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Here are some keys and storylines to watch this spring in the South Division. Yesterday Ted looked at the North Division. ARIZONA WILDCATS Start date: March 3 Spring game: April 13 What to watch: New battery: The Wildcats are looking ...

Travis Haney takes an in-depth look at in-state recruiting of the last several seasons, identifying which programs do the best job of keeping top prospects in-state, and which states get raided the most.

Blog | Conversation | February 05, 2013

While a lot of Pac-12 schools have hit home runs with recent coaching hires, history suggests that there's no failsafe formula to ensure success.

Story | Conversation | January 20, 2013

Southern California has long been a hotbed of college football recruiting, and the local powers, USC and UCLA, have the unique opportunity of allowing the region's best to come to them. But that hasn't stopped them from expanding their borders.

LOS ANGELES -- USC Trojans coach Lane Kiffin will continue to call plays for the offense in 2013, he said Sunday. Kiffin, criticized for what some found to be uninventive play calling, had previously said he planned to re-evaluate the USC progra...

For the first time since last season, the USC Trojans are without the weight of expectations. Rather, all the pressure Saturday is on No. 1 Notre Dame.

Story | Conversation | November 21, 2012

Head coach has been a distraction during Trojans' difficult season.

PASADENA, Calif. -- In conversation, UCLA Bruins coach Jim Mora always appears to be in control. He doesn't rush and rarely interrupts the end of a question to start his answer. His tone is mostly serious and yet jovial, and he does a good job of...

Quarterback Matt Barkley will miss Southern California's regular-season finale against No. 1 Notre Dame on Saturday with a sprained right shoulder.

Steve Bisheff writes that Pat Haden staying committed to Lane Kiffin through one of USC's most disappointing seasons could have consequences for the athletic director.

Story | Conversation | November 18, 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.

PASADENA, Calif. -- The USC Trojans (No. 18 BCS, No. 21 AP) started poorly, then rebounded, then played more mistake-ridden football in the second half and lost, 38-28, to the UCLA Bruins (No. 17 BCS, No. 17 AP) in a back-and-forth game at the Rose B...

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...

With all the mini-controversies swirling around Lane Kiffin this season, Saturday's showdown with UCLA could have far-reaching implications.

Story | Conversation | November 14, 2012

If the USC Trojans beat the UCLA Bruins this week, then get past the Oregon Ducks or Stanford Cardinal in the Pac-12 championship game on Nov. 30, the Trojans will play in the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day. It won't even matter how they do against t...

LOS ANGELES -- USC Trojans coach Lane Kiffin reviewed his team's 38-17 victory over Arizona State on Saturday at the Coliseum in his standard Sunday evening conference call with reporters. He also looked ahead at Saturday's game against the UCLA Brui...