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Avoiding injury bug is the key for USC season


USC coach Lane Kiffin announced Sunday that media members would no longer be allowed to report practice injuries of any sort, saying it put USC at a competitive disadvantage. So the general public will no longer know which Trojans sat out practice, which ones appeared to be hurt or which ones spent their day on […]

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USC assistant head coach Monte Kiffin begins his fourth season coaching with his son, Lane, on Saturday night.

USC hype leads to ticket sales spike


At first, I couldn’t help but smirk. Earlier this month, USC released a handful of promotional videos for the upcoming season, highlighted by the slogan: “We play for the 90,000 faithful. ” The implication, of course, is that the Trojans will be suiting up in front of sellout crowds at the 93,607-seat Los Angeles Memorial […]

Preseason hype does not equate to wins


Oh, the difference a year makes. A year ago, USC ranked No. 25 in the Associated Press’ preseason college football poll. In USA Today’s poll, the Trojans were absent because of sanctions. One 10-2 season and one upset of Oregon later, the Trojans now rank in the top three in every preseason poll imaginable, including […]

USC’s schedule sets up favorably


Surely by now you’ve heard a multitude of reasons why No. 3 USC will have a successful season. Barkley this, Woods that, Marqise Lee, the linebackers, Kiffin, whoever films practice or some little future Trojan in the 70th row of the Coliseum is contributing to its success. Well here’s one more. It’s something that affects […]