Updates: Players

LB Rey Maualuga, defensive MVP of USC’s 49 - 17 dismantling of Illinois in the Rose Bowl, told John Jackson on FSN’s postgame show that he will be returning for his senior season, “100 percent.” With Maualuga, Kaluka Maiava, and Brian Cushing as the probable starters at linebacker, and with Malcolm Smith, Clay Matthews, and […]

USC’s freshman quarterback Aaron Corp, who is redshirtting this year to learn the playbook and get stronger before competing for playing time next spring with Mark Sanchez and Mitch Mustain, has impressed Trojan coaches with his bowl practice performances as the would-be “Juice” Williams, Illinois’ mobile starting quarterback. Pete Carroll told the LA Times, “At […]

Sophomore forward Kyle Austin will become the fourth Trojan player to transfer out of coach Tim Floyd’s program when he leaves USC at the semester break, he announced on Tuesday. Austin is seeking to go to a Big West school (such as Long Beach or Santa Barbara) where he feels he will be able to […]

The Los Angeles Times reported in today’s editions that sophomore forward Kyle Austin has spoken with coach Tim Floyd about potentially transferring out of USC at the semester break. Austin has rarely seen the floor in his short Trojan career, and presumably would move to a school that would offer him more playing time. Regardless […]

With sophomore forward Taj Gibson seemingly in foul trouble or fouling out of every game this season, it’s extremely welcome news that freshman 7-footer Mamadou Diarra will likely get his first playing time since training camp tonight against NAIA’s Fresno Pacific. Diarra underwent hernia surgery on November 5.  Freshman guard Marcus Simmons, out since the South Carolina […]

Trojan senior defensive tackle Sedrick Ellis was announced as the Pac-10’s defensive player of the year on Monday, and is one of a Pac-10 high eight Trojans named to the all-conference first team as selected by the conference’s head coaches. Ellis finished the regular season with 56 tackles, including 12.5 tackles for a loss and […]

David Baker, the father of Trojan senior offensive tackle Sam Baker, has posted an open letter at WeAreSC describing what it means to be a Trojan in the Pete Carroll era, based on his and his son’s experiences over the past five years. It’s worth a read.
To Be A Trojan (WeAreSC)

USC guard Daniel Hackett was named Sporting News’ national men’s basketball player of the week for the period ending November 18. Hackett, who until early last week was unable to play or practice for a month while suffering from a broken jaw, returned to lead the Trojans to a pair of victories in the state […]

USC announced on Sunday that former walk-on basketball player (and current USC senior) Reed Doucette was named a winner of a 2008 Rhodes Scholarship, becoming the fourth Trojan student-athlete in history to do so.
As for the current Trojans, they are back in Los Angeles for a few days of preparations leading up to a weekend […]

Scott Wolf is reporting that “multiple sources” told him that freshman forward Devon Jefferson has been suspended for 2 games for undisclosed but “team-related” reasons. If true, it’s unclear whether tonight’s Citadel game will be the first or second game of the suspension, but to this point, Jefferson has told reporters that the coaches didn’t […]