USC Trojans: Hawaii Warriors
The USC Trojans 2013 schedule has been released with the Trojans playing seven home games, a pair of Thursday night games and one Friday night game.
The Trojans open the season in Hawaii with a road trip to the islands that is always popular with USC fans. The next three games are at home in the Coliseum against Washington State, Boston College and Utah State. For a USC team that will be breaking in a new quarterback, this initial stretch of the season offers a tremendous opportunity to get things started on a good note. Both Hawaii and WSU struggled last year with new coaches, while BC and Utah State will both be breaking in new coaches in 2013.
The Arizona schools are next -- first comes a road game in Tempe against Arizona State and then the Trojans host Arizona before the annual trip to South Bend to face the Fighting Irish. It’s safe to say that the Notre Dame rivalry game will be a high-profile matchup.
The Trojans then come home to face Utah and then hit the road for back-to-back games against Oregon State and California. The game against the Beavers will be a rare Friday night contest, while the Cal game means a continuation of the Northern California weekender experience.
Next up is Stanford at the Coliseum for Homecoming weekend, and that should be quite a setting. The Trojans will then hit the road one final time for a matchup against Colorado before returning home for the regular season finale against UCLA.
The Pac-12 title game will be held on Saturday, December 7 at the stadium of the division winner with the best conference record.
2013 USC FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Aug. 29 (Thurs.): at Hawaii
Sept. 7: Washington State
Sept. 14: Boston College
Sept. 21: Utah State
Sept. 28: at Arizona State
Oct. 10 (Thurs.): Arizona
Oct. 19: at Notre Dame
Oct. 26: Utah
Nov. 1 (Fri.): at Oregon State
Nov. 9: at California
Nov. 16: Stanford
Nov. 23: at Colorado
Nov. 30: UCLA
The Trojans open the season in Hawaii with a road trip to the islands that is always popular with USC fans. The next three games are at home in the Coliseum against Washington State, Boston College and Utah State. For a USC team that will be breaking in a new quarterback, this initial stretch of the season offers a tremendous opportunity to get things started on a good note. Both Hawaii and WSU struggled last year with new coaches, while BC and Utah State will both be breaking in new coaches in 2013.
The Arizona schools are next -- first comes a road game in Tempe against Arizona State and then the Trojans host Arizona before the annual trip to South Bend to face the Fighting Irish. It’s safe to say that the Notre Dame rivalry game will be a high-profile matchup.
The Trojans then come home to face Utah and then hit the road for back-to-back games against Oregon State and California. The game against the Beavers will be a rare Friday night contest, while the Cal game means a continuation of the Northern California weekender experience.
Next up is Stanford at the Coliseum for Homecoming weekend, and that should be quite a setting. The Trojans will then hit the road one final time for a matchup against Colorado before returning home for the regular season finale against UCLA.
The Pac-12 title game will be held on Saturday, December 7 at the stadium of the division winner with the best conference record.
2013 USC FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Aug. 29 (Thurs.): at Hawaii
Sept. 7: Washington State
Sept. 14: Boston College
Sept. 21: Utah State
Sept. 28: at Arizona State
Oct. 10 (Thurs.): Arizona
Oct. 19: at Notre Dame
Oct. 26: Utah
Nov. 1 (Fri.): at Oregon State
Nov. 9: at California
Nov. 16: Stanford
Nov. 23: at Colorado
Nov. 30: UCLA
Halftime Analysis: USC 35, Hawaii 0
September, 1, 2012
9/01/12
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By
Garry Paskwietz | ESPN.com
Stat of Half: Total offense for the Trojans
The Trojans came out on the first play and hit a 75-yard touchdown pass from Matt Barkley to Marqise Lee. Things haven’t gone quite as smooth through the rest of the half but they have still dominated the offensive production with 354 yards compared to 83 for the Warriors.
Player of the Half: Matt Barkley
It’s been a Heisman-worthy start for Barkley who completed nine of his first 13 passes for 215 yards and a pair of touchdowns. He slowed down a bit and is now 16 of 28 for 309 yards and three touchdowns.
What’s working: USC controlling defensive line of scrimmage
One of the biggest concerns for the Trojans coming into the game was the youth and inexperience on the defensive line, a situation that wasn’t helped by the fact that senior defensive end Wes Horton was held out of the game due to injury.
The Trojans have held the Warriors to minus-4 yards rushing while junior college transfer Morgan Breslin, playing his first game at USC in place of Horton, has two tackles, one tackle for loss, and two pass breakups. George Uko had a sack, 2.5 tackles for loss and a forced fumble, Greg Townsend Jr. added a sack and Leonard Williams had a fumble recovery.
Samantha Steele and David Pollack preview Hawaii-USC.
USC (0-0 overall) vs. Hawaii (0-0)
Saturday, Sept. 1, 4:30 p.m. PT
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
TV: FOX
Radio: ESPNLA 710am (pre-game show starts at noon)
Scouting Hawaii: New Mountain West Conference member Hawaii, which went 6-7 in 2011 in its 33rd and final season in the Western Athletic Conference, is guided by Norm Chow, the one-time Trojan assistant who is in his first year as a head coach after 40 years in the profession. UH returns 10 starters (6 on offense). Although the Warriors will be breaking in a new quarterback and will no longer employ the run-and-shoot offense, they return their leading rusher -- powerful RB Joey Iosefa (110 carries, 548 yards, 5.0 ypc, 7 TD in 2011, plus 20 receptions, 122 yds, 6.1 ypc, 1 TD receiving) -- and 4 of their top 5 pass catchers: WRs Billy Ray Stutzmann (78 rec, 910 yds, 11.7 avg, 4 TD in 2011), who led the team, along with Jeremiah Ostrowski (65 rec, 687 yds, 10.6 avg, 5 TD in 2011), Justin Clapp (38 rec, 356 yds, 9.4 avg, 4 TD in 2011) and Trevor Davis (28 rec, 366 yds, 13.1 avg, 3 TD in 2011). Hawaii’s top defenders include returning starters LB Art Laurel (61 tackles, 14.5 for loss, 9 sacks, 1 interception, 1 pass defensed, 1 fumble recovery, 3 forced fumbles in 2011), DL Paipai Falemalu (50 tkl, 6 for loss, 4.5 sack, 1 dfl in 2011) and DBs John Hardy-Tuliau (73 tkl, 1 sack, 3 int, 11 dfl, 3 FF, 4 blocked kicks in 2011) and ex-Tennessee Vol Mike Edwards (43 tkl, 1.5 for loss, 1 int, 11 dfl in 2011, plus 44 kickoff returns, 1086 yds, 24.7 ypr). WR Scott Harding (6 rec, 67 yds, 11.2 avg in 2011, plus 19 punt returns, 141 yds, 7.4 avg and 12 KOR, 253 yds, 21.1 avg), a onetime professional Australian Rules Football player, was a Freshman All-American as a punt returner.
courtesy USC sports information
Saturday, Sept. 1, 4:30 p.m. PT
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
TV: FOX
Radio: ESPNLA 710am (pre-game show starts at noon)
Scouting Hawaii: New Mountain West Conference member Hawaii, which went 6-7 in 2011 in its 33rd and final season in the Western Athletic Conference, is guided by Norm Chow, the one-time Trojan assistant who is in his first year as a head coach after 40 years in the profession. UH returns 10 starters (6 on offense). Although the Warriors will be breaking in a new quarterback and will no longer employ the run-and-shoot offense, they return their leading rusher -- powerful RB Joey Iosefa (110 carries, 548 yards, 5.0 ypc, 7 TD in 2011, plus 20 receptions, 122 yds, 6.1 ypc, 1 TD receiving) -- and 4 of their top 5 pass catchers: WRs Billy Ray Stutzmann (78 rec, 910 yds, 11.7 avg, 4 TD in 2011), who led the team, along with Jeremiah Ostrowski (65 rec, 687 yds, 10.6 avg, 5 TD in 2011), Justin Clapp (38 rec, 356 yds, 9.4 avg, 4 TD in 2011) and Trevor Davis (28 rec, 366 yds, 13.1 avg, 3 TD in 2011). Hawaii’s top defenders include returning starters LB Art Laurel (61 tackles, 14.5 for loss, 9 sacks, 1 interception, 1 pass defensed, 1 fumble recovery, 3 forced fumbles in 2011), DL Paipai Falemalu (50 tkl, 6 for loss, 4.5 sack, 1 dfl in 2011) and DBs John Hardy-Tuliau (73 tkl, 1 sack, 3 int, 11 dfl, 3 FF, 4 blocked kicks in 2011) and ex-Tennessee Vol Mike Edwards (43 tkl, 1.5 for loss, 1 int, 11 dfl in 2011, plus 44 kickoff returns, 1086 yds, 24.7 ypr). WR Scott Harding (6 rec, 67 yds, 11.2 avg in 2011, plus 19 punt returns, 141 yds, 7.4 avg and 12 KOR, 253 yds, 21.1 avg), a onetime professional Australian Rules Football player, was a Freshman All-American as a punt returner.
courtesy USC sports information
Partial TV schedule released for 2012
June, 14, 2012
6/14/12
1:10
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By
Garry Paskwietz | ESPN.com
The television details have been announced for several USC games on the upcoming 2012 schedule, all times PT:
Sept. 1 -- USC vs. Hawaii on Fox Network at 4:30 p.m.
Sept. 8 -- USC at Syracuse (East Rutherford, N.J.) on ABC at 12:30 p.m.
Sept. 15 -- USC at Stanford on Fox at 4:30 p.m.
Sept 22 -- USC vs Cal on Pac-12 Network, time TBD
Oct. 4 -- USC at Utah (Thursday night) on ESPN at 6 p.m.
Nov. 24 -- USC vs Notre Dame on ABC or ESPN, time TBD
The remaining kickoff times and television networks will be announced at a later date. In some cases, the game times will not be known until 13 days prior.
Sept. 1 -- USC vs. Hawaii on Fox Network at 4:30 p.m.
Sept. 8 -- USC at Syracuse (East Rutherford, N.J.) on ABC at 12:30 p.m.
Sept. 15 -- USC at Stanford on Fox at 4:30 p.m.
Sept 22 -- USC vs Cal on Pac-12 Network, time TBD
Oct. 4 -- USC at Utah (Thursday night) on ESPN at 6 p.m.
Nov. 24 -- USC vs Notre Dame on ABC or ESPN, time TBD
The remaining kickoff times and television networks will be announced at a later date. In some cases, the game times will not be known until 13 days prior.
Savaiinaea ready to become national name 
February, 13, 2012
2/13/12
7:45
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By
Mitch Sherman | ESPN.com
Since his breakout performance at the Nike Football SPARQ Combine in Honolulu last month, junior linebacker Isaac Savaiinaea (Honolulu/Punahou School) has enjoyed the beginning stages of the recognition on the U.S. mainland he so desired.
He posted an impressive SPARQ Rating of 110.82, best among more than 450 players in attendance and healthy increase over his score from a year earlier of 90.27.
At 6-foot-3 and 231 pounds, Savaiinaea (pronounce Sa-VAH-e-ni-ah) lowered his 40-yard dash time from 4.93 to 4.66 seconds, while posting a 4.14 shuttle run, 38-foot toss of the power ball and 31-inch vertical leap.
He posted an impressive SPARQ Rating of 110.82, best among more than 450 players in attendance and healthy increase over his score from a year earlier of 90.27.
At 6-foot-3 and 231 pounds, Savaiinaea (pronounce Sa-VAH-e-ni-ah) lowered his 40-yard dash time from 4.93 to 4.66 seconds, while posting a 4.14 shuttle run, 38-foot toss of the power ball and 31-inch vertical leap.
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LOS ANGELES -- The 2012 USC football schedule has been announced by the Pac-12 Conference.
The Trojans, coming off a 10-2 season that saw them finish first in the Pac-12 South Division and earn a No. 5 ranking in the final regular-season AP poll, will play six home games in the Coliseum in 2012. Overall, USC -- which is expected to enter the season ranked high nationally -- will face eight teams that played in a bowl this year, six teams that won at least seven games in 2011 and four squads that will be guided by new coaches.
In 2012, USC's non-conference opponents will be Hawaii, Syracuse and Notre Dame. The Trojans also will play the same Pac-12 teams that they played this past season (all but Oregon State and Washington State), but those games will be played at the sites opposite of this year’s locations.
USC football tickets are available for purchase on GetTrojanTix.com.
USC will open its 2012 slate with a Sept. 1 home contest against Norm Chow-led Hawaii, just the third time that the Warriors have played the Trojans in the Coliseum. Troy then will make its first visit to the New York City area since 2000 when it meets Syracuse on Sept. 8 in 82,500-seat MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.
USC then begins Pac-12 play by facing the Bay Area schools, traveling to Stanford on Sept. 15 (the Pac-12's first conference game of 2012) and hosting California on Sept. 22.
After a bye on Sept. 29, USC resumes league play with a Thursday game at Utah on Oct. 4, followed by a trip to Washington on Oct. 13. The Trojans return to the Coliseum for an Oct. 20 game against Colorado before going to Arizona (under new coach Rich Rodriguez) on Oct. 27.
Troy opens the month of November with home games against 3-time defending league champion Oregon on Nov. 3 and Arizona State on Nov. 10. USC then plays its traditional rivals, first facing new coach Jim L. Mora’s UCLA team in the Rose Bowl on Nov. 17 and then hosting Notre Dame on the Saturday (Nov. 24) of Thanksgiving weekend.
Game times and television plans for USC’s 2012 games will be announced at a later date, although all games will be on some form of national television thanks to the Pac-12’s new media rights agreement with ESPN and FOX and the launch of the Pac-12 Networks. The Pac-12 said that dates during the first 2 weeks of non-conference play in 2012 could be adjusted to accommodate television commitments, but the remainder of the schedule is firm.
The Pac-12 Championship Game will be played on Friday, Nov. 30, at the stadium of the division winner with the best overall conference record.
2012 USC FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Sept. 1 Hawaii
Sept. 8 vs. Syracuse (@ E. Rutherford, N.J.)
Sept. 15 at Stanford
Sept. 22 California
Oct. 4 (Th.) at Utah
Oct. 13 at Washington
Oct. 20 Colorado
Oct. 27 at Arizona
Nov. 3 Oregon
Nov. 10 Arizona State
Nov. 17 at UCLA
Nov. 24 Notre Dame
- courtesy USC sports information
The Trojans, coming off a 10-2 season that saw them finish first in the Pac-12 South Division and earn a No. 5 ranking in the final regular-season AP poll, will play six home games in the Coliseum in 2012. Overall, USC -- which is expected to enter the season ranked high nationally -- will face eight teams that played in a bowl this year, six teams that won at least seven games in 2011 and four squads that will be guided by new coaches.
In 2012, USC's non-conference opponents will be Hawaii, Syracuse and Notre Dame. The Trojans also will play the same Pac-12 teams that they played this past season (all but Oregon State and Washington State), but those games will be played at the sites opposite of this year’s locations.
USC football tickets are available for purchase on GetTrojanTix.com.
USC will open its 2012 slate with a Sept. 1 home contest against Norm Chow-led Hawaii, just the third time that the Warriors have played the Trojans in the Coliseum. Troy then will make its first visit to the New York City area since 2000 when it meets Syracuse on Sept. 8 in 82,500-seat MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.
USC then begins Pac-12 play by facing the Bay Area schools, traveling to Stanford on Sept. 15 (the Pac-12's first conference game of 2012) and hosting California on Sept. 22.
After a bye on Sept. 29, USC resumes league play with a Thursday game at Utah on Oct. 4, followed by a trip to Washington on Oct. 13. The Trojans return to the Coliseum for an Oct. 20 game against Colorado before going to Arizona (under new coach Rich Rodriguez) on Oct. 27.
Troy opens the month of November with home games against 3-time defending league champion Oregon on Nov. 3 and Arizona State on Nov. 10. USC then plays its traditional rivals, first facing new coach Jim L. Mora’s UCLA team in the Rose Bowl on Nov. 17 and then hosting Notre Dame on the Saturday (Nov. 24) of Thanksgiving weekend.
Game times and television plans for USC’s 2012 games will be announced at a later date, although all games will be on some form of national television thanks to the Pac-12’s new media rights agreement with ESPN and FOX and the launch of the Pac-12 Networks. The Pac-12 said that dates during the first 2 weeks of non-conference play in 2012 could be adjusted to accommodate television commitments, but the remainder of the schedule is firm.
The Pac-12 Championship Game will be played on Friday, Nov. 30, at the stadium of the division winner with the best overall conference record.
2012 USC FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Sept. 1 Hawaii
Sept. 8 vs. Syracuse (@ E. Rutherford, N.J.)
Sept. 15 at Stanford
Sept. 22 California
Oct. 4 (Th.) at Utah
Oct. 13 at Washington
Oct. 20 Colorado
Oct. 27 at Arizona
Nov. 3 Oregon
Nov. 10 Arizona State
Nov. 17 at UCLA
Nov. 24 Notre Dame
- courtesy USC sports information
Mickens talks Washington official visit
November, 27, 2011
11/27/11
8:53
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By Greg Biggins | ESPN.com
Jaydon Mickens (Los Angels, Calif./Dorsey) took his first official visit to Washington this past weekend. Mickens committed early to USC and said he’s still solid with the Trojans but the Huskies gave him a lot to think about.
“The visit was incredible,” Mickens said. “This was my first time there I really liked it a lot. The game atmosphere was awesome and there was great energy there the whole time. The players, coaches and fans all were jacked up the whole time and it was fun to be a part of that.
“Before the game, being around the players and coaches and watching how hyped up they get was a lot of fun. Coach Sark [Steve Sarkisian] is from USC, and he brings a lot of that same high energy, fast tempo stuff that USC does. I have a good relationship with the coaches, and I know a lot of the players on the team. The campus is really nice and Seattle is a big city -- a lot like Los Angeles, just a little colder.”
“The visit was incredible,” Mickens said. “This was my first time there I really liked it a lot. The game atmosphere was awesome and there was great energy there the whole time. The players, coaches and fans all were jacked up the whole time and it was fun to be a part of that.
“Before the game, being around the players and coaches and watching how hyped up they get was a lot of fun. Coach Sark [Steve Sarkisian] is from USC, and he brings a lot of that same high energy, fast tempo stuff that USC does. I have a good relationship with the coaches, and I know a lot of the players on the team. The campus is really nice and Seattle is a big city -- a lot like Los Angeles, just a little colder.”
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