Tag Archive for: Matt Barkley

Kiffin finds his stride in second year at USC


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You could first see it in the press room following USC’s 31-17 win over Notre Dame in October. It was there again on the field after the Trojans’ 38-35 upset of Oregon in Eugene.  It was as wide as ever when USC led UCLA by 50 late in the fourth quarter on Saturday: it being […]

Matt Barkley for Heisman?


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Counterpoint: Barkley has been impressive leading USC to a 10-2 overall mark, but he doesn’t measure up to other top candidates.

Trojans stomp UCLA in season finale


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In the moments leading up to Saturday’s game against No. 10 USC, UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel insisted that the gap between the two programs had closed. Provided they could upend the Trojans (10-2, 7-2) in the 81st meeting between the two crosstown rivals, the Bruins would find themselves in first place atop the Pac-12 South […]

USC survives late rally to stun Oregon in Eugene


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In less than 12 minutes, Oregon had rattled off 21 unanswered points, cutting USC’s lead to 38-35 with seven minutes to play. A botched handoff from junior quarterback Matt Barkley to senior tailback Marc Tyler on the next possession gave Oregon (9-2, 7-1) enough time to march the length of the field to the Trojans’ […]

The time is now for Trojans to shine


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More than an hour after USC’s triple-overtime defeat against Stanford on Oct. 29, senior defensive tackle Christian Tupou lingered around an empty Trojans’ locker room. As he put on his street clothes and finally headed out into the Los Angeles night, USC’s venerable defensive leader did something few are prone to do following a heartbreaking […]