After a week of good news regarding a new head football coach and commitments to USC from two local football players (from Los Alamitos and Mater Dei High Schools), the USC Trojans ended a dismal season by losing to the California Golden Bears, 24-14. Cal Berkeley scored, a field goal …continue reading
The Trojan roller coaster fell earthward again this week despite two interceptions by Xavion Alford. The gulf in yards gained between the two teams (passing – USC: 220, ASU 145; rushing – USC: 92 yards; ASU 282 yards) — especially rushing — goes a long way to explain the game’s …continue reading
Up until yesterday, the USC Trojans had been on a roller coaster, winning one week and losing the next. Yesterday’s game proved that the Boys from Troy could take a week off, then come back to frustration. The Trojans failed to show up to play during the first three quarters …continue reading
Fans of the USC Trojans should have bought out local supplies of dramamine before this season started — the team continues on a weekly roller coast of wins and losses. This week, they lost a home game to the Utah Utes by a score of 42 to 26. Although USC …continue reading
USC freshman QB Jaxson Dart was injured in last week’s win against Washington State. Kedon Slovis returned this week as the Trojans’ quarterback after sustaining an injury in that same game. The first quarter ended in a tied score, 7-7. USC was quick to score in the second quarter but …continue reading
The USC Trojans worked out any lingering upset over the firing of head coach Clay Helton and the hiring of replacement Donte Williams by pounding Washington State. The game at first looked like Washington State would run roughshod over the Trojans, who were behind by 14 points to nothing at …continue reading
The USC Trojans were scheduled to play the Colorado Buffaloes on Saturday, November 28 — but the game was cancelled because too many Trojan players were disqualified from participating due to positive tests for COVID-19. Next up is Washington State at home, if the Trojans can scrape together enough healthy …continue reading
Yesterday’s game against the Utah Utes brought a third win for the Trojans, and this time they remembered to play football for more than the last ten or fifteen minutes of the game. The Trojans failed to sock away the game early — and failed to take full advantage of …continue reading
As with last week’s game against Arizona State, this week’s game against the Arizona Wildcats showed the USC Trojans playing so-so football until the last minutes of the game, when two touchdowns hauled in a win, 34-30. This week’s win required Vavae Malepeai to carry multiple defenders across the goal …continue reading
The boys from Troy did it again: a heart-stopping come-from-behind last-minute victory. I really wish they”d learn how to play so that this sort of heroics isn’t necessary as the clock counts down. The Sun Devils must have thought they had the season-opening game in the bag with 3:05 left …continue reading
Lots of chatter across the Web over whether the Trojans beating the Bruins, 52-35, in the annual cross-town game has saved Clay Helton’s job as head coach. Helton at least kept his job through the end of the game. Words like “rout” were also used. I think that’s overwrought, considering …continue reading
Okay… maybe Clay Helton’s players want to make it hard for the new Trojan athletic director to fire their head coach. All the coverage uses words like “power” and “obliterate” and “blowout.” Praise was heaped on QB Kedon Slovis and receivers Michael Pittman and Drake London. My own pet peeve …continue reading
So the USC Trojans beat the Arizona State Sun Devils to bring their season-to-date standing to 6 wins, 4 losses. At least their nose is still above water. The worst possible outcome puts them at .500 for the season, if they lose their last two games against California and UCLA. …continue reading