Brandon Sosna, Mike Bohn’s right-hand man at USC, won’t comment on possible jump to NFL
Ryan Kartjr (LA Times) — Since following athletic director Mike Bohn from Cincinnati to USC in late 2019, Brandon Sosna has played a substantial role in reshaping USC athletics as Bohn’s chief of staff. It’s only natural that another organization might eventually come calling.
Yahoo Sports reported last week Sosna met with the Detroit Lions to discuss a front-office role. Sosna declined to comment on that report (last Thursday) while meeting with reporters to discuss the state of USC’s football program, but he explained that “it would take something pretty significant for me to want to leave here.”
“I think what I would say is that one sign of a healthy and well-respected program is when people are trying to hire your people,” Sosna said. “Whether that’s administrative staff, our coaches in football, our coaches in other sports, if we’re not being talked about, if our staff aren’t being recruited, then we’re doing it wrong.”
Sosna, 28, was first hired by Bohn in 2015 at Cincinnati, where he immediately rose from the marketing department to be Bohn’s right-hand man. Sosna would eventually be Bohn’s first hire at USC and has since been integral in building much of the department’s staff over his 20 months at USC, in addition to pioneering other major infrastructure upgrades within the football program.
Sosna left a job with Bohn for the NFL once before, joining the Cleveland Browns’ front office, where he was ultimately promoted to the position of contract and salary cap analyst. It was with the Browns during the 2017-18 seasons that he would work with longtime NFL executive John Dorsey, who now serves in a personnel executive role with the Lions.
“Brandon is a unique talent,” Bohn said Thursday. “He’s connected with partners across campus in a way that’s unprecedented. I tip my hat to him.”
But for all the moves they’ve made in 20 months, Sosna assured he and Bohn “have a lot of work left to do” at USC.
“I’m excited to continue to do my part to make it our personal mission for us to deliver the championship program that Trojan fans have come to expect,” Sosna said.
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The 43 college football coaches to watch this season, according to Bruce Feldman (The Athletic): “16. Graham Harrell, USC, OC: The former Texas Tech star has been close to getting FBS head coaching jobs a few times in the past couple of years. With an experienced QB in Kedon Slovis and a game-breaking WR in Drake London, Harrell’s offense should have an even better season in 2021. He got a lot of consideration for the Wazzu opening, when Nick Rolovich got it. If his alma mater opens again this year, would he seem like a good fit (Tech already went the… Read more »
These writers from out of town simply do not know how precarious our offensive line situation really is. They make assumptions that K. Slovis will not end up on the sideline in a mangled heap.
It’s interesting to look at the viewpoints expressed by national media concerning USC Trojan football. Obviously, a lot of us hardcore Trojan fans know a lot more about the ins-and-outs of USC football than some of the national media. But IMO, it’s also very true that sometimes (some would say “often”) the national media actually has better and more insightful input about USC football than our fans do. It’s an interesting back-and-forth. When I was actively in the media, I always enjoyed speaking with other national or regional recruiting sources and comparing their viewpoints about the USC program vs mine.… Read more »
It’s already here!
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Pac-12 Commish George Kliavkoff — “The historic alliance announced today between the Pac-12, ACC and Big Ten is grounded in a commitment to our student-athletes. We believe that collaborating together we are stronger in our commitment to addressing the broad issues and opportunities facing college athletics.”
The Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten and Pac-12 announced an alliance Tuesday that will work together “on a collaborative approach surrounding the future evolution of college athletics and scheduling” with a clear eye on the growing power of the SEC. Conference officials have been discussing the idea for weeks, but commissioners Kevin Warren of the Big Ten, Jim Phillips of the ACC and George Kliavkoff of the Pac-12 — all relatively new to their positions —- acknowledged the plan publicly for the first time. “There’s no contract. There’s no signed document. There doesn’t need to be,” Kliavkoff said. The move… Read more »
Watching the press conference right now. The ACC commissioner is impressive. He is a straight shooter.
No signed contract, but there is already an ACC-Big Ten-Pac-12 agreement none-the-less —
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Pac-12 commissioner George K: “There is no signed contract.”
Russo said there is an agreement between commissioners, presidents and ADs at 41 schools.
Bruce Feldman (The Athletic) — A key detail on the new ACC-Big Ten-Pac-12 alliance: “The scheduling alliance will begin as soon as practical while honoring current contractual obligations.” Lots of games have already been scheduled years in advance so there’s much to be sorted out on that front.
College Football Picks This Weekend (David Kenyon – Bleacher Report):
1. NEBRASKA 27 at ILLINOIS 21
2. FRESNO ST 45 hosting UCONN 20
3. UCLA 41 hosting HAWAII 31
4. UTEP 30 at NEW MEX ST 20
5. SAN JOSE ST 34 hosting SOUTHERN UTAH 16
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Predictions From Yahoo Sports’ Sam Cooper and Nick Bromberg USC ODDS To Win Pac-12 South odds: +170 Over/under: 8.5 wins —————————— Sam: USC got a really favorable draw with Stanford, Washington State, Oregon State and Cal from the Pac-12 North on its schedule. Though there’s a tricky non-con game with San Jose State, I am projecting a 5-0 start for the Trojans. There are three or four games on the back half of the schedule that I could see them losing, but they won’t lose them all. I know Clay Helton’s teams tend to drop in a few duds over… Read more »
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With the talent USC has and the schedule and after last season’s loss in the Pac-12 title game at home, there is no excuse for them to not win it all this year. If they don’t win it, then Helton is done.
Big Ten, Pac-12, ACC expected to formally announce alliance on Tuesday: Sources Nicole Auerbach (The Athletic) — “The Big Ten, ACC and Pac-12 are expected to formally announce their alliance on Tuesday, multiple people with knowledge of the situation told The Athletic. The three leagues plan to work together on multiple fronts, from College Football Playoff expansion to NCAA governance issues and annual football scheduling. “Schools within the three conferences believe they are like-minded, that they want to continue to prioritize broad-based sports offerings and that the academic profile of their institutions matters — as does graduating athletes. “‘You all… Read more »