Rivalry contains different flavor
For the first time in school history, USC is 5-1 while unranked in the AP top-25 poll.
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Trojans look to duplicate success
In its last three wins over California, USC has won by a combined score of 95-20.
Farmer praised for practice play
The coaching staff has been pleased with Farmer’s play at tailback during practices.
USC hopes to build upon narrow win
The Trojans have a bye week before traveling to NorCal to face California on Oct. 13.
Pair of Trojans receives awards for standout play
McDonald’s interceptions and Barkley’s passing yards catch the attention of many.
USC notches win over Arizona in wild game
Matt Barkley saw a lot of Carson Palmer, when the Heisman Trophy winner played for USC in the early 2000s. Growing up in nearby Newport Beach, Barkley, now a junior quarterback for the Trojans, remembers Palmer’s 2002 season — the year he won the award while throwing for 3,942 yards and 33 touchdowns. On Saturday, […]
Trojans team in class all on its own
I remember 2004 and 2005 just as much as the next person. It was a time defined by wardrobe malfunctions, Shaq and Kobe’s split, a search for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and, yes, USC’s dominance on the football field. Sure, who doesn’t like a national championship-caliber team now and again, but sometimes you just […]
Young USC hopes to benefit from road loss
For many, it’s hard to see Saturday’s thrashing as anything other than a deflating punch to the gut for the Trojans. The great 3-0 start, a bunch of young talent proving its worth early on and a group of veteran leaders showing that it is ready to take the reins — it all seemed irrelevant […]
USC blown away by Arizona State in first loss of the season
USC junior safety Jawanza Starling missed a tackle and Arizona State running back Cameron Marshall finished off a 70-yard run to give the Sun Devils a 7-0 lead in the opening minutes. That set the tone for the rest of the game as the Sun Devils ran away from No. 23 USC (3-1, 1-1) late […]
Offensive front-five proving its worth
Matt Barkley, Robert Woods, Marc Tyler — a Heisman Trophy candidate, a sophomore stud and a heart-warming story, respectively. But the stats these three put up wouldn’t be possible without the play of USC’s offensive line. Yes, Barkley, Woods and Tyler dazzle with the eye-popping stats. Yes, they make the big, flashy plays. But […]