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The 2012 season was an undeniably disappointing one for USC. From preseason No. 1 to a 7-6 record and a Hyundai Sun Bowl loss to Georgia Tech. With an unsettled quarterback situation and a coach on the hot seat, there are plenty of questions about th...

All eyes were focused squarely on the quarterback position at USC this spring as the starting job was open for the taking. But with the March and April practices failing to produce a clear No. 1, there's sure to be even more focus directed at a posit...

While ESPN 150 QB Kyle Allen snubbed the Pac-12 when he chose Texas A&M, Erik McKinney says better things are to come with California's crop of 2015 quarterback prospects....

A number of USC recruiting targets are expected to put their skills on display this weekend when the Nike Football Training Camp tour hits the Bay Area. ESPN 150 quarterback Keller Chryst (Palo Alto, Calif./Palo Alto), the only signal-caller with ...

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...

Give your most memorable USC quarterback battle or situation that involves two or more quarterbacks. Garry Paskwietz There were high hopes for the USC Trojans in 1989. The program was on an upswing under new coach Larry Smith and had risen to N...

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

Matt Barkley didn't have to wait long on the third day of the draft to hear his name called as the Philadelphia Eagles traded into the top spot in the fourth round to take the USC quarterback. "It was definitely a breath of fresh air to get that c...

WeAreSC staffers Garry Paskwietz, Johnny Curren and Greg Katz look at some of the top superlatives from the 2013 USC spring ball session. MVP -- QB Cody Kessler: Nobody entered the spring with more to prove, and Kessler made a huge statement by ri...

The quarterback battle will continue and freshmen are making their presence felt in analysis of USC's depth chart after spring practice.

Story | Conversation | April 16, 2013

The battle to be USC's starting quarterback continues despite there being a clear winner between Max Wittek, Cody Kessler and Max Browne in spring practice.

Story | Conversation | April 15, 2013

With fourteen of USC's fifteen spring practice sessions now in the books, and with the scrimmage finale just one day away, here is a glance at how a potential team depth chart just might look if it were released today. Quarterback Max Wittek (6-f...

LOS ANGELES -- With spring ball just one scrimmage away from being in the books, Lane Kiffin and the USC coaching staff appear no closer to naming a starting quarterback today than they were before spring practice started in March. Of course, that...

USC coach Lane Kiffin was a guest on The Herd with Colin Cowherd on Wednesday morning and addressed the criticisms of quarterback Matt Barkley. Kiffin was quick to remind people that Barkley was rated as the top QB in college football at the beginnin...

Former USC QB Matt Barkley joined Jon Gruden's QB Camp for an in-depth discussion and workout with the former coach. Click here for video of Barkley with Gruden, as well as Gruden's takeaways from his time with Barkley. Here's a hint: Gruden like...

"The quarterback competition is the most high-profile position battle this spring. Give your thoughts on how things are looking as the Trojans head into the final days of spring ball." Garry Paskwietz I think the big thing right now is the fact...