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We shot over 24 hours of game day footage this season, which was cut down to about 36 minutes of UNFILTERED videos.
Since we figured you are probably starved for a little more Trojan football, here are "The Leftovers"...  USC men's basketball will take part in the prestigious Maui Classic in November 2012 against an elite national field which includes North Carolina, Texas, Butler, Illinois and Marquette.Click here for tournament details. The Trojans will get a chance to show off all the fresh talent arriving this fall like SG J.T. Terrell (No. 1 junior college player in the country), Wake Forest transfer Ari Stewart and the return of PG Jio Fontan. Click here for travel packages. Enjoy Thanksgiving in Maui and feast on hoops and sunshine!
Matt Barkley will sit down with NBC's Fred Roggin on Super Bowl Sunday at 9 p.m. for the premiere of Southern California's Most Fascinating.
The USC QB will discuss his diverse interests, including breaking out his guitar for an impromptu performance. Plus, he'll answer questions about turning down the NFL money and the pressures at Troy that come with his prominent role.
USC women's basketball came through with a stylish win last night over Washington State, while raising awareness for breast cancer research.
The Women of Troy will be rocking pink-on-pink-on-pink uniforms for Breast Cancer Awareness month throughout February.   (Photos by Daryl Oumi)
What are you cooking for Super Bowl Sunday? No Trojans in the big game means more time to focus on wings, brats and burgers.
Terrell Thomas and Steve Smith will both be watching intently this weekend. Thomas has been on the Giants' injured reserve all season after tearing up his knee in a preseason game. Smith helped New York beat the Patriots in the Super Bowl four years ago. However, they will both be manning the grill this weekend. Click here for a Bon Appetit story on what's on the menu at their Super Bowl parties. Smith is grilling salmon to go along with spicy chili and carne asada. Thomas, whose mom was a caterer in Louisiana, will start with shrimp bruschetta, spicy guacamole and then barbecued chicken as the centerpiece. Thomas (2009) representing USC in front of his Giants locker.  (Photo by Marc Steiner/New York Times)
Written by Dave Dulberg, USC blog contributor
During her four years as a setter for USC's indoor volleyball team, senior Kendall Bateman achieved just about as much as anyone could ever want to at the collegiate level. Her Trojan resume reads two-time All-American, two trips to the Final Four, a 2011 All-AVCA First-Team honor and the school record for assists (4,510). But, rather than relish in the aftermath of her illustrious career during her final semester at Troy, Bateman (pictured below by ESPN.com) has decided to take her talents to the beach, as a member of USC's inaugural sand volleyball team.  "It's kind of surreal to me," said Bateman, who grew up playing sand volleyball every summer in Manhattan Beach. "I am proud that USC is the only school in the Pac-12 to have a team, because I think it lets girls know that there are so many opportunities to play some form of collegiate athletics at this university." As Mick Haley's top setter over the past three years, Bateman grew accustomed to her role as floor general and facilitator for the likes of Alex Jupiter and Lauren Williams. With her transition to the sand game, however, the senior has been forced to quickly adjust to the two-on-two format. And, while Bateman is the only senior on the team, she will not be relied on to assume the majority of the leadership responsibilities, as former USC outside hitter and current graduate student Geena Urango will be the 2012 team captain. "It's a completely different world for me," said Bateman. "It's not six-on-six, so you really have to be proficient in every aspect of the game. Our coach Anna Collier has been really patient with me, but I think this is really forcing me to become a better player. It's also nice being able to go out there and learn without having to worry about leading, because Geena [Urango] is a great captain for us."  It doesn't hurt either that Bateman and her 13 teammates get to work on their craft daily 20 minutes away from the USC campus at the Annenberg House in Santa Monica. "Playing on the beach is refreshing to say the least," said Bateman. "After four years of playing indoors day after day, having a chance to practice outside under the Southern California sun is really nice. It really brings me back." While Bateman (pictured right by Patch.com) believes the inaugural team's main responsibility is to serve as a liaison for the sport both on campus and off it, ultimately she is still searching for the one thing that has eluded her at USC. "I just want to win a national championship," said Bateman. "I tried for four years on the indoor side, and now I get a chance in the sand. It's really a great opportunity for all of us girls on the indoor team to make an impact out here. Even though the season hasn't begun yet, we're already having a blast." The sand team will kick off their first season on March 16 in Santa Monica with a tournament against Pepperdine, Florida State and Long Beach State.
Lane Kiffin alluded to some scholarship math in his Signing Day press conference, so we thought we would break it down for anyone struggling to follow along.
The NCAA penalties:
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2013:
2014
When the 2012 fall camp opens, Kiffin will have added 17 new players for this year's team (5 early entrants + 12 fall recruits). Next year, he can add as many as 18. As for the total number of players, USC is over the 75 cap as of today by a small margin, but Kiffin is not worried. With normal roster erosion from transfers, academic ineligibility and other factors, he says that they will not have a problem meeting the mark.
No. 4 USC men's volleyball hosts No. 3 UCLA at Galen Center Friday night at 7 p.m. in the "Crosstown Rivalry," but the Trojans will show due respect to legendary Bruin head coach Al Scates as he nears the end of 50 remarkable seasons in charge.
 Scates (photo by Tiffany Cheng), who won 19 national champions in Westwood, will retire at the end of this campaign. He has won more than 80% of his matches and boasts the best record among all Division I volleyball coaches.The late, great Jim Murray wrote, "Al Scates?! Precisely. The one and only. The man who is to volleyball what (John) Wooden was to basketball, (Red) Sanders was to football, Napoleon to artillery..." The Trojans will have a special pregame presentation (get in your seats early!) for Scates before they eschew the pleasantries and try to hand him one more loss. It is a rivalry after all. USC football season tickets are on sale now at ReturnofTroy.com. Season ticket holders, both new and old, have an opportunity to add on this exclusive season ticket holder t-shirt. The 2012 schedule is on the back. 
Written and Photos by Farren Benjamin, USC blog contributor
The Louis Galen Artletics Exhibition kicked off yesterday in the Galen Center with a reception where 15 student-athletes were able to showcase their talents off the competition field. This year's exhibition features artistic pieces that range from photographs, paintings, sculptures, and ceramic pieces designed by the student-athletes who are currently taking classes at the USC Roski School of Fine Arts. For the second consecutive year, senior track and field distance runner Greg Woodburn has showcased his work in the Artletics exhibition. His passion for painting and U.S. history has yielded connections in his life that stem back to his love for running. One of Woodburn's paintings on display this year is a broken foot with wings, which he said was not only a metaphor for the story of Icarus but also his passion for running early on which caused him multiple injuries. "Art and athletics are both very process oriented. Both include months of preparation and training and hard work," said Woodburn. "Similar to a race, both things are a craft and take time. This painting is a metaphor for the experiences I have gone through with running." While some athletes related their art back to a memorable moment in their lives, others used art to create something useful to use during their pastimes. Senior men's volleyball outside hitter Maddison McKibbin used his skills in ceramics to design two pieces - one that holds sunflower seeds and another that holds the empty shells.
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