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The Emerald Bowl will be a new experience for USC, which is accustomed to playing higher-profile games during the bowl season.

What was that? No, Ia m not hitting the holiday eggnog a little early. I dona t even like the stuff.

USC fans will get a glimpse of the future at at least one position in the Emerald Bowl.

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

USC utilizes early bowl-game practices to ready young players for possible starting roles the following season.

Quick hitters from USC's Sunday practice: ** Cornerback Josh Pinkard is expected to miss the Emerald Bowl because of a knee injury suffered in the regular-season finale, Trojans coach Pete Carroll said.

We're about more than just quarterbacks here at the USC blog. As proof, our chronological countdown of the five most pivotal moments in the Trojans' season continues with NO.

The Los Angeles Coliseum wasn't nearly full Saturday for Arizona's 21-17 victory over USC that shouldered the Trojans into college football irrelevancy.

After finishing the regular season on a down note, USC players sounded Monday as if they'd accepted their status as an Emerald Bowl participant.

USC defensive back Josh Pinkard has a lot to remember from his six years at USC: winning a national title and losing a national title, winning three Rose Bowls and losing two seasons to injury.

USC wide receiver Damian Williams said after Saturday's loss to Arizona he did not know if he would return for his senior season.

USC just beat UCLA in a fiery ending that kept the crosstown rivalry firmly in the hands of the Trojans, but as Coach Pete Carroll reflected on the past month, another image remained entrenched in his memory.

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's defense started the season as a figurative monster. Lately, it's been hard to figure.

Will Harris was all fired up. Woofin', head-banging and carrying on there on the USC sideline, the safety from Covina was enjoying the heck out of seeing his team post another score on the board in the closing seconds of Saturday's 28-7 victory over UCLA.

The key for USC football is to end the season in a great matchup, pumped up, and taking advantage of the healthiness of its players.

An otherwise upbeat bye-week for USC limped to a close Friday morning. Joe McKnight fumbled a punt.

USC fullback Stanley Havili moved a chair into his dressing stall and sat with his back to teammates and reporters after last week's embarrassing loss to Stanford at the Coliseum.

USC is 10 games into the season, but the Trojans' offense is still making mistakes indicative of the early season.

As Pete Carroll and the USC Trojans migrate down an unfamiliar path , there are still definitive goals that must be accomplished, both for this season, and perhaps more importantly, for the next.