Updates from August 16th, 2007

As Ben Malcolmson of USCRipsIt writes, competition is not just a central tenet of SC’s football team, it oozes out of every pore of the program: “It’s the essence, the central theme of USC football.” On the day following the transfer of RB Emmanuel Moody, it seems fitting that the author would spend some time […]

The date of USC’s highly-anticipated home contest against the UCLA men’s basketball team has been moved to accommodate television. Originally scheduled for Saturday, February 16, the game will now be played at 7:00 pm on Sunday, February 17, at the Galen Center.
In addition, home contests against Stanford and Cal during the last week of the […]

USC’s latest “innovation” in the football-going experience this season is bar-coded tickets, which will be scanned at Coliseum entrance gates to provide admission. The school has sent out an oddly-worded announcement to account-holders which–under the heading announcing the bar codes–warns ticket-holders to “be sure to arrive early to the gates for the home opener against […]

The Sporting News is the latest of the major national publications to pick USC as the number one team in the land.  If you’re in the mood for yet another breakdown of the Trojan team, by all means, give it a click.
Top 25 countdown: No. 1 USC (Sporting News)

The Trojans practiced in shorts, shoulder-pads and helmets on a very hot Wednesday which saw the return of Stanley Havili and some impressive power running by big backs, and ended with the news of Emmanuel Moody’s transfer. Continue reading for a roundup of today’s practice coverage.