Seven former Trojans to attend NFL combine
USC will be represented by seven former players at the annual NFL Scouting Combine Feb. 22-28 at Indianapolis.
The players are tight end Rhett Ellison, linebacker Chris Galippo, defensive tackle DaJohn Harris, offensive lineman Matt Kalil, defensive end Nick Perry, defensive tackle Christian Tupou and running back Marc Tyler.
Kalil has been projected as a possible top five pick...
Via Fox Sports West
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Matt Barkley and USC poised for a championship run in 2012
Despite the two-year Bowl ban, the NCAA sanctions, and no reason to play for in 2011, Lane Kiffin and Matt Barkley guided the USC Trojans to a surprising 10-2 record with road wins over Notre Dame and a thrilling 38-35 victory over the Oregon Ducks with their only losses coming to Arizona State early in the season and a triple overtime loss to Andrew Luck and the Stanford Cardinal...
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ESPN an accomplice in Lane Kiffin recruiting violation
The NCAA may as well have their own paddle for USC head coach Lane Kiffin he has so many violations. It's amazing this guy is still allowed to coach. During Wednesday's national signing day, a day where high school seniors sign National Letters of Intent to to declare their college of choice, he committed another one. However, this one may have gone unnoticed had ESPN...
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College Football Recruiting 2012: USC
Many top recruits are on the fence – or at least playing coy – about their future school in the last few days before National Signing Day, but with just two days to go, the USC football program already has several future players locked in. Defensive end DeVante Wilson has been a Trojans commit since before last Signing Day. He “gray-shirted” last year while he was recovering...
Via College Sports University
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13 days ago
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Marc Tyler Talks Training for NFL
Recent graduate and USC tailback Marc Tyler talks to SCPlaybook's Whitney Blaine about training, the Shrine Game and this transition phase from being a student athlete into a full fledged professional.
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16 hours ago
DGB’s Mom: Kiffin Like GF in Denial
Dorial Green-Beckham’s mother didn’t mince words about USC coach Lane Kiffin in a piece...
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College football recruiting 2012: USC
Lane Kiffin had to make sure that his recruiting class of 2012 didn’t miss and if reports are correct he has done his job. Facing NCAA sanctions that limited the number of players USC could sign, Kiffen had to target the right 15 players. “We can’t control how many we sign, but we can control who we sign,” Kiffin told the Associated Press. USC clearly targeted the right...
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USC signs small recruiting class under sanctions
Southern California's first recruiting class under NCAA scholarship restrictions was even smaller than it had to be.
That's because coach Lane Kiffin saved a few of his available scholarships until next year by signing just 12 players Wednesday.
Kiffin still landed another standout recruiting class for the Trojans, who are limited to just 15 new scholarships per year and...
Via AP on Fox
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10 days ago
Oregon Ducks lineman calls out Matt Barkley
The Oregon Ducks contest with the USC Trojans will be one of the most anticipated games this fall, but already the rivalry between the two Pac-12 powers is gaining steam.
Chip Kelly’s much-discussed snub of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers was the top headline Monday, especially after releasing a statement saying he has “unfinished business” to accomplish with the Ducks...
Via The Daily Rival
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18 days ago
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Lane Kiffin named LA's Coach of the Year
LOS ANGELES -- USC football coach Lane Kiffin will be presented the prestigious 2011 Coach of the Year award during the seventh annual LA Sports Awards, presented by AT&T U-verse on March 15 at Club Nokia at L.A. Live.
The LA Sports Awards are presented by the Los Angeles Sports Council to celebrate the greatest moments of the year in sports in the Los AngelesOrange County area...
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20 days ago
USC Football: Strapped by Scholarship Limits, Trojans Sign 12 in ’12
In the face of NCAA sanctions that limit the number of signees to 15, USC’s Lane Kiffin turned in another top-notch recruiting class.
“We can’t control how many we sign, but we can control who we sign,” Kiffin told the Associated Press. USC clearly targeted the right players, landing Rivals.com’s 7th-ranked class with just twelve players, three under...
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USC Football: In With the New
Many top recruits are on the fence – or at least playing coy – about their future school in the last few days before National Signing Day, but with just three days to go, the USC football program already has several future players locked in.Former USC commit Arik Armstead will announce his destination Sunday at 3 p.m. Older brother Armond, a redshirt senior at USC, will likely...
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Prater to leave USC, Armstead still pondering
USC's roster, which will be limited to 75 scholarship players in the fall, remained in flux Monday as receiver Kyle Prater announced he was transferring and defensive lineman Armond Armstead met with school officials to explore doing the same for his final season of eligibility.
Prater, a third-year sophomore from Illinois, is the second player in less than a week to leave the...
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January 10, 2012
USC: Butler leaves, Florida transfer arrives
USCs roster, which can include only 75 scholarship players next season, remained fluid Wednesday with receiver Brice Butler leaving for San Diego State and defensive back Josh Shaw officially arriving as a transfer from Florida.
USC Coach Lane Kiffin did not address Butler's departure but announced that Shaw had enrolled in school for the spring semester. Shaw is expected to...
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January 11, 2012
Kiffin, Orgeron Keep USC on Track
In the always-evolving world of college recruiting you either adapt or risk becoming irrelevant, so while the bowl ban and scholarship reductions have certainly changed the game, Lane Kiffin and Ed Orgeron have done a solid job of keeping the Trojans at the top of the Pac.
Via usc.scout.com
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13 days ago
USC Football: In with the New
Many top recruits are on the fence – or at least playing coy – about their future school in the last few days before National Signing Day, but with just three days to go, the USC football program already has several future players locked in.
Former USC commit Arik Armstead will announce his destination Sunday at 3 p.m. Older brother Armond, a redshirt senior at USC, will...
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USC football: Trojans' 2012 schedule released
USC, which will be bowl eligible for the first time in three years, will play four if its first six games on the road this season, including a Thursday night game at Utah.
The Pac-12 Conference released its schedule Wednesday.
Coach Lane Kiffin's team opens against Hawaii on Sept. 1 at the Coliseum and then travels the next week to play Syracuse in MetLife Stadium at East Rutherford...
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January 04, 2012
STAY IN SCHOOL
Barkley not headed to NFL just yet
The USC signal-caller is expected to declare for April's NFL Draft, but there is still a chance he returns to SoCal for his senior season.
Via Pro Football Zone
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December 21, 2011
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December 21, 2011
Matt Barkley Used a Christmas Ornament to let Lane Kiffin Know He Was Returning
USC quarterback Matt Barkley held a press conferenceThursday night to announce he was foregoing entering the NFL draft, instead choosing to return for his senior year of college. That collective sigh of relief from the Trojans faithful could be heard all the way to the East Coast, and I doubt no person was more relieved than head football coach Lane Kiffin.
But Kiffin knew beforehand...
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December 23, 2011
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December 23, 2011
Mitch Mustain is a Contract Killer Now, or Something
It’s not quite the epic search for Bigfoot, but documentarians in Northwest Arkansas ventured into the woods anyway to find one of the local creatures of myth and legend alive and well…and firing off several rounds of ammunition into various inanimate objects. A company called Incognito Mosquito Flicks is touting their documentary of former Arkansas and USC quarterback...
Via Friends of the Program
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January 13, 2012
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January 13, 2012
Would Landing The Armstead Brothers Be The Trolliest Thing Ever?
Things are heating up in college football. No, it has nothing to do with the bowl games, but rather the players who are not involved in them. I'm talking about recruiting. National signing day is less than a month away, and of course the freakiness is closing in.One recruitment that Irish fans may not have to wait that long to find out about is Arik Armstead:
Arik Armstead...
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January 04, 2012
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January 04, 2012
Barkley puts family first in deciding to stay at USC
Christmas came early for Lane Kiffin.
Wednesday, Matt Barkley called the second-year coach asking him and his wife to come over that evening.
Upon arriving at the Barkley's home in Newport Beach, Kiffin saw a Christmas tree adorned with ornaments made by Barkley and his siblings depicting a special memory for each year. Barkley handed one in particular to his coach. It showed...
Via Fox Sports West
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December 22, 2011
USC's T.J. McDonald to return for senior season
USC safety T.J. McDonald announced Wednesday that he would forgo the opportunity to make himself available for the NFL draft and return to USC for his senior season.
McDonald, named to several All-America teams, said he seriously pondered turning pro, but reconsidered once he returned home to Fresno after finals.
I was gone, he said in a phone interview. I was ready to chase my...
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December 21, 2011
USC Football: Out with the Old
Matt Barkley and T.J. McDonald made Trojans’ fans very happy when they announced they’d return for another season of USC football, but a few of the players from the 2011 roster won’t be coming back this year.
Juniors Matt Kalil and Nick Perry announced in December that they would enter the NFL draft in April. Kalil is projected to be a top-five pick at left tackle...
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January 11, 2012
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January 11, 2012
Lane Kiffin Signing Day Presser
Despite scholarship limitations, the USC Trojans signed another star-studded class on Wednesday. Look inside to hear what USC head coach Lane Kiffin had to say about the 2012 recruiting class.
Via usc.scout.com
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