Kiffin wins LA Sports Coach of the Year Award
Football coach Lane Kiffin will be honored after leading the Trojans to a 10-2 record.
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USC teams face an alarming lack of student support
In the afterglow of the 2011 football season, which ended with a 10-2 overall record, students and Trojan fans are already craving what lies ahead for 2012. Sure, that is not surprising, considering juniors Matt Barkley and T.J. McDonald decided to return for their senior seasons; not to mention, the 2012 roster is filled […]
USC faces choices with fewer scholarships
With sanctions looming over USC football for the next few years, the Trojans will have to make tough decisions regarding the roster.
Monte Kiffin and young USC defense hit stride in 2011
As the sixth-ranked USC Trojans enter the offseason, players, coaches and fans have a lot of things to remember from the 2011 season. Junior quarterback Matt Barkley threw a conference-record 39 touchdown passes, sophomore receiver Robert Woods and freshman receiver Marqise Lee totaled more than 1,000 yards receiving and, best of all, the Trojans went […]
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CUSHING, TEXANS ADVANCE IN PLAYOFFS Former USC linebacker Brian Cushing has led the Houston Texans to the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. Cushing, during his career as a Trojan from 2005-2008, was an All-American and All-Conference performer. He was also a finalist for the Butkus Award in 2008, given annually to the […]
Pac-12 releases schedule for 2012 football season
USC will open its season Sept. 1 and will host six opponents at the Coliseum.
Pair of Trojans to transfer
Kyle Prater and Amir Carlisle announced intention to be released from scholarships.
Matt Barkley chooses ‘one more year’ with Kiffin
Trojan football fans had to anxiously wait until Matt Barkley’s press conference at 1 p.m. on Thursday to learn that the junior quarterback would return for his senior season, forgoing the opportunity to enter the NFL draft. USC football coach Lane Kiffin discovered Barkley’s fate a day earlier, but only after enduring a painfully long […]
USC junior quarterback Matt Barkley to forgo 2012 NFL draft
Junior quarterback Matt Barkley will stay at USC for his senior season, forgoing the 2012 NFL draft. Barkley was the last of the four draft eligible juniors to announce his decision and just one day after junior safety T.J. McDonald Barkley made his announcement Thursday at Heritage Hall in front of a crowd of media […]
Defensive end Nick Perry opts for the pros
USC junior defensive end Nick Perry has declared for the 2012 NFL draft. It was announced that the 6-foot-3 defensive lineman would follow fellow junior offensive tackle Matt Kalil, opting to go pro. “We counseled Nick throughout his decision-making process and we stand behind him on this decision,” USC coach Lane Kiffin said. “He was […]