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🏀 MBB beats Washington State
🏈 Biletnikoff winner
⚔️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Double-Digits. The men’s basketball team won its 10th game of the season against Washington State 68-61. Jacob Cofie tallied his third double-double of the season with 21 points and 10 rebounds. Chad Baker-Mazara had 19 points. The Trojans shot 40% from the field.

🔼 New Game. The football team will play Louisiana next season. This marks the first meeting between the teams. The game will be on Sept. 12, 2026, at home.

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🔼 WINNER! Football player Makai Lemon won the 2025 Biletnikoff Award. The award recognizes the college football season’s outstanding FBS receiver. He is the second-ever recipient of the Biletnikoff Award at USC. Lemon is the highest graded wide receiver in college football, with an overall grad of 90.4% by the PFF.

Today’s Top Tier Performance presented by ARCO is Makai Lemon and Bishop Fitzgerald. Lemon and Fitzgerald were named to the Walter Camp All-American First Team. Fitzgerald finished the regular season leading the Big Ten in interceptions.

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Mark the Calendar! The women’s lacrosse team announced the 2026 schedule. The first home game is on Feb. 8 against California at Rawlinson Stadium.

How many home games are there in 2026?

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📆 THE DAYS AHEAD

Wednesday, December 17

🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. UTSA @ 6pm PT | Live Stats | Watch | Tickets

Thursday, December 18

🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Cal Poly @ 7pm PT | Live Stats | Tickets

Sunday, December 21

🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Brown @ 1pm PT | Live Stats | Watch | Tickets
🏀 Women’s Basketball at California @ 5:30pm ET | Live Stats | Tickets

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

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⚔️ Have a great Monday, everyone!