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No. 13 Southern California became the sixth Pac-12 team to opt out of a bowl game Saturday, citing a recommendation from team doctors and discussions with players. In an e-mail released to the media, USC said that the decision was made following a recommendation from the USC medical team and with the Trojan football leadership council. A few weeks ago,…

Kedon Slovis and Southern California have been clutch in the fourth quarter this season. But too many mistakes squashed any hopes of the 13th-ranked Trojans claiming their second Pac-12 football title in four years and a shot at a New Year’s Six bowl game. Slovis’ three interceptions top the list of USC gaffes in its 31-24 loss to Oregon...

Oregon didn’t win its Pac-12 division, and it only got into the championship game because Washington had to drop out. The Ducks hadn’t won a game in nearly a month before they took the Coliseum field Friday night. They still ended up celebrating amid confetti and streamers in their rivals’ empty stadium. After yet another display of the big-game...

While Sam Darnold is back home on the West Coast this weekend, he’ll undoubtedly think back to the days when he was a college superstar bound for NFL success, not a beleaguered pro quarterback trying to hang on to his job with a winless team. Those days were actually less than three years ago. That’s when Darnold left Southern...

The USC Trojans will be playing in Friday’s Pac-12 Football Championship Game this Friday, but they won’t be playing the team they expected.

Kedon Slovis threw an 8-yard touchdown to Amon-Ra St. Brown with 16 seconds left for his fifth passing TD of the game, and No. 16 Southern California rallied from an 18-point, third-quarter deficit to beat UCLA 43-38 on Saturday night. UCLA took a 38-36 lead with 52 seconds remaining on Nicholas Barr-Mira’s 43-yard field goal, but USC (5-0) answered quickly….

The 90th annual USC-UCLA football game will be played Saturday at the Rose Bowl without fans in attendance due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Clay Helton walked into the USC Trojans’ locker room and breathed a sigh of relief. Not because his team had just played a dramatic closely fought game, but simply because they were able to play at all. After two weeks, three confirmed positive COVID-19 cases, and over 10 players stuck in quarantine, the USC Trojans finally played football again. “To…

The annual USC-UCLA football game will kick off at 4:30 p.m. Saturday at the Rose Bowl, USC announced Sunday.

Marv Marinovich, who captained Southern California’s national championship football team in 1962 and famously employed his strength and conditioning methods to groom son Todd into becoming quarterback for the Trojans, has died. He was 81. The university said he died Thursday of natural causes in Mission Viejo. Marinovich grew up in the Northern California city of Watsonville. He moved south…

The USC-Washington State football game was rescheduled Sunday for the following Sunday, two days later than originally planned, to allow for the return of Trojan players who are in isolation due to COVID-19 positive tests or in quarantine as a result of contact tracing.

Reggie Bush wants his Heisman Trophy back, and he’s not afraid to talk about it.

The great Southern California teams were known for their confidence. On the road against Utah, these Trojans took another step toward restoring the program’s past glory. “We played with a swagger tonight, especially on defense,” coach Clay Helton said. Kedon Slovis threw for two touchdowns and No. 20 USC smothered Utah in a 33-17 victory Saturday. Slovis completed 24 of…

The Atlanta Hawks added to their young nucleus by selecting center Onyeka Okongwu from Southern California with the No. 6 pick n the NBA draft on Wednesday night. The 6-foot-9, 245-pound Okongwu joins Trae Young and John Collins on a team that is looking to take a major leap forward after three straight losing seasons. Okongwu shot nearly 62% from the...

USC football players, civil rights activists and family members of suspended receiver Munir McClain will call Sunday for his reinstatement.

Marqise Lee hopes to revive an injury-plagued career at his latest NFL stop in New England. The former Jaguars receiver was one of eight veteran free agents signings announced by New England on Thursday. The list also includes quarterback Brian Hoyer, who agreed to a one-year deal last month. Lee marks the Patriots’ most significant move this offseason to begin rebuilding...