Talkin' Troy

Deputy sports editor Anthony Gharib and sports editor Taylor Mills discuss USC's double overtime win against the Utah Utes and how their inconsistency has hampered them late into the season. They also give the latest updates for spring sports. Music by Joakim Karud.

USC men’s basketball is facing off against their crosstown rival UCLA this week. Deputy sports editor Anthony Gharib and sports editors Taylor Mills and David Ramirez discuss the matchup and the effect it will have on USC’s upcoming postseason run. They also talk about how women’s basketball fared at the Pac-12 tournament and discuss their takeaways from the season at large. Music by Joakim Karud. 

Men’s basketball has hit a rough patch right before the NCAA tournament. Deputy sports editor Anthony Gharib and sports editor Taylor Mills talk about the struggles that USC basketball has faced and what they must do heading into March. Sports editor David Ramirez also gives an update on the women’s basketball team and how injuries have seriously hurt their season. Music by Joakim Karud. 

Deputy sports editor Anthony Gharib and sports editors Taylor Mills and David Ramirez are joined by Daily Wildcat sports writer Sean Fagan to preview USC’s upcoming basketball game against Arizona. They also provide a quick recap of how USC spring sports have fared in the last week. Music by Joakim Karud.

USC’s men’s and women’s basketball teams are both giving Trojan fans reason to be optimistic heading into March. Deputy sports editor Anthony Gharib and sports editors Taylor Mills and David Ramirez discuss how each team has been able to find success this season and then delve into some spring sports such as volleyball, golf and tennis. Music by Joakim Karud. 

USC football’s season came to a screeching halt Friday in the Pac-12 Championship Game with a 31-24 loss to the Oregon Ducks. Now, the questions are many and the answers are few for USC: What’s the outlook for this team in 2021 and beyond? What is this team’s identity? Can USC get back to where it needs to be under the current leadership? Associate managing editor Nathan Ackerman and sports editors Taylor Mills and David Ramirez are here on the latest edition of Talkin’ Troy to ponder and discuss. Music by Joakim Karud. Intro music by Godmode. 

USC’s dramatic 5-point victory Saturday over the Bruins at the Rose Bowl was perhaps the wildest game in a 2020 season full of wild games for the Trojans. Associate managing editor Nathan Ackerman and sports editors Taylor Mills and David Ramirez break down the victory over UCLA and discuss USC’s No. 13 ranking in the College Football Playoff. Then, Izzy La Rue of Oregon’s student run telecast Duck TV Sports joins the podcast to offer a Eugene perspective on the matchup, and the four drop their predictions. Music by Joakim Karud.

USC football came away with a dominant 38-13 victory over Washington State on Sunday, and the Trojans are now 4-0 on the season. On the flip side, since the last Talkin’ Troy episode raved about the combined 4-0 record for the USC women’s and men’s basketball teams, those squads are a combined 0-3. Associate managing editor Nathan Ackerman and sports editors Taylor Mills and David Ramirez discuss the football team’s big victory and take some responsibility for the hoops struggles on this edition of Talkin’ Troy. Music by Joakim Karud. 

The USC women’s and men’s basketball seasons are under way, as the women’s team is 1-0 and the men’s team is 3-0 through the first week of their respective seasons. Associate managing editor Nathan Ackerman and sports editors Taylor Mills and David Ramirez give their thoughts and takeaways from the early stages of basketball season before they discuss the USC vs. Washington State football game slated for Sunday night. They also dive into whether that game will happen at all and what the future holds for this college football season. Music by Joakim Karud.

The Trojans are 3-0 in the 2020 season after a stout defensive performance in Utah, and they’re now preparing for a home matchup with Colorado that will go a long way in determining the winner of the Pac-12 South. Associate managing editor Nathan Ackerman and sports editors Taylor Mills and David Ramirez highlight offensive and defensive improvements in the Utah game, preview the Colorado matchup, discuss whether the Trojans’ No. 18 slot in the first College Football Playoff ranking was accurate and share what they’re excited to see from the USC women’s and men’s basketball teams starting Wednesday. Music by Joakim Karud.