Starting quarterback battle heating up
Cody Kessler and Max Browne traded reps in a chippy first practice after spring break.
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Sarkisian debuts new up tempo offense
USC’s first spring practice was marked by fast-paced play and another quarterback battle.
Trojans tame Bulldogs to reach 10-win mark
USC vanquished its postseason demons from a year ago in a game filled with aggressive play-calling, passing prowess and sideline dances, as the Trojans (10-4) staked out an enormous first-half lead before cruising to the finish line in a 45-20 victory over Fresno State (11-2). After getting embarrassed by Georgia Tech 21-7 in last year’s […]
UCLA beats USC for second straight year
The Trojans fall flat in what ends up being interim head coach Ed Orgeron’s final game.
Trojans come up short against rival Bruins
Heading into the 83rd meeting between crosstown rivals USC and UCLA, the focus of the game was mainly on the Trojans and interim head coach Ed Orgeron, with many viewing the game as Orgeron’s opportunity to firmly announce himself as the frontrunner to take over as USC’s permanent head coach after the season’s end. By […]
USC beats Colorado but loses Pac-12 title
The Trojans cruise to a 47-29 victory against the Buffaloes, but ASU defeats UCLA to dash the Trojans’ hopes of playing for a title berth.
USC beats Buffs, but eliminated from Pac-12 race
One week after toppling then-No. 5 Stanford behind an unusually powerful passing attack, the Trojans returned to a ground-and-pound strategy headed by redshirt sophomore running back Javorius “Buck” Allen on Saturday night to convincingly beat Colorado 47-29. USC (9-3, 6-2), however, was still eliminated from the Pac-12 South division title race as Arizona State defeated UCLA 38-33 […]
Stanford win erases pain of past defeats
As co-sports editor of the Daily Trojan, I generally find it quite easy to separate my duties as an unbiased reporter and fan loyalties as a USC student. I usually cover every home football game from the press box as an impartial observer, and don’t take too much pleasure in a Trojan win or experience […]
Kessler’s Christianity brings calming sense
For USC redshirt sophomore quarterback Cody Kessler, the bright lights of Saturday night begin with Sunday mornings. It’s because before football, before USC, Cody Kessler and his parents would go to church every week in Bakersfield, Calif. In the world of media, Christianity often only appears in extremes, usually “fundamentalists” who constitute the religious right […]
USC looks to ground high-flying Cardinal
The Trojans face their toughest opponent yet in No. 5 Stanford, who suddenly look like BCS title contenders after beating Oregon.