The USC basketball and volleyball coaches won't be the toughest critics in the building this week as Galen Center welcomes Simon Cowell and his new singing contest The X Factor.
The X Factor has rented out USC's shiny arena for the audition phase in Los Angeles. The four-judge panel will consist of Cowell, Paula Abdul, producer L.A. Reid and British pop star Cheryl Cole.
Cowell and Abdul outside Galen.
