USC men’s basketball coach Kevin O’Neill fired


USC men’s basketball coach Kevin O’Neill was fired Monday morning, athletic director Pat Haden announced. O’Neill was midway through his fourth season with the team and compiled a 48-65 record overall. The Trojans are coming off a 76-59 road victory over Utah and are 7-10 (2-2) on the season. In a press release, Haden thanked […]

Georgia Tech wrecks uninspired Trojans in Sun Bowl


For a team that started the season ranked the No. 1 squad in the country, the 2012 USC Trojans’ fall might be unparalleled. And the fiasco reached its climax in El Paso on a windy Monday afternoon. After a season that saw USC (7-6, 5-4 Pac-12) lose five games for the first time since 2001, […]

Why you shouldn’t skip the Sun Bowl


The setup is less than ideal. Playing in the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas, against a 6-7 team from the ACC? Not exactly somebody’s ideal New Year’s Eve plans. Throw in the fact that kickoff is set for 11 a.m. on the west coast and I’m starting to question just how many people will […]

2012 Trojans eerily similar to 2007 Cal


This is the story of a college football team, one with supreme talent and supreme expectations. One that spent more than half the season ranked in the Associated Press top-15 poll, only to finish unranked. One that lost at least four of the last five games it played. One with elite talent at, among others, […]