Jarvis Jones to Transfer

The USC Trojans have granted outside lineback Jarvis Jones the ability to transfer before the upcoming season. Jones had a spectacular freshmen year but was forced to miss five games because of a neck injury. He was a high school All American and is from Colombus, Georgia. Jones was not able to practice this spring because of the neck injury and the reasons for him wanting to transfer are undisclosed.

USC to Hear NCAA Committees Ruling on Them

On Friday, the NCAA committee will release its findings on the potential violations of the football and basketball programs at the University of Southern California. The NCAA committee is reviewing incidents about O.J. Mayo and Reggie Bush. O.J. Mayo was allegedly given 1,000 dollars from former Head Coach Tim Floyd. Floyd resigned and the Trojans already self sanctioned by banning themselves from this years post season and negating the wins from the 2007-2008 season. The case of Reggie Bush is based around the idea that a sports marketing company allegedly bought the Bush family a home while Bush was playing at USC. If found guilty, Bush may lose his Heisman Trophy.

USC Coaching Staff coming together

It has been a long process, that still needs some tweaking, but the USC's coaching staff is finally coming together. Head Coach Lane Kiffin is hiring on John Baxter, who is coming off a long stint as a Fresno State assistant. John Baxter will be USC's special teams coordinator and Kiffin is confident he will serve the team well.

USC Trojans

The University of South California Trojans football program was established in 1888. With eleven national championships, the USC Trojans have been a football powerhouse in the NCAA. The USC Trojans football tam has also ranked in the top 5 of the final BCS and AP Polls consistently throughout their program history. Currently, the USC Trojans hold a 772–306–54 (.706) overall record.

Due to lack in availability of travel during the first few decades of play, the USC Trojans were not able to go far from home for games. This restriction was the foundation for their current rivalry between UCLA. The rivalry between USC and UCLA is a unique one, because they are they only two Division I-A programs in the major BCS conference that share the same home town. USC and UCLA are a measly ten miles away from each other and, until 1982, they also shared the same stadium. The mere proximity would create tension between any two teams. Often, the game between these two teams determines who is going to the Rose Bowl and have the city bragging rights for the year.

With its heavy hand over many of the other schools, USC has shown to be an outstanding team over the years. This past season, the USC Trojans finished the season with a 9-4 record and beat Boston College in the Emerald Bowl. Unfortunately for them, this past season also marked the end of its seven-year streak of Pac-10 Championship wins and BCS Bowl appearances.