USC quarterback Matt Barkley said Tuesday he is glad his head coach publicly critiqued his play from Saturday's surprising loss to Stanford.Trojans coach Lane Kiffin said over the weekend that Barkley made some "really poor decisions" in USC's 21-14 loss to the Cardinal at Stanford Stadium."Yeah, I made some poor decisions," Barkley said after the Trojans practiced on Tuesday.... [Read More]

USC Trojans coach Lane Kiffin was puzzled by two "really poor decisions" made by Trojans quarterback Matt Barkley in the second quarter of USC's 21-14 road loss to Stanford on Saturday.And Kiffin went as far to call them some of the worst decisions he's ever seen Barkley make.On a third down with less than two minutes to play in the first half of Saturday's game, Barkley threw into... [Read More]

So much for Southern California hospitality.

Just in time for Norm Chow's return to the Coliseum as Hawaii's head coach, USC Coach Lane Kiffin confirmed Thursday that USC would no longer make the stadium available to visiting teams for walk-throughs the day before games.

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Linebacker Simione Vehikite has returned to the USC Trojans after a jail stint and is back on scholarship, coach Lane Kiffin announced Thursday.Vehikite was recently released from jail after being ordered in May to serve a year following a 2011 car accident. He pleaded no contest to leaving the scene of an accident and driving at or above the legal blood-alcohol content and was ordered to pay... [Read More]

Southern California football coach Lane Kiffin has decided not to continue as a member of this year's voting panel for the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll. The decision comes days after Kiffin told news reporters he would not vote his team No. 1 in the poll, when in fact, he did. In a letter to USA TODAY Sports and to Grant Teaff, executive director of the American Football... [Read More]

USC defensive end Devon Kennard has suffered a tear of his pectoral muscle and is slated to undergo surgery next week, a source close to the player said Thursday night. Kennard, a senior slated to be a starter, is expected to be out at least 2-3 months and could miss the entire 2012 season, depending on the severity of the tear, which will be determined next week. If the tear... [Read More]

Another day, another massive coup for USC recruiting. And if it's beginning to sound monotonous, it's because it is. The Trojans landed their remaining top priority Wednesday when four-star safety Max Redfield of Mission Viejo (Calif.) committed to USC, he confirmed to ESPN.com. Redfield, the nation's second-ranked athlete and the third-ranked player in California, according to the ESPN 150,... [Read More]

The top prospect in Tennessee is heading west to play college football."I'll be attending the University of Southern California," cornerback Jalen Ramsey said before a round of applause at a news conference Monday.While there are plenty of story lines around Ramsey's decision to commit to USC, one stands out: the ties between the Trojans and the University of Tennessee. Ramsey, No. 57... [Read More]

Kevin Ellison, once one of the top defensive backs in the nation for the USC Trojans before being sidelined by a knee injury as a senior, has been arrested on federal arson charges after he reportedly told investigators he set his bed ablaze with a marijuana-filled cigar because "God" told him to.According to local media, Ellison confessed to starting a fire that engulfed an apartment... [Read More]

The top safety in the Class of 2013, Su'a Cravens, has committed to USC, a consensus five-star recruit, the Vista Murrieta High School (Murrieta, CA) star chose the Trojans over major powers Michigan, Ohio State and UCLA. He recorded 100 tackles, three interceptions and 15 offensive touchdowns in 2011. The 6-1, 205-pound Cravens, who could possibly play at running back or linebacker but will... [Read More]

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]