Four months after a weighlifting accident in which his throat was crushed, the former Trojans running back wants to show NFL coaches and scouts that he can absorb, and deliver, contact.

Stafon Johnson can take a hit.

‘We’re trying to play a heavyweight schedule,’ Coach Kevin O’Neill says of slate that includes games at Kansas, Tennessee and Nebraska.

USC’s nonconference schedule next season is shaping into something tough.

USC commits 19 turnovers, which the Beavers convert into 22 points.

That issue USC used to have, when there would be so many turnovers the game seemed a comedic performance? It came back Thursday night.

USC learned a lot in 48 hours – namely how to protect a big lead. Especially forward Marcus Johnson.
The senior scored eight straight points in the second half as the Trojans blew out Washington 87-61 on Saturday night in front of 5,876 at Galen Center.

All five starters are in double figures in USC’s biggest outburst of the season.

USC’s Mike Gerrity cocked and fired the ball from half court, knowing his guy would fetch it.

LOS ANGELES – After blowing a 15-point lead against Washington State, USC admitted it would be hard to forget the loss even as the Trojans prepared for today’s game against Washington at the Galen Center.

The Trojans have rarely made a dent in crowded L.A. sports market, and it won’t happen this season because of self-imposed sanctions. But their first-year coach is thinking long-term.

Kevin O’Neill has either the best sports job in America or the worst. He coaches USC men’s basketball.

The Trojans have rarely made a dent in crowded L.A. sports market, and it won’t happen this year because of self-imposed sanctions. But their first-year coach is thinking long term.

Kevin O’Neill has either the best sports job in America or the worst. He coaches USC men’s basketball.

LOS ANGELES – If USC were eligible for postseason play, Thursday night’s game with Washington State would be one of those results that would haunt it for the rest of the season.

The freshman guard surprises USC with 21 points as the Cougars rally from 15 down to win, 67-60, at the Galen Center.

Klay Thompson came in with the hype, the hoopla and the bravado of being the league’s leading scorer.