For the third time in the last four years, USC begins the college football season No. 1 in The Associated Press top 25.

"It’s exactly where we hope and expect to be," Carroll said. "It’s a symbol of what we’re all about."

USC received 62 of a possible 65 first-place votes from a nationwide media panel and earned a

Still mulling over high schools, eighth-grader locks in his college

This is exactly the kind of encouragement parents holding second mortgages to pay for trainers and summer camps do NOT need:

For the second year running, Southern California basketball coach Tim Floyd offered a scholarship to an eighth-grader.

Brian Maddox Touted as one of the top backfield prospects in America this past recruiting year, Maddox, who possesses a good combination of size and speed for an incoming freshman, hopes to make an immediate contribution in the USC offense this fall. Read inside for the full transcript from this extensive interview.

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 HUNTINGTON — O.J. Mayo spoke last week of visiting the dentist before he graduates from high school and leaves his hometown for the University of Southern California.

"I’m going to be 2,000 miles away and you have a new dentist and a new background," said the Huntington High All-American guard. "Here

By Gary Klein, Times Staff Writer
February 16, 2007

After touring USC in a cart on Thursday, Mitch Mustain headed to lunch with former teammate-turn