Good morning, Trojan Family. USC head coach Lincoln Riley returns for his weekly segment on Trojans Live! Safety Bishop Fitzgerald and Men’s Water Polo’s Charlie Mills also stop by to discuss their seasons. Shaun Cody, Cody Kessler, and Jordan Moore are then joined by team reporter Keely Eure for a Football Roundtable discussion!

What else do we have for you in today's edition of The Three Torches? Check it out below!

🏐 Ford’s defensive award
🏈 Maiava’s offensive award
⚔️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Honored. Women’s volleyball player Leah Ford was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week. Ford had 11 kills and 10 blocks in her season debut to log her first-career double-double. This is her first-career award and fifth all-time Big Ten weekly honor for the program.

🏐 Learn more about Ford.

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🔼 Double Threat. The men’s water polo team had two athletes earn MPSF honors. Junior Robert López Duart was named the Player of the Week. Strahinja Krstić was named the Newcomer of the Week. López Duart was the top scorer at the Triton Invitational with 12 goals. Krstić scored seven goals.

🤽 Read more about the athletes.

Today’s Top Tier Performance presented by ARCO is quarterback Jayden Maiava. Maiava was named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week. He led the Trojans to a 73-13 victory over Missouri State, went 15-for-18 with two touchdowns and threw for 295 yards.

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USC vs. Purdue: We Give Blood Drive Challenge – Sept. 7–12

Trojans, lets beat the Boilermakers on and off the field – and help save lives!  

From Sept. 7–12, donate blood to help USC top Purdue in the We Give Blood Weekly One-Up Challenge, powered by Abbott and the Big Ten.

USC donors during this challenge will be entered to win an incredible campus experience!

Plus, all donations logged between Aug. 27–Dec. 5 count toward USC in the nationwide competition for $1 million to support student and community health programs. 

How to Join:

1. Donate blood anywhere in the U.S. Find a location at BigTen.org/Abbott/Donate

2. Log your donation at www.bigten.org/abbott/usc or text DONATE to 222688 (select USC)

3. Receive your confirmation email and sign up for the Weekly One-Up Challenge

4. Spread the word and rally fellow Trojans.

Fight On! Give blood. Beat Purdue!

📆 THE DAYS AHEAD

Thursday, September 4

⚽️ Soccer vs. Stanford @ 6:30pm PT | Live Stats | Watch | Tickets

Friday, September 5

🤽 Men’s Water Polo vs. Long Beach State/Golden West @ 5/6:30pm PT | Live Stats | Watch 
🏐 Women’s Volleyball vs. UC Santa Barbara @ 7pm PT | Live Stats | Tickets

Saturday, September 6

🏈 Football vs. Georgia Southern @ 4:30pm PT | Live Stats | Watch | Tickets
🏐 Women’s Volleyball vs. San Diego @ 7pm PT | Live Stats | Tickets

Sunday, September 7

🤽 Men’s Water Polo vs. Pepperdine @ 1pm PT
🏐 Women’s Volleyball vs. Creighton @ 1pm PT | Live Stats | Tickets

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⚔️ Have a great Wednesday, everyone!