Trojans’ new leadership core takes shape
With four team captains from 2012 gone, new players have stepped up to replace them.
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Trojans ready for pros as NFL draft day approaches
Quarterback Matt Barkley leads the latest class of USC football players to the NFL.
Trojans’ depth issues will be costly
Though a contradictory figure of speech by definition, oxymorons infiltrate our everyday language. We have the tried-and-true cliches — overused literary paradoxes like “deafening silence” and “sweet sorrow.” We also spread them unwittingly at every turn, with common verbiage such as “act naturally” and “dull roar.” After scanning the 2013 football depth chart released last […]
Trojans return to limited contact as Lee practices
After a dominant scrimmage on Saturday, junior Marqise Lee practiced on Tuesday.
Skull and Dagger pranks students, faculty, news crews
The Skull and Dagger Society marked its 100th year at SC by pranking students and faculty.
Skull and Dagger succeeds in prank
Skull and Dagger prank USC students on Tuesday by holding a fake special announcement at Tommy Trojan, commemorating their 100 year anniversary. Current USG President Mikey Geragos introduced the event, with athletes Matt Barkley, Marqise Lee and Khaled Holmes announcing the prank.
Kiffin ignoring biggest problem
Spring practice is right around the corner. Matt Barkley, Robert Woods, Khaled Holmes and Nickell Robey are making the rounds at the NFL Combine. This should be a period of positive thoughts and new beginnings for Trojans both past and present. Instead, the focus of USC football continues to be on a recurring topic […]
Football team needs a new group of leaders
It’s been more than two weeks since USC finished its disastrous 2012 season. But the news just keeps getting worse. On Wednesday, ESPN Los Angeles reported that sources told them a fight took place after the Trojans lost to Georgia Tech 21-7 in the Sun Bowl on Dec. 31. An anonymous player said the scene […]
Kiffin refutes reports of post-Sun Bowl altercation
Coach Lane Kiffin and senior quarterback Matt Barkley deny allegations of a brawl.
Firing of O’Neill is bad news for Kiffin
On Monday morning, I was woken up by the sound of my phone vibrating. Still groggy, I picked it up and was immediately snapped out of my daze: men’s basketball coach Kevin O’Neill had been fired. My initial thought was how strange the timing seemed: After all, the team had just won a game, something […]