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Pete Carroll on Junior Seau’s Tough Transition to Retirement: “He Wanted to Play Forever”

Friday, May 4th, 2012

Football legend Junior Seau committed suicide on Wednesday, and the reaction continues to pour in from those connected to Seau at all levels. Seahawks coach Pete Carroll was never teamed up with Seau at USC, but the two are automatically part of a strong Trojan fraternity. Pete Carroll joined J.T. The ...

Friend Rodney Peete Says Junior Seau Was Full of Life: “Never at any point did I feel that he had lost that”

Thursday, May 3rd, 2012

Rodney Peete had known Junior Seau since Seau was only 19 years old, and the former USC teammates spoke every couple months until the very end. The two were also inducted into the USC Hall of Fame together in 2010. With Seau dying tragically Wednesday, Peete was forced to begin mourning ...

Matt Kalil Admits the Combine Made Him Feel Like a Piece of Meat

Thursday, March 1st, 2012

When it comes to this year’s NFL Draft there are few certainties. However the picture at the top of the draft gets a little more clear as the days go by. One thing that will not change from today until April 26th is USC Offensive Tackle Matt Kalil’s standing as ...

Lane Kiffin Says it has Been Harder to Take Risks in Recruiting Because of the Sanctions at USC

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

Wednesday was a huge day in the college football world, a day when college football programs  lay the foundation for the next few years. National Signing Day has brought star players to programs and it has also created some disappointments as well. It’s tough to know how players are ...

Matt Barkley Hopes To Lead USC to the Title Game After Watching Monday’s “Boring” Championship

Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

With one simple word in one quick tweet on Monday night, USC quarterback Matt Barkley seemed to sum up the first half of the BCS national championship game in the same way that everyone else that was watching it. Barkley very simply tweeted the word, "Bored." You couldn't help but wonder ...

Lane Kiffin: Matt Barkley Should Be Rewarded For Succeeding During USC’s Probation

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011

It's hardly out of the ordinary for a college football coach to stump for his standout player who is in the Heisman race. USC's Lane Kiffin is doing a pretty good job of it. Kiffin makes the argument that Trojans quarterback Matt Barkley is being penalized because his team is ...

No Bowl Game, No Problem, Matt Barkley Loving Life Leading Trojans, Focused on Oregon Ducks: “I wouldn’t change what I have gone through for anything.”

Friday, November 18th, 2011

Matt Barkley doesn't sound all too caught up with the discussion about which college football quarterbacks project best to the NFL. Nor is he focused on his draft status as of right now despite the fact that ‘SC can’t qualify for a bowl game. No.7 isn't even disappointed over the ...

Lane Kiffin: End-of-Game Officiating Was Wrong, But We Had Other Opportunities

Tuesday, November 1st, 2011

USC coach Lane Kiffin didn't mince many words when discussing some of the officiating in Saturday's epic three-overtime battle with Stanford after the game. A few days later, he still isn't happy about it, particularly a penalty called on the Trojans late in regulation and then the final play of ...

USC Quarterback Matt Barkley Prepares for Battle Against Stanford, Not Andrew Luck

Thursday, October 27th, 2011

Matt Barkley certainly doesn't mind the extra attention. The USC quarterback is used to it by now. He simply thinks it's funny that this weekend's Pac-12 duel between the Trojans and the Stanford Cardinal is being billed as a game between he and Andrew Luck -- a pair of the ...

Lane Kiffin on Loss to Arizona State: “We’ve gone on the road. Now it’s time for no more freshmen mistakes.”

Thursday, September 29th, 2011

The USC Trojans were on cruise control to start the 2011 season. They opened with three consecutive wins over Minnesota, Utah and Syracuse. Last Saturday, USC went on the road for the first time this season to take on the Sun Devils of Arizona State down in Tempe. Lane Kiffin's ...