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With four team captains from 2012 gone, new players have stepped up to replace them.
Moving ahead along with Barkley, Trojans
By MICHAEL KATZ
2 Comments/in Columns, Sports
It’s far too fitting that I’m writing my last column for the Daily Trojan on the first day of the 2013 NFL draft. As I watch Matt Barkley, Robert Woods, T.J. McDonald and others hear their names called over the next few days, I can’t help but remember all the times I interviewed them on […]
Trojans ready for pros as NFL draft day approaches
NFL scouts swarm as USC holds pro day
USC defense must blend old with new
By NICK SELBE
1 Comment/in Columns, Sports
Every year, across the country, the same thing happens: Schools hire a new head football coach or new assistants. Once spring practice starts, the new schemes and playbooks that each new coach brings are proclaimed to be so much better than those that came before. Sure enough, early returns on new USC Defensive Coordinator Clancy […]
Football team needs a new group of leaders
By MICHAEL KATZ
2 Comments/in Columns, Sports
It’s been more than two weeks since USC finished its disastrous 2012 season. But the news just keeps getting worse. On Wednesday, ESPN Los Angeles reported that sources told them a fight took place after the Trojans lost to Georgia Tech 21-7 in the Sun Bowl on Dec. 31. An anonymous player said the scene […]
Kiffin refutes reports of post-Sun Bowl altercation
NFL draft looms for pair of star Trojans
By SEAN MCCORMICK
in Columns, Sports
To me, awaiting word on whether USC will play in the Holiday Bowl or Sun Bowl carries about as much intrigue as the Chevron car races we’re forced to watch at every football and basketball game. Frankly, I don’t care, although it is entertaining to watch people go bonkers when the fire truck wins. I’ll […]
Lee headlines Pac-12 awards for Trojans
By YOUSSEF IBRAHIM
in Blogs, Trojan Fix
Sophomore wide receiver Marqise Lee and freshman defensive end Leonard Williams received recognition from the Pac-12 yesterday, with Lee winning Offensive Player of the Year in the conference and Williams taking home the Freshman Defensive Player of the Year award. The awards, in conjunction with All-Conference First Team recognition given to Lee and senior center […]
Trojans’ streak snapped
By JOEY KAUFMAN
2 Comments/in Featured, Football, Sports
USC loses to its crosstown rival for the first time in six years as UCLA wins the Pac-12 South.