PALO ALTO, Calif. — Ah, that looked like a USC team of yesteryear, didn’t it? The Trojans were ranked in the top five. They were beginning Pac-12 play on the road. They were more than a touchdown favorite. So, naturally, they laid an egg. Yup, USC again stumbled kicking off its conference slate, this time [...]

Trojans lose to Cardinal for the fifth time in six seasons, squandering a 14-7 lead.

PALO ALTO, Calif. — Senior quarterback Matt Barkley has amassed 29 wins during his Trojan tenure. Much to his dismay, none of those will have come against Stanford. In a night plagued with turnovers and inconsistency, No. 2 USC fell to the Cardinal at Stanford Stadium 21-14. It was the fourth-straight time the Trojans have [...]

Senior quarterback Matt Barkley went 20 for 41 with two interceptions and no touchdown passes in USC’s 21-14 loss to Stanford at Stanford Stadium. Read the full recap here. Photos by Carlo Acenas  

Following last year’s 56-48 triple overtime loss to Stanford, I thought the Coliseum public address announcer might as well cue the Jaws theme music. After maneuvering his way to the three-yard line in the third overtime, senior tailback Curtis McNeal fumbled into the end zone, and Stanford linebacker A.J. Tarpley recovered the football to seal [...]

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — If Saturday’s contest against Syracuse taught us anything, it’s this: Not even rain delays and thunderstorms can slow down USC’s dynamic passing attack. Senior quarterback Matt Barkley failed to finish with his typical 300 passing yards, but he did manage to throw six touchdowns against the Orange. Three of those scoring [...]

No. 2 USC scores 21 points in the fourth quarter and leaves the East Coast with a win.

After Saturday’s 69-minute weather delay, the Trojans exploded for 28 points in the second half. Behind a career-best six touchdown passes, senior quarterback Matt Barkley led the Trojans to a 42-29 win over Syracuse at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.

In some ways, senior quarterback Matt Barkley gets a raw deal. It’s not just the astronomical expectations he shoulders with aplomb -— expectations so high that many question why his completion percentage wasn’t higher in last week’s game against Hawai’i in which he threw for 372 yards and four touchdowns — or the reality that, [...]

USC prepares for an offense that totaled 596 total yards last weekend. Sophomore linebacker Lamar Dawson expects to play.