News and notes from USC’s 2021 media guide and updated football roster
USC released its media guide and updated roster for the 2021 season, which means it’s time to see what numbers …
Erik McKinney
Erik McKinney began writing for WeAreSC in 2004, during his junior year at USC, covering the Trojans football team and recruiting. He then moved on to ESPN.com in 2011, where he served as the West Region recruiting reporter and then the Pac-12 recruiting reporter. He took over as publisher of WeAreSC in January, 2019.
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Drake Jackson named to Butkus Award watch list
USC standout linebacker Drake Jackson was named to the 2021 Butkus Award watch list, a group of the top 51 …
Chris Steele named to Jim Thorpe Award watch list
USC cornerback Chris Steele was named to the Jim Thorpe Award watch list on Thursday, as one of college football’s …
USC Recruiting Review: The 2019 class
This offseason, we’ve had a look back at some of the recruiting classes that make up this 2021 USC football …
USC targets in MaxPreps top-10 positional defensive rankings
MaxPreps continued its look at the top-10 high school players by position this past week. After looking at the USC …
Nick Figueroa is ready to lead the USC line
Nick Figueroa led USC in sacks and tackles for loss last season, and while he didn’t exactly do it with …
Drake London, Tahj Washington named to Biletnikoff Award watch list
Two Trojans were named to the Biletnikoff Award watch list, a glimpse of the players considered the best FBS receivers …
Pac-12 media day lineup features USC’s Kedon Slovis, Drake London
The 12 conference coaches are scheduled to take the microphone due Pac-12 media day next Tuesday, to answer questions in …
Photos: USC Tuesday PRP
USC continues its summer conditioning sessions and player run practices. We were there to get some photos of the players …
USC targets in MaxPreps top-10 positional offensive rankings
In another sign that the 2021 regular season is creeping closer, MaxPreps last week began releasing its top-10 positional rankings …
Kedon Slovis named to Davey O’Brien Award watch list
Watch List season rolls on this week, and USC quarterback Kedon Slovis landed on another one. A day after Slovis …
Record 61 USC athletes headed to Tokyo Olympics
USC will send more olympians to Tokyo than any other U.S. university, with 61 Trojan athletes scheduled to compete. USC …
Kedon Slovis, Drake Jackson named to award watch lists
USC quarterback Kedon Slovis and outside linebacker Drake Jackson were named to prestigious college football awards lists on Monday. Slovis …
What Malachi Nelson to Oklahoma means for USC
Five-star 2023 quarterback Malachi Nelson (Los Alamitos, Calif./Los Alamitos) announced his commitment to Oklahoma on Sunday, officially delivering a big …
Sam Yoon talks USC offer, approaching a decision
USC entered the recruiting race for a local offensive lineman late this week, extending an offer to offensive tackle Sam …
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