Updates: FB20071201

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 […]

USC’s offense didn’t always look pretty, and they managed to turn the ball over a few times, but the Trojans otherwise outplayed their crosstown rivals on Saturday afternoon at the Coliseum, 24-7, to bring their winning streak over the Bruins to one game and secure their place in the Rose Bowl on January 1st. The […]

The Rose Bowl is on the line–in more ways than one–as USC hosts UCLA on Saturday at 1:30p at a sold-out Coliseum. Here are the final pre-game comments from the major sources:
Too close for comfort (LA Times)
USC-UCLA games with the Rose Bowl on the line (LA Times)
Tribute planned for Rucker, Danelo (LA Times)
That’s so last […]

It seems to have finally occurred to USC officials that there just aren’t enough parking spaces available near the Coliseum. For Saturday’s contest against UCLA–which, mind you, is exactly as sold out as most of the other Trojan games this year–additional parking will be made available at the Staples Center, with a free shuttle running […]

Thursday’s big announcement was that Bruin head coach Karl Dorrell named Patrick Cowan–one of the heroes of UCLA’s upset over USC last season–as his starting quarterback for Saturday’s game. Cowan hasn’t played since November 3rd, when he suffered a collapsed lung in a game against Arizona. Another injured Bruin signal-caller–Ben Olson–may also see some action […]

Yes, the Trojans have an important game coming up on Saturday, but Tuesday’s big news didn’t originate from the practice field. Instead, USC officials announced that their ongoing lease negotiations with the Coliseum have reached an impasse, and that the school would explore other options for their home football games–including playing all games at the […]

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 […]

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 […]