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The No. 14-ranked USC football team, with Lane Kiffin making his Trojan head coaching debut, will help kick off the 2010 college football season–and a long Labor Day weekend–when it travels to Honolulu to face Hawaii in an ESPN nationally-televised Thursday night game...
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Historic Photos of USC Football
Nothing about history pops off a page better than illustrative photos. And nothing can tell the story of the first century of the Trojans better than the nearly 200 photos collected in Historic Photos of USC Football.
The slow but inexorable transformation from muddy, sloppy fields, leather helmets, unprotected faces, and basic bleachers to modern turf, sophisticated head gear, sleek uniforms, and gargantuan stadiums is clearly and impressively shown in these images... more
The NCAA Inquisition
USC is being penalized for failing to “confess their sins” to the NCAA. Let's be clear. The NCAA has handed down its harshest sanctions since SMU's death penalty. And while Reggie Bush and family almost certainly received extra benefits from wannabe agents, the evidence that USC knew, should have known, or benefited in any way from the arrangement is spurious at best... more
The Pac-10+2
The Pacific-10 Conference announced today that the University of Utah has accepted an invitation to join the Conference as its 12th member. The Utes and the University of Colorado, which accepted an invitation to join the Pac-10 last week, are the Conference's newest members since 1978... more
Sortable Chart of Western Expansion Candidates
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2010 Schedule
| Sept 2 | at Hawaii | 8:00 | ESPN | Thursday Night Game |
| Sept 11 | Virginia | 7:30 | FSN | |
| Sept 18 | at Minnesota | 12:30 | ESPN | |
| Sept 25 | at Washington State | 12:00 | FSN | |
| Oct 2 | Washington | 5:00 | A/E/2 | Parents Weekend |
| Oct 9 | at Stanford | 5:00 | ABC | |
| Oct 16 | California | 12:30 | FSN | |
| Oct 30 | Oregon | 5:00 | ABC | Homecoming |
| Nov 6 | Arizona State | 7:30 | FSN | |
| Nov 13 | at Arizona | 5:00 | ABC | |
| Nov 20 | at Oregon State | 5:00 | A/E/2 | Moved from Oct 23 |
| Nov 27 | Notre Dame | 5:00 | A/E/2 | |
| Dec 4 | at UCLA | TBA |
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Trojan Headlines
USC vs. Hawaii: Trojans lead 27-16 at halftimeLos Angeles Times
Staff writers Gary Klein and Mike Hiserman will be providing live updates during the season opener tonight. ... More
Halftime: USC 27, Hawaii 16
Orange County Register
The Lane Kiffin era is off to a wild start, complete with “What’s your deal?” two-point conversion attempts after almost every touchdown. USC holds a 27-16 lead at halftime of its season opener at Hawaii. The Trojans scored four touchdowns in...... More
Orange County Register
Click through the photos to see how our four "experts" weigh in on 10 of the week's best games. The 2010 season hasn't even kicked off and yet the landscape of college football has changed dramatically in the past month: Agents are the new...... More
PHOTOS: Game Week Prep
SCPlaybook
College football fans will get their first glimpse of the 2010 USC Trojans when they take the field Thursday night against Hawaii. Look inside for action photos from the week of practice at Howard Jones Field.... More
The Trojans: The road to 10-3
Orange County Register
USC was 9-4 in Pete Carroll's final season and lost four Pac-10 games. This year the Trojans will be somewhat improved in the wins column, but they'll be unfulfilled at the end because of their NCAA-imposed bowl ban. Here's a look at how it will...... More
USC football players look at season opener as paradise
Los Angeles Daily News
HONOLULU - Excitement usually greets the start of a USC football season, especially when the setting is an island paradise where fantasies come true, like scoring at least 60 points in each of the Trojans' past two meetings in Hawaii.... More
All eyes on Trojans tonight in Hawaii
Daily Trojan
USC plays its first game of the season under a new head coach tonight at Hawaii.... More
Young secondary needs to grow up fast
Daily Trojan
It sets up like a scene from a Road Runner cartoon. Wile E. Coyote, the ever-so-cunning and physically superior beast constructs an apparently flawless contraption on the side of a mountain complete with a slingshot, boulders from the set of Raiders of the Lost Ark and 20 sticks of ACME dynamite to catch the speedy [...]... More
USC goes down a different lane with Kiffin
Los Angeles Daily News
When Lane Kiffin was USC's offensive coordinator, he would barely speak during pre-game warm-ups and appeared uptight next to his carefree boss, Pete Carroll.... More
Allen Bradford will get his chance
USCFootball.com
Tailback Allen Bradford will not be in for the first play of the game against Hawaii, but he will get plenty of opportunities to show what he can do. Go inside for Michelle Phalen's interview with Bradford and hear what he has been doing to prepare to take on the Warriors.... More
Trojans hoping to solve mystery
Press Enterprise
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Defense's new boss brings tougher tack
Press Enterprise
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USC's Stanley Havili is no stranger to this
Los Angeles Times
Fullback will make his fourth consecutive opening-game start for the Trojans. USC fullback Stanley Havili has been in this situation before. ... More
USC opener: Late night with Lane Kiffin
Orange County Register
HONOLULU – By the time the final whistle blows, and the last incomplete pass falls to the turf, USC's prime-time opener Thursday could encroach on the late-night monologues. You've waited more than eight months for Trojans football to resume, and...... More
USC's Lane Kiffin starts again in Hawaii
Los Angeles Times
When he took over as co-offensive coordinator in 2005, USC rolled to a 63-17 victory. The situation is much different now. When he took over as co-offensive coordinator in 2005, USC rolled to a 63-17 victory. The situation is much different now. ... More
A new coach in Lane Kiffin, a slimmer quarterback in Matt Barkley for USC
Los Angeles Times
The 14th-ranked Trojans face the Warriors on Thursday night after one of the most tumultuous off-seasons in college football history. The new coach has made some changes. The 14th-ranked Trojans face the Warriors on Thursday night after one of the most tumultuous off-seasons in college football history. ... More
USC an independent? Haden says he'd consider it
Orange County Register
Athletic director Pat Haden told the Register on Wednesday that he would consider the idea of USC becoming an independent in football as BYU just did but that there are no imminent plans to do so. BYU announced it was breaking off from the Mountain...... More
The Peristyle Podcast - Episode 133
USCFootball.com
The Trojans are in Hawaii so this week on the podcast we breakdown the latest developments with the squad and all the key matchups with Hawaii. Coach Harvey Hyde and USCFootball.com beat writer Dan Weber answer your questions and give you the inside scoop on the Trojans.... More
Leinart needs to go...and now!
Orange County Register
When a player believes his issues with a coach go beyond the field, that player and coach have a problem. When a player publicly states this belief, that player and coach have only one solution. Matt Leinart needs to become a former Arizona Cardinal....... More
Time For Some Action
SCPlaybook
Tackling and ball security remain questions, but won't loom as large as how the Trojans will respond after nine months of turmoil.... More
PHOTOS: Wittek and Blackwell in Action
SCPlaybook
USC commits Max Wittek and Victor Blackwell connected for a pair of touchdowns in a preseason scrimmage against Loyola last Saturday. Look inside for action photos of the talented duo.... More
Former USC QB Matt Leinart may be traded
Orange County Register
ESPN’s Adam Schefter is reporting that former USC Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Matt Leinart is the subject of trade talks with the Buffalo Bills, Oakland Raiders and New York Giants.The Arizona Cardinals have reportedly begun shopping...... More
Hawaii Preview: Game 1: Aloha Oe?
USCFootball.com
The 2010 USC football team, ranked No. 14 in the Associated Press (AP) poll, opens the season Thursday, Sept. 2 against the Western Athletic Conference's (WAC) Hawaii Warriors at 8 p.m. (PDT) in Honolulu's Aloha Stadium and in front of a national ESPN television audience.... More
USC players : Kiffin camp was 'hardest'
Orange County Register
The Lane Kiffin Era has already begun. It started well before Thursday’s opener at Hawaii. The players know it. They feel it.“This is probably the hardest camp that we have all been through since we’ve been here,” said starting tailback Marc...... More
USC at Hawaii: Who has the edge?
Orange County Register
HONOLULU -- First-year USC coach Lane Kiffin repeatedly has referenced Appalachian State's 2007 upset of Michigan to make sure his team doesn't take three-touchdown-underdog Hawaii lightly. History suggests the Trojans have little reason to worry...... More
15 Trojans who would start at UCLA
Orange County Register
Click on the photo for 15 Trojans who would start at UCLA. The monopoly might not be over but UCLA has property all over the board. The starting lineups at USC and UCLA haven't been this comparable in maybe a decade. With the 2010 season about to...... More
After final preparations, Trojans set out for Hawaii
Daily Trojan
Two weeks of prep for Hawai’i have the Trojans eager to take the field Thursday night.... More
Stability in ticket sales shows promise for Trojans
Daily Trojan
Small impact from sanctions on season-ticket sales, but single-game tickets down.... More
Trojans still have plenty of talent
Press Enterprise
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USC's Harris cures endurance problem
Press Enterprise
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Bill Plaschke: At USC, it's so quiet you can hear a Heisman drop
Los Angeles Times
The atmosphere is solemn, and solitary, as Trojans prepare for their first game under new Coach Lane Kiffin, Thursday at Hawaii. For a team on NCAA probation for the sins of the Pete Carroll/Reggie Bush era, the difference is startling — and it should be judged differently than its predecessors. The practice field looks half empty. The sidel... More
Khaled Holmes selected to start at right guard in season opener at Hawaii
Los Angeles Times
The 6-foot-4, 300-pound sophomore is the last starter named to an offensive line that appears to have ample talent but is short on depth. Holmes' status for Thursday's game had been in doubt because of neck soreness. The final piece of USC's starting lineup fell into place Tuesday when Coach Lane Kiffin announced that Khaled Holmes would start at ... More
Lane Kiffin Post-Practice Interview
SCPlaybook
The Trojans' held their final practice in Los Angeles on Tuesday before boarding a flight to Hawaii. Look inside to hear what Lane Kiffin had to say about the season opener, the status of Khaled Holmes and more.... More
Tyler is back on top
USCFootball.com
Junior tailback Marc Tyler has endured a rollercoaster ride during his time at USC. Injured and buried on the depth chart as a freshman, Tyler has climbed his way up and will start for the Trojans in Hawaii. Go inside to see Madelyn Burke's conversation with Tyler.... More
Photos: Final Hawaii preparation
USCFootball.com
Newly named captain Stanley Havili and the rest of the Trojans depart for Hawaii later this afternoon, kicking off the highly anticipated 2010 football season. Go inside for over 130 action photos from the practice field by USCFootball.com photographer Mike Richardson ... More
With Hawai’i in sight, team elects captains
Daily Trojan
Starters were also named to several positions while special teams received extra attention.... More
Quoting Kiffin: Monday Practice
SCPlaybook
Look inside to hear what USC head coach Lane Kiffin had to say about the 2010 team captains, the possibility of redshirting Kyle Prater and much more.... More
Trojans are treading a fine line on offense
Los Angeles Times
Offensive line is finally able to practice together, three days before the season opener. It took nearly a month and more than 25 practices, but USC on Monday finally achieved a milestone of sorts when its projected starting offensive line finally practiced together for an extended period. ... More
Instant Analysis: Monday's Practice
USCFootball.com
On Monday the Trojans held their last "real" football practice before the team departs for Hawaii. In this edition of our Instant Analysis we discuss the injury situation and who the players selected as their 2010 team captains.... More
FSN West/Prime Ticket 2010 TV Schedule
SCPlaybook
A look at the games that FSN West and FSN Prime Ticket will be televising in Southern California, including 10 regular season games and eight playoff games including the CIF State Championship Games in December...... More
Picking the winners Pac-10 preview
USCFootball.com
By now, serious college football fans have likely read more than their share of national and regional preview magazines. All of you out there crazed enough about college football, and Pac-10 football in particular, to be reading this column are probably able to run off a Cliff's Notes version of each major team's strengths and weaknesses.... More
What We Learned: Fall Practice Edition
SCPlaybook
After a very long offseason, it's finally game week. Look inside for an in-depth look at what we have learned about the 2010 USC Trojans.... More
Lane Kiffin sees challenge in containing Hawaii quarterback
Los Angeles Times
Trojans coach knows that Bryant Moniz could be difficult to get to while running the Warriors' run-and-shoot offense. USC Coach Lane Kiffin has spoken at length about the problems Hawaii's run-and-shoot offense presents for defenses. ... More
USC safety Hall suspended indefinitely
Press Enterprise
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Hawaii's coach has plenty riding on USC game
Los Angeles Times
Things haven't gone smoothly for Greg McMackin and the Warriors the last two years, and a good showing against the Trojans on Thursday would help restore fans' faith in the program. If nothing else, Greg McMackin suffers from a case of unfortunate timing. ... More
Instead of taking his leave, USC tailback Marc Tyler stayed and took a starting job
Los Angeles Times
The often-injured junior was at the bottom of the depth chart at start of training camp, and admits he considered leaving. At the urging of his father, former NFL running back Wendell Tyler, he stuck it out, and now he's been chosen to start the season opener. Marc Tyler went from worst to first in less than a month. ... More
Lane Kiffin Post-Practice Interview
SCPlaybook
USC head coach Lane Kiffin discusses the newly released depth chart, Chris Galippo's role and much more. Look inside for the details.... More
No. 14 USC Football Opens 2010 At Hawaii
USC Press Release
The No. 14-ranked USC football team, with Lane Kiffin making his Trojan head coaching debut, will help kick off the 2010 college football season--and a long Labor Day weekend--when it travels to Honolulu to face Hawaii in an ESPN nationally-televised Thursday night game. The Trojans have yet to lose in 6 tries against Hawaii (they've scored 60-plus... More
PHOTOS: Countdown to Kickoff
SCPlaybook
With kickoff now just days away, the Trojans are putting the finishing touches on the game plan for the opener against Hawaii. Look inside for photos of Matt Barkley, Marc Tyler and all the action from Howard Jones Field.... More
Gold Beats Cardinal In USC Football Scrimmage
USC Press Release
The Gold team was comprised of USC's starters and key backups, while the Cardinal squad was primarily scout team players. There was no tackling in the 98-play scrimmage.... More
