It will be interesting to see what the attendance is at tonight’s basketball game. USC drew its smallest Pac-10 crowds in two years against the Arizona schools two years ago as both crowds were less than 6,300.

It’s time to grade the current commitments, including those who are “soft” commits but might end up elsewhere. Of course, the standard currency here is the Euro, on a scale of 1-4 with 4 being the best.

Matt Barkley
James Boyd
Vontaze Burfict
Randall Carroll
Hebron Fangupo
De’Von Flournoy
Kevin Graf
Kevin Greene
Patrick Hall
Jake Harfman
Torin Harris
Alshon Jeffery
Devon Kennard
John Martinez
T.J. McDonald
Chris Metcalf
Marquis Simmons
Simione Vehikite

We hear former USC center Ryan Kalil is living in Los Angeles so he can work out with his brother, USC offensive tackle Matt Kalil, in the offseason.

We talked to an NFL scout who said Clay Matthews gained the most at last week’s Senior Bowl because he was the least known player to most teams. The buzz is Matthews could become a late first-round pick if he keeps impressing teams.

So far Washington’s main recruiting strategy seems to be to try and steal kids who already committed to Hawaii and USC.

Can USC possibly land Bryce Brown, the No. 1 tailback in the nation, with four tailbacks returning next season? Brown informed USC this week he might visit after signing date, possibly with wide receiver Orson Charles.

Safety Byron Moore, who famously committed to UCLA and then USC, will announce his third school choice on Wednesday at 7 a.m. Notre Dame is the favorite.

La Mirada forward Derrick Williams, who signed with USC last fall, is averaging 24.3 points per game, 8.7 rebounds, 2.5 blocked shots and 2.3 steals per game. His stock has probably risen more than any recruit in the state since last spring.

Offensive lineman Stan Hasiak of Kapolei High School in Hawaii will not be visiting USC this weekend. Frankly, if someone needs to take another visit after committing to two schools, there are some issues.

Taj Gibson and Daniel Hackett are playing, Nicola Vucevic’s role increases and Tim Floyd talks about why a home sweep is different than in the past.