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No. 14 USC throttles Fresno State in all facets
Jayden Maiava completed 23 of 25 passes for 349 yards and threw all three of his touchdown passes in the first half as No. 14 Southern California cruised to a 39-0 rout of Fresno State on Friday in Los Angeles. ,The Trojans (2-0) overwhelmed the Bulldogs in the second quarter on both sides of the ba...
No. 14 USC seeks another fast start vs. new Pac-12 member Fresno State
A former Pac-12 Conference member hosts a newcomer to the revamped Pac-12 on Friday when 14th-ranked Southern California welcomes Fresno State to Los Angeles.,The Trojans (1-0) opened their third season of Big Ten Conference membership on Saturday with a 42-26 win over San Jose State. The game, play...
USC calls for 'increased attendance' after thin crowd for opener
Southern California began its season with a victory Saturday, but the scene surrounding it left the school wanting more.,Two days after large sections of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum sat empty for the No. 14 Trojans' 42-26 win over San Jose State, USC acknowledged the disappointing turnout and ...
Jayden Maiava, No. 14 USC cruise to victory over San Jose State
Jayden Maiava threw for 286 yards and accounted for three touchdowns as No. 14 USC stormed to a 28-0 halftime lead and beat visiting San Jose State 42-26 in the season opener for both teams on Saturday.,Maiava completed 25 of 29 passes for 286 yards, including two scoring passes. He also ran for a 1...
No. 14 USC opens season with great expectations
Lincoln Riley begins Year 5 at USC on Saturday when he leads the No. 14 Trojans against San Jose State, the only matchup involving a Top 25 team on a light slate for college football's opening weekend.,Riley, 35-18 in four seasons in Los Angeles, knows the bar is set high in 2026 based on the talent...
Can Lincoln Riley Finally Lead USC to the College Football Playoff in 2026?
USC enters Lincoln Riley’s fifth season with a familiar goal: reaching the College Football Playoff. Here’s why 2026 could finally be different....
Notre Dame-USC to resume series in 2030
The Southern California-Notre Dame gridiron rivalry will resume in 2030, the schools announced on Monday.,The Trojans and Fighting Irish will not meet in 2026, temporarily halting end one of college football's oldest and most historic series. After a lot of deliberation, USC and Notre Dame agreed to...
Report: Notre Dame, USC discussing renewing rivalry
Though it might not happen until the 2030 season, Notre Dame and Southern California are engaging in talks to renew their longstanding football rivalry, the Los Angeles Times reported Monday.,In December, the announcement came that the Fighting Irish and Trojans would not square off in 2026, at leas...
7-5 center Gabe Dynes transfers to Louisville
Former Southern California center Gabe Dynes is transferring to his home state to join Louisville for his final college season, according to the 247Sports transfer portal database on Saturday.,Dynes is 7-foot-5 and played his high school basketball at Simon Kenton in Independence, Ky., about 90 mile...
Transfer roundup: Villanova’s Acaden Lewis picks Miami
Acaden Lewis, considered one of the best guards in the portal, will transfer from Villanova to Miami, he announced on Tuesday.,Lewis decommitted from Kentucky last spring and was pursued by Miami before he chose Villanova, where he went on to average 12.2 points, 5.3 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 1.9 st...
Zoom Diallo paces Washington to double-OT win over USC
Zoom Diallo scored 22 points and added 11 assists and seven rebounds as Washington overcame a 13-point deficit in the second half to defeat Southern California 83-79 in overtime in the second round of the Big Ten tournament on Thursday afternoon in Chicago.,Quimari Peterson and Wesley Yates III scor...
Washington out to beat USC for third time in Big Ten tourney clash
The basketball seasons for Southern California and Washington, who will meet in the second round of the Big Ten tournament on Wednesday in Chicago, have been remarkably similar.,The 12th-seeded Huskies (15-16 overall) and the No. 13-seeded Trojans (18-13), who both entered the campaign with NCAA Tou...
Donovan Dent leads UCLA blowout win of rival USC
Donovan Dent finished with 25 points and seven assists, Eric Dailey Jr. added 19 points and eight rebounds, and UCLA cruised to an 89-68 rout of hosting and crosstown Los Angeles rival Southern California on Saturday.,The Bruins (21-10, 13-7 Big Ten Conference) broke a 21-21 tie midway through the f...
USC on quest for a full-game effort in finale vs. UCLA
UCLA is rolling and Southern California is sputtering as the Los Angeles rivals meet Saturday night on the USC campus in their regular-season finale.,The Bruins (20-10, 12-7 Big Ten) have won three of their past four games, including their most recent matchup with USC -- an 81-62 home victory on Feb...
Hannes Steinbach's historic night helps Washington down USC
Zoom Diallo recorded career highs of 26 points and nine rebounds and Hannes Steinbach collected the fourth-most rebounds in program history as Washington rallied for a convincing 91-72 victory over Southern California on Wednesday night in Big Ten play at Seattle.,Steinbach had 22 points on 9-of-12 ...
USC dealing with free fall, Chad Baker-Mazara drama ahead of Washington game
Southern California is mired in a poorly timed free fall, and it also dismissed its leading scorer.,The Trojans attempt to escape a five-game losing streak and move on without the mercurial Chad Baker-Mazara when they take on Washington on Wednesday night in Big Ten play at Seattle.,If the tailspin ...
USC G/F Chad Baker-Mazara no longer with team
Southern California's leading scorer Chad Baker-Mazara is no longer a member of the program, the University said in a statement Sunday.,The announcement comes with two games left in the regular season before USC heads to Chicago for the Big Ten tournament. The Trojans have lost five straight games.,...
Pryce Sandfort scores 32 points, No. 12 Nebraska defeats Southern California
Pryce Sandfort scored 32-plus points for a second time in the last week, and No. 12-ranked Nebraska rallied from a second-half deficit to send Southern California to its fifth consecutive loss with Saturday's 82-67 decision in Los Angeles.,The Cornhuskers (25-4, 14-4 Big Ten Conference) shot just 12...
USC in desperate need of a win with No. 12 Nebraska in town
Big Ten counterparts Southern California and No. 12 Nebraska meet on Saturday in Los Angeles with very different but equally high stakes.,The Trojans (18-10, 7-10 Big Ten) head into the final three games of the regular season playing for their postseason lives. On a four-game losing streak following...
Donovan Dent (30 points), UCLA extend rival USC's skid
Donovan Dent shot 5 of 6 from 3-point range on his way to a season-high 30 points, and UCLA sent visiting Southern California to its fourth consecutive loss with an 81-62 decision Tuesday in Los Angeles. ,Dent set the tone for the Bruins (19-9, 11-6 Big Ten Conference) by pouring in 19 first-half po...