Talkin' Troy

We are starting to see glimpses into next season’s USC football squad. As spring practice begins, deputy sports editor Anthony Gharib and sports editor Taylor Mills discuss what they hope to see from Clay Helton’s team. Music by Joakim Karud.

USC made its first Elite Eight since 2001 in a heartbreaking loss to Gonzaga. Deputy sports editor Anthony Gharib and sports editor Taylor Mills discuss the loss and USC’s overall performance during March Madness. They then hand out their end-of-year awards for the team and discuss the recruiting outlook for next season. Sports editor David Ramirez gives his weekly baseball update. Music by Joakim...

USC has made its first Sweet Sixteen appearance since 2007! Deputy sports editor Anthony Gharib and sports editor Taylor Mills discuss USC’s upcoming matchup against the Oregon Ducks. They analyze the Trojans’ performance so far during this March Madness tournament and what it will take to continue their run. They then give a spring sports recap while sports editor David Ramirez provides an update...

Deputy sports editor Anthony Gharib and sports editor Taylor Mills preview the No. 6 seed USC Trojans’ first March Madness matchup against the No. 11 seed Drake Bulldogs. All that and the usual springs sports recap! Music by Joakim Karud.

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 editor...

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 Duc...

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 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 sla...

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,...

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 m...

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 Champi...

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 facilit...

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.

USC Football suffered a narrow 27-30 loss to Notre Dame over the weekend. What does it mean for the rest of the season? Sports editor Nathan Ackerman and associate managing editor Aiden Berg wrap up the weekender with some help from the Notre Dame Observer’s sports section. Listen to their podcast " Basement Breakdown " on your favorite podcast host. Music by Joakim Karud.