Tag Archive for: Football

Stanford game a fork in the road for Trojans


Gen. George S. Patton, who led U.S. forces during World War II, experienced some crushing defeats in his career. His ability to recover after a loss, however, made him an icon of military leadership. “Success is how high you bounce after you hit the bottom,” Patton once said. During the last nine years, USC built […]

Defensive inefficiencies doom Trojans


Defense wins games. So is it any surprise that USC lost 32-31 Saturday against the pesky Huskies? The Trojan defense looked utterly anemic this weekend, as Washington quarterback Jake Locker led an offensive charge that picked apart and read USC like a science class dissection lab. Locker threw for 310 yards and a touchdown on […]

Podcast: Sizing up the Huskies


Sports editors James Bianchi and Kenny Legan look ahead to the Trojans' Parents Weekend matchup versus the Washington Huskies.