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No. 13 USC Opts Out of Bowl Game
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,…
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Too Many Mistakes Add up to No. 13 USC's First Loss in Pac 12 Championship
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...
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USC's 4th Quarter Magic Comes to an End as Oregon Holds on to Win Pac-12 Title 31-24
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...
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Former USC Trojan Sam Darnold Comes Home to Face Vaunted Rams Defense
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...
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Ducks Replace Heartbroken Huskies as USC's Pac-12 Football Championship Opponent
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.
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Kedon Slovis Throws 5 Touchdowns as No. 16 USC Rallies From 18 Points to Stun Rival UCLA
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….
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USC, UCLA to Play Without Fans in New Wrinkle to Old Rivalry
The 90th annual USC-UCLA football game will be played Saturday at the Rose Bowl without fans in attendance due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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No. 20 USC Trojans Rout Washington State 38-13 on Rare Sunday Night Game
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…
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USC-UCLA Football Game Set for 4:30 p.m. on Dec. 12 at Rose Bowl
The annual USC-UCLA football game will kick off at 4:30 p.m. Saturday at the Rose Bowl, USC announced Sunday.
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Marv Marinovich, Former USC Football Captain, Dies at 81
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…
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USC-Washington State Football Game Rescheduled Due to Trojans' COVID-19 Cases
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.
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Reggie Bush on Heisman Trophy: ‘I Would Be Lying If I Said I Didn't Want It Back'
Reggie Bush wants his Heisman Trophy back, and he’s not afraid to talk about it.
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USC's Dominant Defense Leads Trojans Past Utah, 33-17
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…
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USC's Onyeka Okongwu is Selected 6th by Atlanta Hawks in the 2020 NBA draft
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...
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Allies to Call for Reinstatement of USC Football Player that Applied for Unemployment
USC football players, civil rights activists and family members of suspended receiver Munir McClain will call Sunday for his reinstatement.
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Former USC Trojans WR Marqise Lee Hopes to Revive Career in New England
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...