Sam Arslanian

Outside the Pocket: USC’s lack of discipline has led to low expectations and mediocre accomplishments

Following USC’s narrow win over Arizona State, C.J. Pollard busted in the postgame press conference shouting, “We’re going bowling!”

USC outlasts Arizona State despite second-half offensive struggles

Jump, swat, dive and catch. That’s all it took. Senior defensive end Christon Rector halted the Sun Devils’ final drive with a key interception stopping the bleeding just in time to secure a 31-26 win for the Trojans.

Mike Bohn hired as USC athletic director

Mike Bohn, the former athletic director at Cincinnati, has been hired as USC’s athletic director. After weeks of speculation, President Carol Folt made the announcement at a press conference on Thursday.

Outside the Pocket: Helton needs to go and Urban Meyer isn’t the answer

I’m glad that Helton will continue to give everything he has to this team, but his effort only goes so far without results. In the past two seasons, USC hasn’t had the results. They have had copious amounts of talent at every position and nothing to show for it. The Oregon loss blatantly exposed the biggest problem with USC under Helton: discipline.

USC annihilated by Oregon on home turf

At the end of the game, the seats usually packed tight with Trojan Nation fans were overwhelmed with green and yellow as every USC fan left the Coliseum after No. 7 Oregon scored eight consecutive touchdowns in a 56-24 blowout over USC Saturday ⁠— knocking the Trojans out of first place in the Pac-12 South.

Bru McCoy involved in ‘scuffle’ at fraternity house

Freshman wide receiver and 2019 five-star recruit Bru McCoy apparently was involved in a fight at a fraternity last weekend, an incident that prompted a DPS response.

NCAA to permit students to profit from name, image and likeness

NCAA student-athletes will soon have a new revenue stream. The NCAA’s Board of Governors unanimously voted Tuesday morning to allow student-athletes to receive compensation for their name, image and likeness.

Outside the Pocket: Helton won’t tell you this, but Friday’s win should not be celebrated

The Colorado air made it tough to breathe, but head coach Clay Helton was holding his breath as he nearly saw his team’s season end and his chance of staying for another year reduce to zero.

USC nabs first road win with late game comeback

Trojan fans were on the edge of their seats Friday night, the hope of a Pac-12 championship slowly moving out of sight with the potential of a loss to Colorado. Nonetheless, the Trojans prevailed with 2:15 remaining when senior wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. scored a 37-yard game-winning touchdown to edge out Colorado 35-31, granting USC its first road win of the season.

Outside the Pocket: It’s crunch time for USC

Beating up on a mediocre team is one thing a good football team does. USC did just that against Arizona on Saturday, but to prove their worth, the Trojans need to do more than pound the Wildcats.

About Sam Arslanian

Sam Arslanian is a junior studying journalism at USC's Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism and is the sports director of Annenberg Media. He has a passion for digital and social journalism. He has also worked for the Daily Trojan as the sports editor for the student-run paper. He is, unfortunately, a fan of Detroit sports.

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