Published on: 18th October, 2010
When the NCAA laid the hammer down on USC for transgressions committed in the Reggie Bush scandal, the Trojans became just an afterthought in the college football world. Then, after starting out with a shaky 4-0 record, USC lost two heartbreaking games to Washington and Stanford, which further relegated the Trojans ...Published on: 16th October, 2010
For long suffering Trojan fans the wait is over.On a gloomy day where so many questions required answering, USC, led by Matt Barkley's five touchdown passes, provided a scintillating glimpse of the possibilities that lay ahead.As important, the Trojan defense also finally showed up after falling flat on its collective ...Published on: 13th October, 2010
Clearing out the notebook while I was away... On Oct. 11, the Trojans picked up a big verbal when Charles Burks, the 6-foot-1, 230-pound defensive end/linebacker from Huntington Beach, Calif., gave the Trojans his pledge to come play for the cardinal and gold. Rated a three-star prospect by Scout.com, Burks is having ...Published on: 1st October, 2010
With the college football season just beginning to bloom, the talk is turning to dominant conferences and power teams that reside in them. Already, the Pac-10 conference is flexing its muscle with four undefeated teams in the AP top 25. Along the way, even those teams in the conference not ...Published on: 24th September, 2010
As the 2010 version of the men of Troy continue to struggle to find that elusive "complete game," the focus of many of their fans has turned to the play of a trio of true freshmen who continue to make their mark for the Trojans. With corner back Nickell Robey and ...Published on: 19th September, 2010
The words simply drip with bitterness as the diatribe reaches a crescendo.A bitter ex-coach, responding to the man who replaced him, and doing it with all of the class of a drunken wino.So went the conversation on CBS yesterday as ex-Tennessee head coach, Phillip Fulmer, he of the 18-14 record ...Published on: 17th September, 2010
In a busy week that saw the USC brain trust feverishly plan for a Saturday meeting with the Gophers in Minnesota as well as having to deal with the Reggie Bush saga, the recruiting department still rolls slowly along. Although scholarships, of which the Trojans have few of at this time, ...Published on: 14th September, 2010
As the Trojans migrate across the country to meet the Minnesota Gophers this Saturday, it leaves Los Angeles with an abundance of questions. Following USC's sloppy win at home against lowly regarded Virginia, the Trojan offense, considered a bright spot following their win at Hawaii, now is a major concern after ...Published on: 12th September, 2010
As I recover from a thoroughly uninspired performance from the men of Troy against a lowly Virginia Cavalier team, I am motivated to reflect on the efforts of a college football team who knows their place and is motivated to protect it.For the sake of full disclosure, it must be ...Published on: 12th September, 2010
When Hawaii rolled USC up for 36 points and 588 yards last week, the smart money said the Trojans would be okay, that they would find themselves this week at home against the lowly Virginia Cavaliers. After all, it was surmised, USC's defense, playing against Virginia's pro-style offense, much the same ...