USC wants to play in Pasadena

Southern California is negotiating with Rose Bowl officials to begin playing home football games in Pasadena next year, school administrators said Tuesday.

A potential lease agreement will be considered at the Dec. 6 meeting of the Rose Bowl Operating Company, USC officials said in a written statement.

USC, which has played at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum since 1923, would have to share the Rose Bowl with its football rival, UCLA, which already plays home games in Pasadena. UCLA’s lease runs through 2023.

Rose Bowl general manager Darryl Dunn said the venue’s staff would seek an arrangement with USC officials, as long as UCLA agreed to it.

“If it doesn’t work for UCLA, it’s not going to work for us,” he said.

Michigan will meet with Miles

Michigan officials Wednesday asked for and received permission from LSU to meet with Les Miles about the Wolverines’ head coaching vacancy.

The request was granted on the condition that Michigan representatives wait until after Saturday’s SEC championship game in Atlanta.

Baylor hires Briles

Houston coach Art Briles is next to take on the task of pulling Baylor out of the Big 12 basement.

Greeted by enthusiastic applause, Briles flashed the school’s trademark bear claw sign to supporters when he walked into a crowded room to be introduced as Baylor’s 25th coach.

Wisconsin accepts bid

Wisconsin is headed back to the Outback Bowl.

The No. 19 Badgers announced they had accepted their fourth invitation to the New Year’s Day game in Tampa, Fla.

Wisconsin will play an opponent to be determined from the Southeastern Conference.

Cincinnati agrees to bowl

No. 20 Cincinnati accepted an invitation to play Southern Mississippi in the Papajohns.com Bowl in Birmingham, Ala., on Dec. 22.

Orange keep Robinson

Athletic director Daryl Gross announced that Greg Robinson will remain as the Syracuse coach in 2008, despite leading the Orange through the worst three-year stretch in the history of the program