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Eleven USC players received invitations to the NFL scouting combine, which begins Feb.

Over the past few years, I've seen an explosion of interest in college football recruiting.

We're closing in on National Signing Day, but don't necessarily expect that heralded five-star recruit to deliver an instant impact.

Our final top-30 player rankings from 2009 will start from the bottom and work up to No.

The Patriots [ team stats ] scouting department is doing more than interviewing prospects this week.

Pete Carroll has spent the last nine years in charge of one of the most dominate college football programs in the USC Trojans and now he may be looking to build the NFL version of his college team with the Seattle Seahawks.

One of the most successful coaching runs in college football history has come to an end.

Lost in the Carroll-to-Seattle shuffle is news that Nick Perry has been named by the Football Writers Association of America to the ninth annual Freshman All-America Team .

Lane Kiffin is returning to Southern California as the Trojans' coach after just one season at Tennessee.

Pete Carroll has reportedly agreed to leave Southern California after nine years to return to the NFL and coach the Seattle Seahawks.

Two more underclassmen are leaving USC, as receiver Damian Williams and tailback Joe McKnight have declared for the NFL draft.

Will Oregon coach Chip Kelly get a call from Florida? Both Ohio State and Oregon are on the ground in Southern California, working out at the Home Depot Center in Carson, engaging in the official Rose Bowl activities and preparing for what should be an excellent Jan.

Here are my top five observations from USC's season-ending victory over Boston College in the Emerald Bowl: 1. The first step It's too much of a leap to say the Trojans are "back" after Saturday night's triumph .

It wasn't the game or the setting they wanted to play in. The lineup missing several key players.

USC's victory over Boston College in the Emerald Bowl offered a positive end to the season, but it did little to soothe coach Pete Carroll's feelings in general regarding an underachieving year.

After a challenging season that tested the mental and physical toughness of Pete Carroll and his team, the Trojans' banded together Saturday night for one more win.

USC defensive end Everson Griffen said Saturday he would skip his senior season and enter the NFL draft.

Posted Today at 9:52 am in Featured , Football , Sports Freshman quarterback Matt Barkley passed for two touchdowns and ran for another on his way to leading USC to a 24-13 victory over Boston College in the Emerald Bowl on Saturday night.

The Trojans junior defensive end announces his plans to the 2010 draft after Emerald Bowl victory.

While USC has enjoyed clear weather in the Bay Area since arriving for the Emerald Bowl, the Trojans have been enshrouded in the fog surrounding Joe McKnigh t's situation.