Updates from November, 2007

Freshman center Mamadou Diarra, who has missed all six of USC’s games so far this season while recovering from a preseason hernia surgery, is set to return to practice on Tuesday, reports Scott Wolf. The Trojans could certainly use the 7-footer for Thursday’s game against the Oklahoma Sooners, who present the tallest opposing lineup to […]

Pete Carroll called his team in for a rare Sunday night meeting prior to the Trojans’ first practice of UCLA week on Monday–an indication, perhaps, that USC is indeed taking their upcoming matchup with the Bruins seriously. Some quick player notes:

LB Keith Rivers (ankle) was able to practice on Monday, and indicated that he believes […]

The 8th-ranked Trojans (9-2, 6-2) conclude their regular season on Saturday at the Coliseum with their annual cross-town rivalry game against the UCLA Bruins (6-5, 5-3). USC is coming off its best performance of the season–a 20-point win over then No. 7 Arizona State–and is in position to advance to the Rose Bowl should the […]

A pair of Trojan football players learned of individual honors early this week. DE Lawrence Jackson’s four-sack performance against Arizona State on Thanksgiving earned him player-of-the-week honors both nationally (via the Walter Camp Football Foundation) and in the Pac-10. And senior Fred Davis was named one of three finalists for the John Mackey Award, presented […]

The Trojans reappeared in the two major basketball polls this week after winning three games in the Anaheim Classic Tournament last week, including a 25-point victory over then 19th-ranked Southern Illinois last night. USC is ranked 22nd by AP voters and 24th in the ESPN/USA Today coaches’ poll. However, they won’t stay there for long, […]

The Trojans (5-1) are the winners of the first Anaheim Classic Tournament after upsetting 19th-ranked Southern Illinois 70-45 on Sunday night at the Anaheim Convention Center. USC dominated on both ends of the floor in putting together its best and most complete game of the season. They shot nearly 60% from the field against what […]

A victory over Arizona State on Thursday, coupled with the latest series of top-ten upsets, gave the Trojans their biggest jump in the polls in a month and a half. USC moved up three spots in each of the major polls, to No. 8 in the AP poll and BCS standings, and to No. 9 […]

UCLA’s 16-0 upset victory over 9th-ranked Oregon on Saturday means that the Trojans will win their sixth-straight Pac-10 title and play in the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day if they are able to defeat the Bruins next Saturday at the Coliseum. Whom USC would play in Pasadena is another question; Big-10 winner Ohio State […]

The Trojans (4-1) earned a trip to the championship game of the inaugural Anaheim Classic Tournament by defeating the Miami (OH) RedHawks (2-1) on Friday night at the Anaheim Convention Center, 57-53. The game was close throughout, and the Trojans trailed by four at halftime, but were able to make enough defensive adjustments at the […]

Taj Gibson’s best performance of the season helped USC (3-1) get past the University of San Diego (2-3), 60-50, during the opening night of the Anaheim Classic Tournament before a sparse Thanksgiving-night crowd at the Anaheim Convention Center. Although USC led for most of the game, they never could put a comfortable distance between themselves […]