Nickell Robey declares for NFL draft
Despite projecting into the fourth round, the junior cornerback and three-year starter elects to forego his final year of eligibility.
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Lackluster Sun Bowl provides fitting end
Outgoing sports editor Michael Katz weighs in on the team’s poor bowl game performance.
Matt Barkley wins Wuerffel Trophy
The award is given to the player who best combines scholarship, service and strong in-game play.
A bowl bid still counts for something
Conference championship Saturday has come and gone. The BCS selection show came and went. What did both of these television programs have in common? Neither of them involved USC. If you had told me when the season began that USC would be playing Georgia Tech in a bowl game, I’d have guessed the Trojans got […]
Trojans accept invitation to the Sun Bowl in El Paso
After losing three of its last four games, 7-5 USC will play Georgia Tech on Dec. 31.
Monte Kiffin to resign after bowl game
USC assistant coach Monte Kiffin will resign following the Trojans’ bowl game next month, the university announced through a statement Thursday night. Kiffin intends to “pursue opportunities” in the NFL, where he had previously spent 26 years as an assistant, including 12 seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as defensive coordinator, according to the statement. […]
No. 1 Notre Dame, in a 22-13 win, keeps Trojans at bay
Given the opportunity to upset No. 1 Notre Dame in the 84th edition of the storied intersectional rivalry, USC flashed the talent and explosiveness that emboldened many preseason prognosticators to ticket the Trojans — not the Irish — for a date in January’s BCS national championship game in Miami. Unfortunately, the Trojans were once again […]
Thanksgiving and Notre Dame
The Daily Trojan staff would like to wish the USC community a Happy Thanksgiving. As part of the school-wide break, the DT’s print production staff will be observing the November holiday until Monday, Nov. 26. The next print edition will hit newsstands Tuesday, Nov. 27. Until then, follow @dailytrojan on Twitter and like our Facebook […]
It might be time for a coaching change
PASADENA, Calif. — It was almost exactly a year ago to the day that USC took down No. 4 Oregon on the road at Autzen Stadium, improving its record to 9-2 en route to a 10-win season and a No. 6 final ranking in the Associated Press poll. The Trojans were riding high. Lane Kiffin […]
Kiffin expected to return as Trojans’ coach in 2013
The third-year head coach is 25-11, with four of those losses coming in 2012.