Lane Kiffin entered the Varsity Lounge of Heritage Hall on Wednesday bleary-eyed and with a blank expression. Clearly, this was a man who was running on little sleep. But after a tiring homestretch to national signing day, Kiffin can take solace in the famous line from Glengarry Glen Ross — “coffee is for closers.” The [...]
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Mays’ shift to NFL a difficult proposition
Congratulations on a stellar four-year career with USC, Taylor Mays. Now go ahead and play the opposite of your trademark style. That’s essentially the message that the Trojans’ star safety has been receiving this week as he practices for Saturday’s Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala. Even though it’s difficult to glean too much from an [...]
Read the rest of this article »Former defensive coordinator Seto is let go
USC coach Lane Kiffin tells longtime USC assistant Rocky Seto that he will not be a part of the 2010 USC coaching staff.
Read the rest of this article »Strength coach Carlisle bolts for Seattle along with Carroll
Chris Carlisle, who spent nine years with the Trojans, moves on to an NFL job with the Seahawks.
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Well, that’s one way to put it. After the USC women’s basketball team beat UCLA 70-63 on Sunday, coach Michael Cooper opened the postgame news conference by saying, “My opening statement is, f— UCLA.” Cooper went on to say many more words after that, but — not surprisingly — none seemed to have the same [...]
Read the rest of this article »Carroll’s heart shines in comedic sketch
Former USC coach Pete Carroll performs in a sketch for the comedic website FunnyorDie.com.
Read the rest of this article »Carroll gone, A Better LA continues
The community outreach group founded by Pete Carroll will still carry on his mission.
Read the rest of this article »Kiffin hire exactly the move Trojans needed
The most shocking part of USC’s decision to hire Lane Kiffin as its next football coach is the level of shock exhibited by everyone else. It seemed as if the whole college football world — fans, media members and other coaches — recoiled in horror as the news broke. But there was at least one [...]
Read the rest of this article »Questions surround Kiffin’s quick hiring
With the 34-year-old’s press conference looming, the university will face a bevy of questions from the media, fans and boosters alike.
Read the rest of this article »Ex-Trojan coordinator takes over head coaching position after spending time with the University of Tennessee and Oakland Raiders.
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