News Briefs: Oct. 18, 2018

USC FOOTBALL SUIT SETTLED

A civil suit filed Feb. 1 against the University of Southern California and one of its football players has been settled in July with USC agreeing to pay $40,000 to the plaintiff. WSU student Kyle Departee filed the suit which contended he sustained damages when he was knocked over by a member of the USC team last year when Cougar fans ran onto the football field to celebrate a dramatic win over USC at Martin Stadium.

Liam Jimmons, the USC player who allegedly ran into Departee, was also named as a defendant in the civil suit.

A report of the settlement surfaced last...