Written by Stephanie Graves, USCTrojans.com Blog Contributor Click here for the complete video of head coach Lane Kiffin’s post-scrimmage remarks to the media. Going into Day 5, the Men of Troy donned full pads for their first big test of camp. Veterans and rookies alike had the opportunity to display their knowledge of the […]
Read moreThe Futility of Appeal?
The only good thing about the NCAA sanctions against USC being so broad and overbearing is that there is room for appeal. It is possible for the ban on two post-season bowl games to become a single year. It possible for the loss of 30 scholarships to become 24 over three years, or even 20 […]
Read moreUSC spring football preview: Tight ends
Feeling a little bracketed out? Well, take a break from March Madness and check out our position-by-position USC spring football preview. Tight ends are part 4 of 9. The full schedule is listed below. THE PARTICIPANTS Blake Ayles (junior), Jordan Cameron (senior transfer), Rhett Ellison (redshirt junior), Ian Wandler (senior transfer) THE KEY PLAYERS Ayles, […]
Read moreUSC football: 15 players to watch in spring (No. 1)
Ten days, 14 players and nearly 5,000 words later, we have hit No. 1 on our countdown of the 15 Trojans to watch in spring practice. But wait. There’s more. Starting Thursday, we’ll begin our position-by-position preview of spring football, including three questions (and answers) for each spot. And remember, you can follow the USC […]
Read moreUSC football: 15 players to watch in spring (No. 2)
Thirteen down, two to go. The countdown of the 15 USC players to watch in spring practice is nearly complete. For Nos. 3-15, see below. For No. 1, check back in a couple of hours. NO. 2 — RB ALLEN BRADFORD Profile: 5-11, 235, redshirt senior 2009 stats: 13 games, 115 carries, 668 yards, 5.8-yard […]
Read moreUSC rules three academically ineligible
The notion that USC merely reloads talent ad infinitum despite the departure of a bevy of starters was cast into doubt this season, and it will be tested further — unexpectedly — in the Emerald Bowl on Saturday. With starting running back Joe McKnight‘s eligibility for the bowl game against Boston College already in question […]
Read moreThe Skinny: Trojans Are Playing For A Holiday
For the first time since 2001, the Trojans are not playing its last regular season game for the right to go to a BCS bowl. A Trojan win over Arizona in the Coliseum on Saturday puts them in the Holiday Bowl, most likely against Nebraska. A loss and they fall from a tie for 2nd […]
Read moreThe Struggles of Matt Barkley
More photos » by Matt Sayles – AP Browse more photos » It is safe to say that the recent play of Matt Barkley has been some cause for concern for many of us. We all marveled at his poise on the road against tOSU, Cal and ND. The tOSU and ND games were not […]
Read moreThe Skinny: It All Comes Down To The Running Game
Stanford comes into the Coliseum as a hot team with Rose Bowl aspirations. The Cardinal’s defeat of the 8th ranked Oregon Ducks 51-42 put the nation on notice that Stanford football can compete at the highest level and Head Coach Jim Harbaugh is one of the best young coaches in the game. It was just […]
Read moreDispatch from Howard Jones
Thoughts from Thursday’s practice, through the eyes of USCRipsIt… – With football icon Jim Brown in attendance and cool weather in the air, the Trojans sped through a brief half-pads practice on a quintessential gridiron evening under the lights. The workout closed out the on-field portion of game preparation and pushed the team one step […]
Read moreThe Skinny: Scary Movie Part IV Turns Into The Oregon Chainsaw Massacre
While watching the Trojans lose control of a football game for the first time in the Pete Carroll era and reflecting on the last 9 quarters of football USC has played, the beginning of Buffalo Springfield’s song “For What It’s Worth” started playing in my head “There’s something happening here, what it is ain’t exactly […]
Read moreThe Skinny: Scary Movie Part IV: Where The Rubber Meets The Road
The Trojans have survived tough road environments this year at Ohio State, Cal and Notre Dame. However, the biggest test of the year will be Saturday night at the toughest place to play in the Pac-10, Auzten Stadium, where the Trojans will battle the 10th ranked Oregon Ducks. The Trojans will have to survive a […]
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