Birds circled the Coliseum after the game, but they might as well have been vultures, swooping in to prey on the dying legacy of the once-mighty Trojans.
This is really it. It’s over.
USC’s claim to the title of college football’s most dominant team officially came crashing down Saturday, when Stanford unabashedly dismantled the Trojans, 55-21.
Oregon was [...]
Read the rest of this article »USC can’t make any excuses this time
Autzen Stadium was as loud as it was cracked up to be, but the loss wasn’t about the noise.
The Trojans were flagged six times for false start, but it wasn’t about the penalties.
And USC had just as many takeaways as Oregon, but it wasn’t about the turnovers either.
For the first time since coach Pete Carroll [...]
Read the rest of this article »No excuses for USC this time around
Autzen Stadium was as loud as it was cracked up to be, but it wasn’t about the noise.
The Trojans were flagged six times for false start, but it wasn’t about the penalties.
And USC had just as many takeaways as Oregon, but it wasn’t about the turnovers either.
For the first time since Pete Carroll arrived ay [...]
Read the rest of this article »Bradford is fulfilling his promise
Allen Bradford was ready to quit.
The bruising redshirt junior USC running back admits he considered transferring multiple times when it seemed he wasn’t working his way into the rotation.
But the words of his father, Keith, always stayed with him.
“My dad told me, ‘Life’s gonna get hard — you can’t run from it,’” Bradford said.
Instead, Bradford [...]
Read the rest of this article »Bradford survived the trying times to fulfill a promise
Allen Bradford was ready to quit.
The bruising redshirt junior USC running back admits he considered transferring multiple times when it seemed he wasn’t working his way into the rotation.
But the words of his father, Keith, always stayed with him.
“My dad told me, ‘Life’s gonna get hard — you can’t run from it,’” Bradford said.
Instead, Bradford [...]
Read the rest of this article »Defense shows it can be clutch too
USC’s offense had its signature win against Ohio State. The Trojans on defense now have theirs.
Read the rest of this article »No end in sight for UCLA’s misery
This Saturday, I went over to the dark side: I went to a UCLA football game that didn’t involve USC.
A friend of mine offered me a ticket to the Bruins’ game against Oregon, and with the Trojans enjoying their bye week, I decided to take the opportunity to see how the other half lives.
The results [...]
Read the rest of this article »Trojans show the same old hang-ups
A week after getting upended in Seattle, the Trojans were supposed to return to the Coliseum and take their frustration out on Washington State like a drunken stepfather.
Read the rest of this article »Even in victory, USC shows the same hangups
A week after getting upended in Seattle, the Trojans were supposed to return to the Coliseum and take their frustration out on Washington State like a drunken step-father.
This one was supposed to be ugly. The 45.5-point spread was more of a generous suggestion for the Trojan offense, which ripped the lowly Cougars for 69 points [...]
Read the rest of this article »Writing was on the wall for upset
All signs pointed to it. A week after a huge emotional win, a week of practice swirling with uncertainty, all leading up to a road game against a team nobody thinks has a shot. Smelled like trouble. Looked like trouble.
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