Recruiting drama is a guilty pleasure


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The other day, I caught myself doing something embarrassing. I was perusing the internet and realized that I was looking up recruiting rankings. But not just glancing. I was legitimately researching. And what’s more, I was legitimately caring. I somehow found these kids and their impending decisions important. To many, this is all just part […]

Sunday a reminder of Carroll’s greatness


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The Super Bowl is finally over: The media circus has subsided, the game has been played, snacks were devoured, Tim Tebow got a contract to talk about how he didn’t need a contract and, oh yeah, the Seahawks won. They didn’t just win: They made the game boring. At halftime it was 22-0 with an […]

Signing day is a false sign of success


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Tomorrow marks one of the single most hectic days on the sports calendar — National Signing Day. If a petition does not yet exist to make this day a national holiday in the United States, then we’ve failed as a society. If the United States’ 21st century obsession with reality television is any indication, then […]

Recruiting the first test for Sarkisian


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The phrase “USC recruits USC” is thrown around a lot by Trojan football fans and analysts. It refers to the belief that regardless of who the coach is, the University of Southern California football team will always attract talent. As arrogant as Bruin fans might find this notion, it is fairly accurate. Whether the coach […]

USC swim cruises on without Franklin


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Two summers ago, 17-year-old Missy Franklin introduced herself to the world as the United States’ biggest swimming phenom since Michael Phelps. After winning five medals (four gold) and setting two world records at the 2012 London Olympics, she sat down for a delightfully bubbly interview with NBC’s Bob Costas, which, according to my lengthy internet […]

Recruiting missteps hurt USC baseball


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What happened to USC baseball? That is the question I set out to answer when I started writing this piece. What happened to the 12-time National Champions, the most successful program in the history of the sport? What happened to the team of Rod Dedeaux, the college baseball Coach of the Century? How can a […]

Recruiting class has room to improve


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It’s been an intriguing week for USC football recruiting, as five-star quarterback and former Alabama recruit Ricky Town de-committed from the Crimson Tide and gave his verbal commitment to USC. Though there’s plenty of intrigue about Town’s potential at the college level, the high school junior (class of 2015) still isn’t going to put on […]

Enfield can build success given time


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As the calendar approaches February, and with conference play well underway, the USC men’s basketball team reached a milestone this past week when it notched its first Pac-12 win of the Andy Enfield regime. The celebration was short-lived, though, as the Trojans were back to their losing ways in a loss to Stanford on Sunday, […]

Departing Trojans made the right call


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From the end of USC’s season on Dec. 21 up until the Jan. 15 declaration deadline, we watched the Trojans’ draft-eligible juniors trickle into the pool for the 2014 NFL Draft. First it was safety Dion Bailey, then center Marcus Martin, followed by defensive end George Uko, wide receiver Marqise Lee and tight end Xavier […]

Women’s basketball program on the rise


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Unlike USC’s men’s basketball team, which earned its first conference win at home on Wednesday night against Cal, the Women of Troy have been rolling in Pac-12 conference play. With a 6-1 conference record contributing to a 13-6 overall mark, the Women of Troy currently stand one spot away from first-place Stanford, who ranks No. […]