Swanson: Without JuJu Watkins, USC falls to UConn in Elite Eight

SPOKANE, Wash. — I concur with Jim Bickel. The 75-year-old Spokanite wore a message spelled out on printer paper and taped to his shirt Monday night, when he attended just the second live women’s basketball game of his life: “JuJu. Wish you were here.”

Yes, sir. Same.

Because without USC’s injured star, it was impossible not to wonder: What if?

What if JuJu Watkins hadn’t had to watch Monday’s Elite Eight game at home in L.A., a torn ACL limiting her to cheering and FaceTime-ing...