Category: Sport
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Bruins are narrowly ahead of No. 3 Memphis. Six Pac-10 teams are ranked. USC is No. 18. UCLA is ranked No. 2 in the Associated Press preseason basketball poll released today, landing second to North Carolina in a major preseason poll for the second time.
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Phil Collin, Daily Breeze It’s fourth-and-9 at Notre Dame, and USC’s brain trust scrambles during a timeout to find the right combination to somehow keep a championship dream alive. After consultations between the offensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach and head coach – and with a final reminder for the quarterback to look for one tiny defensive…
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Here’s what Pac-10 coach who faced both teams said Thursday about the USC-Oregon State game, “Oregon State’s defense is going to shut down USC’s offense, so it’s just a matter if they can score points on USC’s defense.”
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Trojans packed into the Galen Center Thursday night to get pumped up for Saturday’s game against Oregon. The annual Homecoming rally kicked off its first year in the new venue with performances by the USC Trojan Marching Band, Spirit Leaders and Song Girls, as well as appearances by Pete Carroll and the USC football team,…
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In a college football season when everything has been topsy-turvy, at least one thing has remained constant: the fans. No, not in their undying support for their Trojans, but in their apathetic “So what?” attitude that was apparent last season and is becoming so this season.
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USC men’s basketball has experienced perhaps the most offseason buzz in program history. Delivering on lofty expectations, however, might be a difficult task in the early going. Injuries have plagued the Trojans during preseason workouts, with nearly half the team missing time because of various ailments.
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-John David Booty has his job back. Booty will start at quarterback Saturday night when the 13th-ranked Trojans face Oregon State. He sat out three ga…
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<!–start image–><!– end image–>Stafon Johnson looks nimble, and the USC offense looks like it needs him. The Trojans’ rushing statistics improve dramatically when he gets a large share of the carries. Johnson will be back strong this week to face the country’s stingiest run defense. Also inside: Sam Baker works again — minimally — and…
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USC freshman Mamadou Diarra said he met with a doctor today and will undergo surgery for a hernia next week.
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The celebrated freshman isn’t shy about talking up a Final Four appearance, something the Trojans haven’t done since 1954. As far as O.J. Mayo is concerned, a second consecutive Sweet 16 appearance in the NCAA tournament for USC would leave a sour taste.