USC Game

Ferd Lewis writes that it's possible USC will have to cancel this year's game with UH.

Donovan said if the game was canceled UH would lose "more than a million dollars -- and that is a conservative estimate" for an athletic department running approximately $2 million in the red.

It is the marquee home game on UH's schedule, for which season-ticket sales are currently under way. USC's last three appearances here have been sellouts, and the Trojans have requested 7,200 tickets for this one, which will be shown by ESPN.

Donovan said, based upon his experiences with the NCAA, he believes "they will do what makes sense." Donovan said UH is contacting the NCAA but that "any appeal will have to come from USC since it is their case."

I can't imagine that the NCAA wouldn't allow an exception in this case. This would hurt UH more than USC. People have bought plane tickets, booked hotels... ESPN is scheduled to broadcast the game...