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Game three rewind: USC runs over Syracuse at the Coliseum


The set-up: Following two narrow escapes, USC played host to undefeated Syracuse. On the one hand, the Orange, who reportedly left the Big East to join the Atlantic Coast Conference earlier in the day, hoped to spoil a perfect three-game home stand with their impressive passing attack. On the other hand, the Trojans aimed to […]

Trojans crush Orange in nonconference matchup


Despite trailing for the first time all season following a 23-yard field goal from sophomore kicker Ross Krautman, giving Syracuse an early 3-0 lead, USC responded quickly, scoring 24 unanswered points en route to a 38-17 victory over the Orange. “It is really nice to get a win like the old days,” USC coach Lane […]

Live Blog: USC vs. Syracuse


We’re live here at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for USC’s nonconference matchup against Syracuse of the Big East. Be sure to follow our live blog for in-game updates, as well as our Twitter account @DT_Sports.

Give Kiffin some love, credit he deserves


Just minutes after stepping to the podium following Saturday’s 23-14 victory over Utah, USC coach Lane Kiffin was confronted with a reporter’s question regarding the “controversial” on-field interview he gave a week earlier, in which he said USC only had two good players on offense. The question had nothing to do with the outcome of […]

Living on the edge not what USC needs


It happened, again. It wasn’t pretty. It was hardly palatable. For the second week in a row, USC won a game in the final seconds, barely, edging Utah in the first-ever Pac-12 game. Based on games one and two, living on the edge might serve as an appropriate slogan for the 2011 Trojans. Living on […]