Since 2001, with the exception of one loss, USC has owned the battle of Los Angeles over UCLA in every phase of the game. The total score since 2001 is USC 285 and UCLA 113. The Bruins have not come close to giving the Trojans much of a game in the Coliseum since that time […]
Read moreStanford Band Takes on ‘Girls Gone Wild’ Founder
Jim Harbaugh wasn’t the only one taking shots at USC on Saturday. Stanford’s band got in its licks during a halftime performance at the L.A. Coliseum, calling out USC graduate and “Girls Gone Wild” founder Joe Francis. The announcer says, “After all, it takes a special kind of man to be wanted for sexual harassment, […]
Read moreThe Skinny: Humbled Trojans Lack Hunger, Depth and Experience
The headline of the last Skinny was “It All Comes Down to the Running Game” and boy did it ever. Toby Gerhart and Stanford ran for 325 yards while thoroughly outplaying USC in every phase of the game in a 55-21 blowout of the Trojans. It was the most points ever given up by USC […]
Read moreBehind the scenes
Don’t miss this slideshow of fantastic images, many of which are from the locker room and tunnel, from Saturday’s 55-21 loss at the Coliseum, brought to you by USCRipsIt staff photographer Jon SooHoo: Photos by Jon SooHoo, USCRipsIt staff photographer
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 moreDamian Williams out, Anthony McCoy returning against Stanford
Wide receiver Williams, who suffered an ankle sprain against Arizona State, officially is ruled out of Saturday’s game at the Coliseum. Wide receiver Damian Williams is out. Tight end Anthony McCoy is in.
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 morePac-10 football: Updating the USC injuries
Another update for Stanford, Bay Area and Pac-10 fans interested in the outcome of the showdown in the Coliseum — an outcome that could hinge on the health of several of USC’s big guns. Here’s the latest, based on media reports: FB Stanley Havili (shoulder) is expected to… Continue reading…
Read moreWho’s going to win? Week 11 Pac-10 picks
Posted by ESPN.com’s Ted Miller Went 4-1 last week — if I could only pick Oregon games! — and the season record stands at 43-15. And, as a few of you have generously noted, I’m on a bit of a run here — 16-2 to be exact. A couple of these games, however, gave me […]
Read moreBeginning of the end
It’s finish time — the fourth quarter of the 2009 season has officially started. The USC football office is stirring this morning as coaches continue breaking down Arizona State game film with one eye on the past and one on the future, namely the Stanford game at the Coliseum that’s suddenly just five days away. […]
Read moreThe Skinny: At Least This Year, The Trojans Are Running With The Pac
For the first time since the middle of the 2002 season, the separation (at least this year) between USC and the Pac-10 is not evident. The Trojans 14-9 victory over Arizona Sate was a clear indication that USC looks like any other solid Pac-10 team and they are fortunate to finish with 3 straight home […]
Read moreRenderings of an LA Coliseum Upgrade
This is nothing new, but we came across these renderings on architectural firm RTKL’s site. RTKL made its name in sports by helping HOK Sport (now Populous) fit Camden Yards into inner-city Baltimore in the early 1990s, but since 1999 they’ve been cooking up the master plans behind LA LIVE, which reaches its completion in […]
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