Talkin' Troy

USC football is 2-0, but the team has looked inconsistent through the first couple weeks of the regular season, and many questions still remain about the team. Associate managing editor Nathan Ackerman and sports editors Taylor Mills and David Ramirez discuss the first couple games of the season, covering the Arizona State game in an empty Coliseum, Kedon Slovis, their predictions for the Week 3 matchup with Utah and more. Music by Joakim Karud.

Sports editor David Ramirez speaks with USC alum and pro tennis player Giuliana “GuGu” Olmos about her tennis career as well as her Austrian and Mexican upbringing. They also discuss how the tennis program at USC guided her in ultimately becoming a professional. Music by Joakim Karud. 

Associate managing editor Nathan Ackerman and sports editors David Ramirez and Taylor Mills discuss the Pac-12’s upcoming conference-only fall football schedule. They talk about whether they originally thought the season would even happen, how the Trojans will be able to adjust to the shortened season and how the team will fare, both in the regular season and in terms of reaching the Pac-12 Championship Game. Music by Joakim Karud. 

Fifty years after the 1970 ‘Turning of the Tide’ game in Alabama between the integrated Trojans and the all-white Crimson Tide, associate managing editor Nathan Ackerman, sports editor Taylor Mills and sports writer Lachelle Smith speak to Sam Cunningham and John Papadakis, USC alumni who took part in that historic 1970 Trojan victory. They talk about that game, which many consider to have facilitated the integration of college football at Alabama and in the South, and also speak on the impact of the game 50 years later and how it connects to recent college athlete activism.

Associate Managing Editor Nathan Ackerman and Sports Editor David Ramirez react to the news that USC fall sports will be postponed to the spring after a vote from the PAC-12 CEO group. They then speak to Athletic Director Mike Bohn about the formation of the USC Athletics Black Lives Matter Action Team and how he's adjusted to working through the pandemic. Music by Joakim Karud.

Associate managing editor Nathan Ackerman sits down with sports editor Shawn Farhadian and assistant sports editor David Ramirez to talk about men's basketball win against UCLA, as well as give their Pac-12 Tournament predictions. They also give a quick shoutout to USC baseball for its impressive weekend.  Music by Joakim Karud.

Associate managing editor Nathan Ackerman sits down with sports editors Shawn Farhadian and Stuart Carson to talk about how the men's and women's basketball teams might fare in the Pac-12 Tournament. The trio talk about expectations from both teams as well as the recent success of the women's team. Music by Joakim Karud.

In advance of this week's rivalry game against UCLA, sports editors Amanda Sturges and Nathan Ackerman sit down with Daily Bruin sports editor Sam Connon to talk UCLA's prospects against USC. You can read the Daily Trojan's special collaborative issue with the Daily Bruin on Friday on newsstands and dailytrojan.com. Music by Joakim Karud.

Sports editors Nathan Ackerman and Amanda Sturges talk with associate managing editor Aidan Berg about USC’s new athletic director, Mike Bohn. The announcement comes after former athletic director Lynn Swann resigned following a series of scandals. The trio also gets into Clay Helton’s job security and USC’s chances in the Pac-12. Music by Joakim Karud.

Coming off a commanding victory over Arizona, what are USC's prospects for a Pac-12 championship? Sports editor Nathan Ackerman is joined by assistant sports editor Stuart Carson to talk Clay Helton's job security, USC's depleted roster and the team's inability to win on the road. Music by Joakim Karud.