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 moreBowl Records, as Recognized by Las Vegas
The Southeastern Conference didn't dazzle in bowl games this past season, going 5-5 against the pointspread, but the league remained the runaway leader in beating the number in postseason play since 2006. SEC teams are 24-12 against spread the past four postseasons, easily the best record among Bowl Championship Series teams. The Mountain West went […]
Read moreThe Skinny: Updated List of Candidates
Two to mark off the list: *Mike Riley: Decided to stay in his hometown and can thank USC for a contract extension taking him through the 2019 season. Oregon State is a great fit for him and he even acknowledges that leaving Oregon State the first time was the worst mistake of his coaching career. […]
Read moreHIGHLIGHTS: Aaron Corp 2009
Here are highlights of Aaron Corp from the San Jose State game, backing up Matt Barkley. Now that Barkley has the starting job at quarterback secured for likely the rest of his career as Trojan, Corp made the decision transfer to Richmond, a 1-AA school, where he can play immediately and have 2 years of […]
Read moreHIGHLIGHTS: Anthony McCoy 2009
Senior tight end Anthony McCoy has been ruled academically ineligible for the Emerald Bowl against Boston College, thus marking the end of his career as a Trojan. McCoy’s most notable performance this season was against Notre Dame, where he racked up an astonishing 153 yards on 5 catches. Below is a TrojanWire highlight video of […]
Read moreThere is no goal that USC’s Matt Barkley won’t pursue
Barkley, 19, is living out his dream in becoming the first true freshman to start at quarterback for the Trojans. “That is a goal of mine, to get to the point where I feel like I’m the best player in the country,” he says. Matt Barkley made headlines Sept. 5 in a game against San […]
Read moreHIGHLIGHTS: Oregon State 2009
Matt Barkley completed 15 of 25 passes for 202 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 2 interceptions. In light of the interceptions, he has improved tremendously since the home opener against San Jose State. And it sure is nice having Ronald Johnson back on the field, too! Allen Bradford rushed for a career high 147 yards and […]
Read moreNotre Dame vs. USC Stat of the Day: Resistable Force vs. Movable Object?
More photos » by Chris Carlson – AP about 1 month ago: San Jose State wide receiver Kevin Jurovich, right, is bought down by Southern California linebackers Chris Galippo (54) , Malcolm Smith (6) and Michael Morgan (17) during the first half of a NCAA college football game in Los Angeles, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2009. […]
Read moreThe Skinny: Trojans Execute Winning Formula and Whip Cal
Despite a very emotional week due to the unfortunate accident to Running Back Stafon Johnson, the Trojans put together its most complete performance of the year and routed Cal 30-3 in Strawberry Canyon. On Friday, I wrote about the 5 keys to setting a “Bear” trap and the Trojans hit on all the points and […]
Read more10-3-09: Penn St, Alabama, and Miami
Sign up with BetUS… they’ve got our game. Straight Bet $25 to win $22.73 Penn State (-7) over Illinois Straight Bet $25 to win $22.73 Alabama (-17) over Kentucky Straight Bet $25 to win $22.73 Miami (+7) over Oklahoma Illinois lost to Ohio State 30-0. And over 80% of people on Covers.com are taking Penn […]
Read moreThe Skinny: Efficiency and Improved Passing Game Key vs. Cougars
In a battle between last place teams in the Pac-10 standings, the 12th ranked Trojans (2-1) face an overmatched Washington State Cougars (1-2) team on Saturday at 7:15 pm in the Coliseum. Though the Cougars are coming off an exciting come from behind overtime win against SMU, they are limping into the Coliseum and will […]
Read moreA quick look at this week’s games
Posted by ESPN.com’s Ted Miller Lining up this week’s action. No. 3 USC (2-0) at Washington (1-1) USC beat the Huskies 56-0 last year … USC leads the all-time series 49-26-4 … USC is riding a 12-game winning streak … Washington ended a 15-game losing streak vs. Idaho last weekend … Washington coach Steve Sarkisian […]
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