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LOS ANGELES -- It was another up-beat practice for the Trojans in shorts, shoulder pads and helmets on Friday as they returned to Brian Kennedy-Howard Jones Field after spending Wednesday at the Coliseum. Continuing in the initial stages of the team'...

There were many ups and downs during the 2012 season. Give your responses on the following items (good or bad) that helped shape the season. Biggest individual plays Garry Paskwietz 1. Marqise Lee's opening play of the year: The 2012 season co...

DL Kenny Bigelow and OL Khaliel Rodgers saw their senior seasons cut short, so they can't wait to get to USC and help the Trojans on the field.

Story | Conversation | November 20, 2012

USC fans hoped the issues the Trojans showed early in the season would eventually fix themselves, but USC's loss to UCLA, its fourth this season, served to further expose those shortcomings.

The USC Trojans (No. 18 BCS, No. 21 AP) and UCLA Bruins (No. 17 BCS, No. 17 AP) haven't matched up in a game that meant this much in a long time. The winner of Saturday's 12 p.m. PT game at the Rose Bowl will secure the Pac-12 South title and earn...

What will be the key matchup for USC offense vs UCLA defense? Garry Paskwietz: I think it will be the USC receivers against the Bruins' secondary. Right now the Bruins rank No. 103 in the nation against the pass and that's not where you want to be...

Here are five storylines as USC (7-3, 5-3 Pac-12) travels to the Rose Bowl to play UCLA (8-2, 5-2 Pac-12) on Saturday. 1. Battle of L.A. is even more relevant this year: You don't need any extra incentive to get the juices pumping for this game, ...

LOS ANGELES -- The Trojans continued to gear up for Saturday's matchup with UCLA with another full-pads practice on Wednesday under beautiful sunny conditions on the USC campus. With the added storyline of a berth in the Pac-12 championship game on t...

One of the key areas for USC in its upcoming game with UCLA is the ability of the Trojans to stop the Bruins' run game. UCLA runs a no-huddle, spread offense featuring senior tailback Johnathan Franklin, who is among the nation's leading rushers, ...

The crosstown showdown between USC and UCLA has big implications, as a trip to the Pac-12 title game is at stake.

Steve Bisheff wonders why an offense as talented as USC's is seventh in its own conference, when Notre Dame will lose and what's going on with Philip Rivers.

Story | Conversation | October 17, 2012

Steve Bisheff talks about the coaching legacy ramifications of the USC-Stanford game, UCLA's hot start and Andy Murray's breakthrough.

Story | Conversation | September 12, 2012

USC running back Curtis McNeal has made the Doak Walker Award watch list, it was announced Thursday. The Walker Award goes to the nation's best running back each season. It's McNeal's first time being recognized for the award. The senior McNeal...

PASSING ATTACK That was, uh...almost perfect from Matt Barkley. He was on his game from the start Saturday, completing 16 of his first 17 passes. Freshman Marqise Lee had another ridiculous game and Robert Woods fought through injuries to post a dou...

1. Uniforms? It's been the talk of the town this week, what kind of jerseys the two schools are going to wear for the annual crosstown rivalry game. For its part, USC has said it will be wearing its normal home cardinal-and-gold uniforms, but UCLA is...

The crosstown rivalry has some championship stakes for UCLA, which would clinch a berth in the Pac-12 title game with a victory over USC.

Story | Conversation | November 21, 2011