ole Miss and Rutgers did hit or exceed their average of the last decade. 

Some, though, basically punted, electing to leave space open for future classes to back count or for transfers. Florida State signed just 17 players. Washington took 15. Auburn has just 16 signees. South Carolina has just 13 under new coach Shane Beamer. 

High schoolers who were not standouts: The numbers are still tricking in, and players can sign for the next few months, but early data suggests there were a couple hundred fewer players signed to scholarships at the FBS level this year. The reasons are pretty obvious: the transfer portal and the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Many schools preferred to hold back scholarships for existing college players in the transfer portal who the schools know can play as opposed to high schoolers who had limited or no reps this fall due to the pandemic. Staffs simply never got the chance to see them play in person. 

“If it is a borderline recruit for us, we’d rather take a transfer who we know can cut it physically at the college level,” said one staffer. Read more about the transfer situation here. 

Another limiting factor was money. While all 2020 seniors have been granted the ability to come back to school for a bonus year and not count against the scholarship maximum of 85 due to the pandemic, many schools in the Group of Five and even some in the Power Five are unwilling to fund scholarships above and beyond the normal 85 max. That means that many schools will be playing at 85, and if they accept some bonus seniors back for 2021, that self-imposed cap limited the number of high school players they could sign. 

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