It was the first game of the season, the most celebrated game in several seasons, and the USC football team was not ready. The Trojans were not Trojans. “Cold hard truth is we didn’t play up to ours,” Helton said of the Trojans’ potential. Lane Kiffin, the deposed Trojans boss who runs the Alabama offense, poured it on, and on, and on. Trojans linebackers Osa Mosina and Don Hill both missed the game because of pending sexual assault allegations.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 04, 2016 05:03 UTC