UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

The search for USC’s next athletic director will take months and could result in a hire without any previous USC ties, university President C.L. Max Nikias said Wednesday. Nikias, who has promised to conduct the search “in the strictest confidence,” did not reveal any early candidates. He said he expects Brill to produce a “very large” pool of names from a wide variety of backgrounds. – Zach Helfand, LA Times. Read More.