Updates from December 2nd, 2007

For the second consecutive year, USC’s water polo team fell just short of a national title, losing another close match to the California Golden Bears. The Bears’ 13th national championship in water polo came during an 8-6 victory which saw the Trojans threatening to tie the game repeatedly in the closing minutes but ultimately coming […]

You heard it here third: Scott Wolf is reporting that Fox Sports is reporting that the Trojans have landed their first men’s basketball recruit for the class of 2009. Junior Evan Smith, a 6′7″ forward at Oaks Christian HS, has verbally committed to USC. Smith is the son of former UCLA basketball player Gavin […]

To the consternation of football fans anticipating a Georgia-USC matchup–which would have pitted arguably the nation’s two hottest two-loss teams–the Rose Bowl has selected No. 13 Illinois to be the Trojans’ opponent in Pasadena on January 1st. In addition to Georgia, Rose Bowl officials passed on several higher-ranked teams, including Missouri, Kansas, and Hawaii. The […]

The Trojans were the better team on the court for the first ten minutes, but the Jayhawks proved superior over the full 40, as fourth-ranked Kansas (7-0) withstood a late USC push and won, 59-55, at a sold-out Galen Center. USC (6-2) led by as many as ten points in the first half, and carried […]

As promised, here is a roundup of coverage of Saturday’s USC victory over the Bruins. A few extra notes to add to our previous report: Allen Bradford and Vincent Joseph were suspended for Saturday’s game because of academic issues. It was the second time this season that Joesph was suspended. Also, Fred Davis became USC’s […]

While USC had many recruits in attendance at the Coliseum for their 24-7 victory over UCLA on Saturday, one of those high school seniors was impressed enough with the Trojans to commit on the spot. Mater Dei offensive lineman Khaled Holmes gave his verbal commitment to the Trojan coaching staff in the postgame locker room.
The […]