USC vs Notre Dame

        Unfortunately, the USC Trojans lost to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 41-31 on 10/17/15. It was definitely a great game because it was a battle the whole game, up until the fourth quarter. Notre Dame scored 17 points in the fourth quarter, while the Trojans didn't score a single point in the fourth quarter. The Trojans offense had a pretty good game by rushing for 150 yards, throwing for 440 yards, and by ultimately scoring 31 points against Notre Dame (their record is 6-1). Although the Trojans lost the game, it was definitely a moral win for them because they almost defeated the eleventh best team in all of college football, Notre Dame. The Trojans defense also had a decent game by not allowing too many points. All in all, Notre Dame was the better team and deserved to the win the game. Unfortunately, the Trojans chances of making the playoffs are practically demolished. Hopefully the Trojans can have a good rest of the season, so that they can build up their confidence for next year. This year will be good to let freshman get experience, so that can be ready for next year. The Trojans will play the number three Utah Utes on 10/24/15 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The Utes are highly favored to win the game on Saturday, but the Trojans might just play the game of their lives and upset the Utes. I feel that the Trojans are going to put up a challenge against Utah because they're going to play energized and determined because they're mad of how their season had gone. Hopefully the Trojans defeat the Utes to advance their record to 4-3.

USC vs Washington and Head Coach Sarkisian

    Unfortunately, the USC Trojans lost to the Washington Huskies on Thursday 10/8/15. The final score was 17 for the Huskies and 12 for the Trojans. The Trojans for some reason looked very unconfident in themselves, and to be honest just had no energy. I feel that the lack of enthusiasm occurred because the game was played on a Thursday instead of a Saturday. The Trojans started the first drive off throwing an interception. After the interception was thrown you could really notice that the Trojans had very little enthusiasm. The USC defense had a pretty good game but they slacked off at times due to being tired from being on the field so long. The Trojans couldn't build any type of rhythm on the offense until the end of the game. Once they created a bit of a rhythm they ran out of time because the Huskies had the ball for a good portion of the game. It was a very unfortunate loss for the Trojans, and greatly thinned their chances of making the playoffs. Luckily, their is still a chance of making the playoffs, although it would take unlikely circumstances for that to happen. Hopefully the Trojans will defeat the Norte Dame Fight Irish on 10/17/15 to advance their record to 4-2.
      The head coach of the USC Trojans, Steve Sarkisian (referred to as coach Sark) was fired on Monday 10/12/15. Coach Sarkisian was fired by USC athletic director Pat Haden due to health and alcohol issues. Coach Sarkisian has been showing signs of alcohol issues before the season even started, he was under the influence and using NSFW language at an event in August called the Salute to Troy. The day after the event he responded by saying that he mixed alcohol with medication that he was taking, and that his actions will never happen again. Coach Sark being fired was triggered by him being under the influence at an on-campus special teams meeting on Sunday 10/11/15. Once Pat Haden heard about the special teams meeting, he talked over the phone with coach Sark and they both agreed on coach Sark taking an indefinite leave of absence. Then, he was later fired the next day by Pat Haden. Coach Sark was supposedly under the influence during the USC win over ASU (Arizona State University). Coaching assistants noticed coach Sark acting unusual and emotional during the ASU game. Pat Haden has named former offensive coordinator Clay Helton, interim head coach in place of coach Sark. Hopefully, the Trojans can overcome this tragic circumstance, and have
an extraordinary season.
 

USC Bye Week

             The number 17 (on the AP top 25 poll) USC Trojans had a bye week for the fourth week of the regular season. When a team has a bye week, they don't have a game that week. A bye week gives a team time to relax and practice to get better. Since USC had a bye week this week,  I decided to do a recap on the Trojan's season so far. The offense has had an amazing season so far. Offensive stars such as Cody Kessler and JuJu Smith-Schuster have had a great impact on the offensive success. The USC offense have created some remarkable stats such as 1,428 passing yards, 712 rushing yards, and 1408 reception yards. The Trojans have also scored 15 passing touchdowns and nine rushing touchdowns. In addition, the Trojans are number seven in the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) for points per game.  The Trojans defense have had a decent season only allowing 60 points, 31 of which came from their Stanford loss. The Trojans defense didn't have too good of a game against The Stanford Cardinals, due to their run-heavy offense. They were later able to somewhat stop the Stanford run-heavy defense, but their wasn't enough time for the Trojans to come back. But, other than that game they have had a pretty good season, especially by already intercepting three passes. In conclusion, the Trojans have had a good season even though they already have one loss. Hopefully the Trojans will be able to beat the Washington Huskies in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Thursday, 10/8/15. If the Trojans beat the Huskies they'll advance their record to 4-1.