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Iowa puts stringent defense up against Chad Baker-Mazara, USC
Southern California will try to close out a successful road swing on Wednesday in Iowa City, when the Trojans face an Iowa team seeking its third straight win.,The Hawkeyes (14-5, 4-4 Big Ten Conference) recovered from a three-game losing streak by prevailing 74-57 at Indiana on Jan. 17, then holdin...
Southern California storms back to stun Wisconsin
Chad Baker-Mazara had 29 points and Ezra Ausar added 17 as visiting Southern California rallied down the stretch for a 73-71 victory over Wisconsin in a Big Ten matchup Sunday in Madison, Wis.,USC (15-5, 4-5 Big Ten) rallied from a 58-46 deficit over the final 12 minutes to snap Wisconsin's five-gam...
Wisconsin red hot going into matchup with struggling USC
Surging Wisconsin looks to extend its winning streak when it returns home to host Southern California in a Big Ten matchup on Sunday in Madison., ,The Badgers (14-5, 6-2 Big Ten) rolled past the host Penn State Nittany Lions 98-71 on Thursday, closing the first half with a decisive 38-9 run en route...
USC names Hall of Famer Gary Patterson as new DC
Southern California has tabbed a Hall of Famer to run its defense by announcing Friday that former TCU coach Gary Patterson is the school's new defensive coordinator.,Earlier this month, Patterson was announced as part of the 2026 College Football Hall of Fame class. That honor comes after he went 1...
Northwestern tops USC for first Big Ten win of season
Nick Martinelli scored 22 points and delivered clutch plays down the stretch to help Northwestern score its first Big Ten Conference win of the season, a 74-68 decision against Southern California on Wednesday in Los Angeles.,The Wildcats (9-10, 1-7 Big Ten) led throughout the second half, but the T...
Southern California seeks Big Ten momentum against reeling Northwestern
Southern California welcomes Big Ten Conference counterpart Northwestern to Los Angeles on Wednesday as both teams look to get on track in league play.,The Trojans (14-4, 3-4 Big Ten) pushed fourth-ranked Purdue to the limit on Saturday but couldn't get over the hump, leading to a losing record in t...
Braden Smith's heroics help No. 5 Purdue hold off USC
Braden Smith scored two of his game-high 22 points on a crucial steal and layup to help No. 5 Purdue escape with a 69-64 road win over Southern California on Saturday in Los Angeles. ,After buoying his team with 18 first-half points, Smith went scoreless for more than 19 minutes following intermissi...
Riding 8-game winning streak, No. 4 Purdue visits USC
No. 4 Purdue takes its eight-game winning streak into the first of four road games over the next five outings on Saturday, facing Southern California in Los Angeles.,The Boilermakers (16-1, 6-0 Big Ten) are visiting the Galen Center for the first time in program history, and at USC for the first tim...
USC shrugs off injury to top scorer, eases past Maryland
Jordan Marsh scored 20 points to lead injury-depleted Southern California past Maryland 88-71 on Tuesday in Los Angeles.,The Trojans (14-3, 3-3 Big Ten) were already playing without Rodney Rice, lost for the season to a shoulder injury sustained in late November, but season-long leading scorer Chad ...
After OT thriller, injury-plagued USC hosts Maryland in Big Ten matchup
Southern California returns home to Los Angeles for the first time in 2026 on Tuesday to host slumping Big Ten Conference counterpart Maryland. ,The Trojans (13-3, 2-3 Big Ten) ended their three-game road swing on a high note Friday, recovering from a second-half meltdown to beat Minnesota 70-69 in ...
Chad Baker-Mazara (29), USC squeeze past Minnesota
Chad Baker-Mazara scored 29 points, including a go-ahead pair of free throws with 10.9 seconds left in overtime, and USC held on for a 70-69 win over Minnesota in a Big Ten Conference matchup Friday night in Minneapolis.,Baker-Mazara added eight assists and Ezra Ausar contributed 14 points and nine ...
USC, Eric Musselman return to his childhood stomping grounds at Minnesota
Southern California coach Eric Musselman will return to a familiar building Friday night.,Sure, Musselman never has coached a game at Minnesota's Williams Arena. But his dad has - Bill Musselman served as the Golden Gophers coach from 1971-75 - and young Eric often tagged along to home games and too...
Coen Carr's 18-point effort propels No. 12 Michigan State past USC
Coen Carr scored 18 points and pulled down six rebounds as No. 12 Michigan State rolled to an 80-51 win over USC in East Lansing, Mich., on Monday night.,Jaxon Kohler supplied 16 points and grabbed eight rebounds, while Jeremy Fears Jr. contributed 15 points and seven assists for the Spartans. Kur T...
No. 9 Michigan State, No. 24 USC seek bounce-back efforts
Michigan State got snapped back to reality on Friday after feasting on weaker nonconference teams last month. The No. 9 Spartans faltered down the stretch and lost on the road to unbeaten Big Ten opponent Nebraska 58-56.,Michigan State will look to bounce back when it returns to East Lansing, Mich.,...
Behind Morez Johnson Jr., No. 2 Michigan slams No. 24 USC
Morez Johnson Jr. scored a career-high 29 points and second-ranked Michigan pounced on 24th-ranked Southern California early to roll to a 96-66 win Friday in a Big Ten Conference matchup in Ann Arbor, Mich.,Leading wire-to-wire, the Wolverines (13-0, 3-0) faced little consternation after an initial ...
Dominant No. 2 Michigan resumes Big Ten play vs. No. 24 USC
A Top 25 showdown ushers in 2026 and the meat of this season's Big Ten schedule when second-ranked Michigan hosts No. 24 Southern California on Friday in Ann Arbor, Mich.,The Wolverines (12-0, 2-0 Big Ten) aim to extend their best start for the program since the 2018-19 team won 17 straight to open ...
Jeremy Payne's OT jaunt lifts TCU past No. 16 USC in Alamo Bowl
Jeremy Payne broke two tackles on his way to the game-winning touchdown and TCU shocked Southern California 30-27 in overtime to win the Alamo Bowl in dramatic fashion Tuesday in San Antonio.,TCU faced third-and-20 and needed at least a field goal to match USC and force a second overtime. Ken Seals ...
Lincoln Riley shreds Notre Dame for end of series with USC
Southern California coach Lincoln Riley said Notre Dame is to blame for the longtime rivalry between the two schools coming to at least a temporary pause.,The schools, which first faced off in 1926, have met every season since 1947 with the exception of the 2020 season that was disrupted by COVID-19...
Reports: Penn State hiring USC DC D'Anton Lynn
Penn State is finalizing a deal with Southern California defensive coordinator D'Anton Lynn for the same position, multiple outlets reported Monday.,Lynn, 36, played cornerback for the Nittany Lions from 2008-11 and is joining new head coach Matt Campbell's staff after two seasons with the Trojans.,...
No. 16 USC to test depth vs. TCU in Alamo Bowl
No. 16 Southern California fell short of the College Football Playoff and had a handful of key players opt out of its Alamo Bowl matchup against TCU on Tuesday in San Antonio., ,But to coach Lincoln Riley, much of the benefit of bowl season is derived from getting in work for younger players in adva...