Wednesday Hot Links

Basketball

• The most immediate effect of the O.J. Mayo scandal could be the loss of DeMar DeRozan -- USC's top recruit. [LA Times]
• Bill Plaschke is calling for Mike Garrett to speak out. I agree 100% but doubt it'll happen. [LA Times]
• Local reporters are talking about colleague Rodney Guillory. [CalHiSports]
• Tito Maddox, previously involved in a Rodney Guillory scandal, is speaking out. [LA Times]
• Andy Katz is calling out the one-year rule. [ESPN]
• Having trouble keeping all these names straight? Here's a quick breakdown. [LA Times]
• No surprise, the NCAA confirmed it's investigating Mayo. [ESPN]

Football

• As expected, the Coliseum Commission approved the long-term deal with USC. All that remains is the school's formal approval. [LA Times]
• USC had its spring combine and released the results. [USCRipsIt]
• Another touching story about Chilo Rachal and his mom. [San Jose Mercury News]

Elsewhere

• Turns out the USC compliance officers are having an easy week -- they could be at Alabama State. The NCAA hammered the school on 40 violations involving athlete grade changes without the knowledge of their professors. The sad part? That means it probably can't even count the remaining 628 violations. You didn't misread that. [USA Today]