Sun Bowl

USC sports figures are highly compensated

2013-05-16 21:45:00

Pat Haden took on a challenging job when he was hired to oversee a USC athletic program that had been hit hard with NCAA sanctions. The private school rewarded him by making him one of the nation's most highly compensated athletic directors. Haden...

USC quarterbacks ready to put best foot forward Saturday

2013-04-12 18:22:00

The competition to replace Matt Barkley as USC's starting quarterback will not end Saturday in the Trojans' final spring scrimmage at the Coliseum. But Max Wittek, Cody Kessler and Max Browne are looking forward to making lasting impressions....

USC's Lane Kiffin is in a hurry to move on from last season

2013-04-11 19:00:00

Lane Kiffin exited the field and hustled up several flights of stairs to greet USC football fans perched atop an observation deck overlooking the Trojans' practice facility. USC's first spring workout was underway, and the embattled coach was eager to...

USC's Aundrey Walker looks to improve on his 2012 performance

2013-03-28 21:04:00

Aundrey Walker acknowledges that there is much room for improvement. The junior from Ohio started eight games at left tackle last season, but struggled to block consistently in the running game and provide blind-side protection for quarterbacks. "I'...

Mississippi, no joke, makes a big splash on football signing day

2013-02-06 19:43:00

The Southeastern Conference conducted its annual player draft Wednesday in advance of winning its eighth straight national title next season. There's nothing like national SEC signing day, with other conferences participating the way the Washington...

Get serious: Fun-loving Dwight Howard is not the Lakers' problem

2013-01-17 23:16:00

Dwight Howard stood in the Lakers' locker room before the Miami game with an arm around his girlfriend. "Judy," he said, while introducing her to everyone. That's Judy, as in his imaginary girlfriend, as in take that, Robert Horry. Now how can you...

USC football: Trojans officially welcome early enrollees

2013-01-25 16:56:00

USC officially announced the enrollment of seven freshman football players who will participate in spring practice. The players are quarterback Max Browne, running back Justin Davis, defensive lineman Kenny Bigelow, receiver Darreus Rogers and defensive...

USC football: Trojans off to rough start etiquette-wise at Sun Bowl

2012-12-27 07:53:00

As part of Sun Bowl game activities in El Paso, Texas, USC and Georgia Tech are scheduled to visit Ft. Bliss on Thursday afternoon. The question: Will the Trojans be on time? They should be to help counter the perception they are lacking in social...

Manti Te'o situation prompts USC to remind athletes about social media

2013-01-18 18:27:00

In the wake of the controversy surrounding former Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o, USC Athletic Director Pat Haden on Friday sent an email to all Trojans athletes reminding them to use social media responsibly. “This is just the latest in...

USC's Matt Barkley does it right as college football gets it wrong

2012-12-30 17:12:00

The mixed messages about college football keep coming. The most recent was sent via USC's Matt Barkley, who should be, and is, above reproach in matters involving deportment and decision making as a major-college student-athlete. When it was time for...

USC's dreadful performance is perfect way to conclude imperfect season

2012-12-31 19:25:00

EL PASO — A football season that once swaggered through the warmth of a No. 1 ranking has curled up and expired in a cold, remote desert, buffeted by a chilled and foreboding wind. The kid coach is bundled in a black hoodie and wearing sunglasses....

Watching the BCS on TV, Lane Kiffin thinks about big picture for USC

2013-01-09 00:00:00

We're watching the BCS championship game together Monday night in Lane Kiffin's USC office — you know, the game the Trojans were going to be playing in Miami. It sounds silly, if not ridiculous, after the kind of season the Trojans have just...

Expectations had never been higher for USC football as the Trojans entered the season No. 1 in the Associated Press poll. But they collapsed to a 7-6 finish that ended with a mail-it-in performance against Georgia Tech in the Sun Bowl. How bad was it? USC became the first AP preseason No.

2012-11-24 00:00:00

Max Wittek is spending a few days in Connecticut before joining the Trojans in El Paso for the Sun Bowl.

2012-11-17 00:00:00

Hyundai Sun Bowl Executive Director Bernie Olivas, left, and other personnel check on the turf as snow-removing equipment works on the field before the Sun Bowl.

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