Stories
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What Football Means to Me
What Football Means to Me By: Braylan Shelby What does football mean to me? It’s almost everything. I don’t want to say it’s everything, because it’s not everything, but it’s close...

Ray of Sunshine
Rayah Marshall is a Trojan through and through. During the course of her four seasons at USC, she’s racked up more accolades and accomplishments than there is room to list...

The Junkyard Dog
The Junkyard Dog By: Waymond Jordan I’m new around here, so allow me to introduce myself. I have a chip on my shoulder and I play with something to prove. ...

Football is My Escape
Football is My Escape By: Lake McRee The lights come on. The fireworks crackle. One hundred men charging to get out of the tunnel. I run down the ramp, hit...

K9 Mentality
K9 Mentality By: Kayleigh Heckel The number nine often represents the end of one thing, but the start of something else. When I became a Trojan, I knew I wanted...

The Iwuchukwu Way
The Iwuchukwu Way By: Vivian Iwuchukwu Aka aja aja na ebute onu nmanu nmanu. This Igbo saying loosely translates in English to: ‘The hard work you put in when no...

One Foot in Front of the Other
One Foot in Front of the Other By: Avery Howell I come from a family of sharpshooters. My mom came to the States from Canada and played college basketball...

I've Already Won
I’ve Already Won By: Josh Cohen Being an athlete is often boiled down to wins and losses. Points, rebounds, turnovers. The numbers and the statistics. But every time I put...