Trojans know they may be in for a shootout at Arizona

USC faces an Arizona team Saturday that is averaging 549 yards and 39 points a game. Wildcats quarterback Matt Scott leads the Pac-12 Conference and is fourth nationally in total offense.

USC turns into a men's basketball melting pot

Trojans feature 10 players who transferred from other colleges after a player exodus in the wake of the O.J. Mayo scandal. Says Coach Kevin O'Neill: 'We'll go into every game with a chance to win.'

USC has new challenges going forward

The Trojans will face Arizona, Oregon, Arizona State and UCLA, which are all ranked among the top 25 offenses, as well as Notre Dame, which is second in scoring defense and sixth in total defense.

Matt Barkley and Robert Woods connect the darts in USC's 50-6 win

Matt Barkley's six TD passes in rout of Colorado make him conference's career leader. Robert Woods has four TD catches and becomes USC's career receptions leader.

USC's lack of discipline is worrisome flaw as penalties mount

On a special day in which Matt Barkley and Robert Woods are congratulated for breaking records, Coach Lane Kiffin takes his team to task for penalties. 'That's not who we are,' he says.

Robert Woods sets USC record, then honors late sibling

The Trojans receiver recalls the encouraging words of his sister Olivia, who died of cancer at 17. 'I just liked thanking her right then and there,' he says.

Numbers could add up for USC against Colorado

Trojans are 41-point favorites to beat the Buffaloes at home, and Matt Barkley and Robert Woods could set school records. But Lane Kiffin says he just wants a win.

USC vs. Colorado: How they match up

USC's offense has been inconsistent, but Colorado's porous defense appears made to order for quarterback Matt Barkley and receivers Robert Woods and Marqise Lee.

Silas Redd is making an impact on USC's running game

Redd, a transfer from Penn State, has gained more than 100 yards in three games and is averaging 95 yards a game, the fifth-best mark in the Pac-12 Conference.

USC glad it went south to land Leonard Williams

Freshman defensive tackle from Florida had four tackles and 1 1/2 sacks in a start against Washington for a Trojans line whose next chore is to stop Colorado.

USC's Matt Barkley caught napping, but not on the job

Trojans quarterback shows his sense of humor by retweeting photo of him sleeping at the McKay Center sent by a teammate. Barkley says he isn't frustrated by limited chances, opting to put team first.

Hooray! USC won! Now is that so hard to say?

After getting a headline that made no sense to the columnist, and a story that was a disappointing tale about what the winners didn't accomplish, he has a few suggestions.