Maligned USC defense bounces back against ASU
After allowing 1,318 combined total yards to Oregon and Arizona, USC gives up just 250.
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Pigskin Notes: Defense bounces back, Woods struggles
Monte Kiffin’s battered baseball cap titled over his brow as he glanced toward the ground. “It’s hard to talk about Oregon right now,” said the Trojans’ assistant head coach for defense when last week’s performance was brought up. Understandably, it was hard to talk about Oregon. Just seven days earlier, Kiffin’s defense had surrendered school […]
Game rewind — Arizona State
The set-up: USC traveled to Tempe, Ariz. for its first road test to play the Arizona State Sun Devils, who were fresh off of a loss against Illinois. With the two teams projected to finish near the top of the Pac-12 South in the preseason, the game figured have serious implications for divisions supremacy. Matt […]
Offense struggles without key players
The defense flexes its muscles, while inexperience and injuries contribute to offensive woes.
Kiffin lodges a complaint about officiating
The USC coach is unhappy with the way officials called the game Saturday against Stanford.
Energy level must stay elevated in Minnesota
Sometimes, fans assume that sports are like algebra. If Team A beats Team B by 21, and if Team B beats Team C by 14, then it follows that Team A should beat Team C by 35. Right? No — at least, not according to Lane Kiffin and the Trojans. Kiffin dismissed any thought of […]
New coach, same story: lots of penalties
Discipline. That would be one of the first words that comes to mind when thinking of the difference between former USC coach Pete Carroll and his successor Lane Kiffin. From his first practice in the spring, Kiffin made sure players touched every line during sprints, paid full attention during practice and adhered strictly to the […]
Lane Kiffin done talking about penalties
There’s no doubt about it: USC has disciplinary problems on the football field.