USC 2011 season outlook
USC released its first depth chart for the 2011 season Sunday. Listed below is the offense. LT: Kalil; Guertler RG: Johnny Martinez OR Aundrey Walker OR Cody Temple LG: Galten OR Coleman OR Martin...
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After two full seasons, Barkley has seen it all
So much has happened since Matt Barkley first stepped onto USC’s campus years ago, when he was just an 18-year-old with a million-dollar smile and championship promise in tow. Protecting the ball · USC...
View ArticlePractice Notes: Aug. 30
No. 25 USC has begun preperations for its season opener Saturday against Minnesota. Redshirt junior guard Abe Markowitz and redshirt sophomore wide receiver De’Von Flournoy missed practice, while...
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USC ready for long awaited season opener
For No. 25 USC, it’s just three days away. With an up-and-down off-season behind them, the Trojans can finally turn their attention to their season opener Saturday against Minnesota. Though some...
View ArticlePractice Notes: Aug. 31
USC kept preparing for Minnesota on Wednesday, as they practiced for the second time this week. Sophomore wide receiver Robert Woods was still in the yellow no-contact jersey with a bruised elbow, but...
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View ArticleBehind enemy lines: Utah’s secondary
After watching USC utilize the Matt Barkley-to-Robert Woods connection 17 different times for a total of 177 yards and 3 touchdowns against Minnesota, it is no secret who the Trojans’ quarterback...
View ArticleFive burning questions: Utah
How will Utah adjust to its new conference? Like Colorado, Utah joined the Pac-10 on July 1, 2011, to form the Pac-12 . The Utes, formerly from the Mountain West conference, will take part in the first...
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USC survives wild finish at home
For the second consecutive game this season, the USC defense came up with a stop when it mattered most. Defensive pressure · Freshman linebacker Hayes Pullard, along with junior defensive end Nick...
View ArticleGame two rewind: Trojans upend Utah in final minutes
The setup: With Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott in attendance, USC hosted Utah in the first ever Pac-12 conference football game. The Utes began their transition from the Mountain West, and their fans...
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Trojans crush Orange in nonconference matchup
Despite trailing for the first time all season following a 23-yard field goal from sophomore kicker Ross Krautman, giving Syracuse an early 3-0 lead, USC responded quickly, scoring 24 unanswered points...
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Trojans crush Orange at home
For the first time all season, the Trojans trailed. Record tying · Junior quarterback Matt Barkley (above) tossed five touchdown passes in the Trojans’ 38-17 win over unranked Syracuse, tying a school...
View ArticleSeasoned Barkley delivering for USC
Back in 2009, when then-USC coach Pete Carroll named Matt Barkley the Trojans’ starting quarterback — over Aaron Corp and Mitch Mustain — his rationale behind handing the job to the wide-eyed freshman...
View ArticleStat to watch: Turnover margin
With USC playing countless close games in the past three seasons, turnover margin has become an important statistic to monitor. On the one hand, each turnover created presents USC’s offense with a...
View ArticleBarkley reprimanded for “inflammatory” comment
On Tuesday afternoon, the Pac-12 reprimanded USC junior quarterback Matt Barkley for calling Arizona State’s Vontaze Burfict a “dirty player” last week in an interview with the Los Angeles Times....
View ArticlePractice Report: Barkley (video)
Junior quarterback Matt Barkley recaps the Arizona State game and gives his thoughts about this weekend’s game against Arizona in a video interview. The post Practice Report: Barkley (video) appeared...
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USC claws past Arizona at home
Matt Barkley saw a lot of Carson Palmer when the Heisman Trophy winner played for USC in the early 2000s. Growing up in nearby Newport Beach, Barkley, now a junior quarterback for the Trojans,...
View ArticlePR battle hopeless challenge for Kiffin
When it comes to a battle of perception, USC coach Lane Kiffin is probably going to lose. And he’s probably going to lose about 11 out of 10 times. It comes with the territory of being Lane Kiffin, in...
View ArticleLee emerging as threat for USC receiving corps
After USC’s victory against Arizona, junior quarterback Matt Barkley’s record-breaking 468 passing yards (surpassed Carson Palmer’s previous best of 448 passing yards) and sophomore wide receiver...
View ArticleGame rewind: Arizona
The set-up: Arizona arrived at the Coliseum with a 1-3 record after playing three top-10 teams in consecutive weeks. The Wildcats hoped to turn their season around against a USC team that was coming...
View ArticleBlast from the past: Utah
Following a close victory over Minnesota in the opener, USC hosted Utah in the first-ever Pac-12 conference football game. The Trojans aimed to gain the head-to-head advantage against a team projected...
View ArticleWhat to watch for without USC football
No USC football this weekend. I might cry. The connection between junior quarterback Matt Barkley and sophomore wide receiver Robert Woods is, in a word, beautiful. But I won’t be able to see these...
View ArticleBlast from the past: Arizona
USC heads into the bye week after a 48-41 victory over the Arizona Wildcats. Arizona came into the Coliseum with only one win on the season but faced three top-10 opponents three weeks in a row. The...
View ArticleGame rewind: Cal
The set up: Cal, who was playing in the fifth different stadium for the fifth straight game, played host to USC in the annual “Weekender” game at AT&T Park. Coming out of a bye week, the Trojans’...
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Passing game doesn’t click for Barkley, Woods
Though USC managed to score 30 points at California, the scoreboard didn’t quite indicate the offensive struggles throughout much of the night. Just off · Sophomore wide receiver Robert Woods finished...
View ArticlePlaying it safe gives Trojans a chance
One of the moments from last Thursday’s showdown between USC and California — one which will only continue to reinforce outdated notions — remains a fourth-down play in the opening minutes. Facing a...
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Offensive line paves way for USC run game
The offensive line had been a question mark entering the season. After losing tackle Tyron Smith, tackle Butch Lewis and center Kris O’Dowd to the NFL, three spots had to be filled for a front-five in...
View ArticleLuck of the Irish wears off against Trojans
It’s a script that has been written before — so often, in fact, it has become almost cliché. The echoes have been awakened, Notre Dame is back. That much was indicated prior to Saturday night’s grudge...
View ArticleGame rewind: Notre Dame
The set up: After eight consecutive years of defeating the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, the USC Trojans experienced defeat last season in Los Angeles. Notre Dame hoped to use that victory as a...
View ArticlePractice coverage: Oct. 25
· Sophomore cornerback Torin Harris did not practice. Nor did sophomore wide receiver Robert Woods. Coach Lane Kiffin would not elaborate on Woods’ injuries; simply saying “he has multiple.” ·...
View ArticlePractice notes: Oct. 26
Redshirt sophomore cornerback Torin Harris and freshman tailback George Farmer remain sidelined with injuries. Sophomore wide receiver Robert Woods (sophomore) returned to practice. Woods, freshman...
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Barkley embodies Trojan spirit
If you’re a parent on the USC campus this weekend, junior quarterback Matt Barkley is the kind of guy you’d love your daughter to date or your son to be close friends with. Unquestioned leader · Junior...
View ArticleGolden days relevant once again
I remember USC throttling opponents, stepping on their throats relentlessly. The offense was unstoppable. The defense was stifling. Last weekend I thought I was dreaming, really. It was almost like...
View ArticleGame rewind: Stanford
The set-up: After losing to Stanford last year on the road in Palo Alto, the Trojans aimed to knock off the No. 4 ranked Cardinal on their home turf. The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum served as the...
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Trojans fall in overtime thriller
A hushed silence fell over a sellout crowd of 93,607 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Saturday. Last chance · Stanford recovers a fumble from junior tailback Curtis McNeal on the final play of...
View ArticleCharacter evident in spite of tough loss
USC’s thrilling, triple-overtime showdown against Stanford ended with applause — not after a last-second game-winning field goal or a goal line stand from an oft-maligned defense. It came after a...
View ArticleVideo interview: Barkley reflects on Stanford loss
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View ArticleBehind enemy lines: Colorado
Following a heartbreaking triple-overtime loss to Stanford, USC will try and rebound in the Rockies as it takes on a dismal Colorado squad. The Buffaloes (1-8, 0-5 PAC-12) have struggled mightily in...
View ArticleFour burning questions: Washington
How will Chris Polk fare against the USC defense? By any standard, Washington running back Chris Polk is having a phenomenal season. The former USC commit has run for over 100 yards in seven of the...
View ArticleGame rewind: Washington
The Set Up: USC returned home after rebounding nicely from a demoralizing 56-48 triple-overtime loss to then-No.4 Stanford with a resounding 42-17 thumping of newest Pac-12 member Colorado. Matt...
View ArticleVideo interview: Barkley
Junior quarterback Matt Barkley gives his thoughts on the Oregon game this coming weekend. The post Video interview: Barkley appeared first on Daily Trojan.
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USC stuns Oregon at Autzen Stadium
In less than 12 minutes, Oregon had rattled off 21 unanswered points, cutting USC’s lead to 38-35 with seven minutes to play. A botched handoff from junior quarterback Matt Barkley to senior tailback...
View ArticleTrojans make a splash in Eugene
The most meaningless phrase you heard over the last week was that USC’s matchup at Oregon was its bowl game. It’s not because it’s a faulty premise — far from it. It’s because it’s been uttered before....
View ArticleGame rewind: Oregon
The set up: Does it even need to be explained? The Ducks were ranked 4th in the BCS. They were fresh off a dominating 53-30 victory over Stanford in Palo Alto. A win would clinch them the Pac-12 North...
View ArticleVideo interview: Matt Barkley
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View ArticleFour burning questions: UCLA
No. 10 USC (9-2, 6-2) closes out the 2011 campaign against crosstown rival UCLA (6-5, 5-3) after an emotional 38-35 victory over then No. 4 Oregon. The Trojans have defeated the Bruins in 11 of the...
View ArticleGame rewind: UCLA
The set up: USC, fresh off a monumental win in Oregon the week before, played host to its crosstown rival UCLA for the city championship. Technically, the Pac-12 South Division title was on the line....
View ArticleBarkley owes it to USC to stay
USC junior quarterback Matt Barkley will no doubt have plenty of people in his ear over the next several weeks until the deadline to declare for the 2012 NFL draft comes in early January. Go for the...
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Trojans top Sun Devils 38-17
USC coach Lane Kiffin described it as continued “bad karma” in a week replete with controversy after a student manager was fired for deflating game balls during the first half of last Saturday’s...
View ArticleLackluster Sun Bowl provides fitting end
The Sun Bowl didn’t go as most people thought it would. Georgia Tech, with a 6-7 record at the time, beat the Trojans 21-7 in a game most assumed USC would easily win. It was really just a fitting end...
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