Trojan athletes will shine over bye


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What a whirlwind it’s been so far for USC’s 2014-15 football team. A player (and captain nonetheless) sprained his ankles and lied about the cause before another player quit the team, alleging head coach Steve Sarkisian was racist. USC’s athletic director was fined for trotting down to the sidelines at Stanford, and then Boston College […]

Florida State still enabling Winston


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Well, we finally figured out what it takes to get suspended from the Florida State football team. Jameis Winston, the No. 1 Seminoles’ Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback, will not suit up for the first half of the team’s battle with No. 22 Clemson this Saturday. Winston was suspended following reports that he yelled obscenities at fellow […]

USC’s offensive scheme is outdated


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When I watched Boston College quarterback Tyler Murphy essentially seal the victory against USC this past weekend with his 66-yard touchdown run to cap off 191 yards individually and 452 yards rushing as a team, the feeling I had was somewhere between disappointment and genuine adoration. It was painful and beautiful at the same time. […]

Athletes not paid to be role models


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In 1993 while he was a power forward for the Phoenix Suns, Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Charles Barkley did a television commercial for Nike. The minimalist black-and-white spot had Barkley performing various athletic moves on a basketball court by himself. And amid a symphony of screeching sneaker soles and thunderous bounces of a basketball […]

Sarkisian needs to improve strategy


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Saturday night’s loss to Boston College was miserable. After three and a half quarters, it was just shocking. The last eight minutes, however, elevated it to another level of agony because the second half of the fourth quarter demonstrated why USC should have won the game. USC could have given up 600 yards on the […]

Eagles’ uniforms deserve respect


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On Saturday, USC’s football team will play at Boston College. And, to be blunt, on Saturday, USC’s football team will probably beat Boston College. But regardless of the outcome, something very important will happen Saturday night. The Boston College football team will honor former BC lacrosse player Welles Crowther, who was one of the approximately […]

Trojans can afford to look ahead


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One game at a time. That’s the popular expression that college football coaches like to use in the face of a trap game. Whether it’s a few weeks before a key matchup or a letdown right after a big win, most teams will face one or two potential upset losses each year. This week’s trip […]

Trojans surprised us on Saturday


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I’m an idiot. OK, not exactly. But I certainly look like one if you go back and read this past Friday’s Daily Trojan. I was the only of five sportswriters to predict in the Best Bets table that USC would lose to Stanford. I was absolutely rooting for the Trojans to pull off the upset […]

NCAA’s credibility takes a hit yet again


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When the NCAA announced that it would be reinstating Penn State University’s postseason eligibility on Monday, the first thing to pop in to my mind as a Trojan was, “Oh, great.” Because, you know, USC didn’t just come out of four years of scholarship sanctions and a two-year postseason ban for not keeping close enough […]

Bay Area trip is a must for USC fans


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It’s that time of the season again: time for hordes of rowdy USC students and proud alumni to take over the Bay Area for the annual Weekender. Though the trip to San Francisco is always entertaining, this year might shape up to be the best Weekender game in the last four years. Since I was […]