USC fails to produce NFL field generals


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I was having my coffee this morning when I saw a really rude Facebook status update. A friend of mine, a die-hard Philadelphia Eagles fan, was relieved that wide receiver Desean Jackson was talking to Chip Kelly and looking to stay with the Eagles. “Especially,” he wrote, “after hearing that we’re gonna sign Mark ‘Butt Fumble’ […]

Pac-12 basketball thrives sans USC


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The first weekend of the NCAA Tournament is in the books, and for the third season in a row, USC was not a part of the action. The most exciting weekend on the sports calendar has been Trojan-less for my entire USC career, but that doesn’t mean that I’m always tuned out of college basketball […]

Beer and baseball belong together


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As the story goes, legendary USC baseball coach Rod Dedeaux used to buy a keg of beer before each home game and place it in the stands — along with some red cups — behind the visitors’ dugout, encouraging student attendance and helping them “loosen up” a bit before delivering their best heckles to that […]

Sarkisian employs Carroll’s leadership


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The Trojans will kick off Spring Camp next week with new head coach Steve Sarkisian at the helm, and the new head coach of USC football is already implementing sweeping changes to former head coach Lane Kiffin’s formula. Greg Katz of ESPN spoke on some of these changes in an article published online on March […]

The Galen Center has had its moments


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Saturday marked the final home game of the 2013-14 season for the USC men’s basketball team, and with it the final home game I (and every other soon-to-be-graduate) will ever attend as a student. I must say, it’s been quite a ride. This is my third and final year at USC (I transferred in after […]