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There is a new most important guy at the NFL draft combine : USC senior RB Stafon Johnson , who has missed most of this season following a freak weightlifting accident, will not apply for a medical hardship and will turn pro, according to his uncle.

The UCLA football program currently has two immediate goals: regain national status and beat cross-town rival USC.

With final exams set to resume today at USC, C.J.Gable should be more than prepared mentally.

This season, USC football coach Pete Carroll said, has just felt "weird." So why should Senior Day have been an exception? The Trojans, for so long the beasts of the Pac-10, tumbled even further down the bowl pecking order Saturday, in a 21-17 loss to Arizona decided by Juron Criner's 36-yard touchdown reception with 3:14 left in the fourth ...

Posted Today at 12:36 am in Featured , Football , Sports There's just one regular season game left on the schedule for the Trojans, but coach Pete Carroll is still switching around his lineup.

Arizona quarterback Nick Foles passes while being pressured by USC's Jurrell Casey on Saturday.

There was no Rose Bowl on the line, no potential BCS berth. The best USC could hope for entering Saturday's game against Arizona was a berth in the Holiday Bowl.

Posted Today at 12:10 am in Featured , Football , Sports This is it. For USC's senior class, Saturday will be its last hurrah at the Coliseum.

USC quarterbacks coach Jeremy Bates offers little insight during the best situations, so it was not surprising he offered a vague response Wednesday when asked if he might return to the NFL next season should former Denver Broncos coach Mike Shanahan get another job.

While a victory by Southern California in its regular season finale won't compensate for failing to win a Pac-10 title, the Trojans still have much riding on the outcome of Saturday's game.

It's Monday morning, the grades are out for the USC football team, and there just might be an A in here somewhere.

The downtrodden USC Trojans and surprisingly upstart UCLA Bruins seemed to be headed in opposite directions before they faced each other on Saturday.

Every week Sports Examiners across the nation throw their hat into the ring of top 25 college football projections.

LOS ANGELES a ' USC did not achieve many of its goals this season. But the city of Los Angeles remains firmly in the Trojans' grip.

It was not the most exciting game, especially considering some of the history when these two teams have met on the field.

Malcolm Smith returned one of Southern California's three interceptions 62 yards for an early touchdown, and the 24th-ranked Trojans regained their defensive pride while maintaining their city dominance with a 28-7 victory over UCLA on Saturday night.

Damian Williams, USC's leading receiver and punt returner, continues to be a question mark heading into Saturday's showdown against UCLA.

USC wide receiver Damian Williams probably is doubtful for Saturday's game against UCLA because of the severity of his ankle sprain, according to sources.

Beating Washington State is one thing. So is beating Arizona State and Washington.

The Trojans returned to the field Tuesday for the first time since their 55-21 loss to Stanford on Saturday.