USC announced Monday that it has reached a multiyear deal with ESPN Radio to broadcast all of the Trojans' home games nationally. This is only the second national radio deal in college football -- Notre Dame and IMG have a similar relationship -- and the first of its kind for ESPN Radio. The multiyear deal also provides Spanish-language rights for ESPN Deportes Radio in the Los Angeles market.... [Read More]
Lane Kiffin and the USC program added a prize ESPNU 150 Watch List prospect to its class of 2013 on Wednesday when Sammamish (Wash.) Skyline quarterback Max Browne chose the Trojans over Alabama, Oklahoma and Washington at a news conference at his high school.Browne is considered one of the nation's top prep passers after completing 70 percent of his passes for 4,034 yards and 45 touchdowns as a... [Read More]
The injury bug has been nipping at the USC Trojans all spring, as wide receivers and tight ends have missed time with nagging injuries.But during Thursday's practice it took a big bite out of the Trojans' running back depth, as tailback Tre Madden tore a ligament in his knee and will be out for the 2012 season, according to a school news release.It happened on a run in which Madden was untouched... [Read More]
USC receiver Robert Woods will miss the rest of spring practice after an MRI revealed lingering inflammation in his surgically repaired right ankle, he said Tuesday.He is now expected to miss one more month, pushing his return to the field past USC's spring game on April 14 and to a full year since the initial injury."It's almost there," Woods said Tuesday. "It's getting a lot... [Read More]
USC fullback/linebacker Simione Vehikite has left the Trojans and is no longer part of the football program, a school spokesperson confirmed to ESPNLosAngeles.com Monday.He is still enrolled in school at USC and is attending classes in the spring semester.Vehikite, a fourth-year junior, was due to compete this spring with redshirt freshman Soma Vainuku for the starting fullback spot vacated by... [Read More]
If it's National Signing Day, it must mean Lane Kiffin is somewhere landing blue-chip recruits. And that hasn't changed in 2012.The latest example: defensive end Leonard Williams, from Mainland High School in Daytona Beach (Fla.), who announced he would sign with Kiffin's USC over Auburn, Florida and Florida State. A 6'5", 260-pound strongside end who could grow into a defensive tackle,... [Read More]
Second verse, same as the first: another blue-chip Florida prospect has elected to follow Lane Kiffin to the West Coast.This time it's top athlete Nelson Agholor, who chose to sign with USC over Florida, Florida State and Notre Dame. A consensus five-star prospect (including at Maxpreps) from Berkeley Prep in Tampa, the 6'2", 185-pound Agholor is ranked No. 13 overall in the Maxpreps top 100... [Read More]
Former USC wide receiver Kyle Prater has decided to transfer to Northwestern, Wildcats coach Pat Fitzgerald announced on Saturday."We're extremely excited for Kyle to be able to come home to Chicago and join our Northwestern football family," Fitzgerald said in a statement. "He is a tremendous young man from a great family and is a product of a high school program we really respect... [Read More]
Betting site Bovada, previously known as Bodog, has made USC quarterback Matt Barkley the early favorite for the 2012 Heisman Trophy at 7/2. Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson and Wisconsin running back Montee Ball – a 2011 Heisman finalist – both... [Read More]
USC quarterback Matt Barkley made waves throughout the college football world Thursday when he announced he planned to stay for his senior year and chase a national championship for the Trojans in 2012 instead of entering the NFL draft.But it turns out he didn't always plan to stay for his senior season. In an interview on 710 ESPN's "Mason and Ireland" show Friday, Barkley said his... [Read More]
Quarterback Matt Barkley will remain with USC for his senior season, bypassing a potential top-10 selection in April's NFL draft to chase a national championship with the Trojans.With USC coach Lane Kiffin and his family in attendance, Barkley announced Thursday that while he feels prepared for the NFL, he has more to accomplish with the Trojans. His announcement set off cheers at USC's Heritage... [Read More]
USC offensive tackle Matt Kalil has decided to forgo his senior season and seek entry into the 2012 NFL draft."The decision to leave USC after my junior year was not an easy one to make," Kalil said in a statement Friday. "I love this university. That's why it took a while to decide. I wanted to look at both sides of the decision and talk to a number of people. Ultimately, I sat... [Read More]
Nick Perry, a two-year starter at Southern California, will forgo his senior season and declare for the NFL draft, sources said on Friday.Perry totaled 9.5 sacks for the Trojans in 2011, the most in the Pac-12. He is currently projected as a late first or early second round selection by most draft prognosticators as either a defensive end or outside linebacker in a 3-4 defense.
USC athletic director Pat Haden said Wednesday he hasn't considered whether to offer Trojans coach Lane Kiffin a contract extension after the season. The issue of a contract extension drew some buzz this week after the Trojans upset No. 4-ranked Oregon and rose to 10th in The Associated Press' poll. "I don't have a philosophy (on when to offer extensions)," Haden said. "I'll talk... [Read More]
Sophomore tailback Dillon Baxter has been released from his scholarship at USC, his stepfather told the Register. Anthony Mooney said Baxter received his release about two weeks ago. He will finish this semester at USC before transferring. Schools under consideration include San Diego State, Florida and Portland State. Baxter endured a roller-coaster ride of a career at USC, going from freshman... [Read More]
Matt Barkley did it all Friday night, throwing for a school-record six touchdowns and saving another with a tackle following his sole interception as Southern California (No. 21 AP) bounced back from its heartbreaking triple-overtime loss to Stanford with a 42-17 win over Colorado on Friday night. After orchestrating the win, he even went into the stands to direct the Trojans marching band.... [Read More]
A full day after the Trojans' 56-48 loss to Stanford in triple overtime, USC coach Lane Kiffin maintained Sunday that he was deceived by the Pac-12 referees officiating Saturday's game. Kiffin, USC's second-year head coach, said he told an unspecified referee before the final play of regulation that he wanted a timeout after the Trojans ran a play, which began with nine seconds left on the game... [Read More]
