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USC football: Pete Carroll at or near the top of college football salary list

Gary Klein — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:34:53 -0800

USA Today released its annual survey of college football coaching salaries, complete with a linkable database, and USC Coach Pete Carroll (pictured at right) is at or near the top. It's difficult to be definitive. According to a federal tax...

USC football: Safety Will Harris is Pac-10 defensive player of the week

Gary Klein — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:38:35 -0800

USC safety Will Harris, who intercepted two passes in the Trojans' 14-9 victory over Arizona State, has been selected the Pacific 10 Conference defensive player of the week. Harris, a senior, returned an interception 55 yards for a touchdown late...

USC football: A fan's look back at the Arizona State game

Houston Mitchell — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:35:25 -0800

There are two ways to look at USC’s game against Arizona State on Saturday night at Tempe. The Trojans won, 14-9, but looked lousy. They were terrible on offense, their defense again gave up a ton of yards and the...

USC football: Will Harris' 'Deion' moment comes with a penalty

Gary Klein — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0800

They're back. The USC Trojans? Despite USC's 14-9 victory at Arizona State, that remains to be seen. This is about penalties. USC was flagged nine times for 98 yards against the Sun Devils. Two on the USC defense kept an...

Chris Dufresne: USA Today coaches reverse call on secret ballot decision

Chris Dufresne — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:23:15 -0800

It's been a tough year in the replay booth, but college football finally got one right when coaches in the USA Today poll today overturned a decision made last off season to quit making their final ballots public in the...

Tim Floyd says, 'Security!'

Diane Pucin — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:00:00 -0800

Former USC basketball coach Tim Floyd jumped into a casino food court melee and broke up a fight last Friday. His Good Samaritan efforts were recorded and widely distributed via YouTube. In an interview today, Floyd told me that when...

Former USC basketball coach Tim Floyd breaks up casino fight

Austin Knoblauch — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:42:48 -0800

Now that former USC men's basketball coach Tim Floyd is out of a job, maybe he should think about becoming a bouncer. Or maybe he can negotiate peace treaties. Check out this video of Floyd breaking up a recent fight...

USC football: Former Trojans Jamere Holland, Broderick Green and Emmanuel Moody contributing at transfer schools

Gary Klein — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0800

Former USC receiver Jamere Holland came back to haunt the Trojans, catching a second-quarter touchdown pass for Oregon in the Ducks' 47-20 victory at Autzen Stadium. Holland, who transferred from USC after the 2006 season, caught a pass from quarterback...

Oregon victory has USC fans flying not-so-friendly skies

Chris Foster — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:33:12 -0800

How much are Oregon fans reveling in the 47-20 victory against USC on Saturday? Duck fans flying south Sunday were ready to crow, even the ones doing the actual flying. A JetBlue pilot stepped out of the flight deck to...

USC football: A fan's look back at the Oregon game

Houston Mitchell — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:05:14 -0800

It took some time, but I finally found something good to come out of USC’s 47-20 loss to Oregon on Saturday night I’m going to be able to sleep in on New Year’s Day. No getting up at 6 a.m.,...

Sunday's poll: Which is more disappointing, two-loss USC or 0-5 in the Pac-10 UCLA?

Houston Mitchell — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:27:41 -0800

Few expected that at this point in the season that USC would have two losses and UCLA would be 0-5 in the Pac-10. So which is more disappointing? Vote now and let your voice be heard, then leave a comment...

Oregon driving tip: When the Ducks are winning, troopers might just give you a break

Chris Foster — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 09:51:49 -0800

From the strange-but-true file ... After finishing up writing about UCLA’s loss to Oregon State, I was driving back to Portland. I tuned in the USC-Oregon game to see what was going on. As if on cue, Oregon scored a...

USC football: Did record crowd at Autzen Stadium help Oregon? Well, it didn't hurt

Gary Klein — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 09:30:00 -0800

A record crowd of 59,592 packed Autzen Stadium and brought the noise during Oregon's 47-20 victory over USC. Not that USC Coach Pete Carroll would acknowledge it. "The noise of Autzen did not affect our game," he said. Really? USC...

USC football: Loss at Oregon a learning experience for Matt Barkley

Gary Klein — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 08:00:00 -0800

USC quarterback Matt Barkley's streak of six consecutive victories as the Trojans' starter ended in the 47-20 defeat by Oregon. Barkley completed 21 of 38 passes for 187 yards and two touchdowns with one interception. Barkley connected with receiver Ronald...

Final: Oregon 47, USC 20

Dan Loumena — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:36:26 -0700

Related story: Poll: Who has been more disappointing, USC or UCLA? The last time this kind of thing happened to Pete Carroll and USC? Never. Oregon's 47-20 win over the Trojans tonight in Eugene was notable for a couple of...

LA Times' Chris Dufresne discusses multiple storylines from Pac-10 Media Day

Mark Medina — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:00:00 -0700

Pac-10 media day on Thursday certainly didn't lack any story lines. Aside from writing in detail why the conference looks much different for the 2009-10 men's college basketball season, The Times' Chris Dufresne also touched on other topics in the...

USC's Kevin O'Neill, Arizona's Sean Miller, Washington State's Ken Bone among new members of Pac-10 Conference

Mark Medina — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:00:00 -0700

There's three new head coaches in the Pac-10 and the circumstances are all different. USC's Kevin O'Neill takes over a program hobbled by an NCAA investigation, the resignation of Tim Floyd and a shabbled recruiting class.Sean Miller, as suggested by...

Friday's poll: Will USC beat Oregon Saturday at Autzen Stadium?

Melissa Rohlin — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:33:59 -0700

The Trojans are 0 for 3 in their last three trips to the Beaver State. Will their luck change on Saturday? Vote now and let your voice be heard, then leave a comment letting us know why you voted the...

UCLA Basketball: Pac-10 media poll

David Wharton — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:52:54 -0700

The media that covers Pacific 10 basketball has picked California to finish first in the conference this season; the Golden Bears were rated slightly ahead of defending champion Washington. UCLA, with so many sophomores and freshmen on the roster, got...

Taylor Mays takes hit from Congressman Dan Lungren

Mike Hiserman — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:22:13 -0700

USC safety Taylor Mays got blindsided today by Congressman Dan Lungren (R-Calif.) during the House Judiciary Committee hearing on NFL head injuries. Lungren, a Notre Dame alum, first talked about former Oakland Raiders player Jack Tatum setting the bar for...