Christian Tupou News

Will Harris returned an interception 55 yards for a touchdown, Matt Barkley threw a 75-yard pass to Damian Williams for another score, and No.

USC starting fullback Stanley Havili spent Monday's practice in sweats and will not know until Tuesday night whether his dislocated shoulder will keep him out of Saturday night's game against Oregon State at the Coliseum.

USC starting fullback Stanley Havili will not find out until at least Tuesday night whether a dislocated shoulder will keep him out of the No.

Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis, left, congratulates USC coach Pete Carroll moments after the intense closing minutes of the intersectional game Saturday in South Bend, Ind.

Posted by ESPN.com's Ted Miller USC assistant Jethro Franklin isn't terribly long-winded -- as you shortly will find out in this Q&A -- but he's good with a defensive line and he's awesome on the slip-and-slide . Franklin out-slipped and out-slided offensive line coach Pat Ruel this week in two rounds on the Trojans rain-soaked field, which served ...

Tailback/kick returner C.J. Gable and defensive tackle Christian Tupou are expected to play Saturday at Notre Dame, USC coach Pete Carroll said after the team's walk-through Friday in Michigan City, Ind.

Although both USC and Notre Dame enjoyed bye weeks to prepare for this Saturday's big game, the extra week was particularly fortuitous for the Trojans, who will welcome back several key players that are expected to see significant minutes against the Irish.

Armond Armstead is coming back at just the right time. At 290 pounds, Armstead is capable of playing strong-side end or defensive tackle - and USC is banged up at both spots.

Posted by ESPN.com's Ted Miller LOS ANGELES -- A no-name defense at USC? Not possible.

In the big scheme of things, Pacific-10 Conference coaches haggle with this on-going inferiority perception.

Starters Returning/Lost: 12/12 Offensive Starters Returning/Lost: 9/2 Defensive Starters Returning/Lost: 3/8 Starting Kickers Returning/Lost: 0/2 First Year of Football: 1888 All-Time Record: 766-303-54 All-Time Pac-10 Record: 384-147-28 All-Time Bowl Record/Appearances: 31-16 Last Bowl Appearance: 2008 HEAD COACH PETE CARROLL Ninth Year at USC ...

Leading the chase A Defensive linemen Everson Griffen and Christian Tupou must stabilize a unit that lost major pieces to the NFL.

The second-most interesting debate in the Pac-10 was nearly answered in a hotel hallway last month.

When we last peered into our crystal ball, we found that the Trojan offense, despite losing several key players, still had a lot to look forward to in 2010.

Which USC football players would be missed most if they were injured? That's the question we aim to answer over the next several days.