See the entire team roster at FOX Sports. The Trojans bring in eight defensive backs for depth, including incoming freshman Briton Allen, who played cornerback and safety in spring drills. The coronavirus and college sports: NCAA reopening plans, latest news, program cuts, more. Bold denotes Pac-12 games. Informations sur votre appareil et sur votre connexion Internet, y compris votre adresse IP, Navigation et recherche lors de l’utilisation des sites Web et applications Verizon Media. Here's a closer look at the Trojans heading into the season: The disappointing season and uncertainty around Helton contributed to the Trojans' 20th-ranked recruiting class, good for third in the Pac-12, according to 247Sports' Composite team rankings. Pac-12 football FAQ: Return date, schedule plans, hurdles and more. That was USC's worst class since 2001. Vous pouvez modifier vos choix à tout moment dans vos paramètres de vie privée. USC always has talent, but it needs to organize it properly — it can't have 10 men on the field for special teams plays like last season. Calif. raises outdoor practice limits to 75 players. Many players prefer sophomore Jack Sears, who started one game in 2018. USC, unranked in Sporting News' pre-preseason top 25, faces a make-or-break year in 2019. In this Around the Rim documentary special, host LaChina Robinson and producer Terrika Foster-Brasby go inside the HBO documentary Women of Troy to take a deeper dive into the 1983 & 1984 USC Trojans women's basketball championship team. Helton is acting sterner in spring, placing a strong emphasis on reducing penalties (the Trojans were the ninth-most penalized team in 2018, averaging eight per game). Clay Helton enters his fourth full season under more pressure than any time in his USC career following a 5-7 season. Moreover, it appeared players stood up to coaches several times on the sidelines last year, painting a picture of disarray. Ryan Mutombo, son of Dikembe Mutombo, follows in father's footsteps by committing to Georgetown. https://images.daznservices.com/di/library/sporting_news/8d/40/clay-helton-111818-getty-ftr_1iwxzqb14prwd1b8ebm0r2wwjd.jpg?t=623423903&w=500&quality=80. Helton hired offensive coordinator Graham Harrell from North Texas as the Trojans switch to an Air Raid offense 2019. Nos partenaires et nous-mêmes stockerons et/ou utiliserons des informations concernant votre appareil, par l’intermédiaire de cookies et de technologies similaires, afin d’afficher des annonces et des contenus personnalisés, de mesurer les audiences et les contenus, d’obtenir des informations sur les audiences et à des fins de développement de produit. Around the Rim goes inside the Women of Troy documentary. The two coaches will both have a say in who starts; this could be an early test of how resistant Helton is to ceding power. Here's the latest on how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting the college sports world. MORE: SN's pre-preseason rankings for 2019. Visit ESPN to view the USC Trojans team roster for the current season Nike Sibande case shines a light on NCAA's broken transfer waiver system. Nike Sibande wants to play at Pitt this year. Pour autoriser Verizon Media et nos partenaires à traiter vos données personnelles, sélectionnez 'J'accepte' ou 'Gérer les paramètres' pour obtenir plus d’informations et pour gérer vos choix. Hufanga has already broken his collarbone twice. Comprehensive and up-to-date USC Trojans news, scores, schedule, stats and roster The football teams for USC, UCLA, Stanford and California will be allowed to practice outdoors in groups as large as 75 after the California Department of Public Health updated its interim guidance for collegiate athletics. MORE: Early predictions for 2019 season USC football recruiting 2019. Yahoo fait partie de Verizon Media. Junior Matt Fink and first-year freshman Kedon Slovis have enjoyed good springs, however, so there's not a lot of separation among the four quarterbacks. Four-star defensive end Drake Jackson (Corona, Calif.), who enrolled in January, is already part of the rotation and should see plenty of playing time. © 2020 ESPN Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved. Former five-star recruit JT Daniels started all but one game last season as a true freshman, but was unconvincing as he threw for 2,672 yards and 14 touchdowns to 10 interceptions. Whether it suits USC remains to be seen. The Pac-12 is joining the rest of the Power 5 conferences and will play a seven-game fall college football season beginning Nov. 6. The NCAA's transfer waiver system allowed it all to happen. This might be the most important issue to determine whether USC can really improve from last season. Helton favors Daniels, so Harrell would need to really like someone else for the Trojans to make a change. USC lost not only to traditional rivals UCLA and Notre Dame, but also to California for the first time since 2003. USC is untested at cornerback with sophomore Greg Johnson and freshmen Isaac Taylor-Stuart and Olaijah Griffin. USC's football roster will be updated in the spring and fall here. Only Johnson got a real chance last season and was demoted from the starting lineup before he got hurt. If USC fixes this issue, it could experience success in the maligned Pac-12. The USC Trojans are the athletic teams that represent the University of Southern California (USC), located in Los Angeles, California.While the men's teams are nicknamed the Trojans, the women's athletic teams are referred to as either the Trojans or Women of Troy (the university officially approves both terms). The safeties — Talanoa Hufanga and Isaiah Pola-Mao — are promising, but both were injured last season. Ryan Mutombo, the son of Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo, announced Sunday he would follow in his father's footsteps by committing to Georgetown. Check out the USC Trojans roster for the 2019 season. Harrell has already promised an open competition. The highest-rated recruit — after five-star receiver Bru McCoy backed out of his letter intent and transferred to Texas — is four-star receiver Kyle Ford (Orange, Calif.), but he might redshirt after tearing knee ligaments last season. Supplemental Privacy Policy for Singapore. Découvrez comment nous utilisons vos informations dans notre Politique relative à la vie privée et notre Politique relative aux cookies. The less-is-more philosophy of Harrell's Air Raid contains just four running plays and requires quick decisions from the quarterback — whoever that may be in 2019. Fans are angry, and many skeptics wonder whether Helton can turn the Trojans' fortunes around after a mistake-laden 2018 that proved USC could not sustain success without quarterback Sam Darnold. Miami (Ohio) is blocking Sibande's path and not being honest about it.