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USC FOOTBALL11 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

32 BOWL VICTORIES161 ALL-AMERICANS

6 HEISMAN TROPHY WINNERS462 NFL PLAYERS

22 ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS

2014 SCHEDULE (5-3)

DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULTAug. 30 Fresno State W 52-13Sept. 6 at Stanford W 13-10Sept. 13 at Boston College L 31-37Sept. 27 Oregon State W 35-10Oct. 4 Arizona State L 34-38Oct. 11 at Arizona W 28-26Oct. 18 Colorado W 56-28Oct. 25 at Utah L 21-24Nov. 1 at Washington St. 1:30 p.m. (Pac-12 Networks)Nov. 13 (Th.) California 6 p.m. (ESPN)Nov. 22 at UCLA TBANov. 29 Notre Dame TBA

PAC-12 STANDINGS

PAC-12 OVERALLW L W L

SOUTHASU 4 1 6 1ARIZ 3 1 6 1UTAH 3 1 6 1USC 4 2 5 3UCLA 3 2 6 2COLO 0 5 2 6NORTHORE 4 1 7 1STAN 3 2 5 3CAL 2 4 4 4OSU 1 3 4 3WASH 1 3 5 3WSU 1 4 2 6

AP POLL

1. Mississippi State2. Florida State3. Alabama4. Auburn5. Oregon6. Notre Dame7. Mississippi8. Michigan State9. Georgia10. TCU11. Kansas State12. Baylor13. Ohio State14. Arizona15. Arizona State16. LSU17. Nebraska18. Utah19. Oklahoma20. West Virginia21. East Carolina22. Clemson23. Marshall24. Duke25. UCLA

USA TODAY POLL

1. Mississippi State2. Florida State3. Alabama4. Auburn5. Michigan State6. Oregon7. Notre Dame8. Georgia9. Mississippi10. TCU11. Kansas State12. Baylor13. Ohio State14. Arizona State15. Arizona16. Nebraska17. LSU18. Utah19. East Carolina20. Oklahoma21. Clemson22. West Virginia23. Marshall24. Duke25. UCLA

RADIO-TV—Live national TV: 1:30 p.m. (PT), Pac-12Networks, Kevin Calabro, Glenn Parker, Jill Savage.

Live local radio: 9:30 a.m. (PT), ESPNLA 710 Radio(KSPN-AM), Pete Arbogast, John Jackson, JordanMoore, Steve Mason, Harvey Hyde, Shaun Cody,Kelli Tennant (includes 4-hour pre-game and 3-hourpost-game shows). Six other stations are includedon the USC radio network: KSPA-AM 1510 in Ontario/San Bernardino County/Inland Empire, KXPS-AM 1010in Palm Springs, KSZL-AM 1230 in Barstow, KSHP-AM1400 in Las Vegas, KALZ-FM 96.7 in Fresno and KRZR-AM 1400 in Visalia. Fans also can hear the live 710ESPN Radio broadcast on USCTrojans.com andESPNLA.com, on SiriusXM satellite radio (Channels 139and 197) and on the TuneIn Radio app.

Trojans Live: 6-7 p.m. (PT), Tuesdays, All-SportsKFWB 980 (KFWB-AM), John Jackson, Jordan Moore(live from The Lab gastropub, 3500 Figueroa St., LosAngeles). Fans also can hear “Trojans Live” onKFWB.com, USCTrojans.com andFoxSportsWest.com and the TuneIn Radio app.

Trojan Brunch: 8-10 a.m. (PT), Sundays, ESPNLA710 Radio (KSPN-AM), Pete Arbogast, Harvey Hyde.

USC Trojan Talk: 7 p.m. (PT), Thursdays, KSHP-AM1400 in Las Vegas, and 10 a.m. (PT), Saturdays, KCAA-AM 1050 in Inland Empire and KXPS-AM 1010 in PalmSprings, Harvey Hyde.

Oct. 27, 2014

USC FOOTBALL STAYS ON THE ROAD TO PLAY AT WASHINGTON STATE

FACTSUSC (5-3 overall, 4-2 Pac-12 South) vs. Washington State (2-6 overall, 1-4 Pac-12 North),Saturday, Nov. 1, 1:30 p.m. PT, Martin Stadium, Pullman, Wash.

THEMESUSC, looking to bounce back from its second last-second defeat of 2014, remains on theroad this week when it travels to pass-happy Washington State to begin the final month ofthe regular season. The Trojans have lost only 3 times ever in Pullman, but they haven’tplayed there since 2010 (it will be Troy’s first visit to the recently-renovated Martin Stadium).USC also has won nearly 85% of the time in the all-time series against the Cougars. Rain isin the long-range forecast. USC has a bye following the Washington State game. This is thefirst season in Trojan history that USC has dropped a pair of games when foes scored agame-winning touchdown within the final 8 seconds. Troy’s 3 losses in 2014 have been bya total of 13 points. USC sports a balanced offense, led by QB Cody Kessler, whose 70.2%completion mark is above the school season record. He is ninth in the country in passingefficiency (20 TDs to just 2 picks) and already in the USC Top 10 in career completions,passing yards and total offense. TB Javorius Allen, USC’s latest 1,000-yard season rusher,leads the Pac-12 in rushing and all-purpose yardage (no player in the nation has at least1,000 rushing yards and 300 receiving yards like he does). His current string of 5 straight 100-yard outings is a first at USC since 2005. WR Nelson Agholor, who doubles as a dangerouspunt returner (3 career TDs), caught a personal-best 10 passes last week at Utah and nowis 15th nationally in receptions. Speaking of dangerous returners, CB Adoree’ Jackson is thenation’s No. 5 kick returner after his 100-yard runback at Utah. The 3-way player (he hasplayed some wideout on offense) is among 11 true freshmen who have played key roles forhead coach Steve Sarkisian this season, including 8 who have posted 31 starts. USC’sdepth keeps dwindling as injuries take their toll on a roster with NCAA-mandated scholarshiplimitations (in fact, no more than 57 recruited scholarship players have suited up for anygame in 2014 and only 48 were on hand at Utah). Some of USC’s best players are ondefense, including All-American DE Leonard Williams, ILB Hayes Pullard (Troy’s tackle leaderfor a third season who has made 341 career stops) and always-around-the-ball 2013Freshman All-American S-turned-OLB Su’a Cravens. USC is in the national Top 25 in red zonedefense, turnover margin and third down conversion defense; no Trojan foe has scored onits opening possession this season. WSU head coach Mike Leach’s squad is coming off itsthird straight loss, this time at home to Arizona last Saturday. Leach loves to fill the air withfootballs, so it is no surprise that his Cougars top the nation in passing offense (nearly 500yards a game) and are seventh in total offense. But the Cougs’ running game averagesjust 45.9 yards, next to last in the country. WSU’s offensive star is QB Connor Halliday, whothrew for an NCAA record 734 yards against California this year. He leads the nation in totaloffense, completions, passing TDs, passing yards and points responsible for. He also is WSU’scareer record holder for passing yards, TD passes, completions and attempts. WSU wideoutsRiver Cracraft, Vince Mayle and Isiah Myers already each have 50-plus catches and allrank in the national Top 25 in receptions and receiving yardage. CB Daquawn Brown andjunior LB Darryl Monroe are Washington State’s top tacklers. The game will air live on Pac-12 Networks. The Women of Troy soccer team plays at Washington State the day after theUSC-WSU football game.

RANKINGSNeither USC nor Washington State is ranked in the AP poll or the USA Today Amway Coachespoll.


USC ONLINE—USC’s official athletic website isUSCTrojans.com and its off icial blog is atUSCTrojans.com/blog. Live GameTracker stats areavailable there. USC Athletics also can be followedon Twitter (Twitter.com/USC_Athletics), Facebook(Facebook.com/USCTrojans), Instagram(Instagram.com/USC_Athletics) and YouTube(YouTube.com/USCAthletics). The USC Trojan TextAlert program allows fans to get real-time newsabout the Trojans (text “Trojans” to 51234). There arealso free apps for USCTrojans.com, USC Game Dayand Project Trojan. USC’s Game Day Central page isat USCTrojans.com/gameday.

PAC-12 ONLINE—The Pac-12’s official website is Pac-12.com.

PAC-12 COACHES TELECONFERENCE—Pac-12football coaches are available for 10 minutes eachon a media teleconference beginning at 10 a.m. (PT)every Tuesday (through Nov. 25) during the season.USC coach Steve Sarkisian comes on at 11:45 a.m.(PT). Beginning at 3:30 p.m. (PT) each of thoseTuesdays, a taped replay of the teleconference isavailable until the next call (the replay can also beheard on Pac-12.com). Call the Pac-12 office (415-580-4200) or USC sports information office (213-740-8480) to obtain the media-only phone numbers forthe Pac-12 Coaches Teleconference.

USC VS. WASHINGTON STATE (57*-9-4)

1921 W 28- 7 N11922 W 41- 3 N21925 L 12-17 H1926 W 16- 7 H1927 W 27- 0 H1928 W 27-13 H1929 W 27- 7 H1930 L 6- 7 A1931 W 38- 6 H1932 W 20- 0 H1933 W 33- 0 H1934 L 0-19 H1935 W 20-10 H1936 T 0- 0 H1937 T 0- 0 A1938 W 19- 6 H1939 W 27- 0 H1940 T 14-14 H1941 W 7- 6 H1942 W 26-12 H1946 W 13- 7 H1947 W 21- 0 H1949 W 35- 7 H1950 T 20-20 A1951 W 31-21 H1952 W 35- 7 H1953 W 29-13 A1954 W 39- 0 H1955 W 50-12 H1956 W 28-12 A1957 L 12-13 H1958 W 14- 6 N31967 W 49- 0 H1969 W 28- 7 H1970 W 70-33 N31971 W 30-20 H

1972 W 44- 3 N41973 W 46-35 H1974 W 54- 7 N31975 W 28-10 H1976 W 23-14 N51977 W 41- 7 H1979 W 50-21 H1981 W 41-17 H1983 W 38-17 H1984 W 29-27 A1985 W 31-13 H1986 L 14-34 A1987 W 42- 7 H1989 W 18-17 A1990 W 30-17 H1991 W 34-27 A1992 W 31-21 H1993 W 34- 3 H1994 W 23-10 A1995 W 26-14 H1996 W 29-24 A1997 L 21-28 H1998 W 42-14 A1999 W 31-28 A2000 L 27-33 H2002 L 27-30 (1OT) A2003 W 43-16 H2004 W 42-12 A2005 W* 55-13 H2006 W 28-22 A2007 W 47-14 H2008 W 69-0 A2009 W 27-6 H2010 W 50-16 A2013 L 7-10 H

N1-Tournament Park, Pasadena, CaliforniaN2-Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CaliforniaN3-Spokane Memorial (Joe Albi) Stadium, Spokane,WashingtonN4-Husky Stadium, Seattle, WashingtonN5-Kingdome, Seattle, Washington*Not including 1 win vacated due to NCAA penalty(original record: 58-9-4)

SERIESUSC leads its series with Washington State,which dates back to 1921, 57-9-4 (notincluding 1 win vacated due to NCAApenalty; original record: 58-9-4). The Trojanshave won 34 of the last 39 meetings (and40 of the past 46), but had a 7-gamewinning streak snapped with a loss in 2013(not including 1 win vacated due to NCAApenalty; original record: 35 of 40, 41 of 47,8-game winning streak). Playing against theCougars in the state of Washington(Pullman, Spokane and Seattle), USC is 18-3-2, with the losses (1930, 1986 and 2002)and ties (1937 and 1950) coming in Pullman.In Pullman games, USC is 14-3-2, with winsin 10 of its last 11 trips there.

Last year in the Coliseum, PK AndrewFurney’s 41-yard field goal with 3:03 to playgave Washington State a 10-7 Pac-12opening upset win over No. 25 USC in Troy’shome opener. It was WSU’s first win overthe Trojans since 2002 (and first in Los Angelessince 2000) and was just its fourth victory inthe Coliseum over USC since 1935. It wasWSU’s first win over a ranked opponentsince 2006 and first versus a ranked foe onthe road since 2000.It was USC’s fewestpoints against the Cougars since also scoring7 in 1941. The 10 points USC allowed wereits fewest surrendered in a loss since falling10-6 to Utah in 2001. The Trojans playedstaunch defense, as WSU had just 222 totalyards, including 7 rushing, and only 12 firstdowns (the fewest total yards against USCsince San Jose State’s 121 in 2009, fewestrushing yards since Arizona’s -16 in 2006 andfewest first downs since California’s 10 in2010). USC’s defense also came up with 3turnovers (2 interceptions and a fumblerecovery) and posted 4 sacks. But theTrojan offense could never get untracked,gaining just 193 total yards, including 54passing, getting only 14 first downs andconverting just 3-of-13 first downs (includingmissing on its first 7 such tries). It was Troy’sfewest total yards and passing yards sincegetting 189 and 23, respectively, at FloridaState in 1998. It also was the fewest totalyards allowed by WSU since 2004. USC goton the board first on QB Cody Kessler’s 4-yard bootleg run early in the secondquarter following OLB Devon Kennard’srecovery of a WSU fumble forced by DTGeorge Uko. The Trojans then were drivinglate in the half when Damante Horntonintercepted a Kessler pass and returned it70 yards for a tying TD. In the third quarter,PK Andre Heidari had a 32-yard field goalattempt blocked and then missed a 43-yarder on USC’s next series. Then, late inthe game, the Cougs drove from their own20-yard line into field goal range, aided bya 50-yard completion on third-and-9 fromQB Connor Hall iday to WR DominiqueWilliams to set up Furney’s decisive fieldgoal. Hornton sealed the win on USC’sensuing possession by intercepting QB MaxWittek. Kessler was 8-of-13 for 41 yards, whileWittek was 3-of-8 for 13 yards; the longestcompletion between them was 8 yards. TBTre Madden rushed for 151 yards on 32 carriesto become the first Trojan to open a seasonwith back-to-back 100-yard rushing outingssince Marcus Allen did so in his 1981 HeismanTrophy campaign. His 32 carries were themost by a Trojan since Sultan McCulloughhad 39 against California in 2001. WRMarqise Lee caught 7 passes, but for only27 yards. S Dion Bailey led USC with 10tackles and notched his secondinterception of the second (eighth of hiscareer), while OLB Morgan Breslin had 2

sacks. For WSU, Halliday was 26-of-38 for215 yards and WR Kristoff Williams had 6receptions for 56 yards. It was the first timethe teams had played since 2010 becauseof the Pac-12’s scheduling rotation. Itmarked the 90th anniversary of USC’s firstseason playing football in the Coliseum andwas the first Trojan game there since anagreement allowed USC to operate andrenovate the historic stadium. It was thefirst time that USC appeared on FOX Sports 1.

In 2010 in the teams’ lasting meeting inPullman, FB Stanley Havili gained 187 yardsand scored 2 touchdowns to lead No. 20USC to a decisive 50-16 Pac-10 openingwin at Washington State. It was USC’seighth consecutive win over the Cougars.Lane Kiffin became the first USC headcoach since Jess Hill in 1951 to begin hisTrojan career with a 4-0 mark. After WSUopened the scoring on a trick 29-yardreverse pass from WR Jeffrey Solomon to WRJared Karstetter, USC responded with a pairof touchdowns in an 11-second span:Havili raced 59 yards for a score on USC’sfirst play and then CB Nickell Robey returnedan interception 25 yards for a TD at the 11:07mark. It was USC’s 2 earliest touchdownsscored in a game since scoring twiceagainst WSU in 2004, when Troy did so in bythe 12:22 mark. The Trojans scored againon their next possession, a 11-yard pass fromQB Matt Barkley to WR Robert Woods (2plays following a 58-yard Barkley pass toHavili). The Cougars got back on the boardin the second quarter after getting aninterception as QB Jeff Tuel hit Karstetterwith a 6-yard TD pass. Late in the half,following Robey’s second interception (tobecome the first Trojan freshman to get 2picks in a game since Mike Salmon did so in1990 against Arizona State), Tyler scored ona 2-yard run to give USC a 28-13 halftimelead. The Trojans rolled up 312 yards of totaloffense in the first half despite turning theball over 3 times and holding it only 1:33 inthe opening quarter. Both teams ranprimarily a no huddle offense in the first half.It was all USC in the second half, as theTrojans scored on their first 3 possessions: 7-yard Barkley passes to WRs Brice Butler (toculminate a 93-yard drive) and RonaldJohnson (to finish a 98-yard drive) and a22-yard pass from QB Mitch Mustain to Haviliearly in the fourth quarter. WashingtonState added a 44-yard field goal by PK NicoGrasu midway through the final quarteragainst USC’s reserves. Overall, USC had613 total yards (including 328 through theair) while averaging 8.9 yards per play,made 28 first downs while converting 8-of-12 third downs (and 2-of-3 fourth downs)and did not have to punt. The Trojandefense limited WSU to 323 total yards (just67 rushing) and 6-of-15 on third downconversions while posting 3 sacks andgetting 3 turnovers. Havili ran for 80 yardson 4 carries and caught 5 passes for 107yards. TB Allen Bradford had a game-best84 yards on 7 rushes and TB Dillon Baxteradded 75 yards on 14 tries. Johnson caught5 passes for 69 yards. Barkley was 16-of-25for 290 yards and Mustain went 4-of-5 for 38yards. LB Devon Kennard had a game-best 8 tackles, while S T.J. McDonald added6 stops (1 for a loss) and an interception.For WSU, Tuel was 24-of-37 for 222 yards and3 interceptions, Karstetter caught 8 passesfor 87 yards and WR Marquess Wilson had 7receptions for 59 yards. It was the smallestcrowd (24,310) USC has played in front ofsince the 22,385 against Utah in the 2001Las Vegas Bowl.

FUN FACTThis is the second year in a row thatUSC will play on Nov. 1. Last season,USC won at Oregon State, 31-14, onFriday, Nov. 1. USC has an 11-3 all-timerecord in games on Nov. 1.


IN NOVEMBERUSC has a 246-128-20 (.650) all-time recordwhile playing in the month of November(does not include 3 wins vacated due toNCAA penalty; original record: 249-128-20,.652).

VERSUS PAC-12USC has won 70.0% (439-180-29) of its gamesagainst Pac-12 opponents (not including 9wins later vacated due to NCAA penalty;original record: 448-180-29, 70.4%).

ARTIFICIAL TURFUSC is 36-19-1 in its last 55 games on artificialturf (not including 3 wins vacated due toNCAA penalty; original record: 39-19-1).

RAINWith rain always a possibility when playingin the Pacific Northwest, USC has a 21-23-2record in games in which it rained during amajor portion of the contest. USC’s last suchrain game was at UCLA in 2012 (Troy lost,38-28).

CONNECTIONSUSC has 3 players from the state ofWashington—OT Zach Banner (Lakes HS),QB Max Browne (Skyline HS) and PK AlexWood (Mercer Island HS)—whileWashington State’s roster features 47California natives…USC assistant headcoach/running backs coach/special teamscoordinator Johnny Nansen was alinebacker at Washington State (1994-96)…USC defensive assistant Drew Pearson(29 years old) and ILB Nick Schlossberg (21)will celebrate birthdays this Saturday (Nov.1)…USC women’s soccer head coachKeidane McAlpine and assistant coachesJen Klein and Jason Lockhart held similarpositions at Washington State in 2012 and2013, while the Trojans’ director ofoperations Carla Hayden was an eventmanager at WSU from 2010 to 2014…WSUmen’s basketball assistant coach SilveyDominguez was an assistant at USC from1997 to 2001.

SCHEDULEUSC’s 12-game 2014 schedule features 9teams that played in a bowl last season, 6that won at least 8 games (including 4 thathad 10-plus victories) and 4 that were inthe final AP rankings. Steve Sarkisian’sTrojan head coaching debut came athome on Aug. 30 against 2013 MountainWest Conference champion Fresno State,the team the Trojans defeated in the LasVegas Bowl to close last season (it markedthe first time since the 1916 finale and the1917 opener that Troy has played the sameteam consecutively). The Trojans thentraveled to 2-time defending Pac-12champion Stanford on Sept. 6 for the Pac-12’s first conference game of 2014. USCstayed on the road on Sept. 13 when itwent to Atlantic Coast Conferenceopponent Boston College, Troy’s first visitthere since 1988. After a bye, the Trojansresumed Pac-12 play by returning home fora pair of games, first against Oregon Stateon Sept. 27 and then versus reigning Pac-12 South Division champ Arizona State onOct. 4. USC then went to Arizona on Oct.11 before it hosted Colorado on Oct. 18.Troy is on the road the following 2 weeks, atUtah on Oct. 25 and at Washington Stateon Nov. 1, then it has another bye weekend.The Trojans return to action by hosting

California in a Thursday night contest onNov. 13, just the second non-Thanksgivingor non-bowl Thursday game USC hasplayed in the Coliseum. USC concludes itsregular season with back-to-backencounters with its traditional rivals, firstvisiting crosstown foe UCLA in the Rose Bowlon Nov. 22 and then hosting Notre Dame ina Thanksgiving weekend clash on Nov. 29.

PRE-SEASON HONORSDE Leonard Williams (USA Today, SI.com,CBSSports.com, Athlon, Phil Steele’s,Sporting News), WR Nelson Agholor (USAToday, Athlon, Phil Steele’s, Sporting News)and S Su’a Cravens (USA Today) werenamed to 2014 pre-season All-American firstteams. LB Hayes Pullard (Sporting News)was a pre-season All-American secondteamer. Williams, Agholor, Pullard and TBJavorius Allen were selected to various pre-season All-Pac-12 first teams.

WATCH LISTSThe following Trojans made the official“Watch Lists” for national 2014 post-seasonawards:

WR Nelson AgholorMaxwell Award (top player)Walter Camp Award (top player)Hornung Award (most versatile player)Biletnikoff Award (top receiver)

TB Javorius AllenMaxwell Award (top player)Doak Walker Award (top running back)

S Su’a CravensNagurski Trophy (top defensive player)Bednarik Award (top defensive player)Thorpe Award (top defensive back)

QB Cody KesslerMaxwell Award (top player)O’Brien Award (top quarterback)Unitas Award (top quarterback)Manning Award (top quarterback)

TB Tre MaddenDoak Walker Award (top running back)

LB Hayes PullardNagurski Trophy (top defensive player)Bednarik Award (top defensive player)Lott IMPACT Trophy (top defensive impact player)Lombardi Award (top lineman/linebacker)Butkus Award (top linebacker)

OLB J.R. TavaiButkus Award (top linebacker)

TE Randall TelferMackey Award (top tight end)

C Max TuerkOutland Trophy (top interior lineman)Lombardi Award (top lineman/linebacker)

DE Leonard WilliamsNagurski Trophy (top defensive player)Bednarik Award (top defensive player)Outland Trophy (top interior lineman)Lombardi Award (top lineman/linebacker)Hendricks Award (top defensive end)Lott IMPACT Trophy (top defensive impact player)*

*Quarterfinalist

NCAA PROBATION OVERUSC’s NCAA probation officially ended thispast June 10, meaning the 2014 team is thelast under the 3-year NCAA penalty thatcaps the annual roster to a maximum of 75scholarship players and the yearlyscholarship signees to 15 (that’s 10 fewerthan the NCAA maximum in both cases).Despite being faced with severe NCAAsanctions the past 4 years, the Trojanfootball program was able to produce apair of 10-win seasons in that span. USC stillhas a year remaining in the 5-year windowof repeat violator status.

AVAILABLE SCHOLARSHIP PLAYERSBecause of the NCAA sanctions-mandatedscholarship limitation for this season, plusearly departures from last year’s team andsome in-season departures from this year’ssquad, the 2014 Trojans currently field aroster of only 65 recruited scholarship players.Just 58 of those are available this week (5are out for the season with injuries, 1 isacademically ineligible and 1 is indefinitelysuspended). Also, 6 more of the 58 availablerecruited scholarship players l ikely wil lredshirt in 2014. Only 57 recruitedscholarship players suited up for the FresnoState opener, then 52 for the Stanfordgame, 54 for Boston College, 57 for OregonState, 55 for Arizona State, 50 for Arizona, 53for Colorado and 48 for Utah.

REC. SCHOL. AVAIL. SUITED PLAYEDPLAYERS

FRES 67 62 57 47STAN 67 62 52 39BC 67 62 54 42OSU 66 61 57 45ASU 66 61 55 45ARIZ 65 60 50 42COLO 65 58 53 45UTAH 65 58 48 41

LAST GAMEQV Travis Wilson threw a 1-yard touchdownpass to WR Kaelin Clay with 8 seconds toplay to give No. 19 Utah a 24-21 win overNo. 20 USC on a breezy evening before asold-out Rice-Eccles Stadium record crowdof 47,619 fans and a national FOX Sports 1audience. After USC failed to convert onthird-and-2 and then on fourth-and-2 with2:08 to play, the Utes drove 73 yards in 11plays, including Wilson’s 19-yard scrambleto the USC 1, then saw the Trojans stuff RBDevontae Booker for no gain before Wilsonthrew the game-winner. The contestbegan on an unusual note when WRDarreus Rogers couldn’t haul in QB CodyKessler’s backwards pass on the secondplay of the game and, while players fromboth teams stopped because they thoughtit was an incomplete pass, CB DavionOrphey scooped up the live ball (it wasruled a fumble) and raced 53 yards for ascore. But USC responded on its next drive,as Kessler hit WR JuJu Smith with a 10-yardscoring pass. Utah added a 24-yard fieldgoal by PK Andy Phillips midway throughthe second quarter, but CB Adoree’Jackson ran back the ensuing kickoff aschool record-tying 100 yards to give USCa 14-10 lead. Utah regained the lead latein the third quarter on Booker’s 24-yard TDburst following an intercepted Trojan pass.USC then went up 21-17 early in the finalquarter on Kessler’s 4-yard TD pass to Rogers.Kessler completed 75% of his throws (23-of-32) for 264 yards, WR Nelson Agholor had acareer-best 10 catches for 110 yards, Smithadded 6 grabs for 77 yards and TB JavoriusAllen ran 101 yards on 27 carries. OLB ScottFelix had a game-best 9 tackles (1.5 for aloss) and a deflection, ILB Anthony Saraohad 8 stops and OLB Su’a Cravens had 7tackles with 2 sacks and a deflection. USC’sdefense got turnovers twice when the Utesgot to the Trojan 1, first when OLB J.R. Tavaiforced a fumble that S Leon McQuayrecovered in the first quarter on Utah’s firstdrive and then on a strip and recovery byJackson in the third quarter (Jackson ranthe ball back 100 yards for a TD but thescore was negated because of aninadvertent referee’s whistle). USC had 364total yards to Utah’s 331, but Troy’s streak


of consecutive games rushing for 200 yardswas snapped (it had 100 rushing yards). ForUtah, Wilson was 18-of-32 for 194 yards,Booker had 102 yards on 26 rushes and TEWestlee Tonga caught 6 passes for 71 yards.USC, which suited up just 48 recruitedscholarship players, lost OT Chad Wheelerin the first quarter and Tavai right beforehalftime to knee injuries.

STEVE SARKISIANSteve Sarkisian, the eighth youngest (40)head coach currently in NCAA FBS, didn’thave to be shown around the USC campusor be instructed on Trojan gridiron lore whenhe was hired as the school’s head footballcoach this past December. He already wasquite familiar with all things Troy, from itsphysical layout to its academic prestige toits football tradition and culture. That’sbecause this is Sarkisian’s fifth time comingto USC, first as a student-athlete in the early1990s, then as a graduate assistant coachnearly a decade later, next as an assistantcoach (he was the quarterbacks coachon USC’s 2003 national championshipsquad), then as the offensive coordinatorfollowing a foray into the NFL and now asthe head coach after spending the past 5years guiding Washington (where he wentto 4 bowl games and beat 8 AP Top 25teams). At Washington, Sarkisian inheriteda program in 2009 that had won just 12games during the previous 5 seasons,including going winless the year before hetook over. His 8 victories in 2013 were themost at UW since 2000. He won 4 of his 5Apple Cup games against in-state rivalWashington State. He coached 9 NFLdraftees and produced a 1,000-yard rushereach year. His overall Washington recordwas 34-29. UW’s school record-setting 2013Washington offense was in the national Top20 in total offense, rushing offense, passefficiency offense and scoring offense, whilethe defense was in the Pac-12’s Top 6 inevery category. The 2013 Husky squadfeatured Doak Walker Award finalisttailback Bishop Sankey (No. 4 nationally inrushing), quarterback Keith Price (UW’srecordholder in career TD passes, passingefficiency and completion percentage),2013 Mackey Award-winning tight endAustin Seferian-Jenkins and safety SeanParker (11 career interceptions). At USC,Sarkisian coached Heisman Trophy-winningquarterbacks Carson Palmer and MattLeinart, along with NFL signalcallers MarkSanchez, John David Booty and MattCassel. The Trojans went 23-3 when he wasthe offensive coordinator. Sarkisianoriginally joined the USC staff as an offensiveassistant in January of 2001. Then, aftergoing to San Diego State briefly as thequarterbacks coach in January of 2002, hereturned to USC in March of 2002 to handlethe quarterbacks fulltime for 2 seasons(2002-03). He spent the 2004 season as thequarterbacks coach with the OaklandRaiders. His quarterbacks passed for morethan 4,000 yards in 2004 as Oakland rankedeighth in passing in the NFL. He returned tothe Trojan staff in February of 2005 as theassistant head coach and quarterbackscoach for 4 seasons (2005-08). He addedthe offensive coordinator role in 2007 and2008. While Sarkisian was at USC, the Trojansplayed in 5 Rose Bowls (including the 2006BCS Championship Game)—as well as the2003 Orange Bowl and 2001 Las Vegas Bowl.Sarkisian spent the 2000 season as thequarterbacks coach at El Camino JuniorCollege in Torrance (Calif.).

ASSISTANT COACHESJust 2 full-time assistant coaches from USC’s2013 staff were retained by Sarkisian: Helton,the offensive coordinator who handles thequarterbacks, and wide receivers coach/pass game coordinator Tee Martin, whowas named the Pac-12’s Recruiter of theYear in 2014. Sarkisian brought 5 assistantswith him from Washington: defensivecoordinator Justin Wilcox, running backscoach/special teams coordinator/assistanthead coach Johnny Nansen, linebackerscoach/recruiting coordinator/associatehead coach defense Peter Sirmon, tightends coach/associate head coach offenseMarques Tuiasosopo and defensive backscoach/pass game coordinator defenseKeith Heyward. Strength and conditioninghead coach Ivan Lewis also followed himto USC. Sarkisian then hired Tim Drevno fromthe San Francisco 49ers to be the offensiveline coach/running game coordinator andChris Wilson from Georgia to be thedefensive line coach. Graduate assistantcoach Jaron Fairman (offense) was heldover from last year’s staff, while another 3—Kyle DeVan (offense), who played atOregon State and in the NFL, PatrickHenderson (defense), another Beavergraduate who most recently was a juniorcollege defensive coordinator, and DrewPearson (defense), who previouslycoached at a local high school—joined thestaff this season.

OFFENSIVE OVERVIEWEight starters return on offense from 2013:quarterback Cody Kessler, tailback JavoriusAllen, wide receiver Nelson Agholor,fullback Soma Vainuku, tight end RandallTelfer and offensive linemen Max Tuerk,Chad Wheeler and Aundrey Walker. Othersback with starting experience are tailbackTre Madden, wide receiver Darreus Rogers,fullback Jahleel Pinner, offensive tackleNathan Guertler and tight end Chris Willson.USC’s leading passer, top 2 rushers (and 5of its top 6 ground gainers) and 4 of its top 6pass catchers (and 13 players in all whohad a reception) are back from 2013. TheTrojans averaged nearly 30 points and 400total yards last year while breaking in a newsignalcaller, figures that were down justslightly from the previous year when theoffense was quarterbacked by a 4-yearstarter and featured a record-settingwideout and a career 1,000-yard runner.USC was particularly effective last fall in thered zone (sixth nationally) and in time ofpossession (10th nationally), both best in thePac-12, and it cut its turnovers in half from2012 (from 34 to just 17). However, Troy willlook for improvement across the board onoffense, as its key 2013 offensive stats (scoringoffense at 29.7, total offense at 399.9, rushingoffense at 172.8 and passing offense at227.1) all ranked in the middle third of thenation’s teams, while it particularly struggledon third down conversions (35.1%) andsacks allowed (2.43), both of which were inthe bottom third. Sarkisian, who will callthe plays with help from offensivecoordinator Clay Helton, will employ multipleformations on offense. But noticeablydifferent from past USC offensive schemeswill be Sarkisian’s use of the hurry-up no-huddle system.

QUARTERBACKSUSC is in good hands at the quarterbackspot. Junior Cody Kessler (186-of-265, 70.2%,2,148 yds, 20 TD, 2 int in 2014, plus 2 rush TDand 33.8 avg on 4 P), who was named the2014 starter near the end of spring practice,showed continual improvementthroughout 2013 in his first year as the starter,completing 65.4% of his passes for 2,968 yardsand 20 TDs with just 7 interceptions. In thefinal 6 games of last season, he hit 70.8% ofhis aerials with 11 TDs and just 2 picks. Hewas the Las Vegas Bowl MVP, going 22-of-30 (73.3%) for a career-high 345 yards anda career-best and Vegas Bowl record 4touchdown passes. Kessler currently is fourthnationally in completion percentage (70.2%,second in Pac-12), ninth in passingefficiency (161.7, third in Pac-12), 12th inpassing TDs (20, fifth in Pac-12), 18th incompletions (23.3, fifth in Pac-12), 19th inpoints responsible for (16.5, sixth in Pac-12)and 24th in passing yards (268.5, sixth in Pac-12). He has thrown at least 1 TD pass in 18 ofhis 22 career starts and at least 2 scores 11times in his career. His 70.2% completionpercentage in 2014 currently is above theUSC season record (69.1% by Matt Barkleyin 2011). None of his first 190 passes in 2014were intercepted (he had a streak of 195extending to 2013) and only 2 of his 265throws in 2014 have been picked off. Hehas thrown just 3 interceptions in his past 13games. He has thrown for at least 300 yardsin a game 4 times in his career (3 in 2014).He already is seventh on Troy’s careerpassing chart (424 completions), ninth onthe career passing yardage list (4,861) andninth on the career total offense chart (4,962yards). His 7 TD passes versus Colorado in2014 was a USC game record, as well astied a Pac-12 regulation game record.Despite that Vegas Bowl showing, Kesslerwas challenged in the spring by promisingredshirt freshman Max Browne (3-of-7, 42.9%,30 yds in 2014), who was the nation’s highschool player of the year in 2012 when heset Washington State records for passingyards (12,953) and completions (882) whilecompleting 70.4% of his throws for 146 TDs. A2013 spring enrollee, Browne already has thebenefit of spring and fall practices underhis belt. Also keep an eye on freshman JalenGreene, who went 35-6 as a 3-year prepstarter while throwing for 6,355 yards with68 TDs and running for 3,040 yards with 30TDs. He graduated high school a semesterearly so he could enroll at USC this pastspring. Six untested walk-on quarterbacksalso are on the roster: senior Anthony Neyer,sophomores Conner Sullivan (a former Trojanbaseballer), who also holds on placekicks,and Alex Bridgford, a transfer this past springfrom Redlands, and first-year freshmen LarryTuileta, who will also play volleyball at USC(he was the national prep player of the yearin the sport as a senior), Michael Bowmanand Andrew Zolintakis.

—Kessler threw for a career-high 394 yardsversus Fresno State while hitting 25-of-37 passes with4 TDs (all tying career bests) and he also openedthe game’s scoring with a 1-yard sneak as part ofhis 28 rushing yards (in the first half, he threw for 309yards on 21-of-30 passing) to earn Pac-12 OffensivePlayer of the Week honors, while Browne played theentire fourth quarter and went 3-of-4 for 30 yards.

—Kessler hit 15-of-22 passes for 135 yards atStanford.

—Kessler was 31-of-41 (both career highs) for317 yards with 4 TDs at Boston College.


—Kessler completed 75% of his passes (24-of-32) for 261 yards with 2 TDs (including a 48-yard HailMary at the halftime gun) and no interceptionsagainst an Oregon State defense that was leadingthe nation in pass efficiency defense (holdingopposing quarterbacks to 42.3% completions andnot allowing a passing TD), while Browne played thegame’s final series but did not throw a pass.

—Kessler was 28-of-45 (a career highattempts) for 273 yards against Arizona State andhe also had an 8-yard rushing TD and averaged 33.8yards on 4 pooch punts.

—Kessler completed 20-of-30 passes for 185yards and a TD at Arizona, but threw his firstinterception to snap a string of 190 straight passeswithout a pick in 2014 (and 195 dating to 2013).

—Kessler’s 7 TD passes against Colorado set aUSC game record and tied a Pac-12 regulationgame record and his 5 TDs in the first half tied a USCmark (he had 4 TD tosses in the first quarter) as heaveraged a TD pass every 2.7 completions and 3.7attempts (he was 19-of-26 in the game for 319 yardswith no picks, all in 3 quarters of play) to earn Pac-12Offensive Player of the Week, Walter CampNational Offensive Player of the Week, CollegeFootball Performance Awards National Performerof the Week and National Quarterback of the Weekand College Sports Madness National and Pac-12Offensive Player of the Week honors, while Browneplayed all of the fourth quarter but missed on his 2pass attempts.

—Kessler completed 75% of his passes (24-of-32) at Utah for 264 yards and 2 TDs with 1interception, while Browne threw an incompletepass.

WHAT THEY ARE SAYING ABOUT CODY KESSLER

Steve Sarkisian, USC head coach: ”He can make andsee things extremely well and make decisivedecisions quickly. I think that comes from hisbasketball experience, playing point guard, havinghim make those types of decisions. For us, that’svitally important. He has really quick hands and throwsaccurately.”

TAILBACKSUSC remains well-stocked at tailbackdespite the departure of Silas Redd, whohad 2,959 rushing yards in his time at USCand Penn State, including 12 career 100-yard rushing games (5 at Troy, with a pair in2013 while appearing in just 6 contestsbecause of injuries). He ran for 376 yards atUSC last year. Two players with startingexperience, plus a key backup, dot the2014 tailback corps. Junior Javorius Allen(177 tcb, 1,010 yds, 5.7 avg, 8 TD in 2014,plus 27 rec, 316 yds, 11.7 avg, 1 TD), USC’s2013 team MVP who goes by the nickname“Buck,” led the Trojans in rushing last seasonwith 785 yards and 14 TDs. Allen currently isfifth nationally in all-purpose running (165.8,first in Pac-12) and 12th in rushing yards(126.3, first in Pac-12). He is the only playerin the nation with at least 1,000 rushing yardsand 300 receiving yards in 2014. He has 11career 100-yard rushing games (7 in 2014,including a 200-yarder), all within the past14 games. He has a current streak of 5consecutive 100-yard rushing games (thefirst Trojan to do so since Reggie Bush in 2005;Bush’s statistics were later vacated due toNCAA penalty). He also is the first Trojansince Reggie Bush (8) in 2005 to have atleast 7 100-yard rushing games in a season(Bush’s statistics were later vacated due toNCAA penalty). He has 1,827 career rushingyards to rank 21st on USC’s all-time chart.His 1,010 rushing yards in 2014 is the 28thtime a Trojan has eclipsed the 1,000 barrierand it ranks him 27th on the USC season list.He has 22 career rushing TDs (8 in 2014), allwithin the past 16 games. He has beenUSC’s reception leader in 2 games in 2014.Most of his 2013 action came in Troy’s final 6

games and he lit it up in that span, getting648 rushing yards with 12 TDs (including aquartet of 100-yard outings) and 19 catchesfor 243 yards with another score. He startedUSC’s last 4 games of 2013. Four of his TDslast year measured at least 43 yards. His135 yards on just 6 carries at California lastfall were the most yards ever on the roadby a Trojan with 6 or fewer carries and themost home or away since 1954. SophomoreJustin Davis (77 tcb, 343 yds, 4.5 avg, 2 TD in2014, plus 8 rec, 68 yds, 8.5 avg, 1 TD), whoseaction last season came in the first 7 gamesbefore being sidelined with an ankle injury(he missed 2014 spring practice whilerecovering), is seeking an expanded role in2014 after an impressive debut campaignin backup duty last year. Before Allen burston the scene, junior Tre Madden wasgrabbing the headlines at tailback untilhamstring injuries slowed him for the secondhalf of the 2013 season (he has beensidelined in 2014 with a toe injury). He startedfirst 6 games of 2013, getting all but 92 of his703 ground yards and 2 of his 15 catches inthat time. He had 4 100-yard rushing outingslast fall, including becoming the first Trojanto open a season with 3 consecutive 100-yard rushing games since Marcus Allen didso in 1981. His 4 receiving touchdowns in2013 were the most by a Trojan runningback since fullback Stanley Havili had 5 in2007 and the most by a USC tailback sinceReggie Bush had 7 in 2004. Also availableat tailback is a pair of walk-ons: redshirtfreshman James Toland IV (23 tcb, 82 yds,3.6 avg in 2014) and freshman Stefan Smith.

—Allen ran for a game-high 133 yards on 22carries, with a 9-yard score, and he added a 23-yardreception against Fresno State, while Toland had47 yards on 12 carries and Davis had 30 yards on 12tries and he also had 2 receptions for 21 yards.

—Allen had a game-best 154 yards on 23 carries(a 6.7 average per carry) at Stanford to hit the1,000-yard career rushing mark, while Davis added20 yards on 8 carries with a 1-yard TD and he alsocaught a 10-yard pass.

—Allen ran for 31 yards on 15 carries and caught9 passes for 118 yards (both career bests) with a 51-yard TD grab at Boston College, while Davis added10 yards on 6 rushes.

—Allen led USC in rushing (game-high 115 yardson 20 carries with a 17-yard TD) and receptions (5grabs for 23 yards) against Oregon State, while Davisadded 15 carries for 82 yards with a 21-yard scoreand 3 catches for 30 yards with a 16-yard TD andToland had 7 carries for 30 yards.

—Allen had 229 all-purpose yards againstArizona State, running for 143 yards on 29 carrieswith 2 TDs (1 and 53 yards) amd catching 4 passesfor 86 yards, while Davis added 67 yards on 14 triesand also had a 5-yard TD.

—At Arizona, Allen ran for a career-high andgame-best 205 yards on 26 carries (7.9 average)with 3 TDs (34, 48 and 1 yard) and he also caught 4passes for 28 yards to earn Pac-12 Offensive Playerof the Week and SEVEN Magazine Royal Purple LasVegas Bowl Pac-12 Player of the Week honors, whileDavis added 28 yards on 7 rushes and caught a 2-yard pass.

—Allen had a game-best 128 yards (with a 39-yard TD) on 15 carries and added a 12-yardreception against Colorado, while Davis had 97yards on 11 carries and Toland had 5 yards on 4 tries.

—Allen ran for 101 yards on 27 carries andcaught 3 passes for another 26 yards at Utah, whileDavis had 9 yards on 4 tries.

FULLBACKSUSC returned a pair of physical, yetversatile, fullbacks in juniors Soma Vainuku(6 tcb, 40 yds, 6.7 avg, 1 TD in 2014, plus 3tac) and Jahleel Pinner (2 tcb, 6 yds, 3.0avg in 2014, plus 1 rec, 3 yds, 3.0 avg and 2tac). Vainuku started 3 times in 2013 butreally made his mark on special teams,

where he earned All-Pac-12 first team honorsas a special teams performer while notching13 tackles and 3 blocked punts. Pinner had5 starts last year. There also are 2 walk-onfullbacks, redshirt freshman Pat Hart andfreshman Brett Sarem.

—Vainuku had 24 yards on 2 carries, includingan 11-yard TD, and a tackle against Fresno State,while Pinner had 2 carries for 6 yards.

—Vainuku ran 2 times for 5 yards at Stanford.—Vainuku had an 11-yard run at Boston College

and Pinner made a tackle.—Vainuku had a carry for no yards and 2 tackles

on special teams against Oregon State.—Pinner had a tackle against Arizona State.—Pinner caught a 3-yard pass at Utah.

WIDE RECEIVERSUSC’s wideout unit has a significant voidto fill in 2014 with the departure of 3-yearstarter Marqise Lee, who declared for theNFL draft following his 2013 junior season (hewas a second round pick). The 2012Biletnikoff Award winner and one of collegefootball’s most electrifying offensiveperformers led the Trojans with 57 catchesin 2013 (for 791 yards and 4 TDs). He set ortied 24 USC records (5 were Pac-12 marks)in his USC tenure, including most receptionsin a season (118) and most receiving yardsin a game (345), season (1,721) and career(3,655). His 248 career catches ranks secondon the USC list and his 29 career TD catchesis fourth. He notched 15 100-yard receivinggames and 5,152 all-purpose yards (for a15.6-yard average) at Troy. He also finishedseventh on USC’s career kickoff returnyardage ladder (1,305 yards, with 2 TDs).Junior Nelson Agholor (58 rec, 643 yds, 11.1avg, 7 TD in 2014, plus 9 KOR, 147 yds, 16.3avg and 13 PR, 125 yds, 9.6 avg, 1 TD and3 tcb, 3 yds, 1.0 avg and 1 tac), however,showed signs last fall of being Lee’s equal.He had 56 receptions for a team-leading918 yards in 2013 (he has 75 career grabs).His 6 scoring catches were the most by aTrojan last year, when he had a pair of 100-yard receiving games. He also was adangerous return man, as he was secondnationally in punt returns (19.1) and heshared the team lead in kickoff runbackswith Lee. He tied a Pac-12 record with 2punt return TDs at California in 2013(including a 93-yarder, the second longestin school history) and his 168 punt returnyards in that Cal game was a USC mark. Inall, he had 1,444 all-purpose yards in 2013.Agholor currently is 11th nationally inreception TDs (7, fourth in Pac-12), 15th inreceptions (7.3, sixth in Pac-12) and sixth inpunt return TDs (1, fourth in Pac-12). His 3career punt returns for a touchdown tiesthe USC career record (shared with MikeBattle, Jim Sears, R. Jay Soward and ReggieBush; Bush’s participation in 2 games in 2004and all of 2005 was vacated due to NCAApenalty). He currently is 14th on USC’s careerreceptions list (133) and is ninth on USC’scareer punt returns chart (468 yards). His 58receptions in 2014 is tied for 23rd on USC’sseason list. A number of other receivers arevying to get into the starting l ineup.Sophomore Darreus Rogers (16 rec, 204yards, 12.8 avg, 3 TD in 2014, plus 1 PR, 5yds, 5.0 avg and 1 tcb, 5 yds, 5.0 avg and1 tac) saw significant playing time last year,catching 22 passes and even starting 4times. Then there are a pair of high-potential and speedy pass catchers whomissed last fall with knee injuries: juniorGeorge Farmer (13 rec, 103 yds, 7.9 avg, 1TD in 2014, plus 1 tcb, -2 yds, -2.0 avg) andredshirt freshman Steven Mitchell (3 rec, 38


yds, 12.7 avg, 1 TD in 2014), whoseparticipation in 2014 spring practice waslimited. Junior George Katrib (4 tac in 2014),who played often on 2013’s special teams,was a one-time walk-on who earned ascholarship this past spring. Also availableare 5 walk-ons with varying degrees ofexperience: juniors Christian Tober (he isout for the year with a broken collarbonesuffered early in the season) and DavidMellstrom, sophomores Robby Kolanz, whoappeared in 8 games last fall (a back injurykept him out of 2014 spring practice), andChristian Guzman, and redshirt freshmanAaron Minor. Joining the wide receivingcorps this fall as freshmen are prep All-American JuJu Smith (32 rec, 427 yds, 13.3avg, 2 TD in 2014, plus 2 tcb, 3 yd, 1.5 avgand 6 KOR, 51 yd, 8.5 avg and 1 tac), alongwith Rahshead Johnson and Ajene Harris(4 rec, 38 yds, 9.5 avg in 2014, plus 0-for-1passing, 0.0%, 0 yds). Smith and Johnsonmight also play in the secondary. Prep All-American Adoree’ Jackson (4 rec, 32 yds,8.0 avg, 1 TD in 2014, plus 11 KOR, 371 yds,33.7 avg, 1 TD and 2 PR, 12 yds, 6.0 avgand 21 tac, 3 for loss, 3 dfl, 1 FF, 1 FR), a fallfreshman who also will long jump on theUSC track team, plays cornerback, but isalso being used as a wideout and returner.Jackson currently is fifth nationally in kickoffreturns (33.7, second in Pac-12) and ninthin kickoff return TDs (1, second in Pac-12).

—Agholor had 2 TDs (10 and 5 yards) among his5 receptions for 57 yards against Fresno State (healso returned 3 kickoffs for 43 yards), while Rogersalso had 5 catches (for 60 yards), Smith had 4catches for 123 yards (more than any USC first-yearfreshman has had in a season opener) and a 1-yardrush, Victor Blackwell added 3 catches for 54 yards,Jackson had 3 grabs for 36 yards (with an 18-yardTD) along with a 10-yard punt return and a tacklewhile playing 52 plays (13 offense, 25 defense, 14special teams), Farmer had 3 catches for 20 yardsand Harris had an 8-yard reception.

—Agholor had a career-high 9 catches for 91yards and returned 2 kickoffs for 34 yards at Stanford,while Farmer had a career-best 4 catches for 36yards and Smith had a catch for minus 2 yards.

—Agholor equaled his career best with 9catches at Boston College for 64 yards with 1 TDand he also returned 3 kickoffs for 81 yards, whileSmith added 6 catches for 49 yards and he had atackle, Farmer had 2 grabs for 16 yards with a TD,Rogers had a 14-yard TD reception and Jacksoncaught a pass for minus 4 yards, plus he returned 3kickoffs for 81 yards and had 2 tackles for losses whileplaying 45 plays (2 offense, 30 defense, 13 specialteams).

—Harris had 3 catches for 30 yards and threwan incomplete pass on a reverse against OregonState, Agholor had 3 gravs for 27 yards and 2 puntreturns for 12 yards, Smith had 3 catches for 13 yardsand returned a kickoff 18 yards, Farmer had 2catches for 17 yards, Rogers caught a 48-yard HailMary at the end of the first half and Jackson had atackle and 2 deflections along with 2 kickoff returnsfor 58 yards while playing 44 plays (4 offense, 28defense, 12 special teams).

—Agholor had a team-high 9 catches for 85yards against Arizona State and returned 3 puntsfor 58 yards, including a 53-yard TD to tie the USCcareer record of 3, to earn College FootballPerformance Awards National Punt Returner of theWeek honors, while Rogers had 4 catches for 34 yardsand also had a tackle, Smith had 4 receptions for 24yards and returned a kickoff 19 yards, Farmer had 2catches for 14 yards, Mitchell had a 7-yardreception and Jackson had 5 tackles and returned2 kickoffs for 56 yards while playing 78 plays (65 ondefense and 13 on special teams).

—Agholor had a game-high 7 receptions for81 yards, with a 21-yard TD, at Arizona and hereturned 2 punts for 26 yards and had a 17-yardkickoff return, while Smith had 4 catches for 39 yards,a 2-yard run on a lateral and a 1-yard kickoff return,Rogers had 2 grabs for 20 yards and Jackson had 7tackles and returned a kickoff 34 yards while playing62 plays (48 on defense and 14 on special teams).

—Agholor had 6 catches for 128 yards with 3TDs (16, 18 and 75 yards), 2 kickoff returns for 36 yardsand a 14-yard punt return against Colorado, whileSmith had 4 receptions for 104 yards (with a 7-yardTD), Mitchell had a 24-yard TD, Rogers had an 8-yardcatch and a 5-yard punt return, Jackson had a 15-yard kickoff return and made a tackle while playing12 plays (8 defense, 4 special teams) before beingsidelined with a hip injury and Katrib posted 4 tackleson special teams.

—Agholor caught a career-high 10 passes for110 yards and also had a 1-yard run and a tackle atUtah, while Smith add 6 catches for 77 yards (with a10-yard TD) and had a 12-yard kickoff return, Rogershad 2 catches for 20 yards (with a 4-yard TD) andhad a 5-yard run, Mitchell had a 7-yard catch andJackson returned 2 kickoffs for 127 yards (with aschool record-tying 100-yarder for a TD) and a puntfor 2 yards plus he had 4 tackles (1 for a loss), adeflection, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery(on the same play) while playing 88 plays (69 defense,19 special teams).

WHAT THEY ARE SAYING ABOUT NELSON AGHOLOR

Kyle Bonagura, ESPN.com: ”On a team that featured2012 Biletnikoff winner Marqise Lee, Agholor wassimply the better receiver in 2013 and his value tothe Trojans stretched further than that because ofhow he could impact games as a return man…Agholor has developed a reputation for being anNFL-caliber route runner and is among the nation’smost dangerous receivers after the catch.”

Paul Myerberg, USA Today Sports: ”Agholor willbecome the focal point of USC’s passing game,working in concert with a second-year startingquarterback and putting up some of the strongesttotals of any pass-catcher in college football…He’llbe an All-American in some capacity – either as areceiver or return man.”

Michael Lev, Orange County Register: ”Agholor isone of the Trojans’ best players and one of theirhardest workers. That’s always a desirablecombination. It’s also one of the ways in whichAgholor is similar to his go-to-guy predecessors atUSC, Robert Woods and Marqise Lee.”

Gabriel Baumgaertner, Sports Illustrated: ”Agholoris a shifty, savvy receiver who has the ability toneedle through cramped openings. When he hitsthe open field, he practically vanishes.”

Steve Addazio, Boston College head coach: ”NelsonAgholor is exceptional. He’s a game-breaker.”

Bucky Brooks, NFL.com media analyst: ”The Trojanshave churned out a number of NFL receivers overthe past decade, but Agholor has a chance to beone of the best to come out of USC since KeyshawnJohnson. He is a natural route runner with outstandingball skills and hands. Additionally, Agholor is a sneakyrunner with a knack for turning short passes into biggains due to his underrated kick-return skills.”

WHAT THEY ARE SAYING ABOUT JUJU SMITH

Jake Davidson, Daily Trojan: ”JuJu Smith is a physicalphenom with the potential to go down as the bestTrojan receiver ever. His rare mix of speed and powercombined with a penchant for elusive moves is trulyremarkable.”

TIGHT ENDSUSC’s tight end group lost Xavier Grimble,who had 69 catches and 11 TDs in hiscareer as a part-time starter the past 3 years(he had 25 receptions in 2013), to the NFLfollowing his junior season (he signed as afree agent). But his equally-effective fellowco-starter the past 3 seasons returns in 2014:senior Randall Telfer (14 rec, 137 yds, 9.8 avgin 2014), who has 58 catches and 10 TDswhile making 30 starts in his career. He wasbothered by a sore knee most of 2013 andwas limited in 2014 spring drills. Expected to

join him in 2014 was developing junior JalenCope-Fitzpatrick, but he was ruledacademically ineligible prior to the seasonand must sit out this year. Then there are 3walk-ons, including a pair from the 2013squad—senior Chris Willson, who startedonce last year—and 2 who joined theTrojans this past spring in senior Teddy Baker,a transfer from Wesleyan who previouslywas at Connecticut (he also could be usedat defensive end), and sophomore ConnorSpears, a Columbia transfer who must sitout this season. Willson, however, broke hisfoot in the 2014 opener against Fresno Stateand is finished for the season. Prep All-American Bryce Dixon (6 rec, 115 yds, 19.2avg, 3 TD in 2014) entered USC as afreshman this fall and has seen lots of playingtime.

—Dixon’s first reception as a Trojan was a 22-yard TD against Fresno State, his only catch of thegame.

—Telfer caught 2 passes for 35 yards at BostonCollege and Dixon had a 25-yard reception.

—Dixon (44 yards) and Telfer (29 yards) eachhad 2 receptions against Oregon State.

—Telfer had 3 catches for 18 yards againstArizona State.

—Telfer had 2 catches for 15 yards at Arizona.—Telfer caught 4 passes for 19 yards against

Colorado, while both of Dixon’s receptions weretouchdowns (15 and 9 yards).

—Telfer had a 21-yard reception at Utah.

OFFENSIVE LINEMENOffensive line replacements must be foundfor 2013 All-Pac-12 first team center MarcusMartin, who started the previous 2 seasonsat guard and declared for the NFL followinghis junior season (he was a third roundselection), and fellow 3-year starter KevinGraf at tackle. Also gone is reliable guardJohn Martinez, who had 30 career starts(most coming prior to 2013). Some qualitylinemen are returning from last season: juniorMax Tuerk, a 2-year starter who is versatileenough to play any line position (he startedat left guard most of 2013 after starting atleft tackle some of 2012) and enters 2014 asthe starting center, senior 2-year starterAundrey Walker, who started at right guardin 2013 until he broke his ankle late in theseason (he was the starting left tackle mostof 2012), and sophomore Chad Wheeler, theleft tackle starter last fall. Wheeler is nowsidelined for the 2014 season after hurtinghis knee at Utah. Walker missed 2014 springpractice while recovering. There are somemostly-untested linemen looking to breakinto the lineup or serve as key backups:seniors Nathan Guertler at tackle, a one-time walk-on who earned a scholarship inthe spring of 2014 after playing in 12 gameson the line and on special teams in 2013(he even started once), and centerGiovanni Di Poalo, sophomores Zach Banner(1 tac in 2014) at tackle (he was sidelinedmost of last year because of hip surgery)and guard Jordan Simmons (a mid-seasonknee injury knocked him out for the rest ofthe 2013 schedule and he sat out 2014 springdrills while recovering) and redshirt freshmenKhaliel Rodgers at guard and Nico Falahat tackle. Then there is returning walk-onjunior guard Erick Jepsen. Two freshmenlinemen graduated high school a semesterearly and enrolled at USC this past spring:prep All-American Toa Lobendahn, alongwith tackle Jordan Austin. Austin is sidelinedfor the 2014 season after having hip surgery.Lobendahn emerged from spring as apossible starter at guard. Coming aboardas freshmen this fall were prep All-Americans


Damien Mama at guard and center VianeTalamaivao, who also has worked at guard,along with tackle Chris Brown. Alsoavailable are freshmen walk-ons RichieWenzel, a center, and Quinn Bassler, atackle.

—Wheeler, Lobendahn, Tuerk, Mama andBanner started against Fresno State (Lobendahnand Mama became just the second pair of USC first-year freshman in the post-World War II era to starton the offensive line, as Travis Claridge and FaaeseaMailo did so 3 times in 1996, but it was the first timethat a Trojan first-year freshman o-line duo startedan opener) and at Stanford.

—Wheeler, Lobendahn, Tuerk, Talamaivao andBanner started versus Boston College, OregonState, Arizona State, Arizona, Colorado and Utah.

YOUTHFUL O-LINE

USC’s starting offensive line features 2 first-yearfreshmen (OGs Toa Lobendahn and VianeTalamaivao or Damien Mama), a redshirt sophomore(OT Zach Banner), a true junior (C Max Tuerk) and atrue senior (OT Aundrey Walker.)

CAREER STARTS AMONG USC STARTING O-LINE:Tuerk (28), Walker (18), Banner (8), Lobendahn (8),Talamaivao (6), Mama (2)OTHER USC O-LINEMEN WITH CAREER STARTS: OTChad Wheeler (22), OT Nathan Guertler (1, as TE)

DEFENSIVE OVERVIEWEight defensive starters return from 2013:defensive end Leonard Williams, insidelinebacker Hayes Pullard, safety Su’aCravens , cornerback Kevon Seymour,outside linebacker J.R. Tavai, defensivetackle Antwaun Woods, cornerback-safetyJosh Shaw and co-starting insidelinebackers Lamar Dawson and AnthonySarao. Others defensive players returningwith career starts are outside linebackerJabari Ruffin and safety Leon McQuay III.USC’s top 3 tacklers from last year, alongwith its leaders in tackles for loss, deflections,fumble recoveries and forced fumbles, allreturn in 2014. Last season, the Trojandefense showed marked improvement from2012 and finished in the national Top 25 in 8statistical categories: first in red zone defense(.628), 12th in third down conversiondefense (.327), 13th in total defense (335.2),14th in pass efficiency defense (111.9), 15thrushing defense (120.6), 16th in scoringdefense (21.2), 18th in fourth downconversion defense (.364) and 23rd ininterceptions (17). Opponents were heldto 300 total yards or less in 7 of Troy’s 14games in 2013, and the Trojans also heldfoes to 14 points or less 7 times. USC allowedjust 37 first-quarter points all season and itdid not allow any second-half points in 3games. The Trojans did this despite using 3or fewer defensive substitutes in 6 games in2013 because of the effects of the NCAAscholarship limitations. Sarkisian and newdefensive coordinator Justin Wilcox, whosemultiple fronts will have the look at times oflast season’s Trojan defense, are hoping2013’s stingy defensive performancescontinue this season. This defense will runout of a 3-4 base with 4-3 principles applied.

DEFENSIVE LINEMENAlthough a key defensive lineman hasdeparted—George Uko, who had 85 careerstops (36 in 2013) as a 2-year starter beforeleaving after his junior season for the NFL(he was a free agent signee)—USC returnssome equally-impressive l inemen.Dominating junior end Leonard Williams (51tac, 6 for loss, 4.5 sack, 1 int, 2 dfl, 3 FF in2014), a 2013 All-American first teamer and

Bednarik Award semifinalist, headlines theTrojans’ returning defensive linemen. Hemight be college football’s best d-linemanin 2014. He currently is 11th nationally inforced fumbles (0.4, second in Pac-12). The2-year starter had a team-best 13.5 tacklesfor loss among his 74 total tackles as an endin 2013 (he also had 6 sacks). Hisparticipation in 2014 spring practice waslimited as he recovered from a naggingshoulder injury. Also returning is junior nosetackle Antwaun Woods (24 tac, 1 dfl in 2014),who recorded 19 stops last season as astarter. Competing to break into the playingrotation is a pair of juniors who have someexperience: nose tackle Cody Temple (8tac, 2 for loss, 1 sack in 2014), who wasbothered by foot and ankle issues last fall,and end Greg Townsend Jr. (6 tac, 2 forloss, 1 sack in 2014), who sat out last seasonwith ankle and knee injuries. Both playerswere limited in 2014 spring practice. Twotackles with loads of potential redshirtedlast year, but only one will be able tocompete for time this year. Junior DelvonSimmons (33 tac, 1.5 for loss, 1 FR, 1 dfl, 1 BLKFG in 2014), who started at Texas Tech in2012 but had to sit out last fall aftertransferring to USC, is ready to go, butredshirt freshman Kenny Bigelow tore kneeligaments a month prior to the start of 2014fall camp and will be sidelined this season.Then there are a trio of walk-ons in juniornose tackle Joey Augello (1 tac in 2014),soph end Jeff Miller, who missed 2013 witha back injury (his brother, Matt, is a Trojaninside linebacker), and junior end ChristianBradley, who transferred to USC this fall afterplaying 2 years at Cal Lutheran (he issidelined with a knee injury). Miller can alsoplay nose tackle. Senior walk-on TeddyBaker, who transferred to USC fromWesleyan via Connecticut as a tight end,could also be tried at defensive end. Juniortackle Claude Pelon (9 tac, 2 for loss, 2 sack,1 dfl, 1 BLK FG in 2014), a junior college All-American last year at Mesa (Ariz.)Community College, enrolled at USC thispast spring and looks to contributeimmediately. He and Simmons split playingtime.

—Will iams had 7 tackles, a point-blankinterception and 2 deflections against FresnoState, while Simmons had 3 tackles, Woods andTownsend each had 2 stops, Temple had a sack andPelon and Augello each had a tackle.

—Williams, whose playing status was in doubtbecause of a sprained ankle, had a game-high 11tackles with a sack at Stanford to earn Pac-12Defensive Player of the Week honors, while Pelon had2 tackles and Simmons recovered a fumble andblocked a field goal.

—Simmons had 6 tackles at Boston College,Williams had 5, Woods had 3, Temple had 2 and Pelonhad 1.

—Williams had 4 tackles, including a sack,against Oregon State, Woods also had 4 tackles,Simmons had a tackle for a loss and Pelon had adeflection.

—Simmons had 4 tackles and a deflectionagainst Arizona State, Williams had 3 tackles (0.5for loss) and Woods and Temple each had 2 tackles.

—At Arizona, Williams had 8 tackles (with 2sacks) and forced a fumble near the goal line thatUSC recovered, while Simmons had 7 tackles (0.5for loss), Pelon had 3 tackles (with a sack) andblocked a field goal (on the play after the sack) andWoods had 3 tackles.

—Williams had 7 tackles (0.5 sack) againstColorado, Simmons also had 7 tackles, Woods had4 stops, Peon had 2 tackles (with a sack), Townsendhad a tackle for loss and a sack and Temple had 2tackles (with a tackle for loss).

—Williams had 6 tackles (1 for a loss) and 2forced fumbles at Utah, Woods added 6 tackles anda deflection, Simmons had 5 tackles, Townsend had2 stops and Temple had a tackle.

WHAT THEY ARE SAYING ABOUT LEONARD WILLIAMS

David Shaw, Stanford head coach: ”You ask [thescouts] the question ‘Who is the best offensive playeryou’ve seen? Who is the best defensive playeryou’ve seen? …All of them said Leonard Williams atUSC [on defense]. It’s not just me, everybody seesit.”

Rich Rodriguez, Arizona head coach: ”He’s so athleticthat you can have guys assigned to him andsometimes two guys assigned to him. He is strongenough where he doesn’t have to use his athleticismbecause he can bull rush you. He has all thecharacteristics you want in a defensive lineman.”

Ted Miller, ESPN.com: ”Williams has great length andathleticism and surprising power. He is thecenterpiece of what might be the Pac-122 s bestdefense.”

Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times: ”USC’s junior defensivelineman is regarded as a first-round pick in the 2015NFL draft.”

Ryan Abraham, USCFootball.com: ”He is arguablythe best player on the team, best player in theconference and with a big year could be touted asthe best player in the country.”

Brent Sobleski, CollegeFootballTalk.com: ”Williams isthe most talented player on USC’s roster. He’sprojected as a possible No. 1 overall pick in the2015 NFL draft. It’s not out of the realm of possibilityto think Williams will put together a season likeNdamukong Suh did in 2009 and establish himself asthe most dominant defender in college football.”

Paul Myerberg, USA Today Sports: ”Leonard Williams(is) the most impressive total-package lineman incollege football and, just perhaps, the nation’s mostimpressive defender, period. He’s everything you’dneed: Williams is 290 pounds but moves like he’s 40pounds lighter, balancing immense strength andleverage with a brutally quick and near-unstoppablefirst step.”

Steve Sarkisian, USC head coach: ”He’s a toughmatchup. And he plays the game very hard. Heplays with amazing effort. He enjoys being out here.As big as he is, that guy’s got a bundle ofenergy. Fortunately as hard as it is that we have toface Leonard every day during practice, we don’thave to face him every Saturday during theseason…For all the talent he has, he works as hardor harder than anybody on our practice field.Leonard really sets the tone for us up front. It’s agreat thing when arguably your best player playswith the most effort. It sends a real message to therest of your defense…He’s working to play beyondwhat his talent says he should play.”

Michael Lev, Orange County Register: ”Williams isboth. He is USC’s best player and its mostirreplaceable. He’s just that good. A projected top-five pick in next year’s NFL draft should he chooseto enter it, the 6-foot-5, 300-pound Williams is both astout run defender and ferocious pass rusher.”

Mel Kiper Jr., ESPN draft analyst: ”At his size, he’s aspecial athlete who could line up as a defensiveend and drive a tackle back or line up on the outsideshoulder of a guard and create problems with powerand quickness as well. He’s the kind of disruptive,versatile lineman who can succeed in any system.”


OUTSIDE LINEBACKERSUSC lost 2 outstanding outside linebackers,but it also returns some talent here. DevonKennard, a 3-year starter who had 195career tackles (26 for losses), including 60last season (with 13 for losses and a team-best 9 sacks) when he was a Lott ImpactTrophy finalist and USC’s Most InspirationalPlayer, and Morgan Breslin, a 2012 HendricksAward finalist who had 17.5 career sacksbut only saw action in 5 games last fallbecause of injuries, both have moved on.But well-tested senior J.R. Tavai (41 tac, 7.5for loss, 3.5 sack, 2 dfl, 1 FR, 2 FF in 2014), whomade 56 tackles in 2013 while starting mostof last year, returns. Also back withsignificant playing time on their resumes aresophomores Jabari Ruffin, who had 1 startlast year, Scott Felix (27 tac, 4.5 for loss, 1sack, 2 dfl, 1 FR, 1 FF in 2014), who this falllegally changed his last name from Starr,and Quinton Powell (7 tac in 2014), alongwith junior Charles Burks. Ruffin, however,is out for the 2014 season after tearing kneeligaments in 2014 fall camp. Then there isfreshman Don Hill , who graduated asemester early from high school and enrolledat USC this spring. He missed 2014 springdrills while recovering from a 2013 Achillesinjury. Entering the fray this fall as freshmenwere prep All-American Malik Dorton, whomight also work at end, along with UchennaNwosu (6 tac in 2014).

—Tavai had 5 tackles, including 1 for a loss,against Fresno State, Felix had 3 stops and Nwosuhad 2.

—Felix had 6 tackles (1 for a loss) at Stanfordand recovered a fumble as the Cardinal was drivinglate in the game that was forced by Tavai, who alsohad 5 tackles with a sack, while Nwosu had a tackle.

—Tavai had 6 tackles, with a sack, at BostonCollege, while Felix had 3 tackles and Powell had 1.

—Tavai had 4 tackles (1 for a loss) againstOregon State and Felix added a tackle for a loss anda deflection.

—Tavai had 6 tackles and a deflection againstArizona State, Felix had a sack and Powell and Nwosueach had a tackle.

—Tavai had 2 tackles, recovered a fumble andhad a deflection at Arizona and Powell added atackle.

—Tavai had 7 tackles (with 1.5 sacks) againstColorado, Felix had 4 tackles and forced a fumble,Powell had 4 tackles and Nwosu had 1 tackle.

—Felix had a game high 9 tackles (1.5 for a loss)and a deflection at Utah, Tavai had 6 tackles (2 fora loss) and forced a fumble at the USC 1-yard linethat the Trojans recovered and Nwosu had a tackle.

INSIDE LINEBACKERSAll of USC’s key 2013 inside linebacking crewreturns, led by senior Hayes Pullard (59 tac,2.5 for loss, 5 dfl in 2014). The 3-year starter,who has 341 career tackles, led the Trojansin stops in 2011 and 2013 (he had 94 tackleslast year while serving as a team co-captain) after being second on the defensein 2012. He is looking to be the first Trojansince Dennis Johnson in 1977-79 to lead USCin tackles for 3 seasons. Senior Lamar Dawsonand junior Anthony Sarao (49 tac, 2 dfl, 1 intin 2014) combined for 79 tackles in 2013 whilesplitting starts, with Dawson starting the first7 games (it was his third year as a starter)before injuring his knee and having Saraomove into the lineup. Dawson sat out 2014spring practice while recovering and hasyet to play in 2014. Sophomore MichaelHutchings (15 tac, 1 int in 2014) had aprecocious 2013 showing as a backup andon special teams. Also in the insidelinebacker mix are walk-ons NickSchlossberg, a sophomore who can alsolong snap, and Joel Foy, a redshirt freshman

who transferred to USC this past spring fromAir Force, as well as four freshmen in MattMiller (his brother, Jeff, is a Trojan defensiveend), Grant Moore (his father, Rex, playedlinebacker at USC in the mid-80s), AlexMoore and Reuben Peters. Joining theinside linebacker corps this fall as a freshmanwas prep All-American Olajuwon Tucker (2tac in 2014).

—Pullard had a team-high 9 tackles (0.5 for aloss) and a deflection against Fresno State,Hutchings added 3 tackles and an interception,Sarao had a tackle and an interception and Tuckerhad a tackle.

—Pullard had 7 tackles and a deflection atStanford despite missing the fourth quarter afterbeing ejected for targeting, while Sarao had agame-high 11 tackles and Hutchings had 1.

—Pullard at 5 tackles and a deflection atBoston College while having to sit out the first halfbecause he was ejected from the previous game,Hutchings also had 5 tackles while starting inPullard’s place and Sarao had 5 stops.

—Pullard had 5 tackles against Oregon Stateand Sarao added 4 stops and a deflection.

—Pullard had a team best 9 tackles (1 for aloss) against Arizona State, while Sarao added 5tackles and a deflection and Hutchings had atackle.

—Pullard had a team-best 9 tackles (with 0.5for loss) at Arizona, Sarao added 3 tackles andHutchings had 1 stop.

—Sarao had a game-best 12 tackles againstColorado, Pullard added 9 tackles and 2 deflections,Hutchings had 4 tackles and Tucker had 1 stop.

—Sarao had 8 tackles at Utah, while Pullardadded 6 tackles (0.5 for loss).

WHAT THEY ARE SAYING ABOUT HAYES PULLARD

Ryan Abraham, USCFootball.com: ”Hayes Pullard isa difference maker on and off the field. His leadershipskills are as important as his tackling skills and theTrojans will rely heavily on both this season.”

Michael Lev, Orange County Register: ”Pullard is oneof USC’s best defenders and one of its foremostleaders.”

DEFENSIVE BACKSThe 2013 Trojan secondary returned nearlyintact in 2014. Missing are safety-linebackerDion Bailey, who made 222 tackles and 11interceptions as a 3-year starter (he started8 times last year as a nickel back, getting 61tackles and 5 picks, after playing linebackerthe previous 2 years) but then entered theNFL draft after his junior season (he signedas a free agent), safety Demetrius Wright(59 tackles starting at free safety in 2013)and cornerback Torin Harris (13 career starts,including 4 last year when he had 30tackles). Sophomore Su’a Cravens (38 tac,11.5 for loss, 4 sack, 5 dfl, 2 int with 1 for TD in2014), who also now sees action at outsidelinebacker, earned Freshman All-Americanfirst team honors in 2013 while making 52tackles and 4 interceptions at strong safety.Cravens currently is 16th nationally in tacklesfor loss (1.4, fifth in Pac-12). He has 6 careerinterceptions (2 in 2014). Junior KevonSeymour (28 tac, 11 dfl, 1 int in 2014) returnedafter starting 2013 at cornerback andposting 48 tackles and an interception (healso returned 7 kickoffs for a 13.1 average).Seymour currently is 12th nationally in passesdefended (1.5, third in Pac-12). Severalother defensive backs are looking for anexpanded role in 2014: sophomore safetyLeon McQuay III (20 tac, 0.5 for loss, 1 dfl, 1int, 1 FR in 2014), who started once last falland got lots of time on special teams (he isin the lead to start at free safety this year),senior safety Gerald Bowman (44 tac, 1 for

loss, 1 int, 1 dfl in 2014), who suffered ashoulder injury after seeing limited action in3 early games last season and was able toredshirt for medical reasons, redshirtfreshman cornerback Chris Hawkins (28 tac,1 for loss, 2 dfl, 1 int in 2014), and sophcornerback Devian Shelton, who sustaineda season-ending foot injury in the 2013opener. Sophomore cornerback RyanDillard , a one-time walk-on who sawextensive special teams action in 2013,earned a scholarship in the spring of 2014.There are 6 walk-on secondary players,including sophomore safety Rob Dooley,who saw lots of action last year on specialteams (he is out with a leg injury), plus 2who redshirted—soph cornerback KevinCarrasco and redshirt freshman safety MattLopes (1 tac in 2014)—and 3 freshmen(safety Davonte Nunnery, safety-cornerback Joe Harding and cornerbackJalen Jones). The most veteran andversatile among the returning defensivebacks is cornerback-safety Josh Shaw, whohas 119 tackles and 6 interceptions in acareer split between Florida and now thepast 2 seasons at USC. He had 67 stops, 4interceptions and a team-high 7 deflectionslast fall while starting 11 times at corner and3 times at free safety (he even ran back ablocked punt for a touchdown). However,since late in 2014 fall camp he has beensuspended indefinitely from all teamactivities and has yet to play in 2014.Looking to make an impact in thesecondary when they enroll this fall asfreshmen are prep All-American cornerbacksAdoree’ Jackson (21 tac, 3 for loss, 3 dfl, 1FF, 1 FR in 2014, plus 4 rec, 32 yds, 8.0 avg, 1TD and 11 KOR, 371 yds, 33.7 avg, 1 TD and2 PR, 12 yds, 6.0 avg), who works at widereceiver and on special teams as well aslong jumps on the USC track team, andJonathan Lockett (4 tac, 1 dfl in 2014) alongwith cornerbacks John Plattenburg (14 tac,1 dfl in 2014), who has worked mainly atsafety, and Lamont Simmons. Jacksoncurrently is fifth nationally in kickoff returns(33.7, second in Pac-12) and ninth in kickoffreturn TDs (1, second in Pac-12).

—Bowman had 5 tackles and an interceptionagainst Fresno State, McQuay had 4 tackles(including 0.5 for a loss), Seymour had 3 tackles and3 deflections, Cravens had 3 tackles and 2deflections, Jackson had a tackle along with 3receptions for 36 yards (with an 18-yard TD) and a10-yard punt return while playing 52 plays (13 offense,25 defense, 14 special teams), and Hawkins andLopes each had a tackle.

—Bowman had 10 tackles at Stanford, Hawkinsadded 6 stops, Cravens had 5 tackles and adeflection, Seymour had 5 tackles and McQuay had2 tackles.

--Bowman had a team best 7 tackles (1 for aloss) at Boston College, Cravens had 5 tackles (3 fora loss), Hawkins had 4 tackles and an interception,Seymour had 3 tackles, Jackson had 2 tackles forloss, plus he caught a pass for minus 4 yards andreturned 3 kickoffs for 81 yards while playing 45 plays(2 offense, 30 defense, 13 special teams), andMcQuay had a tackle.

—Cravens returned an interception 31 yardsfor a touchdown to open the scoring against OregonState and he also had a team-best 6 tackles,including 2 for losses (with his first career sack) toearn Chuck Bednarik National Defensive Player ofthe Week honors, while Bowman had 4 tackles,Seymour had 3 tackles and 2 deflections, McQuayhad an endzone interception to go along with his 3tackles and a deflection, Hawkins had 2 tackles andJackson had a tackle and 2 deflections (includingone that he tipped to McQuay for his pick) alongwith 2 kickoff returns for 58 yards while playing 44plays (4 offense, 28 defense, 12 special teams).


—Bowman had 8 tackles against ArizonaState, Jackson had 5 tackles and returned 2 kickoffsfor 56 yards while playing 78 plays (65 on defense and13 on special teams), Cravens had 3.5 tackles forloss (with a sack) among his 5 tackles, Seymour had4 tackles and 3 deflections and McQuay had 2tackles.

—At Arizona, Bowman had a team-high 9tackles, Jackson had 7 tackles and returned akickoff 34 yards while playing 62 plays (48 on defenseand 14 on special teams), Seymour had 6 tackles,Cravens had 5 tackles (1 for a loss) and a deflection,Hawkins had 5 stops, McQuay and Lockett each had3 tackles and Plattenburg had 2 tackles and adeflection.

—Hawkins had 9 tackles (1 for a loss) and 2deflections against Colorado, Plattenburg added8 tackles while starting, Seymour had 3 tackles, aninterception and a deflection, Cravens had 2tackles and an interception, Bowman and Locketteach had a tackle and a deflection, Jackson had a15-yard kickoff return and made a tackle whileplaying 12 plays (8 defense, 4 special teams) beforebeing sidelined with a hip injury and McQuay had atackle.

—Cravens had 7 tackles (including 2 sacks) anda deflection at Utah, McQuay had 4 tackles andrecovered a fumble at the USC 1-yard line,Plattenburg had 4 tackles, Jackson had 4 tackles (1for a loss), a deflection, a forced fumble and afumble recovery (on the same play) plus he returned2 kickoffs for 127 yards (with a school record-tying100-yarder for a TD) and a punt for 2 while playing 88plays (69 defense, 19 special teams), Seymour hada tackle and 2 deflections and Hawkins had a tackle.

WHAT THEY ARE SAYING ABOUT SU’A CRAVENS

Rahshaun Haylock, Fox Sports West: ”Su’a Cravensmay be the best sophomore safety in the country.”

Dan Greenspan, NFL.com: ”If you don’t know thename Su’a Cravens yet, you will soon enough.”

Paul Myerberg, USA Today Sports: ”I think Su’aCravens is ready to explode – not a year from nowand not at some point in November but today, rightnow, and with force…Cravens looks very much likean all-timer – no pressure, by the way – and seemsready to embrace those expectations, deliveringalong the back end in the mold of this program’slong line of greats at the position.”

Steve Sarkisian, USC head coach: ”Su’a is a guy whocan create turnovers, he can make tackles in thebackfield, he can blitz off the edge, he can coverwell. I think he’s at his best when he’s around theball.”

JACKSON PLAYS 3 WAYS

CB-WR Adoree’ Jackson has been used as a 3-wayplayer by USC in 2014, seeing action on offense as awide receiver, defense as a cornerback and specialteams as a returner and in coverage. The last Trojanto see a significant amount of time on offense/defense/special teams in a game was Chad Morton,who did so for several games in both his 1996 redshirtfreshman and 1997 sophomore seasons (he playedtailback, wide receiver, cornerback, safety andpunt returner). Here is a breakdown of first-yearfreshman Jackson’s snaps in 2014:

OFF DEF SPT TOTAL PLAYSFRES 13 25 14 52STAN 9 23 4 36BC 2 30 13 45OSU 4 28 12 44ASU 0 65 13 78ARIZ 0 48 14 62COLO 0 8 4 12UTAH 0 69 19 88TOTAL 28 296 93 417

WHAT THEY ARE SAYING ABOUT ADOREE’ JACKSON

Tee Martin, USC wide receivers coach: ”He has anunbelievable amount of talent. He can handle theinstallation on offense and defense and it’s seamless.The one thing that stands out is how smart andproductive he is.”

Max Browne, USC quarterback: ”I’m just impressedwith the way he moves back and forth betweenoffense and defense.”

Steve Sarkisian, USC head coach: ”I’m trying to finda flaw right now with the guy. But he’s prepared, hestudies, he gets his rest, he recovers, he comesenergized and, ultimately, he knows what he’s doingand he’s making plays.”

Jake Davidson, Daily Trojan: ”Jackson already is thebest cover corner in the secondary. His return skillsare so feared that teams are already kicking awayfrom him. Not to mention the fact that though he hastouched the ball sparingly on offense, he is a threatto score every time he gets his gloves on the pigskin.”

SPECIAL TEAMS OVERVIEWUSC’s placekicker (Andre Heidari), punter(Kris Albarado), long snapper (PeterMcBride), short snapper (Zach Smith), holder(Cody Kessler) and top kickoff and puntreturner (Nelson Agholor) all are back from2013. The Trojans ranked 13th nationally inpunt returns (13.3) last year, as well assecond in blocked punts (3) and fourth inblocked kicks (6). Troy allowed zero puntreturn yards in 8 of its 14 games in 2013 andheld 2 other opponents to 5 yards or less.Only 16 of USC’s 79 punts were returnedlast year. And the Trojans had 3 scoringpunt returns. But there are some areas thatneed to be shored up as USC was deadlast nationally in kickoff returns (14.4) in 2013and 10th from the bottom in net punting(34.5), as well as only 62nd in punt returndefense (7.9).

SPECIALISTSJunior Kris Albarado (38 P, 41.9 avg in 2014,plus 1 tac) is back after averaging 37.1 yardsper punt in his first year handling that duty.He was particularly effective pinningopponents within the 20-yard line, as hedid so on 27 of his 79 punts (34.2%) and only4 of his boots were touchbacks. Alsoavailable to punt untested walk-on redshirtfreshman Jack Basalari, as well as seniorplacekicker Andre Heidari, who served asUSC’s emergency backup punter last yearbut was never called upon in that role.Senior Andre Heidari (24-of-24 PAT, 6-of-8FG in 2014) is in his fourth year as USC’splacekicker, hitting 46 field goals and 162PATs in his career. He is within range of theschool career records for field goals (57) andPATs (176). Heidari has hit 4 field goals of atleast 50 yards in his career (53, 52 twice and50), including a pair in 2014, and he has 3 ofthe 9 longest field goals in Trojan history(including tied for the third longest). He hit15 of his 22 field goal attempts and all but 3of his 52 PAT tries last year. Although hemissed some key field goals in several gameslast fall, he nailed a game-winning 47-yarderwith 19 seconds to play against No. 5Stanford, USC’s first game-winning lastsecond field goal since 2000. He kicked off,with 22 of his 76 kickoffs last fall pinning foeswithin the 20-yard l ine and gettingtouchbacks on 19 others. Sophomore walk-on Alex Wood (12-of-12 PAT in 2014, plus 1tac) redshirted last year after hitting all 8 ofhis PATs in 2012 when subbing for an injured

Heidari. Wood has assumed the kickoffduties mid-season in 2014 and 9 of his 18kickoffs have been touchbacks (3 otherspinned the opponent within the 20-yardline). Left-footed sophomore MattBoermeester, whose father, Peter, kicked atUCLA and in the NFL, transferred to USC inthe fall of 2014 from Saddleback JuniorCollege in Mission Viejo (Calif.) and wasgiven a scholarship. Also available arefreshmen walk-ons Wyatt Schmidt (who alsoplayed ice hockey in high school and onthe junior club level) and Reid Budrovich,both lefties (Budrovich can also punt). Bothof USC snappers—junior Peter McBride, whohandled the punt snaps, and walk-onsophomore Zach Smith (1 tac in 2014), whosnapped on all placement kicks—return from2013 after performing flawlessly (McBride alsowas the snapper in 2012). Walk-on sophlinebacker Nick Schlossberg also can snap.Sophomore quarterback Conner Sullivanhas emerged as the holder, while juniorquarterback Cody Kessler is the backupafter handling the holding duties all of 2013and the last half of 2012. Junior widereceiver Nelson Agholor (9 KOR, 147 yds,16.3 avg in 2014, plus 13 PR, 125 yds, 9.6avg, 1 TD) is back after leading USC in bothpunt returns (19.1 avg) and kickoff returns(17.5 avg) in 2013. He proved to be a threatin both duties. He ranked second nationallyin punt returns (19.1) last season. He tied aPac-12 record with 2 scoring punt returnsat California in 2013 (including a 93-yarder,the second longest in school history) andhis 168 punt return yards in that Cal gamewas a USC mark. Agholor is ninth on USC’scareer punt returns chart (468 yards).Agholor currently is sixth nationally in puntreturn TDs (1, fourth in Pac-12). His 3 careerpunt returns for a touchdown ties the USCcareer record (shared with Mike Battle, JimSears, R. Jay Soward and Reggie Bush;Bush’s participation in 2 games in 2004 andall of 2005 was vacated due to NCAApenalty). Marqise Lee also was involvedin returning kicks and punts last year, as heaveraged 16.4 yards on 10 kickoff returnsand 5.8 yards on 8 punt returns. Now in theNFL, Lee finished up ranked seventh onUSC’s career kickoff return ladder (1,305yards). A number of returning and newplayers could have a role in the return gamein 2014 in Lee’s place, including sophomoretailback Justin Davis, redshirt freshmancornerback Chris Hawkins or freshmen suchas cornerback-wide receiver Adoree’Jackson (11 KOR, 371 yds, 33.7 avg, 1 TD in2014, plus 2 PR, 12 yds, 6.0 avg), widereceiver-safety JuJu Smith (6 KOR, 51 yd,8.5 avg in 2014) and soph wide receiverDarreus Rogers (1 PR, 5 yds, 5.0 avg in 2014).Jackson currently is fifth nationally in kickoffreturns (33.7, second in Pac-12) and ninthin kickoff return TDs (1, second in Pac-12).

—Against Fresno State, Heidari hit all 7 of hisPATS, made 1-of-2 field goals (a 27-yarder) and hadtouchbacks on 4 of his 9 kickoffs (2 others pinned theBulldogs within the 20), while Albarado did not haveto punt.

—Heidari nailed a career-long 53-yard field goal(tied for the third longest in USC history) with 2:30to play to give USC a win at Stanford (his secondconsecutive year that USC defeated the Cardinalon a Heidari kick), and he also hit an earlier 25-yarderand a PAT, plus he had a touchback on 1 of his 4kickoffs to earn Pac-12 Special Teams Player of theWeek honors, while Albarado averaged 47.8 yardson 4 punts and had a tackle.


—Heidari hit a 52-yard field goal and all 4 of hisPATs at Boston College, plus 1 of his 5 kickoffs pinnedthe Eagles within the 20 and another was atouchback, while Albarado averaged 37.5 yards ona career-high 10 punts, with 1 pinning BC within the20.

—Against Oregon State, Heidari hit all 5 of hisPATs but missed his only field goal try (1 of his 5 kickoffswas a touchback), while Albarado averaged 40.5yards on his 6 punts, with 4 pinning the Beavers withinthe 20 and 2 traveling 50-plus yards.

—Against Arizona State, Heidari hit both of hisfield goals (35 and 33 yards) and all 4 of his PATs and2 of his 7 kickoffs pinned pinned the Sun Devils withinthe 20 (and he had 2 touchbacks), while Albaradoaveraged 59.5 yards on his 2 punts (with a career-long 65-yarder) and Kessler averaged 33.8 yards on4 pooch punts (with 1 inside the 20).

—At Arizona, Wood filled in for an injuredHeidari and hit all 4 of his PATs and 3 of his 5 kickoffswere touchbacks (another pinned the Wildcatswithin the 20), while Albarado averaged 38.8 yardson his 6 punts (2 pinned Arizona within the 20).

—Wood hit all 8 of his PATs against Coloradoand 4 of his 9 kickoffs were touchbacks (anotherpinned the Buffaloes within the 20) and he also madea tackle, while Albarado averaged 36.2 yards on 5punts with 2 pinning the Buffaloes within the 20.

—At Utah, Albarado averaged 50.2 yards onhis 5 punts, with 3 traveling 50-plus yards, whileHeidari hit all 3 of his PATs and Wood had touchbackson 2 of his 4 kickoffs and another pinned the Uteswithin the 20.

STATS OF NOTE

RANKINGS***USC has been ranked in the AP Top 25 for 136 of itspast 164 games.***USC has been in the AP Top 10 for 92 of its past 156games, including a since-snapped school record of62 consecutive games.***USC has been in the AP Top 5 in 65 of the last 152games.

SCORING***USC has outscored opponents in the first quarter,94-20, in 2014.***USC has scored at least 20 points in 144 of its past166 contests (including a since-broken NCAA record63 consecutive games, a streak that was snappedin the 2006 UCLA game).***USC has scored at least 30 points in 102 of its last156 games.***USC has scored at least 40 points 63 times sincethe start of the 2001 season (including 24 times withat least 50 points).***Since 2003, USC has scored touchdowns of 20-plusyards 262 times.***USC has scored in its past 216 games, a schoolrecord (although 15 scoring games later vacateddue to NCAA penalty; revised record streak: 186games, 1976 to 1983).

OFFENSE***USC’s offense currently is fifth nationally incompletion percentage (.692, third in Pac-12), eighthin passing efficiency (159.0, third in Pac-12), 20th inred zone offense (.900, third in Pac-12) and 20th in thirddown conversions (.470, second in Pac-12).***USC has rushed for 200 yards 5 times in 2014 (and100 yards 7 times).***USC’s 5 consecutive 200-yard rushing games werethe most at USC since 1982.***USC’s 701 yards of total offense versus FresnoState in 2014 were its most since 2005 (745 versusWashington State).***USC’s 105 offensive plays versus Fresno State in2013 was a since-broken Pac-12 record (10 short ofthe NCAA mark).***USC completed 72.7% of its passes against anOregon State defense that was allowing just 42.3%in 2014.***USC’s 7 TD passes against Colorado in 2014 equaleda school game record.

DEFENSE***USC’s defense currently is ninth nationally in redzone defense (.700, first in Pac-12), 14th in turnovermargin (+0.9, third in Pac-12) and 22nd in third downconversion defense (.330, third in Pac-12).***USC has not allowed an opponent to score on itsopening drive in 2014.***USC held QB Sean Mannion, Oregon State’s careerpassing yardage leader, in 2014 to his lowest careeroutput as a starter (15-of-32, 115 yards, 2interceptions, 0 TDs).***USC limited Colorado QB Sefo Liufau, who wasaveraging 314.5 passing yards, to a career-low 143yards.***USC limited Arizona State, which entered thegame as the Pac-12’s rushing offense leader at 262.8,to 31 rushing yards in 2014.***Of USC’s 1,212 rushing yards allowed in 2014, 452were by Boston College, meaning that USC’s 7 otheropponents have run for only 760 yards combined(108.6 per game).***Boston College’s 54 passing yards in 2014 werethe fewest allowed by USC since 2008 (41 by NotreDame).***Boston College’s 5 pass completions in 2014 werethe fewest allowed by USC since 2002 (2 byColorado).***Oregon State’s 181 total yards in 2014 were thefewest allowed by USC since 2009 (121 by San JoseState).***Arizona’s 472 total yards, 77 rushing yards and 26points against USC in 2014 were 102, 147 and 14,respectively, under the Wildcats’ average.***USC held Utah to 13.8 points under its scoringaverage.***USC did not allow a TD pass in its first 4 games of2014 (it was the only school in the nation to do so).***USC’s 9 interceptions in 2014 have come from 8different players.***USC has intercepted a pass in 112 of the last 160games.***USC has held 89 of its last 159 opposing teams to100 rushing yards or less (3 times in 2014, 5 times in2013, 4 times in 2012, 5 times in 2011, 4 times in 2010, 9times in 2009, 10 times in both 2007 and 2008, 6 timesin 2006, 5 times in 2005, 8 times in 2004, 10 games inboth 2002 and 2003).***Only 33 opposing runners have rushed for 100 yardsagainst USC in the past 147 games (most recently,Utah’s Devontae Booker with 102 in 2014).***Since the start of the 2001 season, USC is 68-6 whenholding opponents to 300 yards of total offense orless (the losses were against UCLA in 2006, Stanfordin 2007, Washington in 2009, Notre Dame in 2010 andWashington State and Notre Dame in 2013).

MISCELLANEOUS***USC’s special teams currently are 20th nationallyin blocked kicks (2, first in Pac-12).***The only other time USC lost 2 games in the final 8seconds, like it has in 2014, was in 2010 whenWashington and Stanford hit game-winning fieldgoals at the gun in consecutive games.***USC’s 3 losses in 2014 have been by a total of 13points (4.3 average) and 2 have come on theopponents’ last play of the game.***USC had a school record-tying streak of 4consecutive games without a turnover in 2014 versusStanford, Boston College, Oregon State and ArizonaState (its longest streak since 4 in a row in 1995, versusHouston, Arizona, Arizona State and California).***Eleven true freshmen have played significant rolesfor USC in 2014, including 8 who have started for acombined 31 starts.***USC’s 2-0 Pac-12 start in 2014 was its first since2007.***USC’s win at Stanford in 2014 snapped theCardinal’s 17-game home winning streak.***Every Pac-12 South Division opponent that USCplays in 2014 has at least 8 days to prepare for theTrojans.***USC has blocked 27 kicks since 2010 (2 punts, 2field goals and 4 PATs in 2010, 4 field goals, 2 PATs, 1punt in 2011, 2 field goals, a punt and a PAT in 2012, 3punts, 2 field goals and 1 PAT in 2013 and 2 blockedfield goals in 2014).***USC has appeared on live national, regional orlocal telecasts 459 times, including 325 of the past327 games (Troy’s last 165 games have beentelevised live, a school record).

RANDOM NOTES

***USC’s 2014 team captains, as electedby their teammates prior to the season, areQB Cody Kessler, ILB Hayes Pullard, DELeonard Williams WR Nelson Agholor, CMax Tuerk and CB-S Josh Shaw. Pullard,also a captain in 2013, is the 12th Trojan multi-year captain. The 6 captains are the mostUSC ever has had in a season.

***Former USC two-time All-Americanoffensive tackle Tony Boselli, who twicewas the NFL Lineman of the Year, wasnamed to the 16-member 2014 FootballBowl Subdivision Class of the CollegeFootball Hall of Fame. He is the 40thinductee with USC ties, including 31 players,in the College Football Hall of Fame. A Trojanhas been elected into the Hall in 11 of thepast 15 years. Boselli will be inducted at aDec. 9 dinner in New York City and thenenshrined into the College Football Hall ofFame in ceremonies in the summer of 2015.Boselli is regarded as one of the finestoffensive tackles to play at USC and in theNFL. A four-year (1991-94) starter at USC, hewas a two-time (1992-94) All-American firstteamer and three-time (1991-92-94) All-Pac-10 first teamer. As a 1994 senior, he was USC’sMVP and team captain and won the Pac-10 Morris Trophy, as well as being named aNational Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete. The No. 2 selection of the 1995 NFLdraft, he was the first-ever pick in the historyof the Jacksonville Jaguars franchise. Heplayed seven seasons (1995-2001) with theJaguars, where he was a four-time All-Proand five-time Pro Bowler. He twice was theNFL Lineman of the Year and was namedto the NFL’s 1990s All-Decade Team. Hespent 2002 with the Houston Texans. Hewas inducted into USC’s Athletic Hall ofFame in 2012. Bosell i now is a sportscommentator and businessman, and runsthe Bosell i Foundation to assist at-r iskyoungsters in Jacksonville.

***USC is wearing a decal with a “Z” onthe back of its helmets in honor of TrojanOlympic distance runner and World War IIhero Louis Zamperini, who died this past July2 at age 97. Zamperini, who was eighth inthe 5,000-meter run at the 1936 Olympics,was the NCAA mile champion in 1938 and1939. He set high school and collegiate milerecords that lasted 20 and 15 years,respectively. A bombardier in the Army AirCorps during World War II, he was lost atsea, spending 47 days adrift and then two-and-a-half years as a prisoner of war inJapan, enduring hunger and torture beforebeing rescued. His story was chronicled inLaura Hil lenbrand’s award-winningbiography, “Unbroken: A World War II Storyof Survival, Resilience, and Redemption.”The book has been made into a movie,directed by Angelina Jolie, and it will bereleased in December.

***USC is the only FBS school never to havehad surnames on the back of its jerseys.Interestingly, the Trojan uniform was namedthe nation’s seventh best in college footballthis year by USA Today.

***USC was one of only 4 teams (along withCentral Florida, Iowa State and NorthCarolina) to play its first 6 games of 2014against teams with winning records from2013.


***USC is one of only 3 NCAA FBS (formerlyDivision I-A) schools that has never playedan FCS (formerly non-Division I-A) opponentsince the divisions were established in 1978.The other schools are UCLA and NotreDame, both Trojan opponents every season.

***USC will open its 2016 season on Sept. 3against Alabama in the eighth annualCowboys Classic at AT&T Stadium inArlington, Tex., in a Labor Day weekendneutral site game. It will be the first meetingbetween the teams since the 1985 AlohaBowl. The Trojans and Crimson Tide havemet 7 times in the past, including a 42-21USC victory in 1970 in a game that wascredited with helping to integrate Southernfootball because of the outstandingperformances that day by the Trojans’African-American players, particularlyfullback Sam Cunningham, tailbackClarence Davis and quarterback JimmyJones. USC also has a home-and-homeseries set against Texas in 2017 (in LosAngeles) and 2018 (Austin). The Trojans andLonghorns last met in the 2006 BCSChampionship Game, one of the mostmemorable games in college footballhistory. USC’s future non-conferenceschedule also has BYU in 2019 (away), 2021(home) and 2023 (home). Since 1926, USChas annually (except during World War II)played Notre Dame in a series that last yearwas extended through 2023. This year’sTrojan non-conference foes in addition toNotre Dame are Fresno State and BostonCollege. In the past 15 years, Troy also hasplayed Ohio State, Auburn, Nebraska, PennState, Arkansas, Virginia Tech, Kansas State,Syracuse, Hawaii, Minnesota and Virginiaon its regular season non-conference slate.

***USC’s 2 conference “misses” in 2014 (asit was in 2013) are Oregon and Washington.The last time before 2013 that USC did notface Oregon was 2004 and Washington was2000, while the last time before 2013 thatUSC played neither the Ducks nor theHuskies in a season was 1928.

***USC has a 155-66-8 (.694) record in the20 seasons when the World Cup wasplayed. In those years, the Trojans went to12 bowl games (including 7 Rose Bowls) andwon 7 of them, plus they captured 7conference titles and were named nationalchampion 3 times.

***Ten Trojans previously played at other4-year schools: DT Delvon Simmons (TexasTech), CB-S Josh Shaw (Florida), QB AnthonyNeyer (Idaho), TE Chris Willson (WakeForest), WR David Mellstrom (Virginia Tech),ILB Joel Foy (Air Force), DE-TE Teddy Baker(Connecticut, Wesleyan), QB Alex Bridgford(Redlands), TE Connor Spears (Columbia)and DE Christian Bradley (Cal Lutheran).

***C Giovanni Di Poalo (sociology, summerof 2013) and TE Randall Telfer (politicalscience, spring of 2014) already receivedtheir bachelor’s degrees. Di Poalo is nowworking on a master’s degree incommunication management.

***USC currently has 16 players whograduated a semester early from highschool and enrolled at USC in the spring.PK Andre Heidari, QB Cody Kessler, SNPPeter McBride and FB Soma Vainuku allenrolled in the spring of 2011, OLB Scott Felixand OT Chad Wheeler both enrolled in thespring of 2012, and DT Kenny Bigelow, QBMax Browne, S Su’a Cravens, TB Justin Davis,CB Chris Hawkins and S Leon McQuay III allenrolled in the spring of 2013. OT JordanAustin, QB Jalen Greene, OLB Don Hill andOG Toa Lobendahn all enrolled in the springof 2014. Since 1999, 32 Trojans havegraduated at least a semester early fromhigh school and come to USC (including 1who graduated a full year early).

***Who’s the fastest among the 2014Trojans? It might be WR George Farmer,with bests of 10.40 in the 100 meters and21.22 in the 200 meters (he was second inthe 100 meters and seventh in the 200 atthe 2010 California state meet). Or maybeit is CB-WR Adoree’ Jackson, who has bestsof 10.68 in the 100 and 21.59 in the 200.Jackson’s specialty, however, was the longjump, with a best of 25-5 ¼ (he was the2012 state champ and then the runner-upin 2013). Interestingly, both Farmer andJackson are products of Serra High inGardena (Calif.).

***Several USC football players haveparticipated on other athletic teams incollege. QB Conner Sullivan was aninfielder/outfielder on the 2013 baseballteam (he hit .267). Before coming to USC,TE Chris Willson pitched on the baseballteam at Wake Forest and DE-TE Teddy Bakerplayed lacrosse at Wesleyan.

***Many USC players played various sportsin high school in addition to football. QBLarry Tuileta was the 2014 National HighSchool Player of the Year in volleyball (heled his team to 3 straight statechampionships). PK-P Wyatt Schmidtplayed ice hockey in high school (winninga state championship) and then in a juniorleague in South Dakota after graduatinghigh school. S Rob Dooley , ILB NickSchlossberg and DE-TE Teddy Baker playedlacrosse as prepsters. WR Christian Guzman,PK Alex Wood and P Jack Basalari alsoplayed soccer in high school. TE ChrisWillson, S Matt Lopes, QB Conner Sullivan,TE Connor Spears, FB Pat Hart, PK MattBoermeester, PK Reid Budrovich and CBJalen Jones played baseball in high school.Among the Trojans who played prepbasketball: Schlossberg, Baker, Spears, Hart,OT Zach Banner (he led his team to thestate 3A title in 2011), QB Cody Kessler, ILBHayes Pullard, WR Nelson Agholor, DE GregTownsend Jr., QB Max Browne, TE JalenCope-Fitzpatrick, WR George Farmer, OTNico Falah, CB-WR Adoree’ Jackson, WRAjene Harris, WR-CB Rahshead Johnson,OLB-ILB Uchenna Nwosu , ILB OlajuwonTucker, TE Bryce Dixon, OLB Don Hill, TBStefan Smith, S Davonte Nunnery, OT QuinnBassler and QB Andrew Zolintakis. Highschool tracksters included Farmer, Pullard,Jackson, Smith, Nunnery, Schmidt, Bassler,ILB Lamar Dawson, OG Aundrey Walker, TBJavorius Allen, OLB J.R. Tavai, DT CodyTemple, FB Jahleel Pinner, TB Justin Davis,CB Kevin Carrasco, ILB Joel Foy, WR DavidMellstrom, S-CB John Plattenburg and ILBMatt Miller.

***DE Leonard Williams, ILB Lamar Dawsonand OG Jordan Simmons had their artworkdisplayed at the 2014 “Artletics” on-campus exhibit that featured the works ofUSC student-athletes, while Williams, WRGeorge Farmer and DT Antwaun Woods hadtheirs displayed in 2013 and OLB CharlesBurks’ work was on display there in 2012.

***CB-S Josh Shaw was chosen to speakat the 2014 USC Student-AthleteGraduation Ceremony, where herecounted his l ife story of going fromPalmdale to Florida to USC.

***TE Randall Telfer was among 4 USCstudent-athletes to participate in the 2012NCAA Career in Sports Forum in Indianapolis,where he pursued the administrative track.

***LB Lamar Dawson, from Boyle CountyHigh in Danville (Ky.), is just the secondTrojan letterman from Kentucky (joining LBKurt Barber, who lettered 1988-91 afterprepping at Paducah Tilghman High).

***TB Tre Madden and FB Jahleel Pinner,who both started USC’s first 6 games of 2013,have been backfield teammates sincepeewee football and while at Mission Viejo(Calif.) High.

***USC OG Aundrey Walker has 17 siblings.He is the youngest of 14 brothers.

***WR Nelson Agholor was born in Nigeria,while TE Connor Spears was born in Ireland.

***CB Kevin Carrasco is fluent in Spanishand speaks some Korean.

***CB Ryan Dillard played the saxophonein his high school’s orchestra.

***S Leon McQuay III, a music industry majorat USC, has produced his own music tracks.

***A YouTube video of SNP Zach Smith’slong snapping trick shots has more than610,000 views.

***DE Jeff Miller and ILB Matt Miller are USC’sonly set of brothers.

***USC has 3 players with the surnameSimmons (DT Delvon Simmons, OG JordanSimmons and CB Lamont Simmons) and 3with the last name of Smith (WR-S JuJu Smith,SNP Zach Smith and TB Stefan Smith) butnone are related.

***USC’s roster features a Jr. (DE GregTownsend Jr.), a III (S Leon McQuay III) anda IV (TB James Toland IV).

***What’s in a name? OLB J.R. Tavai’sinit ials stand for John Robert. TB TreMadden’s real first name is Curtis, WR-S JuJuSmith’s is John, DE-TE Teddy Baker’s isEdward, DT Claude Pelon’s is Claudesonand assistant coach Tee Martin’s isTamaurice. TB Javorius Allen goes by thenickname of “Buck.” ILB Olajuwon Tucker’snickname is “Buddha.” OLB Scott Felix thissummer legally changed his last name fromhis mother’s (Starr) to his father’s.


***How’s this for a colorful player: PK MattBoermeester “greyshirted” in 2012 (he didnot enroll as a full-time college student)coming out of high school. He then wasawarded a scholarship at USC this fall byvirtue of an NCAA rule known as“blueshirting” (it allows a non-recruitedstudent-athlete to receive athletic financialaid after beginning practice and havethat student-athlete count towards thenext year’s signing class if the school hasreached its NCAA-maximum aid limit for thecurrent year). If Boermeester does not playin 2014, he will have “redshirted.”

***USC’s current coaching staff has 146years of coaching experience at all levels.They have coached in 73 bowls or playoffs,including on 3 national championshipteams and 3 NFL playoff teams. The staffalso has 47 years of college playingexperience and 30 years of pro playingexperience.

***Two Trojan assistant coaches (ClayHelton and Marques Tuiasosopo) haveserved as interim head coaches (Helton forUSC for the 2013 Las Vegas Bowl and alsoat Memphis for several months in early 2006,and Tuiasosopo for Washington in the 2013Fight Hunger Bowl).

***Wide receivers coach Tee Martin’s wife,Toya, is a recording artist with hit singles “IDo!” (2001) and “No Matta What (Party AllNight)” (2002).

***A website (gameday.usc.edu) has beendeveloped to provide information aboutUSC’s new on-campus Trojan Game DayExperience area, which is free and open tothe public in Alumni Park. The websitedescribes new family-friendly activities,dining options, tailgating procedures andtraffic and parking updates. With thethemes of “Enjoy Responsibly, Feast OnSafely and Celebrate Courteously,” theUniversity aims to keep the campus a safe,welcoming and enjoyable environment forall who visit on football game days.

***There are a number of significantupgrades and new features to enhancethe fan experience at USC football homegames in the Coliseum—including a pair offree public pre-game clubs in the tailgatingarea, new food offerings, exclusive live in-game videoboard content, mobile ticketingand parking improvements—for the 2014season. Two Coliseum Clubs, featuring livetelevised sports and upscale food andbeverages, are located along the outsidefence line on the south side and northwestcorner of the Coliseum near Gates 6 and19, respectively. The clubs are open free tothe public pre-game until 30 minutes beforekickoff. Then, from kickoff until an hour afterthe game (including at halftime), the clubsare open exclusively to Trojan Athletic Fundmembers. Among the new, upgradedconcession food items available inside theColiseum are: smoked ribs, sliced steaksandwiches, artisan sausage, signaturepizza, fried chicken and funnel cakes, aswell as vegetarian and gluten-free items.The points of sale at all concession standshave been increased, the number ofregisters at the Coliseum’s ground levelconcession stands has been doubled, andthe concession stand queues have beenredesigned to expedite customer checkout.

Live interviews with new USC footballcoach Steve Sarkisian at the openingkickoff, at halftime and at the game’s endare featured on the Coliseum videoboard.The popular TunnelVision online pre-gameshow on USCTrojans.com, which emanatesfrom the base of the Coliseum tunnel andfeatures pre-game analysis, coach andplayer interviews and special featurettes,begin an hour prior to kickoff and are shownlive on the Coliseum videoboard. Otherbehind-the-scenes videos, with additionalcamera angles and on-field microphones,are shown throughout the game on thevideoboard. Mobile ticketing is availableat all Coliseum entry gates. Fans whorequest mobile delivery when purchasingtickets have their t ickets, which areoptimized for display on smartphones,emailed to them immediately. The parkingplan in the Coliseum lots has been refinedthrough better coordination with state andlocal traffic agencies, leading to consistentautomobile ingress and egress paths andimproved entry and exit times. Also, a taxistand is located on Martin Luther KingBoulevard. Restrooms on the ground levelof the Coliseum have been upgraded, withnew fixtures, lighting and paint. USC alsohas continued its relationship with ABMManagement, a premier provider ofmaintenance services committed tokeeping the stadium clean. Refinementsto the Coliseum’s DAS (distributed antennasystem) have been made to help boostwireless coverage within the stadium. Therealso are 2 new LED signage boards on thenorth sideline walls near the 10-yard lines,while the other sideline walls has a cleaner,simplified look. Improvements also havebeen made with the stadium landscaping,as well as in the locker rooms and press box.There is new and better directional signagearound the stadium. The Coliseum ushersand Ambassadors have undergoneadditional customer service training. Theexisting Audi Suites in the interior of theperistyle now have a shared upstairs levelfeaturing live televised sports.

***Several premium enhancements to thefan experience at USC home footballgames—on-field suites and premium clubslocated on the field and outside thePeristyle—have been introduced at theColiseum for the 2014 season through apartnership between the USC athleticdepartment and Legends, a global leaderin hospitality and client services. ThePeristyle Club, located outside the east endof the Coliseum, provides members with aone-of-a-kind pre- and post-gametailgating experience, including all-inclusiveupscale food and beverage, a cash bar,shaded lounge seating, music and livesports on TVs. The Peristyle Club experienceis an arm’s length away as the USC teamenters the stadium during the pre-gameTrojan Walk. The Peristyle Club is open threehours prior to kickoff until an hour after thegame ends. Ten private Field Suites, seating16 patrons on the field just feet from theaction, line the east end zone in front of theSun Deck. Suite holders, who access thefield via the iconic Coliseum Peristyle stairs,enjoy an unprecedented VIP experience.Field Suite holders have unlimited entry tothe Peristyle Club, as well as to the FieldClub. The exclusive Field Club, adjacentto the Field Suites, provides 100 memberswith a high-end, on-field experience,

including food and beverage service. TheTrojan football team’s entrance into thestadium from the Trojan Walk includespassage through the Field Club, whosemembers also have access to the PeristyleClub. For further information, or to reserve aspot in the new Field Suite, Field Club orPeristyle Club, contact the USC PremiumDepartment at [email protected]. Accessto the Field Suites, Field Club and PeristyleClub are available on a season orindividual game basis.

***In the summer of 2013, USC receivedunanimous approval from the Board ofDirectors of the California Science Centerto allow the transaction between theuniversity and the state of California for USCto begin operating and renovating theColiseum. Over the next decade, USC willinvest $70 mil l ion into the stadium toimprove the fan experience ($100 millionwill be invested by 2054). USC has been atenant in the Coliseum since the historicstadium opened in 1923.

***An updated version of PROJECTTROJAN, a free interactive mobile app foriOS and Android devices that gives fans,media and recruits a unique inside look atthe 2014 USC football program, is availablefor download for the first time ever for iPadusers. The newly redesigned app is alsoavailable for all iOS and Android users bydownloading in iTunes and Google Play.With more video content than ever before,PROJECT TROJAN gives usersunprecedented access to Trojan playersand coaches. The app features videoplaylists for Fall Camp, Football Mic’d Up,Football Classics, SCigning Day, SpringFootball, Trojans Live Radio show, archivedvideos from past seasons and more. Thenew in-depth Trojan Way section delvesinto statistical and biographical information,the USC football program’s history andphilosophy, the interplay among athleticsand academics and the student-athleteexperience of attending USC. There is avirtual tour of USC’s athletic facil it ies,including the McKay Center and theColiseum, and special looks at variousfacets of the athletic departmentavailable to student-athletes, such asathletic training, academic services,strength and conditioning and sportsnutrition. A historical section profiles USCaward winners, Trojans in the NFL andsuccessful alumni in the professionalcommunity. The app includes the popularinteractive Photo Booth, as well as aredesigned social media section featuringa digital mosaic of social media contentfrom official USC Athletics feeds, USCcoaches and players, as well as usc.edusocial media streams. USC merchandiseand tickets also are available for purchasewithin the dynamic app, which will havenew video and elements added regularlythroughout the year.

***Longtime USC radio play-by-playannouncer Pete Arbogast has beenselected for induction into the SouthernCalifornia Sports Broadcasters Hall of Fame.Arbogast began calling Trojan footballgames in 1989 and has done so nearlyevery year since then. Inductionceremonies will be Jan. 26, 2015, in TolucaLake, Calif.


***Several Trojan staffers have beenassociated with national championshipteams. Assistant coach Tee Martinquarterbacked Tennessee to the 1998national championship. Offensiveadministrative assistant Lenny Vandermadewas an offensive guard-center on USC’s2003 national championship team. SteveSarkisian’s executive assistant Cheryl Taplinwas a sprinter on 7 of LSU’s NCAA championoutdoor and indoor women’s track andfield teams.

***Several Trojans have relatives with USCfootball connections. ILB Grant Moore’sfather, Rex, was a 4-year (1984-87)letterman linebacker at USC, leading theTrojans in tackles in 1986 while earning teamMost Inspirational Player accolades. S Su’aCraven’s cousin, Jordan Cameron, playedtight end at USC (2008-10). TB Tre Madden’suncle is former USC (1995-98) cornerbackDaylon McCutcheon. DE Jeff Miller andILB Matt Miller are brothers. QB ConnerSullivan’s brother, Shane, was a Trojan tightend in 2013. WR Christian Tober’s brother,William, was a cornerback at USC in 2012.FB Soma Vainuku’s cousin is former USC All-American (2005-08) l inebacker ReyMaualuga. S Matt Lopes’ mother, Helaine,was an assistant athletic trainer at USC inthe 1980s and 1990s, including working withthe Trojan football program. Assistantcoach Johnny Nansen is the uncle ofcurrent C Viane Talamaivao and the cousinof current WR-S JuJu Smith. Assistant coachMarques Tuiasosopo’s second cousin isformer USC offensive guard Titus Tuiasosopo(1990-92).

***Speaking of genes: WR Nelson Agholor’sfather, Felix, played soccer in Nigeria. OTJordan Austin’s father, Ray, played footballat UNLV and Southern Utah. PK MattBoermeester’s father, Peter, was aplacekicker at UCLA (1977-78-79), where hestill ranks eighth on the Bruins’ career fieldgoals list (31) and 19th in points scored (160,leading UCLA in scoring his last 2 seasons)and setting a school record for consecutivegames with a field goal (15) as he earned1978 All-Pac-10 first team honors, then heplayed with the Cleveland Browns in 1980.S Gerald Bowman’s cousin, Maalik Wayns,was a guard on Villanova’s basketballteam (2010-11), then played in the NBA withthe Philadelphia 76ers and Los AngelesClippers. QB Max Browne’s brother, Mitch,played quarterback at ClaremontMcKenna College (2001-04). S Su’a Cravenshas a long line of athletic relatives: hisbrother, Siaki, was a defensive lineman atHawaii (2010-12) who previously played atUtah (2008); his sister, Malia, was on thewomen’s basketball at Hawaii in 2012before transferring to USC, where she wasbriefly on the 2013 Women of Troy basketballteam before joining the track team as ahigh jumper; his cousins, Jordan and BrynnCameron, played men’s basketball (2008)and women’s basketball (2005-09),respectively, at USC (Jordan also playedmen’s basketball at BYU in 2007); anothercousin, Colby Cameron, was a quarterbackat Louisiana Tech (2009-12) before signingwith the NFL’s Carolina Panthers; hisgrandfather, Jack Cravens, playedbasketball and baseball at BYU (1957-59);he is related by marriage to Utah headcoach Kyle Whittingham; the secondcousin of his mother, Yolanda, is former

Arizona State and NFL safety David Fulcher;and a distant cousin is former Notre DameAll-American linebacker Manti Te’o, nowwith the NFL’s San Diego Chargers. CB RyanDillard’s cousin is Detroit Lions wide receiverCalvin Johnson, who played at GeorgiaTech. S Rob Dooley’s father, Robert, playedfootball at Yale, while his sister, Grace, wason Notre Dame’s lacrosse team (2011-14)and another sister, Anne, is a freshmanlacrosse player at Notre Dame. WR GeorgeFarmer’s father, George, was a widereceiver at Southern and then in the NFLwith the Los Angeles Rams (1982-84) andMiami Dolphins (1987). WR Robby Kolanz’sgrandfather is Stan Chambers, a televisionreporter who spent 63 years at KTLA in LosAngeles before retiring in 2010. OG ToaLobendahn’s father, Vince, was a linemanat Utah (1990-93) and then in the ArenaLeague with the Albany Firebirds (1994) andSt. Louis Stampede (1995) before coachingat BYU as a graduate assistant (1998-99)and as an assistant and head coach atthe high school level. S Matt Lopes’ father,Steve, is a senior associate athletic directorand chief operating officer at USC who wasa 1983 College Division All-Americanoffensive lineman at Linfield College, whichwon the NAIA national championship in his1982 junior season (he also wrestled andplayed golf at Linfield), while his uncle,Lance Lopes, also played football at Linfieldand now is a senior associate athleticdirector at Washington (he previously wasa senior vice president and general counselof the Seattle Seahawks and before thatheld a similar position with the Green BayPackers). TB Tre Madden’s father, Curtis,was a fullback and defensive end atKansas State (1988-91), while hisgrandfather is Lawrence McCutcheon, aColorado State and NFL All-Pro runningback with the Los Angeles Rams (1972-79),Denver Broncos (1980) and Buffalo Bills (1981)who set the since-broken Rams careerrushing record (6,186 yards), led the Ramsin rushing 5 times and played in Super BowlXIV (he now is a scout with the Rams). SLeon McQuay III’s grandfather, the late LeonMcQuay, was a running back at Tampa(1968-70) and then in the CFL (Toronto,Calgary) and NFL (Giants, Patriots, Saints).The mother of DE Jeff Miller and ILB MattMiller played volleyball at Notre Dame(1984-87) under her maiden name, KathyBaker. ILB Hayes Pullard’s uncle, RobertPullard, was a pole vaulter at USC (1971-74) who finished third at the 1973 NCAAmeet and fourth in 1974. PK-P WyattSchmidt’s father, Paul, played tennis atMinnesota, while his brother, Foley, was a3-year (2009-11) All-Ivy League placekickerat Dartmouth. QB Conner Sullivan’s father,Joe, played soccer and baseball at AirForce. OG-C Viane Talamaivao’s uncle,Pene Talamaivao, was a defensive tackleat Utah (1994-97), then playedprofessionally for 8 years with the NFL’sBuffalo Bills in 1998 (and in NFL Europe thatyear) and San Diego Chargers (1999-2000),XFL’s San Francisco Dragons (2001), CFL’sOttawa RoughRiders (2002-04) and ArenaFootball League’s Detroit Fury (2004-05). OLBJ.R. Tavai’s brother, Jordan, was a defensivelineman at Kansas (2012-13), while hisbrother, Jahlani, is a freshman linebackerat Hawaii. DE Greg Townsend Jr.’s father,Greg, played at TCU (1981-82) and thenwas a 4-time All-Pro defensive end with theNFL’s Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders (1983-

93, 1997) and Philadelphia Eagles (1994).ILB Olajuwon Tucker’s brother, Tim, playedfullback and linebacker at Washington in2010 and 2011. FB Soma Vainuku’s fatherwas a rugby star in Tonga. TE Chris Willson’sfather, Jim, was a 4-year letterman infootball at Denison, while his mother, Sue,played softball, tennis and basketball atEckerd College. Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Clay Helton’s father,Kim, was Houston’s head coach from 1993to 1999, as well as an assistant in college(Florida, Miami and Alabama Birmingham),the NFL (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, HoustonOilers, Los Angeles Raiders, WashingtonRedskins) and the CFL (Toronto Argonauts)following his playing career at Florida; hisbrother, Tyson, is the offensive coordinatorat Western Kentucky after assistantcoaching stops at Cincinnati, AlabamaBirmingham, Memphis and Hawaii andplaying at Houston. Assistant coachMarques Tuiasosopo’s wife Lisa, was avolleyball player at North Carolina; his sister,Leslie, was an All-Pac-10 volleyball playerat Washington (1995-98) and is now theHuskies’ associate head coach; his brother,Zach, played fullback and linebacker atUW (2001-04); his sister, Ashley, playedsoftball at UW (2008-11); his brother, Matt,signed a letter of intent to play quarterbackfor UW, but instead signed a professionalbaseball contract out of high school andhas played in the majors with the SeattleMariners (2008-10) and Detroit Tigers (2013);his father, Manu, played defensive line atUCLA (1975-78) and then in the NFL withthe Seattle Seahawks (1979-83) and SanFrancisco 49ers (1984-86); cousin JohnTautolo played at UCLA (1977-80) and thenwith the New York Giants (1982-83) and LosAngeles Raiders (1987) as a guard, whilecousin Terry Tautolo played at UCLA (1974-75) and with the Philadelphia Eagles (1976-79), San Francisco 49ers (1980-81), DetroitLions (1981-82, 1984) and Miami Dolphins(1983) as a linebacker; his second cousinsare former USC offensive guard TitusTuiasosopo (1990-92), Navy Tuiasosopo,who played at Utah State (1983-86) andthen with the Los Angeles Rams (1987), andMike Tuiasosopo, who played at PacificLutheran, then was an assistant coach atPacific (1991), Utah State (1996-99),Nevada (2000-02), Utah (2003), Arizona(2004-10), Colorado (2011-12) and now atUCLA. Assistant coach Justin Wilcox’sfather, Dave (a linebacker, 1962-63), as wellas his uncle, John (a tackle, 1958-59), andhis brother, Josh (a tight end, 1993-96), allplayed at Oregon; Dave then was a ProFootball Hall of Fame linebacker with theSan Francisco 49ers (1964-74), John thenplayed with the Philadelphia Eagles (1960)and Josh with the New Orleans Saints(1998-99). Graduate assistant DrewPearson’s brother, Keeyon Howard, playedfootball at Central Methodist.


ANNIVERSARIESThe 2014 season marks several historicUSC football anniversaries:

—The 50th anniversary of the 1964 USC-NotreDame game. Rod Sherman caught a 15-yardtouchdown pass from Craig Fertig with 1:33 to playto upset unbeaten and top-ranked Notre Dame.USC was down, 17-0, at halftime.

—The 40th anniversary of USC’s 1974 nationalchampionship team. The 1974 team earned headcoach John McKay his fourth national title behindthe big-play heroics of All-American tailbackAnthony Davis, the steady leadership ofquarterback Pat Haden and the clutch play of adefense that forced the second-highestinterception total in USC history. Davis, the runner-up for the Heisman Trophy, rushed for 1,421 yardsand 13 touchdowns. He set an NCAA record formost kickoffs returned for TDs in a season (3). Hescored four touchdowns to lead the Trojans to anamazing 55-24 comeback win over Notre Dame inthe regular season finale (among 11 TDs he scoredin his career against the Fighting Irish). Hadenthrew 13 touchdown passes, but his biggestcompletions came with the Trojans trailing OhioState 17-10 in the 1975 Rose Bowl. His 38-yard TDstrike to J.K McKay with two minutes to play andhis subsequent 2-point conversion to Shelton Diggsgave USC an 18-17 victory and the writers’ shareof the national championship. Senior linebackerRichard Wood, Troy’s first three-time All-American,led the defense. Defensive back Charles Phillipsset NCAA records for most interception returnyardage in a season (302), most interceptionreturn yardage in a game (181), highest averagegain per interception for one game (90.5), andmost touchdowns on interception returns in aseason (3). USC had five players selected to theAll-American team for the third consecutive year.A school-record 12 Trojans were selected to theAll-Conference squad (since equaled by the 1989Trojans). Fourteen players from the 1974 teamwere taken in the NFL draft—an all-time recordlater shared by the 1976 Trojan team.

—The 40th anniversary of the 1974 USC-NotreDame game. In what is regarded as one of themost dramatic and incredible comebacks in thehistory of college football, the 1974 Trojans eraseda 24-point deficit to beat Notre Dame, 55-24, inthe Coliseum. USC trailed the Irish, 24-0, late in thefirst half, and the Trojans’ chances looked bleakbecause Notre Dame sported the nation’s top-ranked defense. But with 10 seconds remainingbefore halftime, Anthony Davis scored on a 7-yardpass from Pat Haden (Troy’s extra point kick wasblocked) to send the Trojans into the lockerroombehind 24-6. Davis took the opening kickoff of thesecond half and raced 102 yards for a score,opening the floodgates as USC rallied for 35 pointsin the third quarter. Davis scored 2 more times thatquarter, both on short runs, and Haden threw TDpasses of 18 and 45 yards to J.K. McKay. Then,before 2 minutes had elapsed in the fourth quarter,Haden hit Shelton Diggs for a 16-yard score andCharles Phillips returned an interception 58 yardsfor a touchdown. In all, USC blitzed to its 55 pointsin under 17 minutes.

—The 40th anniversary of USC’s 1975 Rose Bowlwin over Ohio State. Pat Haden threw a 38-yardtouchdown pass to J.K. McKay with 3:03remaining, then he fired a two-point conversionpass to Shelton Diggs to give USC a narrow 18-17win over Ohio State and the 1974 national title.Haden threw for 181 yards and two touchdownsto offset the loss of Anthony Davis, who suffereda rib injury.

—The 35th anniversary of Charles White’s 1979Heisman Trophy season. In his 1979 senior season,Charles White became USC’s third Heisman Trophywinner as he averaged 186.4 yards a game (6.2yards a carry), led the nation in rushing, and, forthe second straight season, led it in all-purposerunning. A two-year unanimous All-American,White set or equaled 22 NCAA, Pac-10, USC andRose Bowl records. He gained over 100 yards 31times in his career, including 10 times in 1979.

—The 35th anniversary of Brad Budde’s 1979Lombardi Award season. In 1979, offensive guardBrad Budde became USC’s first recipient of thecoveted Lombardi Award, given to the nation’stop college lineman. Budde was a unanimous All-American as a senior and was also runner-up in theOutland Trophy voting. A four-year starter at Troy,he was the first freshman to start a USC seasonopener since World War II. The son of ex-KansasCity Chiefs’ All-Pro Ed Budde, Brad followed hisfather there as the Chiefs’ first-round draft pick in1980.

—The 25th anniversary of Mark Carrier’s 1989Thorpe Award season. As just a junior in 1989, freesafety Mark Carrier became USC’s first-everwinner of the Jim Thorpe Award, presented to thenation’s best defensive back. A 2-time first teamAll-American, Carrier had 7 interceptions in 1989(tied for 10th in the nation), plus 107 tackles, 3fumble recoveries and 10 pass deflections. A 3-year starter with 13 career thefts, Carrier was aThorpe semifinalist in 1988.

—The 10th anniversary of USC’s 2004 nationalchampionship team. From the start of trainingcamp, the motto for the 2004 USC football teamwas “Leave No Doubt.” The Trojans did just that,winning their second consecutive nationalchampionship. And, unlike 2003, this title wasundisputed, as USC demolished Oklahoma in theBCS Championship Game in the Orange Bowl, 55-19. Troy went 11-0 overall (not including 2 winsvacated due to NCAA penalty; original record:13-0, a school record for victories) and becamejust the second team ever to hold the AP No. 1ranking from pre-season through the entirecampaign. It was only the 10th time that a teamwon back-to-back AP crowns. At 7-0, USC wonits third consecutive Pac-10 title (not including 1win vacated due to NCAA penalty; originalrecord: 8-0). The Trojans swept traditional rivalsUCLA and Notre Dame for an unprecedented thirdyear in a row (UCLA win vacated due to NCAApenalty). USC concluded the season riding a 20-game winning streak, as well as 21 straight homegames, a Pac-10 record 15 consecutive leaguehome games, 14 straight Pac-10 games and 8 roadgames in a row (not including 2 overall wins, 1 Pac-10 win and 1 road win vacated due to NCAApenalty: original record: 22-game winning streak,15 Pac-10 games, 9 road games). Troy was in thenational Top 10 in every defensive statisticalcategory (its total defense average was USC’slowest in 15 years), including first in rushing defenseand turnover margin and third in scoring defense.USC outscored opponents by 25.2 points (includinga school-record 8 games with a margin of at least30 points). USC played before 3 home sellouts, 7regular-season sellouts and 8 season sellouts, allschool marks. And Troy set a USC and Pac-10record for home attendance average, as well asschool records for total home attendance, overallattendance average and total overallattendance. A school-record 6 Trojans (HeismanTrophy quarterback Matt Leinart, Heisman finalisttailback Reggie Bush, defensive linemen ShaunCody and Mike Patterson, and linebackers MattGrootegoed and Lofa Tatupu) were named All-American first teamers. Leinart and Bush werenamed the Pac-10 Co-Offensive Players of theYear, while Cody was the Pac-10 Co-DefensivePlayer of the Year.

—The 10th anniversary of Matt Leinart’s 2004Heisman Trophy season. Matt Leinart becameUSC’s first junior to win the Heisman Trophy whenhe did so in 2004 while leading the Trojans to theirsecond consecutive national championship. Hecompleted 65.3% of his passes for 3,322 yards and33 TDs with just 6 interceptions in 2004.

IN THE NFLUSC is always well-represented in the NFL.Eleven former Trojan players are in the ProFootball Hall of Fame (more than any otherschool). A Trojan has appeared in all but 5of the 48 Super Bowls and Trojans havebeen selected to play in the Pro Bowl 221times. Troy has produced more NFL draftpicks (483) than any school but Notre Dame(USC and Michigan are the only schoolswith a draftee every year since 1939) andthere have been 471 USC players whohave played in the NFL or its sister leagues.USC has had more first round NFL draft picks(77) than any school and is tied with NotreDame and Auburn for most players (5)selected as the top pick in the NFL draft. Atthe start of training camp this summer, therewere 55 ex-Trojans on NFL rosters. There were40 Trojans on 2013 opening day NFL rosters,the most of any school (since records wereavailable, USC has been first 19 of the last38 years) and USC had the mostquarterbacks and linebackers, and tied forthe most offensive tackles and centers ofany school. Among USC’s NFLers are QBsCarson Palmer, Matt Cassel, Mark Sanchezand Matt Barkley, RB Reggie Bush, LBs ClayMatthews, Keith Rivers, Brian Cushing, ReyMaualuga and Malcolm Smith, DBs TroyPolamalu and T.J. McDonald, DL JurrellCasey, WRs Robert Woods and Marqise Lee,OLs Ryan Kalil, Matt Kalil, Sam Baker andTyron Smith and TE Jordan Cameron. ThreeNFL head coaches have USC ties (either asformer players or coaches): Seattle’s PeteCarroll (Super Bowl XLVIII champion), St.Louis’ Jeff Fisher and Indianapolis’ ChuckPagano. Ten current USC players haverelatives with NFL playing backgrounds: OTZach Banner (father, Lincoln Kennedy), PKMatt Boermeester (father, Peter), S Su’aCravens (cousins, Jordan Cameron, ColbyCameron, David Fulcher and Manti Te’o),CB Ryan Dillard (cousin, Calvin Johnson),WR George Farmer (father, George), TB TreMadden (grandfather, LawrenceMcCutcheon, and uncle, DaylonMcCutcheon), S Leon McQuay III(grandfather, Leon McQuay), OG-C VianeTalamaivao (uncle, Pene Talamaivao), DEGreg Townsend Jr. (father, Greg) and FBSoma Vainuku (cousin, Rey Maualuga). Also, Talamaivao’s uncle, Pene, playedwith NFL Europe (1998), XFL’s San FranciscoDragons (2001), CFL’s Ottawa RoughRiders(2002-04) and Arena Football League’sDetroit Fury (2004-05), and OG ToaLobendahn’s father, Vince, was an offensivelineman in the Arena League with theAlbany Firebirds (1994) and St. LouisStampede (1995). Additionally, headcoach Steve Sarkisian and assistant TimDrevno were NFL assistants. Assistantcoaches Peter Sirmon and MarquesTuiasosopo played in the NFL, assistantcoach Tee Martin played in the NFL, NFLEurope and CFL, and assistant coach KeithHeyward played in the CFL, NFL Europe andthe Arena League. Graduate assistant KyleDeVan played in the NFL (WashingtonRedskins, New York Jets Indianapolis Colts,Philadelphia Eagles and Tennessee Titans)and arenafootball2 league (Boise Burn).Defensive administrative assistant RickyBrown played with the Oakland Raiders,New England Patriots and Baltimore Ravens(where he was a member of the Super BowlXLVII champion). Tuiasosopo’s father,Manu, played defensive l ine with theSeattle Seahawks (1979-83) and San


Francisco 49ers (1984-86); cousin JohnTautolo played with the New York Giants(1982-83) and Los Angeles Raiders (1987) asa guard, while cousin Terry Tautolo playedwith the Philadelphia Eagles (1976-79), SanFrancisco 49ers (1980-81), Detroit Lions (1981-82, 1984) and Miami Dolphins (1983) as alinebacker; and second cousin NavyTuiasosopo played at with the Los AngelesRams (1987). Assistant coach Justin Wilcox’sfather, Dave was a Pro Football Hall ofFame linebacker with the San Francisco49ers (1964-74), his uncle, John, played withthe Philadelphia Eagles (1960) and hisbrother, Josh, played with the New OrleansSaints (1998-99).

SCOUTING WASHINGTON STATEThird-year head coach Mike Leach’sWashington State squad is coming off a 59-37 loss at home to Arizona last Saturday, itsthird straight loss of 2014. The Cougars havethe nation’s top passing offense (489.9, firstin Pac-12) and also rank seventh nationallyin total offense (535.8, second in Pac-12),but they are next to last in rushing offenseamong 125 schools (45.9). Senior QB ConnorHalliday (348-of-517,67.3%, 2,833 yds, 32 TD,10 int in 2014), who threw for an NCAArecord 734 yards against California this year,leads the nation in total offense (462.8, firstin Pac-12), completions (43.5, first in Pac-12), passing TDs (32, first in Pac-12), passingyards (479.1, first in Pac-12) and pointsresponsible for (24.0, first in Pac-12). He isWSU’s career record holder for passing yards(11,264), TD passes (90), completions (1,007)and attempts (1,624). Nine Cougars havecaught at least 10 passes this year, includinga trio of wide receivers with 50-plus whorank high nationally in receptions andreceiving yardage: sophomore RiverCracraft (59 rec, 698 yds, 11.8 avg, 7 TD in2014 and 4 PR, 17 yds, 4.2 avg), who isseventh in receptions (8.4, third in Pac-12)and 15th in receiving yards (99.7, fourth inPac-12), and seniors Vince Mayle (71 rec,926 yds, 13.0 avg, 8 TD rec in 2014 and 6KOR, 129 yds, 21.5 avg), who is fourth inreceptions (8.9, second in Pac-12) and sixthin receiving yards (115.8, first in Pac-12), andIsiah Myers (59 rec, 722 yds, 12.2 avg, 9 TDrec in 2014), who is 13th in receptions (7.4,fifth in Pac-12) and 22nd in receiving yards(90.3, sixth in Pac-12). Soph TBs JamalMorrow (59 tcb, 257 yds, 4.4 avg in 2014,plus 42 rec, 325 yds, 7.7 avg rec and 13KOR, 306 yds, 23.5 avg) and Gerard Wicks(57 tcb, 212 yds, 3.7 avg, 4 TD in 2014, plus15 rec, 76 yds, 5.1 avg) man the runninggame. WSU’s top tacklers are junior LBDarryl Monroe (59 tac, 3 for loss, 1.5 sack, 1dfl in 2014) and sophomore CB DaquawnBrown (57 tac, 5 for loss, 9 dfl in 2014).

USC WOMEN VERSUS WASHINGTON STATEThe USC women’s soccer team plays atWashington State on Sunday (Nov. 2) at 1p.m., while the Top 25 Women of Troyvolleyball team hosts the Cougars on Friday(Oct. 31) at 6 p.m. in the Galen Center.

ROSTER UPDATESHere are updates to the roster in the 2014USC football regular season media guide:

—OLB Scott Starr has legally changedhis last name from his mother’s to his father’s.His name is now Scott Felix.

—Change the jersey numbers of QBConner Sullivan to #14, S-CB of JohnPlattenburg to #24, CB Kevin Carrasco to#29, WR Aaron Minor to #84 and TeddyBaker to #91.

—Change the positions of JohnPlattenburg to S-CB and Teddy Baker to DE-TE.

—DT Claude Pelon’s junior college isMesa CC (not La Mesa CC).

—Change WR-S JuJu Smith’shometown to Long Beach, Calif.

—Change OG Khaliel Rodger’s heightand weight to 6-3, 315.

—Delete 8 players who are no longeron the team: WR Victor Blackwell, CB-TBD.J. Morgan, TB-CB Anthony Brown, P JoeyKrassenstein, TB Taylor Ross, S AdrianJohnson, TE Shane Sullivan, S Elijah Steen.

—Add 2 defensive graduate assistantcoaches (they were formerly USC defensiveadministrative assistants): PatrickHenderson and Drew Pearson (bios arebelow).

—Add as a new scholarship player: #39Matt Boermeester (PK, 6-0, 185, 4/29/94, So./So., JC, San Diego, Cathedral Catholic/Saddleback). His bio is below.

—Add 17 new walk-ons: #8 AndrewZolintakis (QB, 6-0, 170, 2/27/96, Fr./Fr., —,Lafayette (Campolindo); #15 MichaelBowman (QB, 6-4, 200, 3/25/96, Fr./Fr., —,Pasadena, Pasadena Poly); #19 LarryTuileta (QB, 6-2, 200, 9/24/95, Fr./Fr., —,Honolulu, HI, Punahou); #24 Stefan Smith(TB, 6-1, 195, 1/11/97, Fr./Fr., —, San Marino,Flintridge Prep); #26 Davonte Nunnery (S,5-11, 210, 10/12/95, Fr./Fr., —, Oxnard, St.Bonaventure); #36 Joe Harding (S, 5-10,180, 5/26/95, Fr./Fr., —, San Marino, Loyola);#38 Jalen Jones (CB, 5-8, 155, 2/10/96, Fr./Fr., —, Los Angeles, Serra); #46 Wyatt Schmidt(PK-P, 6-3, 205, 12/25/94, Fr./Fr., —, InverGrove Heights, MN, St. Thomas Academy);#46 Reid Budrovich (PK, 6-0, 180, 5/1/96,Fr./Fr., —, Torrance, St. John Bosco); #47Brett Sarem (FB, 6-0, 225, 8/2/95, Fr./Fr., —,San Diego, Cathedral Catholic); #49 MattMiller (ILB, 6-1, 225, 4/3/96, Fr./Fr., —,Southlake, TX, Carroll); #50 Grant Moore(ILB, 6-1, 220, 2/8/96, Fr./Fr., —, Santa Ana,Mater Dei); #53 Alex Moore (ILB, 6-2, 220,3/12/96, Fr./Fr., —, Newport Beach, Coronadel Mar); #54 Reuben Peters (ILB, 6-1, 220,10/25/96, Fr./Fr., —, Westchester, Loyola);#64 Richie Wenzel (C, 6-2, 280, 2/10/95, Fr./Fr., —, Chevy Chase, MD, Our Lady of GoodCounsel); #67 Quinn Bassler (OT, 6-6, 280,5/22/96, Fr./Fr., —, Newport Beach, Coronadel Mar); #97 Christian Bradley (DE, 6-2,210, 11/12/94, Jr./Jr., TR, Van Nuys(Campbell Hall/Cal Lutheran).

—Pronunciations of new players:Boermeester (BORE-my-stir); Tuileta (too-EE-let-uh); Stefan Smith (STEF-un); DavonteNunnery (duh-VON-tay NONE-er-ee); JalenJones (JAY-lin); Wyatt Schmidt (WHY-utSHMIT); Budrovich (BUD-roe-vitch);Reuben Peters (RUE-bin); Wenzel (WEN-zul);Bassler (BASS-lur); Zolintakis (zoe-lin-TAWK-us); Sarem (SARE-um).

BIOS OF NEW GRAD ASSISTANT COACHES

HENDERSON: Patrick Henderson is in his first seasonat USC, serving as a graduate assistant workingwith the defense. He spent the past 4 seasons(2010-13) as an assistant at Contra Costa JuniorCollege in San Pablo (Calif.), coaching thedefensive backs each year and also serving as thedefensive coordinator in 2013. The Comets playedin the 2012 and 2013 Living Breath Foundation Bowl,winning it in 2012. Contra Costa shared the 2012Big Valley Conference title. Henderson, 27, alsoserved as a group facilitator and life coach atContra Costa from 2012 to 2014 and was arecreation leader for the city of Oakland (Calif.)from 2011 to 2013. He lettered 4 seasons (2006-09)as a cornerback at Oregon State, appearing inevery game of his career primarily on specialteams. He made 33 tackles in his career (including15 as a senior) and had an interception. He alsowas a kick returner as a junior and senior, runningback 12 kicks for 293 yards (24.4 avg). Heredshirted in 2005. He earned his bachelor’s degreein sociology from Oregon State in 2010. He isworking on his master’s degree in communicationmanagement at USC. He prepped at McClymondsHigh in Oakland (Calif.), earning 2004 San FranciscoChronicle All-Bay Area and All-Oakland AthleticLeague first team. He was born Jan. 5, 1987. Hehas a daughter, Payton, 5.

PEARSON: Drew Pearson is in his first season atUSC, serving as a graduate assistant working withthe defense. Before coming to USC, the 28-year-old Pearson was a child and family specialist atFive Acres in Altadena, Calif., for 6 years (2008-14)after earning a graduate degree in 2012 from thePhillips Graduate Institute. He was the secondarycoach at Muir High in Pasadena for 3 seasons (2008-10), where he coached 5 All-CIF first team playerswho all earned Division I scholarships. He letteredas a cornerback at Utah State in 2006 and 2007after redshirting the 2005 season. As a 2006 junior,he started the first 9 games of the season and had34 tackles, 4 deflections, an interception and afumble recovery. He added 1 tackle while playingin 4 games in 2007 as a senior. He spent 2004 as afreshman cornerback at Mt. San Antonio JuniorCollege in Walnut (Calif.), where he made 11tackles and an interception while seeing action in7 games. He was an All-League selection at Muirin 2003, getting 25 tackles and 1 interception ondefense and 44 receptions for 510 yards (11.6 avg)with 3 TDs as a wide receiver on offense. He spentthe previous 2 seasons at Etiwanda High in RanchoCucamonga (Calif.). He earned his bachelor’sdegree in interdisciplinary studies from Utah Statein 2007 after getting an associate’s degree fromMt. San Antonio in 2004. He is working on hismaster’s degree in communication managementat USC. He was born on Nov. 1, 1985. He is single.His brother, Keeyon Howard, played football atCentral Methodist.

BIO OF NEW SCHOLARSHIP PLAYER

BOERMEESTER: 2014: The left-footed Boermeester,who transferred to USC in the fall of 2014 from ajunior college, will compete at placekicker as asophomore in 2014. JUNIOR COLLEGE : Boermeester was named to the 2013 All-SouthernCalifornia Football Association Southern Divisionsecond team as a freshman placekicker atSaddleback Junior College in Mission Viejo (Calif.). He hit 11-of-13 field goals (with a long of 43 yards)and 43-of-48 PATs in 2013. He did not play footballin 2012. HIGH SCHOOL: He played baseball atCathedral Catholic High in San Diego (Calif.),helping his team win the 2012 CIF San DiegoDivision III title as a senior outfielder. PERSONAL: He also played soccer as a youngster. His father,Peter, was a placekicker at UCLA (1977-78-79),where he still ranks eighth on the Bruins’ careerfield goals list (31) and 19th in points scored (160,leading UCLA in scoring his last 2 seasons) andsetting a school record for consecutive gameswith a field goal (15) as he earned 1978 All-Pac-10first team honors, then playing with the ClevelandBrowns in 1980.


ACADEMICSThirteen Trojans have cumulative gradepoint averages of 3.00 or higher (throughspring 2014 semester). Among the topscholars on the 2014 Trojan squad are: TEConnor Spears (team-high 3.85, businessadministration), WR David Mellstrom (3.78,business administration), OG ToaLobendahn (3.51), WR Robby Kolanz (3.41,broadcast journalism), PK Alex Wood (3.34,communication), QB Max Browne (3.28,communication), ILB Nick Schlossberg (3.17,business administration), OLB Charles Burks(3.15, political science), OLB Don Hill (3.08),P Jack Basalari (3.05, policy, planning anddevelopment), OT Jordan Austin (3.02), CBRyan Dillard (3.00, communication) and WRChristian Tober (3.00, policy, planning anddevelopment). C Giovanni Di Poalo(sociology, summer of 2013) and TE RandallTelfer (political science, spring of 2014)already received their bachelor’s degrees.Di Poalo is now working on a master’sdegree in communication management.Burks made the 2013 Pac-12 All-Academicfirst team, Dillard was a second teamer andKolanz was honorable mention. Also, Burksmade 2012 Pac-12 All-Academic honorablemention. In its history, USC football hasproduced 22 Academic All-American firstteamers (tied for tops in the Pac-10 andamong the Top 10 in the nation), 20 NCAAPost-Graduate Scholarship winners, 13National Football Foundation Scholar-Athletes, 7 NCAA Silver Anniversary Awardwinners, 4 NCAA Today’s Top 10 winners, 1Rhodes Scholar (current athletic directorPat Haden) and 2 Academic All-AmericanHall of Famers (Haden and Dick Nunis).

INJURY/STATUS UPDATEOUT FOR SEASON: OT Chad Wheeler (knee),TB Tre Madden (toe), ILB Lamar Dawson(knee), OLB Jabari Ruffin (knee), DT KennyBigelow (knee), OT Jordan Austin (hip), TEJalen Cope-Fitzpatrick (ineligible), TE ChrisWillson (foot), WR Christian Tober(collarbone), DE Christian Bradley (knee),TE Connor Spears (transfer ineligible)OUT INDEFINITELY : CB-S Josh Shaw(suspended)

USC IN NCAA/PAC-12 STAT RANKINGS

NCAA PAC-12NAME CATEGORY AVG RANK* RANK**Cody Kessler Comp. Pct. .702 4 2Javorius Allen All-Purp. Run. 165.8 5 1A. Jackson KO Returns 33.7 5 2Nelson Agholor PR TDs 1 6 4Cody Kessler Pass. Eff. 161.7 9 3A. Jackson KO Ret. TDs 1 9 2Nelson Agholor Receiv. TDs 7 11 4L. Williams Forced Fum. 0.4 11 2Javorius Allen Rushing Yds. 126.3 12 1Cody Kessler Passing TDs 20 12 5Kevon Seymour Passes Def. 1.5 12 3Nelson Agholor Receptions 7.3 15 6Su’a Cravens Tac. For Loss 1.4 16 5Cody Kessler Completions 23.3 18 5Cody Kessler Pts. Resp. For 16.5 19 6Cody Kessler Pass. Yds. 268.5 24 6Javorius Allen Rushing TDs 8 — 2Nelson Agholor Punt Ret. 9.6 — 5Andre Heidari FG Pct. .750 — 5USC Comp. Pct. .692 5 3USC Pass. Eff. 159.0 8 3USC Red Zone Def. .700 9 1USC TO Margin +0.9 14 3USC Red Zone Off. .900 20 3USC 3rd Down Con. .470 20 2USC Blocked Kicks 2 20 1USC 3rd D. Con. Def. .330 22 3USC Ints. 9 — 1USC Time of Poss. 31:16 — 3USC Pass Eff. Def. 113.0 — 3USC Scoring Def. 23.3 — 3USC Pass Yds. Allow. 244.0 — 4USC Total Def. 395.5 — 4USC Sacks Allow. 2.3 — 4USC 4th Down Con. .600 — 5

*Top 25 only**Top 5 only

RED ZONE PRODUCTION

GAME USC OPPONENTFRES 7-of-9 (TD, TD, TD, FG, 2-of-2 (TD, TD)

TD, miss FG, TD, TD, fail 4th)STAN 2-of-2 (TD, FG) 2-of-5 (miss FG, TD, FG,

miss FG, fail 4th)BC 3-of-3 (TD, TD, TD) 4-of-5 (TD, TD, TD, FG,

end game)OSU 2-of-3 (TD, miss FG, TD)1-of-1 (FG)ASU 4-of-4 (TD, FG, FG, TD) 2-2 (TD, FG)ARIZ 2-of-2 (TD, TD) 4-of-7 (FG, FG, fum,

miss FG, TD, TD, miss FG)COLO 5-of-5 (TD, TD, TD, TD, 4-of-4 (TD, TD, TD, TD)

TD)UTAH 2-of-2 (TD, TD) 2-of-4 (fum, FG, fum, TD)TOTAL 27-of-30 (.900) 21-of-30 (.700)

23—TD 14—TD4—FG 7—FG2—miss FG 4—miss FG1— fail 4th 1—fail 4th

1—end game3—fumble

KRIS ALBARADO PUNTS

GAME PUNTS WITHIN 20 50+ YARDSSTAN 4 0 1BC 10 1 3OSU 6 4 2ASU 2 0 2ARIZ 6 2 0COLO 5 2 0UTAH 5 0 3TOTAL 38 9 11

ANDRE HEIDARI KICKOFFS

GAME KICKOFFS WITHIN 20 (TOUCHBACKS)FRES 9 2 (4)STAN 4 0 (1)BC 5 1 (1)OSU 5 0 (1)ASU 7 2 (2)TOTAL 30 5 (9)

ALEX WOOD KICKOFFS

GAME KICKOFFS WITHIN 20 (TOUCHBACKS)ARIZ 5 1 (3)COLO 9 1 (4)UTAH 4 1 (2)TOTAL 18 3 (9)


DEPTH CHARTOFFENSE

WR — 9 JuJu Smith (6-2, 210, Fr.)86 Robby Kolanz (5-10, 170, So.*)84 Aaron Minor (6-2, 200, Fr.*)44 Christian Guzman (6-3, 220, So.*)

WR — 15 Nelson Agholor (6-1, 190, Jr.) @NelsonAgh15 7 Steven Mitchell (5-10, 185, Fr.*)18 Ajene Harris (5-11, 180, Fr.) @AjeneHarris83 George Katrib (6-0, 185, Jr.) 2 Adoree’ Jackson (5-11, 185, Fr.) @AdoreeKnows

TE — 82 Randall Telfer (6-4, 260, Sr.*) @RandallTelfer13 Bryce Dixon (6-4, 240, Fr.) @ABCDIXON91 Teddy Baker (6-4, 265, Sr.*)

RT — 73 Zach Banner (6-9, 350, So.*) @zachbanner7376 Nathan Guertler (6-5, 270, Sr.*)67 Quinn Bassler (6-6, 280, Fr.)

RG — 60 Viane Talamaivao (6-3, 330, Fr.) OR51 Damien Mama (6-5, 370, Fr.) @dmama7562 Khaliel Rodgers (6-3, 315, Fr.*) @K_rodgers6277 Chris Brown (6-5, 295, Fr.) @ChrisRBrown77

C — 75 Max Tuerk (6-6, 285, Jr.) @maxtuerk63 Giovanni Di Poalo (6-4, 280, Sr.*)64 Richie Wenzel (6-2, 280, Fr.)

LG — 50 Toa Lobendahn (6-3, 280, Fr.) @T_Lo5560 Viane Talamaivao (6-3, 330, Fr.)65 Erick Jepsen (6-2, 295, Jr.*)68 Jordan Simmons (6-4, 350, So.*) @PaPaChubbs74

LT — 70 Aundrey Walker (6-6, 315, Sr.) @Rozay_YoLo76 Nathan Guertler (6-5, 270, Sr.*)74 Nico Falah (6-4, 285, Fr.*) @NicoFalah

WR — 1 Darreus Rogers (6-1, 215, So.) @DROG_UNO 8 George Farmer (6-1, 220, Jr.*) @Gfarmer827 David Mellstrom (6-0, 180, Jr.*) @mellstromdavid14 Rahshead Johnson (5-11, 175, Fr.)

QB — 6 Cody Kessler (6-1, 210, Jr.*) @CodyKessler6 4 Max Browne (6-5, 220, Fr.*) @MaxBrowne410 Jalen Greene (6-2, 200, Fr.) @HeismanJG14 Conner Sullivan (6-0, 195, So.*)16 Anthony Neyer (6-2, 205, Sr.*) @AnthonyNeyer19 Larry Tuileta (6-2, 200, Fr.)17 Alex Bridgford (6-3, 190, So.*) @AlexBridgford1715 Michael Bowman (6-4, 200, Fr.) 8 Andrew Zolintakis (6-0, 170, Fr.)

FB — 31 Soma Vainuku (6-0, 270, Jr.*) OR @somavainuku38 Jahleel Pinner (5-11, 235, Jr.) @YesItsMe_JP40 Pat Hart (6-0, 240, Fr.*)

TB — 37 Javorius Allen (6-1, 220, Jr.*)22 Justin Davis (6-1, 195, So.) @JD_22bsm26 James Toland IV (5-11, 185, Fr.*) @Toland2524 Stefan Smith (6-1, 195, Fr.)

DEFENSE

SOLB — 21 Su’a Cravens (6-1, 225, So.) @ovo_suu42 Uchenna Nwosu (6-3, 210, Fr.) @UchennaN_4218 Quinton Powell (6-2, 200, So.) @coolboyq_5250 Grant Moore (6-1, 220, Fr.)53 Alex Moore (6-2, 220, Fr.)

DT — 52 Delvon Simmons (6-5, 295, Jr.*) OR90 Claude Pelon (6-4, 295, Jr.*) @fightonbigg9059 Don Hill (6-3, 245, Fr.)

NT — 99 Antwaun Woods (6-1, 325, Jr.*) @USCTwocka9998 Cody Temple (6-2, 310, Jr.*)79 Jeff Miller (6-1, 245, So.*)96 Joey Augello (6-0, 290, Jr.)

DE — 94 Leonard Williams (6-5, 300, Jr.) @LWtrojan9493 Greg Townsend Jr. (6-3, 275, Jr.*)44 Malik Dorton (6-2, 250, Fr.) @theeEliteMalik

RUSH –47 Scott Felix (6-2, 230, So.*) @SS47ERA45 Charles Burks (5-11, 225, Jr.*)58 J.R. Tavai (6-2, 250, Sr.)

MILB —10 Hayes Pullard (6-1, 235, Sr.*) @FightOn1019 Michael Hutchings (6-1, 210, So.) @CaliHutch_1754 Reuben Peters (6-1, 220, Fr.)57 Nick Schlossberg (6-0, 215, So.*)

WILB —56 Anthony Sarao (6-0, 220, Jr.*)34 Olajuwon Tucker (6-3, 220, Fr.) @BThree451 Joel Foy (6-2, 215, Fr.*)49 Matt Miller (6-1, 225, Fr.)

CB — 13 Kevon Seymour (6-0, 185, Jr.) @KSeymour_1323 Jonathan Lockett (5-11, 175, Fr.) @Jlock_2325 Lamont Simmons (6-2, 185, Fr.) OR17 Devian Shelton (6-1, 180, So.*) @jeromeshelton17

FS — 27 Gerald Bowman (6-0, 205, Sr.*) OR @Gerald_Bowman22 Leon McQuay III (6-1, 185, So.) @lmcquay2237 Matt Lopes (5-11, 180, Fr.*)29 Kevin Carrasco (6-0, 185, So.)26 Davonte Nunnery (5-11, 210, Fr.) @The_GOAT-4

SS — 22 Leon McQuay III (6-1, 185, So.) OR @lmcquay2224 John Plattenburg (5-11, 180, Fr.) @J_Plattenburg21 Su’a Cravens (6-1, 225, So.) @ovo_suu41 Rob Dooley (6-1, 195, So.*) @RJDools_41

CB — 2 Adoree’ Jackson (5-11, 185, Fr.) @AdoreeKnows 4 Chris Hawkins (5-11, 185, Fr.*)28 Ryan Dillard (5-9, 185, Jr.) @DillardIsland2838 Jalen Jones (5-8, 155, Fr.)36 Joe Harding (5-10, 180, Fr.)

SPECIALISTS

P — 35 Kris Albarado (5-10, 200, Jr.*) @Albarado1948 Andre Heidari (5-11, 220, Sr.) @AndreHeidari1046 Reid Budrovich (6-0, 180, Fr.) @Reid_Bud48 Jack Basalari (5-11, 175, Fr.*)

PK — 48 Andre Heidari (5-11, 220, Sr.) @AndreHeidari1039 Alex Wood (5-10, 175, So.*)46 Wyatt Schmid (6-3, 205, Fr.)39 Matt Boermeester (6-0, 185, So.) @MattBoermeester

SNP — 92 Zach Smith (6-1, 210, So.)61 Peter McBride (6-1, 215, Jr.*)57 Nick Schlossberg (6-0, 215, So.*)

HLD — 14 Conner Sullivan (6-0, 195, So.*) 6 Cody Kessler (6-1, 210, Jr.*) @CodyKessler616 Anthony Neyer (6-2, 205, Sr.*) @AnthonyNeyer

RETURNERS

PR — 15 Nelson Agholor (6-1, 190, Jr.) @NelsonAgh15 2 Adoree’ Jackson (5-11, 185, Fr.) @AdoreeKnows 1 Darreus Rogers (6-1, 215, So.) @DROG_UNO

KOR — 2 Adoree’ Jackson (5-11, 185, Fr.) AND @AdoreeKnows 9 JuJu Smith (6-2, 210, Fr.)15 Nelson Agholor (6-1, 190, Jr.) @NelsonAgh15

Players connected with “OR” are considered equal*Used redshirt year@Twitter handlesPlayers in italics entered game week with an injury


2014 USC FOOTBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER

No. Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Birthday Cl.(Ath/Ac) Exp. Hometown (High School/JC/College) 1 ROGERS, Darreus WR 6-1 215 9/3/93 So./So. 1V Compton (Carson) 2 JACKSON, Adoree’ CB-WR 5-11 185 9/18/95 Fr./Fr. — Belleville, IL (Serra) 4 BROWNE, Max QB 6-5 220 2/2/95 Fr.*/So. SQ Sammamish, WA (Skyline) 4 HAWKINS, Chris CB 5-11 185 3/11/95 Fr.*/So. SQ Rancho Cucamonga (Rancho Cucamonga) 6 KESSLER, Cody QB 6-1 210 5/11/93 Jr.*/Sr. 2V Bakersfield (Centennial) 6 SHAW, Josh CB-S 6-1 200 3/27/92 Sr.*/Sr. 2V Palmdale (Palmdale/Florida) 7 MITCHELL, Steven WR 5-10 185 5/2/94 Fr.*/So. SQ Pasadena (Bishop Alemany) 8 FARMER, George WR 6-1 220 7/4/93 Jr.*/Sr. 2V Los Angeles (Serra) 8 ZOLINTAKIS, Andrew QB 6-0 170 2/27/96 Fr./Fr. — Lafayette (Campolindo) 9 SMITH, JuJu WR-S 6-2 210 11/22/96 Fr./Fr. — Signal Hill (Poly)10 PULLARD, Hayes ILB 6-1 235 4/18/92 Sr.*/Sr. 3V Inglewood (Crenshaw)10 GREENE, Jalen QB 6-2 200 6/13/96 Fr./Fr. — Inglewood (Serra)13 SEYMOUR, Kevon CB 6-0 185 11/30/93 Jr./Jr. 2V Pasadena (Muir)13 DIXON, Bryce TE 6-4 240 7/26/96 Fr./Fr. — Oxnard (St. Bonaventure)14 JOHNSON, Rahshead WR-CB 5-11 175 9/29/96 Fr./Fr. — Compton (Cabrillo)14 SULLIVAN, Conner QB 6-0 195 6/17/92 So.*/Jr. SQ Orange (Orange Lutheran)15 AGHOLOR, Nelson WR 6-1 190 5/24/93 Jr./Jr. 2V Tampa, FL (Berkeley Prep)15 BOWMAN, Michael QB 6-4 200 3/25/96 Fr./Fr. — Pasadena (Pasadena Poly)16 NEYER, Anthony QB 6-2 205 9/3/92 Sr.*/Sr. SQ Palm Desert (Xavier College Prep/USC/

Los Angeles Pierce JC/Idaho)17 SHELTON, Devian CB 6-1 180 1/19/93 So.*/Jr. 1V Inglewood (Inglewood)17 BRIDGFORD, Alex QB 6-3 190 4/16/94 So.*/Jr. TR Mission Viejo (Mission Viejo/Redlands)18 POWELL, Quinton OLB 6-2 200 10/25/93 So./So. 1V Deltona, FL (Mainland)18 HARRIS, Ajene WR 5-11 180 6/1/96 Fr./Fr. — Los Angeles (Crenshaw)19 HUTCHINGS, Michael ILB 6-1 210 3/27/95 So./So. 1V Antioch (De La Salle)19 TUILETA, Larry QB 6-2 200 9/24/95 Fr./Fr. — Honolulu, HI (Punahou)21 CRAVENS, Su’a S 6-1 225 7/7/95 So./So. 1V Los Angeles (Vista Murrieta)22 DAVIS, Justin TB 6-1 195 11/11/95 So./So. 1V Stockton (Lincoln)22 McQUAY III, Leon S 6-1 185 11/21/94 So./So. 1V Seffner, FL (Armwood)23 MADDEN, Tre TB 6-1 225 8/16/93 Jr.*/Sr. 2V Aliso Viejo (Mission Viejo)23 LOCKETT, Jonathan CB 5-11 175 4/18/96 Fr./Fr. — Bellflower (Mater Dei)24 PLATTENBURG, John S-CB 5-11 180 1/10/96 Fr./Fr. — Houston, TX (Lamar)24 SMITH, Stefan TB 6-1 195 1/11/97 Fr./Fr. — San Marino (Flintridge Prep)25 SIMMONS, Lamont CB 6-2 185 10/7/95 Fr./Fr. — Jacksonville, FL (Raines)26 TOLAND IV, James TB 5-11 185 12/29/94 Fr.*/So. SQ Indio (Shadow Hills)26 NUNNERY, Davonte S 5-11 210 10/12/95 Fr./Fr. — Oxnard (St. Bonaventure)27 BOWMAN, Gerald S 6-0 205 10/31/89 Sr.*/Sr. 2V Philadelphia, PA (Imhotep/

Los Angeles Pierce JC)27 MELLSTROM, David WR 6-0 180 1/1/93 Jr.*/Sr. SQ Round Hill, VA (Loudoun Valley/

Virginia Tech)28 TOBER, Christian WR 5-8 175 11/13/93 Jr./Jr. 1V San Clemente (San Clemente)28 DILLARD, Ryan CB 5-9 185 3/25/94 Jr./Jr. 2V Buford, GA (Buford)29 CARRASCO, Kevin CB 6-0 185 11/11/94 So./So. SQ Santa Clarita (Notre Dame)31 VAINUKU, Soma FB 6-0 270 5/28/92 Jr.*/Sr. 2V Eureka (Eureka)34 TUCKER, Olajuwon ILB 6-3 220 7/30/96 Fr./Fr. — Harbor City (Serra)35 ALBARADO, Kris P 5-10 200 10/20/92 Jr.*/Sr. 1V Lake Charles, LA (St. Louis)36 HARDING, Joe S 5-10 180 5/26/95 Fr./Fr. — San Marino (Loyola)37 ALLEN, Javorius TB 6-1 220 8/27/91 Jr.*/Sr. 2V Tallahassee, FL (Lincoln)37 LOPES, Matt S 5-11 180 5/12/95 Fr.*/So. SQ Palos Verdes Estates (Palos Verdes)38 PINNER, Jahleel FB 5-11 235 10/25/93 Jr./Jr. 2V Rancho Santa Margarita (Mission Viejo)38 JONES, Jalen CB 5-8 155 2/10/96 Fr./Fr. — Los Angeles (Serra)39 BOERMEESTER, Matt PK 6-0 185 4/29/94 So./So. JC San Diego (Cathedral Catholic/

Saddleback JC)39 WOOD, Alex PK 5-10 175 11/11/93 So.*/Jr. 1V Mercer Island, WA (Mercer Island)40 RUFFIN, Jabari OLB 6-3 240 9/14/94 So.*/Jr. 1V Downey (Downey)40 HART, Pat FB 6-0 240 9/25/94 Fr.*/So. SQ Burridge, IL (Fenwick)41 DOOLEY, Rob S 6-1 195 8/1/93 So.*/Jr. 1V Chicago, IL (Loyola Academy)42 NWOSU, Uchenna OLB-ILB 6-3 210 12/28/96 Fr./Fr. — Carson (Narbonne)44 DORTON, Malik OLB 6-2 250 5/23/96 Fr./Fr. — Los Angeles (St. John Bosco)44 GUZMAN, Christian WR 6-3 220 1/14/94 So.*/Jr. SQ Desert Hot Springs (Desert Hot Springs/

Mt. San Antonio JC)45 BURKS, Charles OLB 5-11 225 4/10/93 Jr.*/Sr. 2V Costa Mesa (Edison)46 SCHMIDT, Wyatt PK-P 6-3 205 12/25/94 Fr./Fr. — Inver Grove Heights, MN

(St. Thomas Academy)46 BUDROVICH, Reid PK 6-0 180 5/1/96 Fr./Fr. — Torrance (St. John Bosco47 FELIX, Scott OLB 6-2 230 11/22/93 So.*/Jr. 2V Norco (Norco)47 SAREM, Brett FB 6-0 225 8/2/95 Fr./Fr. — San Diego (Cathedral Catholic)48 HEIDARI, Andre PK 5-11 220 7/12/93 Sr./Sr. 3V Bakersfield (Stockdale)48 BASALARI, Jack P 5-11 175 12/2/94 Fr.*/So. SQ Pasadena (Marantha)49 SPEARS, Connor TE 6-6 240 1/24/95 So./So. TR Dakota Dunes, SD (Bishop Heelan/

Columbia)49 MILLER, Matt ILB 6-1 225 4/3/96 Fr./Fr. — Southlake, TX (Carroll)50 LOBENDAHN, Toa OG 6-3 280 2/14/96 Fr./Fr. — Cerritos (La Habra)50 MOORE, Grant ILB 6-1 220 2/8/96 Fr./Fr. — Santa Ana (Mater Dei)51 MAMA, Damien OG 6-5 370 6/27/95 Fr./Fr. — Bellflower (St. John Bosco)51 FOY, Joel ILB 6-2 215 6/13/94 Fr.*/So. TR Anaheim (Servite/Air Force)52 SIMMONS, Delvon DT 6-5 295 11/30/92 Jr.*/Sr. SQ McKeesport, PA (McKeesport/Texas Tech53 MOORE, Alex ILB 6-2 220 3/12/96 Fr./Fr. — Newport Beach (Corona del Mar)54 PETERS, Reuben ILB 6-1 220 10/25/96 Fr./Fr. — Westchester (Loyola)


No. Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Birthday Cl.(Ath/Ac) Exp. Hometown (High School/JC/College)55 DAWSON, Lamar ILB 6-1 230 9/22/93 Sr./Sr. 3V Junction City, KY (Boyle County)56 SARAO, Anthony ILB 6-0 220 4/29/93 Jr.*/Sr. 2V Egg Harbor Township, NJ (Holy Spirit)56 AUSTIN, Jordan OT 6-5 280 5/4/96 Fr./Fr. — Claremont (Claremont)57 SCHLOSSBERG, Nick ILB 6-0 215 11/1/93 So.*/Jr. SQ San Diego (La Jolla Country Day)58 TAVAI, J.R. OLB 6-2 250 9/23/93 Sr./Sr. 3V Redondo Beach (Mira Costa)59 HILL, Don OLB 6-3 245 1/4/96 Fr./Fr. — Boise, ID (Timberline)60 TALAMAIVAO, Viane C 6-3 330 12/13/95 Fr./Fr. — Moreno Valley (Centennial)61 McBRIDE, Peter SNP 6-1 215 7/26/93 Jr.*/Sr. 2V Scottsdale, AZ (Chaparral)62 RODGERS, Khaliel OG 6-3 315 1/12/94 Fr.*/So. SQ New Castle, DE (Eastern Christian Academy)63 Di POALO, Giovanni C 6-4 280 6/16/91 Sr.*/Sr. 1V Ventura (St. Bonaventure)64 WENZEL, Richie C 6-2 280 2/10/95 Fr./Fr. — Chevy Chase, MD (Our Lady of

Good Counsel)65 JEPSEN, Erick OG 6-2 295 12/31/92 Jr.*/Sr. 1V Moreno Valley (La Quinta)67 BASSLER, Quinn OT 6-6 280 5/22/96 Fr./Fr. — Newport Beach (Corona del Mar)68 SIMMONS, Jordan OG 6-4 350 7/15/94 So.*/Jr. 1V Inglewood (Crespi)70 WALKER, Aundrey OG 6-6 315 1/15/93 Sr./Sr. 3V Cleveland, OH (Glenville)72 WHEELER, Chad OT 6-7 280 1/19/94 So.*/Jr. 1V Santa Monica (Santa Monica)73 BANNER, Zach OT 6-9 350 12/25/93 So.*/Jr. 1V Tacoma, WA (Lakes)74 FALAH, Nico OT 6-4 285 1/6/95 Fr.*/So. SQ Hermosa Beach (St. John Bosco)75 TUERK, Max C 6-6 285 1/27/94 Jr./Jr. 2V Trabuco Canyon (Santa Margarita)76 GUERTLER, Nathan OT 6-5 270 1/13/93 Sr.*/Sr. 3V Norco (Norco)77 BROWN, Chris OT 6-5 295 4/26/96 Fr./Fr. — Los Angeles (Loyola)79 MILLER, Jeff DE 6-1 245 4/27/94 So.*/Jr. 1V Southlake, TX (Carroll)82 TELFER, Randall TE 6-4 260 5/16/92 Sr.*/Sr. 3V Rancho Cucamonga (Rancho Cucamonga)83 KATRIB, George WR 6-0 185 2/17/94 Jr./Jr. 2V Diamond Bar (Diamond Bar)84 MINOR, Aaron WR 6-2 200 11/25/95 Fr.*/So. SQ Lakewood (Mayfair)86 KOLANZ, Robby WR 5-10 170 4/14/94 So.*/Jr. 1V Palos Verdes Estates (Palos Verdes)87 WILLSON, Chris TE 6-5 250 11/8/91 Sr.*/Sr. 1V West Covina(St. Paul/Wake Forest)88 COPE-FITZPATRICK, Jalen TE 6-4 250 4/14/94 Jr./Jr. 2V Rocklin (Whitney)90 PELON, Claude DT 6-4 295 11/27/92 Jr.*/Sr. TR Orlando, FL (Agape Christian Academy/

Mesa CC)91 BAKER, Teddy DE-TE 6-4 265 6/22/91 Sr.*/Sr. TR Longmeadow, MA (Loomis Chaffee/

Connecticut/Wesleyan)92 SMITH, Zach SNP 6-1 210 6/3/95 So./So. 1V Redwood City (Menlo School)93 TOWNSEND JR., Greg DE 6-3 275 12/11/92 Jr.*/Sr. 1V Los Angeles (Beverly Hills)94 WILLIAMS, Leonard DE 6-5 300 6/20/94 Jr./Jr. 2V Daytona Beach, FL (Mainland)95 BIGELOW, Kenny DT 6-3 310 3/31/95 Fr.*/So. SQ Elkton, MD (Eastern Christian Academy)96 AUGELLO, Joey DT 6-0 290 5/17/94 Jr./Jr. 1V Rolling Hills Estates (Peninsula/

Los Angeles Harbor JC)97 BRADLEY, Christian DE 6-2 210 11/12/94 Jr./Jr. TR Van Nuys (Campbell Hall/Cal Lutheran)98 TEMPLE, Cody DT 6-2 310 12/29/92 Jr.*/Sr. 1V Bakersfield (Liberty)99 WOODS, Antwaun DT 6-1 325 1/3/93 Jr.*/Sr. 2V Los Angeles (Taft)

*Used up redshirt year

HEAD COACH: Steve SARKISIAN (BYU, 1997), First Year

ASSISTANT COACHES: Kyle DeVAN, Offensive Assistant (Oregon State, 2008); Tim DREVNO, Offensive Line/Running Game Coordinator (CalState Fullerton, 1992); Jaron FAIRMAN, Offensive Assistant (Fresno State, 2007); Clay HELTON, Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks (Houston,1994); Patrick HENDERSON, Defensive Assistant (Oregon State, 2010); Keith HEYWARD, Defensive Backs/Pass Game Coordinator Defense(Oregon State, 2002); Tee MARTIN, Wide Receivers/Pass Game Coordinator (Tennessee/U.S. Sports Academy, 2004); Johnny NANSEN,Assistant Head Coach/Running Backs/Special Teams Coordinator (Washington State, 1997); Drew PEARSON, Defensive Assistant (UtahState, 2007); Peter SIRMON, Associate Head Coach Defense/Linebackers/Recruiting Coordinator (Oregon, 1999); Marques TUIASOSOPO,Associate Head Coach Offense/Tight Ends (Washington, 2001); Justin WILCOX, Defensive Coordinator (Oregon, 1999); Chris WILSON,Defensive Line (Oklahoma, 1992)

STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH: Ivan LEWIS (Idaho, 2000)

TEAM STATISTICS USC OPPSCORING 270 186 Points Per Game 33.8 23.2 Points Off Turnovers 77 63FIRST DOWNS 185 180 Rushing 80 63 Passing 93 91 Penalty 12 26RUSHING YARDAGE 1425 1212 Yards gained rushing 1653 1402 Yards lost rushing 228 190 Rushing Attempts 337 285 Average Per Rush 4.2 4.3 Average Per Game 178.1 151.5 TDs Rushing 13 13PASSING YARDAGE 2178 1952 Comp-Att-Int 189-273-2 179-314-9 Average Per Pass 8.0 6.2 Average Per Catch 11.5 10.9 Average Per Game 272.2 244.0 TDs Passing 20 9TOTAL OFFENSE 3603 3164 Total Plays 610 599 Average Per Play 5.9 5.3 Average Per Game 450.4 395.5KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 26-569 29-707PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 16-142 10-171INT RETURNS: #-Yards 9-130 2-3KICK RETURN AVERAGE 21.9 24.4PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 8.9 17.1INT RETURN AVERAGE 14.4 1.5FUMBLES-LOST 10-5 13-5PENALTIES-Yards 71-603 48-405 Average Per Game 75.4 50.6PUNTS-Yards 42-1728 46-1866 Average Per Punt 41.1 40.6 Net punt average 34.2 36.2KICKOFFS-Yards 48-2995 35-2093 Average Per Kick 62.4 59.8 Net kick average 38.3 37.8TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 31:16 28:443RD-DOWN Conversions 62/132 38/115 3rd-Down Pct 47% 33%4TH-DOWN Conversions 9/15 7/12 4th-Down Pct 60% 58%SACKS BY-Yards 17-117 18-133MISC YARDS 0 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 36 24FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 6-8 7-13ON-SIDE KICKS 0-1 1-3RED-ZONE SCORES (27-30) 90% (21-30) 70%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (23-30) 77% (14-30) 47%PAT-ATTEMPTS (36-36) 100% (19-21) 90%ATTENDANCE 295429 196819 Games/Avg Per Game 4/73857 4/49205 Neutral Site Games 0/0

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th TotalUSC 94 62 62 52 270Opponents 20 65 44 57 186

2014 USC TrojanS FooTball STaTiSTiCSas of Oct. 25, 2014

RUSHINGPlayer GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/GAllen, Javorius 8 177 1046 36 1010 5.7 8 53 126.2Davis, Justin 8 77 372 29 343 4.5 2 47 42.9Toland IV, James 3 23 95 13 82 3.6 0 16 27.3Vainuku, Soma 6 6 40 0 40 6.7 1 13 6.7Browne, Max 4 4 13 0 13 3.2 0 7 3.2Pinner, Jahleel 8 2 6 0 6 3.0 0 4 0.8Rogers, Darreus 8 1 5 0 5 5.0 0 0 0.6Agholor, Nelson 8 3 5 2 3 1.0 0 4 0.4Smith, JuJu 8 2 3 0 3 1.5 0 2 0.4Farmer, George 6 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 -0.3TEAM 4 7 0 9 -9 -1.3 0 0 -2.2Kessler, Cody 8 34 68 137 -69 -2.0 2 13 -8.6Total.......... 8 337 1653 228 1425 4.2 13 53 178.1Opponents...... 8 285 1402 190 1212 4.3 13 66 151.5

PASSINGPlayer G Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/GKessler, Cody 8 161.67 186-265-2 70.2 2148 20 75 268.5Browne, Max 4 78.86 3-7-0 42.9 30 0 13 7.5Harris, Ajene 4 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Total.......... 8 158.96 189-273-2 69.2 2178 20 75 272.2Opponents...... 8 112.95 179-314-9 57.0 1952 9 77 244.0

RECEIVINGPlayer G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/GAgholor, Nelson 8 58 643 11.1 7 75 80.4Smith, JuJu 8 32 427 13.3 2 53 53.4Allen, Javorius 8 27 316 11.7 1 51 39.5Rogers, Darreus 8 16 204 12.8 3 48 25.5Telfer, Randall 8 14 137 9.8 0 21 17.1Farmer, George 6 13 103 7.9 1 15 17.2Davis, Justin 8 8 68 8.5 1 16 8.5Dixon, Bryce 8 6 115 19.2 3 31 14.4Harris, Ajene 4 4 38 9.5 0 21 9.5Jackson, Adoree’ 8 4 32 8.0 1 18 4.0Blackwell, Victor 1 3 54 18.0 0 32 54.0Mitchell, Steven 6 3 38 12.7 1 24 6.3Pinner, Jahleel 8 1 3 3.0 0 3 0.4Total.......... 8 189 2178 11.5 20 75 272.2Opponents...... 8 179 1952 10.9 9 77 244.0

FUMBLE RETURNSPlayer No. Yds Avg TD LongTotal.......... 0 0 0.0 0 0Opponents...... 1 53 53.0 1 53

PUNT RETURNSPlayer No. Yds Avg TD LongAgholor, Nelson 13 125 9.6 1 53Jackson, Adoree’ 2 12 6.0 0 10Rogers, Darreus 1 5 5.0 0 5Total.......... 16 142 8.9 1 53Opponents...... 10 171 17.1 0 51

KICK RETURNSPlayer No. Yds Avg TD LongJackson, Adoree’ 11 371 33.7 1 100Agholor, Nelson 9 147 16.3 0 21Smith, JuJu 6 51 8.5 0 19Total.......... 26 569 21.9 1 100Opponents...... 29 707 24.4 1 97

INTERCEPTIONSPlayer No. Yds Avg TD LongCravens, Su’a 2 47 23.5 1 31McQuay III, Leon 1 0 0.0 0 0Sarao, Anthony 1 8 8.0 0 8Seymour, Kevon 1 23 23.0 0 23Williams, Leonard 1 10 10.0 0 10Bowman, Gerald 1 36 36.0 0 36Hutchings, Michael 1 6 6.0 0 6Hawkins, Chris 1 0 0.0 0 0Total.......... 9 130 14.4 1 36Opponents...... 2 3 1.5 0 3

SCORING |------------ PATs ------------|Player TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv PassDXP SafPointsAllen, Javorius 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 54Agholor, Nelson 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 48Heidari, Andre 0 6-8 24-24 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42Rogers, Darreus 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18Dixon, Bryce 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18Davis, Justin 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18Wood, Alex 0 0-0 12-12 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Jackson, Adoree’ 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Kessler, Cody 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Smith, JuJu 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Vainuku, Soma 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Mitchell, Steven 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Farmer, George 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Cravens, Su’a 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Total.......... 36 6-8 36-36 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 270Opponents...... 24 7-13 19-21 0-1 1 1-1 0 0 186

TOTAL OFFENSE Player G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/GKessler, Cody 8 299 -69 2148 2079 259.9Allen, Javorius 8 177 1010 0 1010 126.2Davis, Justin 8 77 343 0 343 42.9Toland IV, James 3 23 82 0 82 27.3Browne, Max 4 11 13 30 43 10.8Vainuku, Soma 6 6 40 0 40 6.7Pinner, Jahleel 8 2 6 0 6 0.8Rogers, Darreus 8 1 5 0 5 0.6Smith, JuJu 8 2 3 0 3 0.4Agholor, Nelson 8 3 3 0 3 0.4Farmer, George 6 1 -2 0 -2 -0.3TEAM 4 7 -9 0 -9 -2.2Total.......... 8 610 1425 2178 3603 450.4Opponents...... 8 599 1212 1952 3164 395.5


2014 USC FOOTBALL RESULTS Record: Overall Home Away NeutralALL GAMES 5-3 3-1 2-2 --CONFERENCE 4-2 2-1 2-1 --NON-CONFERENCE 1-1 1-0 0-1 --

Date Opponent W/L Score Attend.Aug.30 FRESNOSTATE W 52-13 76,037Sept. 6 at #13 Stanford * W 13-10 50,814Sept. 13 at Boston College L 31-37 41,632Sept.27 OREGONSTATE* W 35-10 74,521Oct.4 ARIZONASTATE* L 34-38 70,115Oct. 11 at #10 Arizona * W 28-26 56,754Oct.18 COLORADO* W 56-28 74,756Oct. 25 at #19 Utah * L 21-24 47,619Nov. 1 at Washington State *Nov.13(Th)CALIFORNIA*Nov. 22 at UCLA *Nov.29 NOTREDAME

* Pac-12 Conference game | Home game in BOLD

FIELD GOALS Player FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-3940-49 50-99 Lg Blk

Heidari, Andre 6-8 75.0 0-0 2-2 2-4 0-0 2-2 53 0

FG SEQUENCE USC OPPONENTSFresno State (27),39 -Stanford (25),(53) 49,(33),26Boston College (52) 47,(25)Oregon State 36 (38)Arizona State (35),(33) (19)Arizona - 48,(32),(25),34,36Colorado - -Utah - (24)** Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

PUNTING Player No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 50+ BlkdAlbarado, Kris 38 1593 41.9 65 4 15 9 11 0Kessler, Cody 4 135 33.8 47 2 0 1 0 0Total.......... 42 1728 41.1 65 6 15 10 11 0Opponents...... 46 1866 40.6 66 3 13 15 8 0

KICKOFFS Player No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLnHeidari, Andre 30 1844 61.5 9 1 Wood, Alex 18 1151 63.9 9 0 Total.......... 48 2995 62.4 18 1 707 38.3 26Opponents...... 35 2093 59.8 8 1 569 37.8 27

ALL PURPOSE Player G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/GAllen, Javorius 8 1010 316 0 0 0 1326 165.8Agholor, Nelson 8 3 643 125 147 0 918 114.8Smith, JuJu 8 3 427 0 51 0 481 60.1Jackson, Adoree’ 8 0 32 12 371 0 415 51.9Davis, Justin 8 343 68 0 0 0 411 51.4Rogers, Darreus 8 5 204 5 0 0 214 26.8Telfer, Randall 8 0 137 0 0 0 137 17.1Dixon, Bryce 8 0 115 0 0 0 115 14.4Farmer, George 6 -2 103 0 0 0 101 16.8Toland IV, James 3 82 0 0 0 0 82 27.3Blackwell, Vict 1 0 54 0 0 0 54 54.0Cravens, Su’a 8 0 0 0 0 47 47 5.9Vainuku, Soma 6 40 0 0 0 0 40 6.7Mitchell, Steven 6 0 38 0 0 0 38 6.3Harris, Ajene 4 0 38 0 0 0 38 9.5Bowman, Gerald 7 0 0 0 0 36 36 5.1Seymour, Kevon 8 0 0 0 0 23 23 2.9Browne, Max 4 13 0 0 0 0 13 3.2Williams, Leonard 8 0 0 0 0 10 10 1.2Pinner, Jahleel 8 6 3 0 0 0 9 1.1Sarao, Anthony 8 0 0 0 0 8 8 1.0Hutchings, Michael 8 0 0 0 0 6 6 0.8TEAM 4 -9 0 0 0 0 -9 -2.2Kessler, Cody 8 -69 0 0 0 0 -69 -8.6Total.......... 8 1425 2178 142 569 130 4444 555.5Opponents...... 8 1212 1952 171 707 3 4045 505.6



2014 USC FootballUSC Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Oct 26, 2014)

All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf10 Pullard, Hayes 8 29 30 59 2.5-3 . . 5 . . . . .94 Williams, Leonard 8 29 22 51 6.0-28 4.5-23 1-10 2 . . 3 . .56 Sarao, Anthony 8 21 28 49 . . 1-8 2 . . . . .27 Bowman, Gerald 7 32 12 44 1.0-1 . 1-36 1 . . . . .58 Tavai, J.R. 8 24 17 41 7.5-36 3.5-28 . 2 . 1-0 2 . .21 Cravens, Su'a 8 27 11 38 11.5-64 4.0-36 2-47 5 . . . . .52 Simmons, Delvon 8 15 18 33 1.5-2 . . 1 . 1-0 . 1 .13 Seymour, Kevon 8 24 4 28 . . 1-23 11 . . . . .4 Hawkins, Chris 8 25 3 28 1.0-2 . 1-0 2 . . . . .47 Felix, Scott 8 18 9 27 4.5-26 1.0-6 . 2 . 1-0 1 . .99 Woods, Antwaun 8 10 14 24 . . . 1 . . . . .2 Jackson, Adoree' 8 20 1 21 3.0-6 . . 3 . 1-0 1 . .22 McQuay III, Leon 8 15 5 20 0.5-1 . 1-0 1 . 1-0 . . .19 Hutchings, Michael 8 6 9 15 . . 1-6 . . . . . .24 Plattenburg, John 6 13 1 14 . . . 1 . . . . .90 Pelon, Claude 8 5 4 9 2.0-10 2.0-10 . 1 . . . 1 .98 Temple, Cody 8 3 5 8 2.0-11 1.0-10 . . . . . . .18 Powell, Quinton 8 4 3 7 . . . . . . . . .93 Townsend Jr., Greg 5 3 3 6 2.0-5 1.0-4 . . . . . . .42 Nwosu, Uchenna 8 3 3 6 . . . . . . . . .83 Katrib, George 6 1 3 4 . . . . . . . . .23 Lockett, Jonathan 7 3 1 4 . . . 1 . . . . .31 Vainuku, Soma 6 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .34 Tucker, Olajuwon 6 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .3H Pinner, Jahleel 8 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .37 Lopes, Matt 3 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .73 Banner, Zach 8 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .92 Smith, Zach 7 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .96 Augello, Joey 1 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .35 Albarado, Kris 7 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .3X Wood, Alex 3 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .9 Smith, JuJu 8 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .15 Agholor, Nelson 8 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .1 Rogers, Darreus 8 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

Total 8 342 210 552 45-195 17-117 9-130 41 . 5-0 7 2 .Opponents 8 376 260 636 62-237 18-133 2-3 18 3 5-53 6 . .

2014 GAME-BY-GAME STATSINDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

(USC game highs in bold face)

Name Fres. St.Stanford Bost. Col. Ore. St. Ariz. St. Arizona Colorado Utah Wash. St. California UCLA N. Dame

Rushing: TCB-NET-TDAllen 22-133-1 23-154-0 15-31-0 20-115-1 29-143-2 26-205-3 15-128-1 27-101-0Davis 12-30-0 8-20-1 6-10-0 15-82-1 14-67-0 7-28-0 11-97-0 4-9-0Toland 12-47-0 -- -- 7-30-0 -- -- 4-5-0 --Vainuku 2-24-1 2-5-0 1-11-0 1-0-0 -- -- -- --Browne 3-10-0 -- -- -- -- -- 1-3-0 --Pinner 2-6-0 -- -- -- -- -- -- --Rogers -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1-5-0Agholor -- -- -- 1-(-2)-0 1-4-0 -- -- 1-1-0J. Smith 1-1-0 -- -- -- -- 1-2-0 -- --Farmer -- -- 1-(-2)-0 -- -- -- -- --TEAM 2-(-2)-0 2-(-3)-0 -- -- -- 1-(-2)-0 -- 1-(-2)-0Kessler 8-28-1 2-(-20)-0 6-(-30)-0 4-(-25)-0 6-6-1 3-6-0 2-(-20)-0 3-(-14)-0

Passing: PA-PC-INT-YDS-TDKessler 37-25-0 22-15-0 41-31-0 32-24-0 45-28-0 30-20-1 26-19-0 32-24-1

394-4 135-0 317-4 261-2 273-0 185-1 319-7 264-2Browne 4-3-0 -- -- -- -- -- 2-0-0 1-0-0

30-0 0-0 0-0Harris -- -- -- 1-0-0 -- -- -- --

0-0

Receiving: NO-YDS-TDAgholor 5-57-2 9-91-0 9-64-1 3-27-0 9-85-0 7-81-1 6-128-3 10-110-0J. Smith 4-123-0 1-(-2)-0 6-49-0 3-13-0 4-24-0 4-39-0 4-104-1 6-77-1Allen 1-23-0 -- 9-118-1 5-23-0 4-86-0 4-28-0 1-12-0 3-26-0Rogers 5-60-0 -- 1-14-1 1-48-1 4-34-0 2-20-0 1-8-0 2-20-1Telfer -- -- 2-35-0 2-29-0 3-18-0 2-15-0 4-19-0 1-21-0Farmer 3-20-0 4-36-0 2-16-1 2-17-0 2-14-0 -- -- --Davis 2-21-0 1-10-0 -- 3-30-1 1-5-0 1-2-0 -- --Dixon 1-22-0 -- 1-25-0 2-44-0 -- -- 2-24-2 --Harris 1-8-0 -- -- 3-30-0 -- -- -- --Jackson 3-36-1 -- 1-(-4)-0 -- -- -- -- --Blackwell 3-54-0 -- -- -- -- -- -- --Mitchell -- -- -- -- 1-7-0 -- 1-24-1 1-7-0Pinner -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1-3-0

Punting: NO-YDS-LONGAlbarado -- 4-191-55 10-375-54 6-243-57 2-119-65 6-233-48 5-181-44 5-251-61Kessler -- -- -- -- 4-135-47 -- -- --

Punt Returns: NO-YDS-LONGAgholor -- -- 5-15-11 2-12-9 3*-58-53 2-26-26 1-14-14 --Jackson 1-10-10 -- -- -- -- -- -- 1-2-2Rogers -- -- -- -- -- -- 1-5-5 --*Includes 1 touchdown return

Kickoff Returns: NO-YDS-LONGJackson -- -- 3-81-50 2-58-35 2-56-32 1-34-34 1-15-15 2*-127-100Agholor 3-43-19 2-34-20 1-17-17 -- -- 1-17-17 2-36-21 --J. Smith -- -- 2-1-1 1-18-18 1-19-19 1-1-1 -- 1-12-12*Includes 1 touchdown return

Interceptions: NO-YDS-TDCravens -- -- -- 1-31-1 -- -- 1-16-0 --Bowman 1-36-0 -- -- -- -- -- -- --Seymour -- -- -- -- -- -- 1-23-0 --Williams 1-10-0 -- -- -- -- -- -- --Sarao 1-8-0 -- -- -- -- -- -- --Hutchings 1-6-0 -- -- -- -- -- -- --Hawkins -- -- 1-0-0 -- -- -- -- --McQuay -- -- -- 1-0-0 -- -- -- --


Defensive Statistics: TAC-FOR LOSS-PASS DEF-FUM RECPullard 9-0.5-1-0 7-0-1-0 5-0-1-0 5-0-0-0 9-1-0-0 9-0.5-0-0 9-0-2-0 6-0.5-0-0Williams 7-0-2-0 11-1-0-0 5-0-0-0 4-1-0-0 3-0.5-0-0 8-2-0-0 7-0.5-0-0 6-1-0-0Sarao 1-0-0-0 11-0-0-0 5-0-0-0 4-0-1-0 5-0-1-0 3-0-0-0 12-0-0-0 8-0-0-0Bowman 5-0-0-0 10-0-0-0 7-1-0-0 4-0-0-0 8-0-0-0 9-0-0-0 1-0-1-0 --Tavai 5-1-0-0 5-1-0-0 6-1-0-0 4-1-0-0 6-0-1-0 2-0-1-1 7-1.5-0-0 6-2-0-0Cravens 3-0-2-0 5-0-1-0 5-3-0-0 6-2-0-0 5-3.5-0-0 5-1-1-0 2-0-0-0 7-2-1-0D. Simmons 3-0-0-0 0-0-1*-1 6-0-0-0 1-1-0-0 4-0-1-0 7-0.5-0-0 7-0-0-0 5-0-0-0Seymour 3-0-3-0 5-0-0-0 3-0-0-0 3-0-2-0 4-0-3-0 6-0-0-0 3-0-1-0 1-0-0-0Hawkins 1-0-0-0 6-0-0-0 4-0-0-0 2-0-0-0 -- 5-0-0-0 9-1-2-0 1-0-0-0Felix 3-0-0-0 6-1-0-1 3-0-0-0 1-1-1-0 1-1-0-0 -- 4-0-0-0 9-1.5-1-0Woods 2-0-0-0 -- 3-0-0-0 4-0-0-0 2-0-0-0 3-0-0-0 4-0-0-0 6-0-1-0Jackson 1-0-0-0 -- 2-2-0-0 1-0-2-0 5-0-0-0 7-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 4-1-1-1McQuay 4-0.5-0-0 2-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 3-0-1-0 2-0-0-0 3-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 4-0-0-1Hutchings 3-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 5-0-0-0 -- 1-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 4-0-0-0 --Plattenburg -- -- -- -- -- 2-0-0-0 8-0-0-0 4-0-0-0Pelon 1-0-0-0 2-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 0-0-1-0 -- 3-1-1*-0 2-1-0-0 --Temple 1-1-0-0 -- 2-0-0-0 -- 2-0-0-0 -- 2-1-0-0 1-0-0-0Powell -- -- 1-0-0-0 -- 1-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 4-0-0-0 --Townsend 2-0-0-0 -- -- -- -- -- 2-2-0-0 2-0-0-0Nwosu 2-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 -- -- 1-0-0-0 -- 1-0-0-0 1-0-0-0Katrib -- -- -- -- -- -- 4-0-0-0 --Lockett -- -- -- -- -- 3-0-0-0 1-0-1-0 --Vainuku 1-0-0-0 -- -- 2-0-0-0 -- -- -- --Tucker 1-0-0-0 -- -- -- -- -- 1-0-0-0 --Pinner -- -- 1-0-0-0 -- 1-0-0-0 -- -- --Lopes 1-0-0-0 -- -- -- -- -- -- --Banner -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1-0-0-0Z. Smith -- -- -- -- -- -- 1-0-0-0 --Augello 1-0-0-0 -- -- -- -- -- -- --Albarado -- 1-0-0-0 -- -- -- -- -- --Wood -- -- -- -- -- -- 1-0-0-0 --Agholor -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1-0-0-0J. Smith -- -- 1-0-0-0 -- -- -- -- --Rogers -- -- -- -- 1-0-0-0 -- -- --*Includes 1 blocked field goal

USC TEAM STATISTICSName Fres. St.Stanford Bost. Col. Ore. St. Ariz. St. Arizona Colorado Utah Wash. St. California UCLA N. Dame

First Downs 37 16 18 26 28 22 21 17 Rush 19 8 3 12 13 12 7 6 Pass 17 7 15 10 13 9 11 11 Penalty 1 1 0 4 2 1 3 0Rush Attempts 64 37 29 48 50 39 33 37 Yds Gain 293 182 72 242 248 249 245 122 Yds Lost 16 26 52 42 28 10 32 22 Net Yards 277 156 20 200 220 239 213 100Net Yds Pass 424 135 317 261 273 185 319 264 Pass Att 41 22 41 33 45 30 28 33 Pass Com 28 15 31 24 28 20 19 24 Had Int 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1Tot Off Plays 105 59 70 81 95 69 61 70Tot Net Yards 701 291 337 461 493 424 532 364 Avg/Play 6.7 4.9 4.8 5.7 5.2 6.1 8.7 5.2Fumbles-Lost 2-2 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 2-1 1-1 3-1Penalties-Yds 9-76 10-87 3-20 14-124 9-60 13-103 7-85 6-48Punts-Yds 0-0 4-191 10-375 6-243 6-254 6-233 5-181 5-251 Avg/Punt 0.0 47.8 37.5 40.5 42.3 38.8 36.2 50.2Punt Ret-Yds 1-10 0-0 5-15 2-12 3-58 2-26 2-19 1-2KO Ret-Yds 3-43 2-34 6-99 3-76 3-75 3-52 3-51 3-139Int-Yards 4-60 0-0 1-0 2-31 0-0 0-0 2-39 0-0Fum Ret-Yds 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0Poss Time 38:54 26:13 28:06 34:45 37:18 31:10 24:03 29:413rd Down Con 11-18 7-14 5-16 8-19 11-23 8-16 4-11 8-154th Down Con 3-5 0-1 0-0 3-3 2-3 1-1 0-0 0-2Sacks By-Yds 1-10 2-10 1-11 2-22 2-12 3-6 4-24 2-22

Game-By-Game Starters


OffenseWR Agholor Agholor Agholor Agholor Agholor Agholor Agholor AgholorLT Wheeler Wheeler Wheeler Wheeler Wheeler Wheeler Wheeler WheelerLG Lobendahn Lobendahn Lobendahn Lobendahn Lobendahn Lobendahn Lobendahn Lobendahn C Tuerk Tuerk Tuerk Tuerk Tuerk Tuerk Tuerk TuerkRG Mama Mama Talamaivao Talamaivao Talamaivao Talamaivao Talamaivao TalamaivaoRT Banner Banner Banner Banner Banner Banner Banner BannerTE Telfer Telfer Telfer Telfer Telfer Telfer Telfer TelferQB Kessler Kessler Kessler Kessler Kessler Kessler Kessler KesslerFB J. Smith* Vainuku Vainuku Harris* Dixon## Rogers* Rogers* Rogers*TB Allen Allen Allen Allen Allen Allen Allen AllenWR Farmer J. Smith Farmer J. Smith J. Smith J. Smith J. Smith J. Smith

DefenseSOLB Cravens Felix Cravens Cravens Cravens Cravens Cravens CravensDT Pelon Jackson# D. Simmons D. Simmons D. Simmons D. Simmons D. Simmons D. SimmonsNT Woods Woods Woods Woods Woods Woods Woods WoodsDE Williams Williams Williams Williams Williams Williams Williams WilliamsRUSH Tavai Tavai Tavai Tavai Tavai Tavai Felix TavaiMILB Pullard Pullard Hutchings Pullard Pullard Pullard Pullard PullardWILB Sarao Sarao Sarao Sarao Sarao Sarao Sarao SaraoCB Seymour Seymour Seymour Seymour Seymour Seymour Seymour SeymourFS Bowman Bowman Bowman Bowman Bowman Bowman Bowman PlattenburgSS McQuay Cravens McQuay McQuay McQuay McQuay Plattenburg McQuayCB Hawkins Hawkins Hawkins Hawkins Jackson Jackson Jackson Jackson

*USC started 3 wide receivers#USC started 3 cornerbacks##USC started 2 tight ends

OPPONENT TEAM STATISTICS


First Downs 17 21 19 17 24 34 27 21 Rush 6 7 17 6 1 6 11 9 Pass 8 12 2 4 19 23 12 11 Penalty 3 2 0 7 4 5 4 1Rush Attempts 33 38 54 21 22 29 46 42 Yds Gain 174 148 481 90 52 86 198 173 Yds Lost 17 20 29 32 21 9 26 36 Net Yards 157 128 452 58 31 77 172 137Net Yds Pass 160 285 54 123 510 395 231 194 Pass Att 36 30 14 35 46 72 49 32 Pass Com 18 22 5 15 27 43 31 18 Had Int 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 0Tot Off Plays 69 68 68 56 68 101 95 74Tot Net Yards 317 413 506 181 541 472 403 331 Avg/Play 4.6 6.1 7.4 3.2 8.0 4.7 4.2 4.5Fumbles-Lost 0-0 4-2 0-0 1-0 1-0 2-1 1-0 4-2Penalties-Yds 5-47 8-68 2-25 13-108 5-36 4-35 7-61 4-25Punts-Yds 6-213 2-54 7-275 8-322 7-272 5-244 4-161 7-325 Avg/Punt 35.5 27.0 39.3 40.2 38.9 48.8 40.2 46.4Punt Ret-Yds 0-0 1-44 2-16 2-5 1-(-7) 1-43 2-19 1-51KO Ret-Yds 4-72 3-69 4-82 4-170 5-131 2-39 5-103 2-41Int-Yards 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-3Fum Ret-Yds 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-53Poss Time 21:06 33:47 31:54 25:15 22:42 28:50 35:57 30:193rd Down Con 2-12 7-14 2-11 1-10 3-12 11-22 6-17 6-164th Down Con 2-3 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-1 3-6 0-0Sacks By-Yds 0-0 2-20 5-36 3-25 3-17 1-3 2-20 2-12

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