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USC's new defensive scheme for the 2013 season should maximize the talent the Trojans have in the front seven....

Another healthy mailbag. Settle in. As always, follow the Pac-12 blog on Twitter. To the notes! Ex-Buff fan in Pac-12 dungeon writes: I am so sick of Colorado being the loser on the block. We were two points away from having ZERO wins last y...

After what seems to be an early start to the season, things will get tough for the Trojans starting on Sept. 28, when a three-game stretch att Arizona State, home for Arizona and at Notre Dame kicks off.

Story | Conversation | May 16, 2013

The Trojans will be aiming for their first appearance in the Pac-12 title game this year. Which three conference games will be the most critical for the Trojans to win the Pac-12 South? Garry Paskwietz Sept. 28 at Arizona State This will be th...

All players are equal, but some players are more equal than others. That's the basis of our Most Important Player series. First off, quarterbacks are excluded to make things more interesting. It goes without saying, for example, that Oregon's Marc...

ESPN's Mel Kiper continues his look forward to the 2014 draft with some position-by-position rankings all this week. Kicking it off are the top-10 wide receivers . And, no surprise, USC's Marqise Lee is right at the top of the list. After an outst...

USC coach Lane Kiffin has made it clear that he wants to instill an increased physical presence in the USC offense in 2013, and a key factor in doing that will be an emphasis on a power run game. For longtime USC fans, this is music to their ears...

Have a great weekend. As always, follow the Pac-12 blog on Twitter. To the notes. Ryan in New York City: Did you read [Brian] Fremeau? He makes you and Miller look like clowns. Try objective analysis and not who's the most charming coach whe...

The team I wanted to see face Alabama last season in the BCS National Championship was Oregon. It's the matchup the entire country wanted to see. No offense, Notre Dame fans, but seeing that high-octane Oregon offense go up against Alabama's defen...

A look at nine positions marked by competition this offseason at USC. Quarterback Cody Kessler, Max Wittek and Max Browne all had their moments this past spring, but after 15 workouts, USC head coach Lane Kiffin decided that this was a battle t...

So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past. Arizona unveils its new uniforms. ASU checks in at No. 23 in Athlon's preseason top 25, plus the 10 greatest Sun Devils since 1967. A Q&A with Cal cornerback ...

As the Trojans continue to hit the spring recruiting trail, we take a look back at Lane Kiffin's first recruiting class as head coach at USC, the Class of 2010. It was a class whose foundation was built by Pete Carroll but had to be salvaged by Kiffi...

Here on the Pac-12 blog, we bring more than just game coverage, team analysis, statistical trends and rarely-accurate bowl projections. We also bring the stuff that matters. Like Twitter stats. Inspired by Kelly Hines of Tulsa World, who went t...

Remember how last year's USC-Oregon game was supposed to be the greatest thing since someone somewhere put knife to bread? It was to be a showdown for the ages with enormous national championship implications. Yeah, not so much. It was a good game --...

After signing only one defensive line prospect in the 2013 class, USC figured to amp up its pursuit this recruiting cycle. Fresno (Calif.) Central defensive tackle Tashon Smallwood became the first to commit, doing so at the school's junior day ev...

That is the question facing coach Lane Kiffin as Max Wittek and Cody Kessler remain even in the team's quarterback competition. Why not play them both in a two-QB system?

Story | Conversation | May 01, 2013