USC Athletics and Pechanga announce official sponsorship agreement

Multi-season, first in state sponsorship to extend to University-Tribal education alliance   -- In a first of its kind agreement in California, Pechanga and the University of Southern California announced a new sponsorship agreement that establishes a university-tribal education alliance and creates an annual scholarship fund.Under the agreement, the Pechanga Resort Casino was designated as the Official Resort & Casino of the USC Trojans and an official partner of USC Athletics. The partnership stands apart from other Pac-12 schools and California casinos and tribes with the establishment of the education alliance. Pechanga has committed an additional $200,000 per year to further students’ higher education goals.“We are very excited about the scholarship fund and the oppo