Govt. Shutdown Puts Service Academy Sports On Hold
Army, Navy and Air Force might be forced to skip their football games next weekend because of the partial government shutdown.
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Army, Navy and Air Force might be forced to skip their football games next weekend because of the partial government shutdown.
Less than two years after Southern California finished a 10-2 season with a 50-point win over UCLA, coach Lane Kiffin is unemployed.
Southern California has fired Lane Kiffin, ending the coach's tumultuous tenure a few hours after the Trojans lost 62-41 at Arizona State.
Marion Grice scored four touchdowns, two on passes from Taylor Kelly, and Arizona State used consecutive big plays in the third quarter to race past Southern California 62-41 on Saturday night.
Three Southern California players have been declared out for the season with injuries, further depleting the NCAA-sanctioned Trojans' shaky depth.
UCLA guard Kari Korver will miss the upcoming basketball season with a right knee injury.
Southern California athletic director Pat Haden says he has spoken with NCAA President Mark Emmert about the possibility of providing some relief from the sanctions that have been weighing down the program since 2010.
While UCLA and Utah will have a weekend off before playing Oct. 3 in Salt Lake City, the conference's 10 other teams will face each other, including five playing their first Pac-12 games of the season.
The Rose Bowl crowd cheered when Shaq Evans left the UCLA huddle and went to the sideline before the first play, leaving just 10 Bruins on the field in tribute to Nick Pasquale.
Cody Kessler passed for 164 yards and a touchdown, and the Southern California defense stifled explosive Utah State on Saturday as the Trojans topped the Aggies 17-14.
