The USC football players who went to Haiti are back on American soil, which means they are back on Twitter.  Judging by their tweets, the experience was life-changing.  Here is a sampling...

DE Devon Kennard (@DevonKennard42) - "Just got back to America... Words can't describe how the trip to Haiti impacted my life."

C Khaled Holmes (@7kdiddy8) - "What a trip! Great to be back in the USA! So much love for my teammates, everyone involved in the trip and the people of Haiti!"

LB Dion Bailey (@dbailey_18) - "Glad I was blessed with the opportunity to go to Haiti.  Definitely an eye-opening experience."

P Kyle Negrete (@kylenegrete) - "The sum of my Haiti trip captured in one picture.  The most beautiful smile I have ever seen."  Photo below...

In the summer of 2009, D.J. Morgan won the 110m high hurdles at the IAAF World Youth Championships in Italy in 13.28, the fifth fastest time ever for his under-17 age group.  The Taft High School standout seemed predestined for the stardom of his choosing, track or football.

As a senior though, he tore up his knee leaving him steps behind with rehab hurdles to clear.  Morgan's initial efforts were focused on the gridiron where he earned the starting spot for the first two games of 2011, but fumbled the gig to Marc Tyler and then Curtis McNeal.

Heading into his redshirt sophomore season, he has settled behind McNeal in the running back rotation with the hope that his explosiveness will continue to reemerge.  To further that effort, Morgan took to the track this spring as a sprinter.

With growing confidence in his restructured knee, Morgan is back in his old event dashing over hurdles as they come.  In just his second official competition, he placed fifth in the 110m high hurdles at the Pac-12 Championships, which qualifies him for the NCAA Regionals.

From his first event to his second, he shaved 0.27 seconds off his time.  The return of his electric speed should mean more points for USC track and field and football.

(Photo by Kirby Lee)

The USC football trip to Haiti is coming to an end, but we added some great new photos to the gallery below.  The genuine smiles on the faces of the Trojans and the local kids will brighten up your day.

(Photos by Lindsay Crouch)

All aboard, the Trojan tennis bus is headed to Athens, GA, the site of every meaningful NCAA men's and women's tennis match for the rest of the postseason.

Over commencement weekend, No. 1 USC men's tennis and No. 5 USC women's tennis moved through the first two rounds with ease setting up Sweet 16 matches this Thursday (women vs. Baylor) and Friday (men vs. Illinois).

The NCAA Tournament central page will provide live video of every court plus an interactive bracket.  Click here to check it out.

The University of Georgia was the host site in 2010 when the USC men's team won the second of three consecutive national championships (pictured below).  In 2012, Peter Smith, Steve Johnson and Daniel Nguyen are looking to go four-for-four.

The University of Southern California and the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission have agreed to make USC the managing tenant of the Coliseum in a new lease which includes a mandated minimum of $70 million in renovations by the school.

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"We look forward to restoring the Coliseum to its former glory and ensuring its viability for many generations to come. We believe this agreement will once again make the Coliseum a proud landmark and gathering place for all Angelenos," said Thomas S. Sayles, senior vice president for University Relations.

The deal still needs to be approved by the state.

In the last two weeks, USC men's volleyball and women's water polo fell a match short of the ultimate goal.  Despite losing in NCAA championship games, both programs proved to be on the precipice of adding to Troy's haul of 116 national championships and counting.

In its rich athletic history, USC is accustomed to the top spot, but familiar with finishing second.  Trojan teams have finished as the national runner-up 69 times. 

Men's volleyball and women's water polo know that you have to be in it to win it.  They have combined to win nine national titles to go along with 13 second place finishes.

The runner-up spot is a mark of consistency as well.  Men's swimming and diving banked nine national championships under head coach Peter Daland, but the program has ended the season as the runner-up a USC record 11 times.

What are the two most consistently dominant Trojan athletic programs?  Men's track and field (26 team titles, 8 seconds and 8 thirds) and men's tennis (19 team titles, 8 seconds and 11 thirds).

National championship season is in full force this month as men's and women's tennis, men's and women's golf, women's rowing and men's and women's track and field are all expected to be in the hunt for team and individual crowns. 

(Top photo by Dan Avila, bottom by Pierson Clair)

No. 3 USC women's rowing was selected to compete in the NCAA Rowing Championships which begin May 25 in West Windsor, NJ.

The 16-team field is comprised of five Pac-12 squads, five Ivy League schools and host of others from Big Ten country.  Brown is the defending champion.

The Women of Troy will lean on their Varsity Eight boat, which was undefeated in the regular season before losing a close race to No. 1 Cal last week at the Pac-12 Championships.  At the NCAAs, each team is required to fill two boats with eight rowers and one boat with four.

The 2012 Coaches Tour begins this week with a stop in San Diego at the Marriott Del Mar.  As always, the show features head coaches Lane Kiffin and Kevin O'Neill, but the duo will be joined in San Diego by senior safety Jawanza Starling and hoops center Dewayne Dedmon.

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Do you want to see USC take on Oregon and/or Notre Dame at the Coliseum?  Purchasing a mini-plan is the cheapest way to do it.

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We anticipate both contests will be sold out, so there is no guarantee that single game tickets will be made available.  Instead, you can secure a ticket to either marquee match-up by adding on a ticket to another home game.

The Notre Dame + 1 pack is $150 per seat.  The Oregon + 1 pack is $120.

(Photo by Patrick Gee)

The USC Hall of Fame black tie gala was a special event last Saturday night filled with legends, stories and history.

The night in photos courtesy of Pierson Clair...