Since I spotlighted David Bell’s game-winning kick vs. UCLA, here’s another huge kick in USC history. In 1969, No. 16-ranked Stanford took a 24-23 lead over No. 4-ranked USC with 1:03 left at the Coliseum. The Trojans then drove 68 yards. And as time expired, Ron Ayala kicked a 34-yard field goal to give USC a 26-24 victory over Jim Plunkett and Stanford. On the … Continue reading Another Huge Field Goal In USC History

I need to run this picture from the 2002 USC-Oregon game. Here are Keary Colbert, Kareem Kelly and Mike Williams mocking the Oregon billboard that was just a few miles away from the USC campus. Oregon placed a billboard of Ducks receivers Keenan Howry, Jason Willis and Samie Parker on the north side of the 12-story Hotel Figueroa, just down the street. Continue reading 2002 USC-Oregon, Continued

If you want to circle a moment when USC “arrived” during the Pete Carroll era, it would be hard to say to find a bigger victory than the Trojans’ 44-33 victory over Oregon at Autzen Stadium. USC started the season 3-2, then held on for a 30-28 victory over Cal and defeated Washington at the Coliseum, 41-21. But going to Autzen Stadium and winning for … Continue reading 2002 Rewind: USC-Oregon

I said on the USC podcast yesterday the game that was a red-flag for me during the 2005 season was against Arizona State. USC trailed, 21-3, at halftime and did not score a TD in the first half of a game for the first time since the 2001 Las Vegas Bowl. The Trojans scored 21 straight points to take a 24-21 lead but Arizona State … Continue reading USC Picture Of The Night

There was a rowdy crowd in John Parker Memorial Coliseum on Dec. 18, 1969 packed in to see LSU guard Pete Maravich. “They would bust windows to get in to watch us play,” Maravich said. “One night against Southern Cal, for example, they busted windows out. They got ladders. They would climb through the windows. They knocked over a security guard. Fifty fans did that.” … Continue reading About The Time USC Faced Pistol Pete Maravich

With USC tailback Marcus Allen celebrating his 60th birthday today, here’s a picture of Brad Budde (71), Allen (33), Charles White (12) and Paul McDonald (16). That’s a Lombardi Award winner and two Heisman Trophy winners in the photo. Continue reading USC Picture Of The Day