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Southern California RB Eli Sanders entering NFL draft
Southern California running back Eli Sanders declared for the 2026 NFL Draft on Thursday.,"This is just the beginning of the next chapter, and I can't wait to see where it goes from here," he posted on X.,<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Blessed!! <a href="https://t.co/9m4muV...
Notre Dame and USC Canceling their Rivalry is Everything Wrong About College Football
USC ending its historic rivalry with Notre Dame highlights how mega conferences, scheduling, and playoff incentives are reshaping college football — for the worse....

Notre Dame, BYU to meet next two seasons; USC off Irish slate
Notre Dame and BYU were the first two teams on the outside of the College Football Playoff this season, and the programs are beefing up their nonconference schedules for the next two seasons by playing one another.,Both schools announced the series Monday that will see the first game played in Provo...

USC's hot shooting too much for Div. III UC Santa Cruz
Chad Baker-Mazara filled his stat line with 15 points, seven rebounds and five assists and USC won its fourth in a row with a 102-63 victory over Division III UC Santa Cruz on Sunday in Los Angeles.,Gabe Dynes led all scorers with 16 points. Ezra Ausar added 15 for the Trojans (12-1), who ended thei...

USC welcomes Div. III Santa Cruz in Brown's stead
Southern California closes its nonconference slate on Sunday in Los Angeles with a visit from Div. III UC Santa Cruz.,USC (11-1) was slated to play Ivy League member Brown, but the game was canceled Tuesday due to the fatal shooting on Brown's campus on Dec. 13. The Banana Slugs (6-6) stepped forwar...

USC's Rodney Rice (shoulder) out for season, Kam Woods added to team
Southern California guard Rodney Rice will undergo season-ending surgery on his right shoulder, coach Eric Musselman said.,Rice has missed the past five contests. He has averaged 20.3 points, 6.0 assists and 3.3 rebounds in six games with the Trojans. Rice delivered the second triple-double in schoo...

Ezra Ausar's double-double helps USC rout UTSA
Ezra Ausar posted his first double-double of the season with 22 points and 10 rebounds, and Southern California ran past visiting UTSA, 97-70, Wednesday in Los Angeles. ,USC (11-1) fell behind 31-27 late in the first half before pouring in 13 unanswered points in 3:23 to take a 40-31 lead into halft...

Southern California ready to keep grinding against UTSA
Southern California tips off the final week of its nonconference schedule Wednesday by welcoming UTSA to Los Angeles for just the second-ever meeting between the programs.,USC (10-1) also had a game scheduled for Dec. 21 against Brown canceled in response to last weekend's on-campus shooting at the ...

USC ready to keep grinding with UTSA in final nonconference test
Southern California closes out its nonconference schedule Wednesday by welcoming UTSA to Los Angeles for just the second-ever meeting between the programs., ,USC (10-1) also had a game scheduled for Dec. 21 against Brown canceled in response to last weekend's on-campus shooting at the Providence-bas...

USC QB Jayden Maiava returning to Trojans in 2026
After leading the Big Ten Conference with 3,431 passing yards through the regular-season schedule, Southern California quarterback Jayden Maiava committed Tuesday to returning to the Trojans program in 2026.,Maiava completed 66.2% of his passes with 23 touchdowns against eight interceptions while le...

Brown, USC agree to cancel game in wake of shooting
Brown's nonconference road game against Southern California on Sunday was canceled by mutual decision in the wake of the shooting at the school in Rhode Island.,Two students were killed and nine others were wounded Saturday after a shooter opened fire in an engineering and physics building on Brown'...

USC never trails but has to hold off Washington State
Jacob Cofie recorded a double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds and Chad Baker-Mazara came alive in the second half to help Southern California hold off Washington State 68-61 on Sunday in Los Angeles.,USC (10-1) never trailed, but the Trojans nearly squandered a 16-point lead as Washington Stat...

USC's potent offense faces Washington State's subpar defense
Former Pac-12 Conference counterparts Washington State and Southern California will meet in a nonconference clash on Sunday in Los Angeles. ,USC (9-1), in its second season since leaving the Pac-12 for the Big Ten Conference, meets Washington State (3-7) for the 132nd time in history and first since...

USC TE Lake McRee to bypass final year of eligibility
Southern California tight end Lake McRee elected to bypass his final season of college eligibility and declared Thursday for the 2026 NFL Draft.,The 6-foot-4, 250-pound native of Austin, Texas, was the third leading receiver for the Trojans this season, behind wide receivers Makai Lemon and Ja'kobi ...

Southern California powers past San Diego thanks to 18-2 second-half run
Chad Baker-Mazara finished with game-highs of 31 points, eight rebounds, six assists and three blocked shots, and Southern California rode an 18-2 second-half run to power past host San Diego 94-81 on Tuesday.,After going into halftime deadlocked at 38, USC (9-1) fell behind 48-46 at the 15:52 mark ...

Southern California looks to rebound, literally, against San Diego
Following a split of its first two Big Ten Conference games last week, Southern California returns to nonconference play on Tuesday when it visits the University of San Diego.,The Trojans (8-1) dropped their first decision of the season their last time out, squandering an 18-point halftime lead in a...

No. 24 Southern California looks to rebound, literally, against San Diego
Following a split of its first two Big Ten Conference games last week, No. 24 Southern California returns to nonconference play on Tuesday when it visits the University of San Diego.,The Trojans (8-1) dropped their first decision of the season their last time out, squandering an 18-point halftime le...

Down 18 at halftime, Washington upends No. 24 USC
Hannes Steinbach posted a 24-point, 16-ebound double-double and Desmond Claude scored 22 points against his former team as Washington rallied from an 18-point halftime deficit to stun No. 24 Southern California 84-76 on Saturday in Los Angeles. , ,Washington (6-3, 1-1 Big Ten Conference) went on a ...

No. 24 USC puts strong inside-outside combo up against Washington
No. 24 Southern California will strive to remain unbeaten when it returns home to Los Angeles to face Big Ten Conference counterpart Washington on Saturday.,USC (8-0, 1-0 Big Ten) is coming off its second straight win with standout guard Rodney Rice sidelined due to a shoulder injury. The Trojans ou...

Chad Baker-Mazara, No. 24 USC edge Oregon in Big Ten opener
Chad Baker-Mazara capped his 25-point night by sinking a step-back 3-pointer with 66 seconds remaining and No. 24 Southern California beat Oregon 82-77 on Tuesday in the Big Ten opener for both teams at Eugene, Ore.,USC (8-0, 1-0 Big Ten), playing its second consecutive game without injured Rodney R...