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Three Trojans snap into QB battle
Cody Kessler's most noteworthy play for USC came last season after the quarterback was told by coaches to wear a different jersey number on special teams in the first half against Colorado.
He was the backup to Max Wittek against Notre Dame and in the season-ending Sun Bowl loss to Georgia Tech, but he did not play.
So the third-year sophomore spent the last two months doing...
USC contacts ex-coach Floyd about hoops job
Former USC basketball coach Tim Floyd said Monday night he has had a meeting with Athletic Director Pat Haden in which they discussed the Trojans basketball job opening.
Floyd said Haden had contacted him, and the three-hour meeting "went well."
Haden, through a spokesman, said he would have no comment until the coaching search is complete.
Floyd was hired by USC in...
Floyd: Talks did not involve coaching
Tim Floyd insists he is not heading back to Southern California.
Floyd, who now coaches at UTEP, spoke following the Miners' 56-54 loss to No. 25 Memphis on Tuesday night and said his meeting with USC athletic director Pat Haden was not about the men's basketball opening.
''They did not offer me a job nor was I looking for a job,'' said Floyd. ''...
USC's spring practice, QB competition under way
With four new assistant coaches and no starting quarterback, Southern California has started work on erasing memories of last season's disappointment.
The Trojans held their first spring practice Tuesday night, going through drills under new defensive coordinator Clancy Pendergast and offensive coordinator Clay Helton. Lane Kiffin revamped his staff in hopes of fixing a team...
2013 NFL Draft: Top 10 Quarterback Prospects
For the majority of the 2012 season USC quarterback Matt Barkley was the most talked about college quarterback entering the 2013 Draft. After the Trojans posted a 7-6 record and Barkley saw his season end with a shoulder injury, that talk has pretty much stopped.Granted Barkley put up huge numbers while running the Trojans offense; but what's different about him and every other...
Choke Wednesday: 2012 USC Trojans
Since resurrecting Choke Wednesday last month we've focused on three of the worst in-game collapses of the 2012 season, but what about the biggest choke on the season as a whole? That honor unanimously goes to the USC Trojans, who started the season ranked #1 in the country and finished it ready to disband their football program.
The Trojans finished in the AP Top 5 in 2011...
Kessler & Wittek, 'It's go time'
USC kicks off spring practices on Tuesday. The spotlight of spring drills will be on the quarterback battle. Will Cody Kessler or Max Wittek take over for the departed Matt Barkley? Or... does freshman Max Browne win the job?
UTEP: Tim Floyd meets with USC about old job
UTEP coach Tim Floyd has met with USC athletic director Pat Haden about returning to his old job coaching the Trojans.
UTEP athletic director Bob Stull said Tuesday that Haden contacted him six weeks ago about meeting with Floyd, and that the meeting took place.
Floyd became UTEP's coach in 2010 after resigning from USC under accusations that he improperly recruited star O...
USC Trojans 2013 Spring Football Preview
USC was billed as a national title contender last season but finished with a disappointing 7-6 mark and ended the year with a three-game losing...
VIDEO: Lane Kiffin, 3-5-13
USC head coach Lane Kiffin spoke with the media following the Trojans first spring practice.
Tim Floyd could return as the head coach of the USC mens basketball team
According to ESPN Los Angeles, current UTEP basketball coach Tim Floyd could be making a return to coach the USC Trojans. Floyd had a lengthy meeting with USC athletic director [...]
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