TEMPE, ARIZ. — These are the times they miss Ryan Francis most, when they imagine what it would have been like for the 5-foot-9 bundle of energy to be a part of what is shaping up as a special season.

By Ben Bolch, Times Staff Writer
February 18, 2007

TEMPE, ARIZ. — Having secured its first victory over Arizona at the McKale Center since 1985, USC no longer feels the need to stand in the way of history on this trip.

A triumph tonight by the No. 22

In wake of comments made by high school running back Joe McKnight, USC compliance officials are investigating whether an NC

USC Investigates McKnight’s Recruitment
(AP) LOS ANGELES Southern California is looking into whether it may have violated NCAA recruiting rules while pursuing highly rated recruit Joe McKnight, a university official said.

McKnight signed a national letter of intent with USC on Wednesday and made comments during a news conference that seemed

USC jerseys are all over the top football high schools as Pete Carroll and his assistants were on the recruiting trail  Top 2 tailbacks. This is not going to be a big class, but it’s certainly impressive. The Trojans really cemented their class by adding the No. 1 player in the country, RB Joe McKnight (Riveridge, La./John Curtis Christian), giving them the top three players in the country. The Trojans signed eight other players to wear USC jerseys who rank in the top five of their