The BCS gives USC an uphill climb


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With the release of the first Bowl Championship Series standings, every contender in college football is plotting the complex path it would take to get to the championship game. And the world keeps spinning. The October release is like clockwork; a whole bunch of numbers that mean nothing to the average college football fan is […]

The time has come, Lou Holtz must go


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I live for college football Saturdays. It’s during those 14 Saturdays, when the 90-degree heat gives way to the 30-degree snow (at least in my hometown of Chicago), that life is as beautiful as the Italian opera singers in The Shawshank Redemption. Like the prisoners, I stop and soak it all in. But there is […]

The hype bubble has burst on Aaron Corp


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This weekend’s match up between No. 6 USC and No. 25 Notre Dame always has a lot of hype to it, and it should. The game is a battle between two schools with arguably the country’s most prestigious college football histories. Each program has racked up 11 national championships, and both have had incredible players […]

The rejuvenated Irish embody coach’s style


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The rivalry is finally back where it belongs. With both USC and Notre Dame entering Saturday’s game ranked in the top 25, there’s a return to normalcy surrounding the annual intersectional clash. But the renewed sense of relevancy goes beyond the little numbers next to each team’s name. The Trojans head to South Bend, Ind., […]

No end in sight for UCLA’s misery


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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. […]

Former runner’s life anything but ordinary


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At first glance, you can tell there’s something special — something different — about Louis Zamperini. He wears a cardinal USC hat and is 92 years old, but he’ll forgive you for thinking he’s 60. Most men his age are confined to their homes, but you can tell that Zamperini doesn’t live that life. In […]

In search of storylines during a USC bye week


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Today is a tough day for columnists. It’s the Thursday before an open Saturday and after a statement Saturday. In laymen’s terms: USC doesn’t play this Saturday. And last Saturday, the Trojans silenced all the critics. Can the defense handle the Heisman front-runner Jahvid Best? Yes. He’s now on the Heisman backburner. Can the offense […]

Trojans again playing as if there’s no doubt


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USC’s dancing and chest-thumping on the sideline may be nothing new for the fans or players, yet each hop and step seemed more emphatic than the moves the Trojans made in their sluggish first four games of the year.

Athletes are ruled by their superstitions


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Bo DeHuff knew he was in trouble. But nobody else did. Redshirt sophomore DeHuff came to the second hole on the second day of a junior golf tournament as the leader. He held the overnight lead, and he was hitting the ball well. It was his senior year of high school, and he was headed […]