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Here's the fourth post in our new 'film study' series started last week. Every other day from now until Aug. 23, we'll be putting up a set of pertinent-to-this-year notes from each game, going of course in chronological order from the Minnesota se...

We're doing position-by-position previews in the two weeks leading up to spring practice, breaking down the depth chart for one position group each day, paying special attention to potential things that can change in the spring. Tuesday, we looked...

USC receiver Robert Woods was named an ESPN.com All-American on Saturday, one of two pass-catchers in the country to earn such honors. Woods, a sophomore, finished the 2011 season with 111 catches for 1,292 yards and 15 touchdowns for the Trojans,...

The reason Matt Barkley didn't get chosen as a Heisman Trophy finalist wasn't because of the NCAA sanctions against USC that kept the Trojans out of the Pac-12 Conference championship game and a subsequent bowl game this season. The reason he's no...

Matt Barkley isn't going to win the Heisman Trophy. There are too many pieces that would that need to fall in place in too short a time for that happen. But, examining the numbers from and context of the top six players' performances this season, ...

The Heisman Trophy finalist list comes out in four days, with anywhere from 3-5 players expected to be announced as having earned a trip to New York City next weekend for the trophy presentation. Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck is expected to be ...

PASSING ATTACK Aside from his one poor pick, a very questionable decision to throw to Randall Telfer in triple coverage and a couple of overthrows, Matt Barkley was on his game Friday -- as were receivers Marqise Lee and Robert Woods. Both players t...

BOULDER, Co. -- We're just about set to go here at Folsom Field for the Trojans' 6 p.m. PT game against Colorado. Here are a couple of last-minute things worthy of an update before kickoff: An hour before kickoff, it's 45 degrees in Boulder, with...

1. The conditions and a potential letdown. Weather.com projects it to be 47 degrees at kickoff Friday night in Boulder. But it won't be snowing, and the weather, in general, won't be much worse than it was two weeks ago in South Bend -- except for th...

Lane Kiffin's statement Monday night after the Pac-12 announced his $10,000 fine for criticizing officials in USC's loss to Stanford included a brief mention at the end of the Trojans' next opponent. "We have moved on from last week's game and we ...

Buoyed by a 14-catch, 255-yard game in Saturday's 48-41 over Arizona, USC receiver Robert Woods has had a tremendous start to the 2011 season -- so tremendous, in fact, he is starting to put himself in position to test some all-time NCAA receiving re...

Only one day (!) remains until fall camp begins for the Trojans. We've been previewing the biggest questions that USC must answer in the month between camp and the season opener. Read the first nine questions here, covering such topics as freshmen on...

The weeks are counting down until fall camp begins for the USC football team the first week of August. During each of the in-between weeks, we've been offering up an early first look at the 12 scheduled opponents for the 2011 season, in chronological...

LOS ANGELES -- The following list of names may shock you. Isaiah Rider. Keith Closs. Penny Hardaway. Former Jazz and Laker guard Bryon Russell, former Clipper and Rocket guard Cuttino Mobley and ex-Pacer and now-ESPN analyst Jalen Rose. Former ...

Video interviews with USC quarterback Matt Barkley and cornerback Shareece Wright, plus several quotes that stood out from after USC's 24-21 win over Arizona on Saturday at Arizona Stadium: USC safety T.J. McDonald, on the Trojans' hopes for the r...