Tag Archive for: tre madden

Penalties, not injuries, are hamstringing USC


The USC sideline is becoming more like a scene on ER every game, as an astounding number of players limp off the field. Yet, the biggest problems are not physical, like knee injuries to junior wide receiver Marqise Lee and redshirt junior cornerback Anthony Brown. Mental errors by Lee and Brown are the ones that […]

Loss to Sun Devils acts as final nail in Kiffin


This weekend, USC’s trip to the desert started with a blowout loss to Arizona State and snowballed into the firing of head coach Lane Kiffin immediately following the team’s flight back to Los Angeles. On Saturday night in Tempe, Murphy’s Law reigned over the USC football team – anything that could go wrong, did. Arizona State […]

USC perseveres in must-win situation


After USC polished off the finishing touches on a near-perfect 35-7 victory over Boston College, the Trojans were quick to admit that the atmosphere surrounding the team’s preparations for the Eagles wasn’t ideal. “It was really dark last week,” redshirt sophomore tailback Tre Madden said. “This [win] was a relief.” Rumors about a players-only meeting […]