2017 anticipates a year of relevant, adapted Netflix original content
Though not quite as expansive in production as the venerable HBO, Netflix’s best days still unquestionably lie ahead.
JuJu Smith-Schuster declares for NFL Draft
After leading the Trojans to a Rose Bowl victory, junior wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster announced Friday that he will forgo his senior year to enter the NFL draft. “This was a very difficult decision to make,” Smith-Schuster said in a statement. “I have loved my time at USC and wouldn’t trade it for anything in […]
In Photos: Rose Bowl Game
In Photos: Rose Bowl Parade
Sam Darnold’s Rose Bowl heroics came as no surprise
With 1:27 left in the Rose Bowl and his team needing a touchdown to even the score, Sam Darnold had a decision to make. USC, marching downfield quickly, had a first down at Penn State’s 27-yard line. Taking the snap out of the shotgun, the redshirt freshman quarterback surveyed the field. He surely must have […]
USC gives Penn State a taste of its own medicine in Rose Bowl victory
When someone gives you a taste of your own medicine, it’s usually a bitter feeling. For Penn State, it was toxic. Entering the final quarter of play in Monday night’s Rose Bowl Game between USC and Penn State, the Nittany Lions held a 49-35 lead over the Trojans. Over the course of the 2016 season, […]
For Trojan fans, seeing is believing
Before my first Stanford game, a senior gave me a warning. “I know you’re getting excited about the team, but they’re probably going to let you down.” She was right, of course, and I nursed the sting of that fourth-quarter loss for days. The unfurling mess of Sarkisian’s dismissal and the brutal Pac-12 championship loss […]
2017 Rose Bowl
USC tops Penn State in thriller to claim Rose Bowl win
What started out as a one-sided blowout-in-the-making turned into a nail-biting, highest scoring game in Rose Bowl history between No. 9 USC and No. 5 Penn State. And for the Trojans, a thrilling 52-49 win on a game-winning 46-yard field goal by redshirt junior placekicker Matt Boermeester was a fitting end to their long-awaited return to […]
USC takes in pageantry of the Rose Bowl
Playing in the “Granddaddy of Them All” — the Rose Bowl Game — comes with some of the grandest pre-game festivities and pageantry in all of college sports. USC and Penn State will take the field Monday afternoon after undergoing a week filled with hype and buildup for the playing of the 103rd Rose Bowl […]