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Although the outcome was never in doubt during top-ranked USC’s 38-10 season-opening victory over the Idaho Vandals on Saturday night at the Coliseum, the Trojans never looked like a dominant team, and their performance was probably far from what fans expected, especially since USC was favored by 46. Before we get to the articles about […]

Below is a compilation of links to articles previewing the Idaho/USC game tonight. After the game, we’ll publish a similar post providing you with links to articles recapping the contest.
USC vs. IDAHO GAME PREVIEW (Trojan Update)
USC-Idaho preview (Orange County Register)
No. 1 USC vs. Idaho (The Press-Enterprise)
Eye of the Potato (WeAreSC)
O/NSO: Idaho edition (WeAreSC, $)
Trojans’ defense […]

With the vast array of injuries plaguing the Trojans, many members of the Trojan family are giving private thanks that USC is opening up at home tonight against a less-than-formidable Idaho team instead of matching up against a strong team on the road (i.e., Virginia Tech, Arkansas) as has been recent practice. Read on for […]

We’ve seen this warning posted with increasing detail and frequency as the week has progressed, so it is worth passing along to those of you going to tomorrow’s USC-Idaho game who haven’t seen it: Allow even more time than normal to get to the game–including in your car and on foot from your car to […]

The big news coming out of the Trojans’ Thursday football practice is that true freshman Kristofer O’Dowd will start at center against Idaho on Saturday. The coaching staff had announced on Wednesday that Jeff Byers would get the start at center (his high school position) as a replacement for the injured Matt Spanos (torn triceps), […]

Scott Wolf is reporting that, according to Pete Carroll, freshman RB Broderick Green is out with a possible stress fracture.
Green Out (Scott Wolf)

On what has come to be known as “Turnover Wednesday,” a day on which Pete Carroll wants his players to focus on getting to the football, a casual observer could not be blamed for thinking the name refers to the personnel turnover and subsequent frantic shuffling of positions on the USC offensive line. The first domino to fall was […]

Pete Carroll spoke to Petros Papadakis and Matt “Money” Smith and addressed several issues leading up to the Idaho game: the Todd McNair animal neglect issue, preparations for Idaho and their coach Rob Akey, the decision to schedule Idaho, not looking ahead to Nebraska, the SC running back situation (”we plan on playing a lot of […]

As reported earlier today, Patrick Turner took what Pete Carroll called a “vicious hit” from Rey Maualuga during what the team calls “Competition Tuesday” practices, resulting in what Turner thinks is a “stinger” (pending X-rays). Mauauluga apologized but indicated to the LA Times that the collision was predictable after some pre-practice, apparently good-spirited trash […]

Several sources are reporting that starting center Matt Spanos sustained a possible triceps strain during Tuesday afternoon’s practice. Jeff Byers would get the start against Idaho if Spanos cannot play, although it is too soon to tell if that will be the case. One factor to consider: the Trojans have had numerous problems with fumbled […]