The Trojans open as 6.5 point favorites over the Irish for the Nov. 26 matchup at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. SEASON OUTLOOK "The Trojans' entire schedule is a meat grinder," said FOX Sports' Bruce Feldman. "Eleven of their 12 opponents played in bowl games last season. The opener is against defending national champion Alabama in Texas. The closest of their three non-conference games to being seen as a breeze is against a Utah State team that has won 36 games the past four seasons ...
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Notre Dame 2014 Opponent Preview: Southern Cal
We have finally come to the end of our Notre Dame opponent previews with a familiar foe and our biggest rival: USC Southern Cal. The sanctions are over as is the Lane Kiffin era. The Trojans are climbing their way back to full strength with former Washington head coach, Steve Sarkisian at the helm. Let's find out what's in store for the end of the 2014 Irish campaign. Previous Opponent Previews: Rice Michigan Purdue Syracuse Stanford North Carolina Florida ...
Sark the Shark Makes His Return
Guest post by Oscar McBride Usually, I could give a rip or waste the time and energy on anything that happens at USC, but given the recent developments of Coach Sarkisian’s return to the Southland I couldn’t resist jotting down a couple of thoughts as things progress throughout the week. I predicted Sark’s return to USC back in 2009… not soon after he left for U-Dub. Having the common sense understanding that Lane Kiffin was nothing more than a program band-aid and unfortunately for SC the ...
Steve Sarkisian Hired as USC Head Coach: Your #HLSrecap
On Monday, it was announced that Pat Haden, USC's Athletic Director, would hire Steve Sarkisian as the next Trojan head coach. Ed Orgeron then turned in his resignation. Here's a small collection of the real-time reaction and Twitter commentary ...