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Alabama's dominating win in the BCS National Championship Game stirs memories of the USC Trojans' similar days of domination. Now, USC must rediscover those old winning ways.

Story | Conversation | January 13, 2013

USC has had the Sun Bowl blues, as it has lost its only two trips to El Paso, falling to Michigan State in 1990 and TCU in 1998.

Story | Conversation | December 13, 2012

After the season began with dreams of a BCS national championship, Lane Kiffin will need to get his team motivated for the Sun Bowl.

Story | Conversation | December 05, 2012

UCLA might have surpassed USC in the standings, but the Bruins will need to beat the Trojans in a big game this weekend.

Story | Conversation | November 11, 2012

In a matchup that would have been even more intriguing if USC had taken care of business last week, the No. 18 USC Trojans face the No. 2 Oregon Ducks at 4 p.m. PT on Saturday at the Coliseum. USC's national championship hopes are over, but a win ...

TUCSON, Ariz. -- Lane Kiffin was trying to tactfully dismiss a question about what the USC Trojans' 39-36 loss to the Arizona Wildcats on Saturday did for the team's national-championship hopes. Did it hurt, he was asked, to lose the possibility o...

If the Rose Bowl's the goal, this weekend's game against Arizona is just as big as any other game the USC Trojans will play this season. And if the goal is the national championship, then the Trojans obviously can't afford a loss of any sort. Any ...

With the release of the first edition of the BCS standings, we ask what's on the minds of the most diehard USC fans: Can the Trojans climb back into the national championship picture? The answer is, it's possible . . . if they win out. If th...

LOS ANGELES -- What a waste. That was the message of every text, tweet and call I got following USC's 21-14 loss to Stanford on Saturday. A wasted national championship season, a wasted offseason filled with false hope, and a wasted return for...

Before the season began, the USC Trojans figured to not have much trouble in the Pac-12. But the rest of the division suddenly looks resurgent.

Story | Conversation | September 13, 2012

I remember talking to some pretty smart football people before the season began, and it surprised me that almost every one of them was ready to pencil USC into the national championship game. Then the season began, and all the talk has been about ...

Amid USC's dominating Week 1 win, an investigation involving former player Joe McKnight pins a cloud over the Trojans.

You could arguably assert that the 1962 USC Trojans football team not only surprised a nation and won the mythical national championship, but they helped legendary coach John McKay from becoming a footnote.

Story | Conversation | August 23, 2012

For the first time since 2008, the USC Trojans enter into a season with real national championship aspirations. The university and program has dealt with similar expectations on numerous occasions in the past, but it undeniably feels a little differe...

It's easy to see why USC comes into this college football season as the No. 1 team in the nation but there are several stumbling blocks on the road to a national championship. This week we take a look at five key concerns for the Trojans. USC's sc...

It's easy to see why USC comes into this college football season as the No. 1 team in the nation but there are several stumbling blocks on the road to a national championship and this week we take a look at five key concerns for the Trojans. The g...