Court filings Shed Light on Bru McCoy Case
Ryan Kartje (LA Times) — By last summer, two years of turmoil appeared to be behind Bru McCoy. After a winding transfer saga saw him bounce between USC and Texas followed by a mysterious illness that left him fearing for his life, it seemed the former five-star Mater Dei receiver was finally poised to realize his potential with the Trojans.
But any hope of that promise being fulfilled at USC evaporated days before the team broke fall camp ahead of the 2021 season. McCoy was arrested July 24 following an alleged incident with his ex-girlfriend at his off-campus residence that prompted her to seek medical attention. McCoy was suspended from USC’s campus and removed from the football team. He would never suit up for the Trojans again.
McCoy denied the allegations, and the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office declined to file charges last August, citing insufficient evidence in a case it referred to as “he said, she said domestic violence.”
Still, USC continued with its Title IX investigation into McCoy, keeping him off the football team long after the district attorney’s decision was handed down. His accuser, referred to in court filings as Jane Roe to protect her identity, forged on with her pursuit of a restraining order against McCoy. McCoy, in response, sought to clear his name and return to the field.
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Bru McCoy runs with the ball during the Pac-12 championship game in 2020. (AP)
A clean resolution never came to pass. By the time USC finally lifted its suspension, McCoy had already entered the transfer portal. Last week, he made his exit official, committing to Tennessee, where a new fanbase is already buzzing about his potential.
But at USC, where McCoy once seemed bound for stardom, he leaves numerous questions in his wake.
The Times reviewed hundreds of pages of court filings in search of answers. Those documents, filed mostly amid his fervent efforts to return to USC and its football team, shed light on the disciplinary process at USC and what can happen when a star football player faces serious accusations.
After a night out in West Hollywood with his sister, McCoy and Chris Steele, a fellow USC football player, arrived back at the off-campus residence they shared with four other football players after 3 a.m. on July 24, 2021.
McCoy’s ex-girlfriend, according to his testimony, was waiting for him inside the residence when he returned.
The two met three years earlier and dated while McCoy was a student at Mater Dei. That relationship, described by several sources in court filings as “on-again, off-again,” had since turned tumultuous.
Several text message exchanges filed by McCoy’s attorneys with the court include threats of violence from the woman toward McCoy or other women in contact with him. When McCoy attempted to block his ex-girlfriend’s number, his attorneys say, she continued to call and text from dozens of different burner numbers using various apps.
USC Department of Public Safety officers had already twice responded to calls within a single week stemming from arguments between McCoy and the woman in January 2020.
The first of those DPS reports, from Jan. 12, lists McCoy as the reporting party for a misdemeanor vandalism incident that resulted in damage to USC property. The other, which was reported by a neighbor, lists him as the victim of a domestic incident. The former incident, along with a fight involving McCoy at a fraternity party, would later be cited by USC as evidence of McCoy’s escalating violence that justified his suspension.
Police, however, were not called to respond July 24. It wasn’t until 5:30 p.m., later that day, after McCoy’s ex-girlfriend sought treatment at United Urgent Care in Carson, that LAPD officers arrived at McCoy’s residence to arrest him on suspicion of domestic violence. He was released six hours later on a $50,000 bond.
Many of the details after McCoy returned home from West Hollywood that night are still in dispute. In her August application for a temporary restraining order against McCoy, which was obtained by The Times, his ex-girlfriend wrote that McCoy “kicked and punched me multiple times in the ribs, strangled my neck then head-butted me in the nose fracturing it, spit in my face repeatedly, pinned me down and used my arms to force me to hit myself in the face and head.”
The assault, she said, resulted in a broken nose, muscle spasms, concussion without consciousness, pleurodynia, a right arm contusion, chronic pansinusitis, head trauma, rib pain and a contusion of the back wall of her thorax, as well as bruises and scratches.
She later confirmed to USC officials, as part of their risk assessment, that she suffered the injuries, which required surgery, during an altercation with McCoy.
He has denied her allegations. McCoy’s attorneys sought to cast doubt on her credibility, describing her in a November court filing as “a threatening, unpredictable, and violent individual who does not respect Mr. McCoy’s wishes or boundaries.”
In an August email to USC, Mark Hathaway, one of McCoy’s attorneys, questioned whether she’d been injured at all, pointing to a “lack of evidence of actual bodily injury.”
They claim that in a fit of jealous rage, she assaulted McCoy. Pictures of McCoy taken by a private investigator the following day show him with multiple scratches, bruises and bite marks.
Court filings offer a limited scope of her version of events. Alison Saros, the woman’s attorney, declined comment when reached by The Times.
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff expressed some concern in a September ruling about “multiple levels of hearsay evidence” regarding her injuries. But ultimately, Beckloff wrote the evidence did show McCoy’s ex-girlfriend sought medical care and the LAPD became involved in the case.
Upon returning home July 24, McCoy says he encountered his ex-girlfriend, who was enraged by an Instagram photo of him alongside a woman she didn’t know. In a brief responding to her restraining order, McCoy’s attorneys claim she punched him three times in the face, then stole his phone and sent a text message at 3:13 a.m. to a female USC athlete, with whom McCoy was friends, demanding she stop calling McCoy.
She remained in the room into the morning after McCoy said he went to sleep. When he awoke, his attorneys say, she threw a fan at McCoy, which hit him in the back of the head. They claim she then “grabbed his testicles, made contact with his neck, and choked him” in an effort to retrieve his phone again, before proceeding to ransack his room.
McCoy submitted several brief videos from that night as part of his quest for injunctive relief from the court. But none, according to the superior court judge who denied his stay, appears to confirm his version of events.
Attorneys for USC deemed the videos “disturbing” and “out of context,” adding that they “most certainly do not, as McCoy claims, disprove [the woman’s …] allegations.”
She eventually left the house late that morning. Soon after, she sought medical treatment at United Urgent Care, where medical professionals alerted the LAPD.
By 5:30 p.m., officers arrived to arrest McCoy. According to an emergency removal assessment days later, LAPD then informed DPS that McCoy had been arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon “because of the headbutt.” The LAPD officer told USC DPS at the time that the woman alleged McCoy “kicked her in the ribs, straddled her, and headbutted her resulting in a broken nose.”
The following Monday, USC’s Initial Assessment Triage Team (IATT) met to determine whether Bru McCoy represented a threat to the larger campus community.
IATT, which was created less than a year earlier in response to new Title IX regulations, is comprised of USC officials in several departments, including Title IX, DPS and student affairs. Its mission, according to USC, is to provide “effective, timely, caring and coordinated initial assessment in response to all reports of protected class discrimination, harassment and retaliation.”
The Times reviewed a copy of McCoy’s emergency removal assessment, which includes 19 various factors considered by IATT.
USC did not initially speak with the woman as part of that assessment, instead waiting until later that week to contact her. McCoy’s risk assessment, in turn, references only a report from DPS, as well as two previous disciplinary cases at USC involving McCoy.
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Bru McCoy runs during a game against Utah on Nov. 22, 2020, in Salt Lake City. (Rick Bowmer / AP)
The first traces back to a party at the Phi Delta Theta fraternity in October 2019. According to a DPS report, from Oct. 19, McCoy trespassed by climbing a fence into the fraternity’s backyard. McCoy later told USC that a friend working the door told him to enter the property from the rear of the building. But another fraternity member, who is also a USC athlete, chased McCoy upon entering the property. A physical altercation ensued and punches were thrown, according to DPS, which was called to the scene.
The fraternity member did not want to press charges or file a police report. He told DPS he didn’t remember who started the altercation. But USC later found McCoy responsible for five violations of the student code of conduct.
Less than three months later, DPS responded to a call from McCoy at his apartment on Orchard Avenue, the first of two incidents within a week’s time that involved his ex-girlfriend.
According to the DPS incident report, she arrived at McCoy’s residence Jan. 12 around 9 p.m. to return his belongings. Upon meeting McCoy and five of his teammates in the apartment’s stairwell, McCoy says she instead attempted to set fire to his belongings.
When McCoy left the stairwell, she punched a window, causing damage to university property, the DPS report said. McCoy and his teammates proceeded to the second floor, where he taunted her by “exposing his genitals and buttocks” from the second-floor window, according to the DPS report. She responded by throwing a metal watch at the window, causing further damage, the DPS report said.
At some point, she ransacked McCoy’s room, according to the DPS report. He was later cited for throwing what he called two small Ziploc bags filled with water at her.
Nearly a year later, a USC office of Student Judicial Affairs and Community Standards (SJACS) hearing officer determined McCoy committed six conduct violations. He previously was sanctioned for five violations during the fraternity incident. McCoy, who accepted responsibility and did not appeal, was given a deferred suspension and asked to write a paper reflecting on his added responsibility as a USC athlete.
A week after the confrontation with his ex-girlfriend, DPS was called again to McCoy’s apartment. This time, McCoy was listed as the victim in a domestic dispute involving the woman, who was listed as a witness.
When officers arrived at Orchard Avenue around 4:25 a.m. on Jan. 19, they heard items being thrown inside. They handcuffed both McCoy and the woman. The apartment, according to the report, was torn apart, with food, clothing and household items strewn about.
The woman attributed their contentious argument to “relationship issues,” the report said. She told three DPS officers no physical contact had been made between her and McCoy and she didn’t fear for her safety. Officers also note in their report that neither showed any signs of injury.
But when she filed a restraining order request in August 2021, she listed Jan. 19 as a second date during which she was a victim of McCoy’s abuse. She wrote that McCoy “strangled my neck, threw glass on the floor that I stepped on, punched, kicked and slammed me into the floor [and] dunked my head in the toilet.”
Four days after his arrest and nine days before USC opened its fall football camp, McCoy received an email from Catherine Spear, vice president of USC’s Office for Equity, Equal Opportunity and Title IX. The July 28 email notes his arrest, “a history of prior reports of violent behavior” and “a potential pattern of conduct” in ruling that an emergency removal order should be put into place to protect the campus community from McCoy.
“Effective immediately,” the email read, “you are barred from the University. This Emergency Removal prohibits you from participating in any University program or activity or being present on University campus or in any University facility.”
McCoy quickly appealed. But a week later, Winston Crisp, USC’s vice president of student affairs, reiterated many of the points Spear made and denied the appeal.
The next day, USC opened camp with few answers about whether its talented receiver would ever return.
That door seemed to crack open Aug. 25 when the district attorney’s office declined to file charges against McCoy, citing a lack of evidence. But USC continued to investigate a Title IX complaint filed against McCoy in August.
McCoy spent the next six months fighting to return to the football team.
“I am struggling with frustration and the sense that my dream school, USC, has abandoned me,” McCoy wrote in a declaration to the court.
Twice last September, McCoy’s attorneys filed for injunctive relief with the Los Angeles County Superior Court, asking for a judge to stay USC’s emergency removal. But the court denied McCoy’s requests. In his ruling Sept. 7, Beckloff wrote that there is “no question … USC complied with its own rules and processes” and that a stay of the university’s decision “would be against the public interest.”
Having exhausted his options with the lower court, McCoy moved onto the 2nd District Court of Appeal, where, on Oct. 29, he was also denied.
In the midst of that barrage of legal filings, USC modified its removal order against McCoy on Sept. 10, allowing for him to attend in-person classes on campus. However, he was still barred from rejoining the football team or attending any other university activities.
So McCoy continued his legal battle against USC, claiming in a court filing the university’s modified order was “a clear acknowledgment” he didn’t pose a risk to the campus. The modified suspension, his attorneys argued, served only to keep McCoy from playing football. He filed a motion for the case to be considered a fourth time.
“McCoy has had several bites at the apple,” attorneys for USC argued in a February filing. “There is no support for another.”
But by the time his motion was to be heard in court Feb. 25, the point was moot. USC had dropped its Title IX complaint against McCoy.
In a letter sent Feb. 15, Spear informed McCoy his case would be dismissed after his ex-girlfriend told USC she would not cooperate in a hearing as part of the Title IX resolution process and would revoke her consent for the school to access her medical records.
The about-face came soon after her restraining order was upheld by the court in January. The order stipulates that McCoy cease any contact and stay at least 100 yards away from her through Jan. 28, 2023. He was also ordered by the court to pay $40,000 for expenses caused by the abuse as well as $30,000 to cover her legal fees.
USC’s attorneys maintained McCoy represented a threat. Spear, in her letter to McCoy, warned that USC could reopen its investigation at any time if circumstances changed.
But McCoy wouldn’t stay at the school much longer. After months spent fighting the university in court, McCoy announced in an Instagram post May 3 that he was trading in his troubled tenure at USC for a second chance at Tennessee.
The same day, in an interview with VolQuest.com, McCoy was asked what made Tennessee the right fit.
“They’re doing things the right way here,” McCoy said. ‘They’re taking care of players the right way, they’re taking care of the off-the-field — everything you could want out of a school.”
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With the Pac-12’s going forward decision to immediately use winning-in-conference percentage to determine Pac-12 championship participants, USC may not end up playing ORE this year.
That’s too bad because I was really looking forward to watching LR’s offense vs Dan Lanning’s Duck defense. Maybe we’ll still catch the Ducks for the title, assuming USC can handle UTAH and UCLA in the South.
“2023 5-star OT Francis Mauigoa’s (6-5, 327, IMG Acad, Bradenton, Fla) recruitment is heavily contested. Several teams, from all over the country, are fighting for his services. USC has the best chance of landing Mauigoa. The On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine gives the Trojans a 35.6% chance of landing him. Tennessee and Oregon are the next in line, with a 29.2% and 16.8% chance of landing Mauigoa, respectively. “Miami, with an 8.4% chance of landing Mauigoa, Alabama with a 4.3% chance, and Florida, with just a 2.9% chance, are all still in the running. He’s taken visits to both schools, as well as a visit to Michigan State. However, it’s clear that the… Read more »
It seems to be more evident lately that it’s now between USC and TEXAS for Biletnikoff winning WR Jordan Addison.
I don’t know if that’s really true or not, but this would be a nice mini-chunk of payback for the worst USC loss in history, IMO. Maybe I’m exaggerating, but still…
Who would have ever thought it would be Lincoln Riley at USC vs Steve Sarkisian at TEXAS for the best Portal transfer prospect in the country. That seems so eternally unlikely from where things stood when Sark was drinking heavily at USC.
What happened with Alabama? I just can’t see him going to Texas over USC especially now with what is happening to the SC football program.
If you are correct, I like SC’s chances. The QB at Texas is a redshirt frosh who has never seen the field versus Caleb. I do not care how much extra money the UT NILs are going to throw at Addison; he stands a much better chance of combined NIL money and pro money via the draft from SC. And, he is playing for a QB he knows and knows he can trust.
The reason people think TEXAS could be the winner here is that TEXAS hired away Addison’s WR coach at PITT, Brennan Marion, to be the new WR/passing game coord with the Longhorns. Apparently, the two are very close.
Everyone’s got their angles and advantages. This comes off as though the winner will have endured a very hard-fought, maybe even touch-and-go battle. At least that seems what all the reporting has suggested once Narduzzi blew his wad over super-predator LR.
That fact could be the difference if coach & player were close. Both Narduzzi & Addison have been pretty quiet about the Texas involvement. Marion & Narduzzi could be pals but Narduzzi had to save face by lashing out at someone with accusations? No doubt it hurts losing a top receiver in Addison.
Que: “All Star” by Smash Mouth
“In the shape of an “L” on his forehead”
More from The Athletic and the huge article describing how USC and LR got together, and the full-on USC football transformation ever since: “Lincoln Riley’s first recruits were Alex Grinch (DC), Dennis Simmons (WRs), Bennie Wylie (strength) and Clarke Stroud (operations). “He simply said ‘USC,’ and I immediately knew what he meant,” said Grinch. “We’d never had a conversation about any other job, and in that moment, you could tell what he was getting at.” “Mike Bohn, Brandon Sosna, and USC director of player personnel Spencer Harris flew to Oklahoma City that Sunday night (Nov. 28, after OU’s loss to… Read more »
Really have to admit that Bohn and company had their act together in the coach search.
A Complete Housecleaning
“Since Lincoln Riley was hired, USC has made 34 new hires across the football program. Only eight employees from the previous regime remain.” — The Athletic
That is amazing that many people got let go and replaced. I guess that is just life in college football, the top guy leaves, new guy comes in, and people get replaced.
Similar changes are also happening to the roster. Really amazing what LR has done and, I agree with you, it shows what a conman and absolute fraud The Cat was.
If you’re a subscriber to The Athletic, I highly recommend this article on how USC got ready for Lincoln Riley being the new Trojan HC. USC even rushed to purchase a special red carpet as a deplaning welcome mat for LR’s family. Step Right This Way… Lincoln Riley, USC, and the ‘million different things’ to do when a new coach comes to town… Stewart Mandel/Antonio Morales (The Athletic) — “While few outside the USC athletics complex believe it, both USC and Riley insist their first conversation with each other was a post-midnight video call in the hours after Oklahoma State… Read more »
This was one of the best articles I have read in a longtime. To me the utter professionalism & efficiency that has been demonstrated since The Cat was let go is truly impressive. Bohn and his team have not had one false step since the entire process was started. The only thing left is for LR to deliver the results we are all expecting.
LR didn’t even miss a beat when his highly-regarded WRs coach, Dave Nichol, unexpectedly and tragically died from cancer at the age of only 45.
If The Cat were still in charge, USC might still be looking for a decent replacement. Helton’s Rolodex never matched his needs.
That was the problem, we had a rolodex coach in an iphone world.
Poor Clay. There’s never been a bigger punching bag who coached USC Trojan football. He left a trail of destruction at USC that was wide, deep, and thoroughly maddening. Carol Folt sure rectified her position among many who had written her off, me included. I know some will always say she waited too long. That’s an argument that will always have some legs. But she was the one who also hired Mike Bohn to replace hapless Swann. Bohn has totally delivered. All’s well that ends well. I think that maxim applies here now that it turned out LR ended up… Read more »
Given that we landed Riley, an elite coach, another way of considering the timing of the firing of The Cat is that it was perfect. Had we fired him sooner, we likely would not have gotten Riley. Reflecting on the coaches who were either available then or would have left their then current coaching situations, and what they have done since, there’s a good chance that we would not be on as good of a trajectory now as we are.
Elite 2023 4-Star Coppell (TX) CB Braxton Myers (6-1, 188) committed to USC earlier today (giving the Trojans the #8 2023 recruiting class), less than 24 hours after UW transfer portal CB/S Jacobe Covington (6-1, 198) picked USC. Myers turned away CLEM, LSU, AUB, OLE MISS, ARK and CAL. LR had already been recruiting Myers for the Sooners since he was a freshman, so he knew him well. Braxton Myers — “My interest was already high, because of I’ve known the coaches since my freshman year. They were recruiting me hard at OU. But I learned about a lot of great… Read more »
The Stanford-USC Game Butterfly Effect Max Olson/Andy Staples (The Athletic) — “Clay Helton’s firing has so far resulted in close to 250 job changes at programs in all 10 FBS conferences as well as in the FCS, Div II and Div III. “’We knew it was gonna be a quick trigger,’ one now-former USC recruiting staffer said. ‘Didn’t think it was gonna be that quick. But it was inevitable.’ “Many suspected Brent Venables — an OU asst from 1999-2011 — would be a candidate to replace Lincoln Riley. Some heard the administration was looking into then-Georgia defensive coordinator Dan Lanning (now the… Read more »
professional football coach is a wild ride.
My wish list for getting our last spots filled-
anyone else got others? I think Addison and Lole would put us over the top for the conference and get us a real shot at CFP. Am I crazy?
Would you think they may be interested in boosting the QB position with one more guy?
The talent is there. The question will be how quickly everybody can get up to speed and work together. The other issue is how is the locker room, are the new guys and old guys that are left melding into one team or is it us and them.
From what I have read over the last few months, I think the new guys have to come in with the endorsement of the old guys (at least to some extent) as they have been replatformed by LR — which makes sense in the new USC football culture’s development. I think Riley’s always looking for “fit.” I know we’re all tired of hearing the word “culture” tossed about everywhere, every minute it seems, especially regarding football. But LR has definitely built a new culture at USC, and it’s all about guys who know how to win at the highest level… Read more »
Allen you are right, I would suspect LR and his staff have the ability to get a locker room to come together. The second part is how soon can they all work together on the field. That takes practice, knowing what the guy next to you can and can’t do, the timing, (the hole opens, the guard pulls, the RB hits the hole behind the guard, WRs make their spot). The fun thing I am looking forward to is seeing this team get better and better each week. As Goober used to say, “wait till you see this team in… Read more »
Clay Helton was one of the biggest liars in all of sport when he was at USC. Yet the media cuddled him, the Trojan admin higher-ups embraced his sorry kiss-a** ways, and most of his players lost interest, focus, commitment, and ability, and couldn’t perform at near the levels Trojan fans had been schooled to expect over a century of Rose Bowls and NCs. Some of Clay’s assistants were so bad, USC simply had no chance period. I definitely feel sorry for the young Trojans who signed up to play for The Cat, only to discover that this new terminally… Read more »
Yes Allen, we can all laugh now, especially at ourselves for ever believing that poser Helton. I think the experience with the Cat has made me a little more dubious of the hype we hear. I am hopeful, but I have to see what we have on the field of play, by October we should either be flying high or asking WTF. I do think LR could pull it off as long as the team comes together on the field.
I keep warning my GSU alumnae daughter about Jar-Jar Cat, but she and her Mom keep saying I am too hard on Helton. They will be so disappointed I estimate by the start of the second month of the GSU season.
The least you can do for me ATL is to ask them to read just 5-10 minutes’ worth of my comments on The Cat!
Come on! Bring it to those wonderful women of yours. Spread the exact words from the TDB! ✌ ✌
Here’s what the best authority, Lincoln Riley, thinks of Clay Helton’s coaching abilities:
“This place,” Riley said, “is going to be the mecca of college football.”
When they start the whining about the Cat and GSU’s losing….just smile at them and take a sip of your drink.
So what is up with USC baseball and women’s basketball? Last place in baseball, eliminated from conference tournament, that coach has to go. Gottlieb can’t sign any high school recruits? Her portal picks were not stars at their previous school. She was supposed to be the big time hire.
Jason Gill was a 2019 Lynn Swann hire. You’re right. He needs to go badly. USC just seems jinxed in baseball now. The school hasn’t known who to hire since Mike Garrett lamely fired NC winner Mike Gillespie way back in 2006. I haven’t given up on Gottlieb after only one year. But her first year was about as disappointing as possible in all ways. USC baseball and women’s basketball. Once the greatest and most renowned in the land. Will either ever reach the top again? I kinda doubt it. But Beach VB is USC’s latest awesome sport. The Trojans… Read more »
Gill was a lazy (and cheap) hire by Swann. What a horrible AD. No way Bohn would have hired Gill, he of such a thin resume. Hopefully he pulls the trigger, kicks Gill to the curb, and goes on another search.SC Baseball has no business being so bad.
USC football brought in yet another transfer portal commitment — former UW CB/S Jacobe Covington (6-1, 198; Scottsdale Saguaro, AZ; 4-stars).
Covington is the third new Trojan to commit to USC just recently, along with WYO DE Solomon Byrd and versatile juco OL Cooper Lovelace.
Covington spent two seasons in Seattle and played in 12 games (five tackles/1 sack last season), and is the second Husky to transfer to USC. Former UW WR Terrell Bynum joined up in early Jan.
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Way to go LR. I think we now have 5 available scholarships left. Can’t wait for fall.
Good size in the secondary too. LR is the man. I can’t imagine anyone else doing for USC what LR has accomplished in such a short time. It’s just amazing. Still like a dream to me almost. The good news just keeps coming.
Agreed. He really did go and rebuild our roster, took my expectations for this year from 7-8 wins to fully expecting a New Years 6 bowl. I might be delusional, but I think it’s going to happen.
Also, There is an awesome article on the Athletic about the firing of CH and the crazy amount of dominos that followed. It’s certainly worth the repost.
I could never figure out how the school could hang a guy without even being able to defend himself. To me they have gone off the deep end.
Steve, All we need now is a couple of LBs, a couple of DL and a couple of OL. Adding Addison would also be really nice. I think this is the fourth or fifth DB LR has added. It appears that the 2022 Trojan D will have a significantly revised two deep. It looks like Bullock is the only DB who was on the two deep in 2021 who will see much action, Goforth and maybe Foreman are the only LBs (I am counting “edge” as a LB), and Tuipolita (spelling) and Figueroa the only DL. Think about it, of… Read more »
What I have seen is that LR has gone after the speed which USC was desperately lacking in previous years. With that the pursuit the D will be much better. Now if Forman can play and live up to the hype, with depth on the O line, the revised D backfield USC can go for a New Years bowl game. One spot I still think is lacking is at TE. Trigg was a big loss, but perhaps someone will step up and surprise us. You have to believe with this new staff every position will improve in fundamentals and techniques.… Read more »
I can’t decide if USC is draconian in their handling this type of case, or prudent in avoiding legal trouble by bending logic.
I thought McCoy would be a stud at USC but he’s been a dud. I can’t blame this on Helton and might even point to recent information coming from Mater Dei that makes Bru’s alleged behavior look like a choirboy.
I’m glad USC isn’t bringing in any athlete, regardless of their skill and promise, who was kicked out of a college and off the football program for doing what has been alleged in McCoy’s court/Title IX records. I hope the physically gifted McCoy can straighten himself out at TENN, but I don’t see how USC had any option but to say adios to McCoy, who had “several bites at the apple,” and established a history of problematic behavior at USC. This case is so different from that of Matt Boermeester, who should have been allowed to finish his athletic eligibility… Read more »
I have always thought that USC’s Title IX “police” are full of themselves and out of control,
I’d say Bru McCoy was the one who was majorly out of control here. Maybe he can use NIL money to pay off his $70,000 in court-ordered damages. Guy sure knows how to ring up a tab.
Johnny Depp vs Amber Heard anyone?
We all have our opinions, Allen and I respect yours. I stand by my opinion—that Title IX committees at universities are anti-male (and often anti-fraternity). Through the sons of friends and colleagues, I have heard stories of the anti-male witch-hunt has affected these boys in a negative fashion at their respective colleges. The witches at USC for Title IX are no different. The McCoy case may not be as clear-cut for the male defendant as in the Boermeister case. But it sounds like the female was pretty crazy and vengeful for a relationship gone wrong—plenty of blame to go around.
ATL, I am going to side with Allen on this one but you on the Title IX kangaroo courts at SC. As for siding with Allen, as I read the report, there were two ongoing legal battles (1) between SC and Bru and (2) between Bru and his ex-girl friend. The only hearing on what actually happened (as best I can tell) in this entire process that was on the merits was the retraining order she sought against him, which hearing was held in January. It appears the hearing was held in Los Angeles County Superior Court. Let me explain… Read more »
In Bru McCoy’s case, he’s got a lot more to worry about than just Title IX. The LAPD has nothing to do with Title IX. Neither does Urgent Medical Care, who are the people who brought in the LAPD, nor the L.A. Superior Court, which is also completely unconnected to Title IX and ruled that a stay of USC’s decision would “would be against the public interest.” Then the 2nd District Court of Appeals, yet another governing body unconnected to Title IX, also ruled against McCoy, even though it’s obvious McCoy’s crazy girlfriend could dish it out just as well… Read more »
I hope Bru DOES take full advantage of the change of venue for a new start….
It’ll be really interesting to see how McCoy does in the SEC. He’s got his whole life in front of him, and like you, I hope he stays clear of trouble and gets a decent shot at the NFL. Jack Jones did it at ASU, so why not?
I hope his ex has learned and matured as well. McCoy and his ex may very well need some counseling on what a good healthy relationship looks like. At 18-19 a guy can have the wrong head doing the thinking.
By the way, who the heck is the good one in the Depp vs. Heard case? They both seem like “bad actors” (pardon the pun). I root for neither,
They’re both shipwrecks (a running theme with Depp apparently) who have somehow managed to wildly further damage themselves under oath before the world.
How this all turns out is anybody’s guess, but based on what I’ve seen of these two out-of-control drug-addled attention seekers so far, being a celebrity is way over-rated! 😂 😉
I am pretty sure, since crazy gravitates to crazy, that this fiasco will end with a courthouse hallway reconciliation and Heard moving back in to Depp Central for a new round of adventures!