Updates: FB20071110

It was a dark and stormy night at Berkeley’s Memorial Stadium on Saturday (well, maybe just stormy), but the twelfth-ranked Trojans (8-2, 5-2) were able to hold onto a slippery ball long enough to outlast No. 24 California (6-3, 3-4) by a touchdown, 24-17. USC utilized a timely defense and a career-best performance by senior […]

The Trojans will hold a short practice at noontime on Friday in advance of their 2:00p flight to the Bay Area. In the meantime, here’s what developed on Thursday:

Butch Lewis was officially named the starter at left tackle for Saturday’s game, when he will replace Sam Baker (hamstring) for the second-straight week.
The Times reports that […]

As the Trojans continued their preparations for Saturday’s matchup against #24 Cal in Berkeley, we learned the following:

LT Sam Baker (hamstring) is definitely out for Saturday’s game. Butch Lewis again worked with the starting unit in his place, with Charles Brown backing him up.
We now know the significance of freshman RB Broderick Green reaggravating his […]

Gary Klein of the LA Times is reporting that USC’s junior linebackers Rey Maualuga and Brian Cushing told him Tuesday that they will return for their final seasons of eligibility. Both players cited the influence of senior linebacker Keith Rivers, who made the same decision last year, and the opportunity to play another year for […]

A few notes from Monday’s football practice session:

Freshman tailback Broderick Green, who is redshirting this season thanks to undergoing foot surgery earlier this fall, suffered a setback when that same foot began bothering him again during Monday’s practice. He will be evaluated today.
Butch Lewis and Charles Brown will compete this week for the starting left […]

Twelfth-ranked USC (7-2, 4-2) will travel to Berkeley on Saturday for a game under the temporary lights at Memorial Stadium against No. 24 California (6-3, 3-3). The once highly-ranked Golden Bears (who at one point seemed a few minutes away from becoming the nation’s top-ranked team) fell out of the top 25 after losing three […]