Good morning! The start of the Eric Musselman era has commenced with the USC men’s basketball team’s first practice under the new head honcho complete.

What else can you find in today's edition of The Three Torches?

🏐 Five Trojans headed to the Olympics in Paris
🏈 The countdown to kickoff
⚔️ And much, much more!

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🔼 Headed To Paris. USC beach volleyball All-Americans and reigning world champions Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes were officially named to the U.S. Beach Volleyball Team for the Olympic Games Paris 2024. The duo is fresh off claiming gold medals at the final qualifying event on June 5-9 in Ostrava, Czech Republic. Cheng and Hughes are currently ranked No. 3 in the world FIVB beach volleyball rankings with 7,780 points.

🔼 New Home. Six-time First Team All-American, Luke Maurer, is heading to Los Angeles to join USC swimming for his final season. Entering his fifth year in the pool, Maurer will close out his collegiate career as a Trojan after spending four years with Stanford.

🔼 Headed to Paris II. Four-time USC men's volleyball All-American setter Micah Christenson earned a spot on the U.S. National Team roster to compete in the Olympic Games for the third time in his career. The bronze medal winner was a member of Team USA in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 and in 2021 in Tokyo. Joining Christenson in Paris is all-conference middle blocker Andy Benesh who will join the U.S. Olympic Beach Volleyball National Team.

🔼 Trojans Together. USC Athletics is proud to join the University's annual Day of SCupport. Trojan alumni, parents and friends are invited to come together and demonstrate the power and generosity of the Trojan Family in this 24-hour fundraising initiative. Additionally, all USC teams are in competition to win the participation challenge, which will provide a bonus of $10,000 to the team with the most gifts from unique donors.

USC is excited to offer exclusive ticket and hotel packages for the 2024 Vegas Kickoff Classic against LSU. Trojans fans can enjoy premium seats at Allegiant Stadium and top accommodations nearby. Join us in Las Vegas to support the team and experience an unforgettable start to the season. Book your package now and be part of the USC excitement! ✌️ Fight On!

🏈 COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF

It’s time to start the countdown! From now until September 1, The Three Torches will continue to count down the days until Trojan football takes the field. The first kickoff of the 2024 season will happen in 82 days when USC football takes on LSU in Allegiant Stadium.

🏈 Wide receiver Jaden Moore currently wears the No. 82 for the Trojans and will compete this upcoming season as a redshirt freshman

🏈 USC rang in the new year in the Fiesta Bowl on January 1, 1982 

🏈 Safety Joey Browner was named the team’s Most Valuable Player in 1982 with other members of the defensive backfield including Dennis Smith, Ronnie Lott and Jeff Fisher.

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📅 LOOKING AHEAD

Saturday, August 10

⚽️ Soccer vs. Long Beach State @ TBD in Carson, CA

Sunday, September 1

🏈 Football vs. LSU @ 4:30pm in Las Vegas, NV | Tickets

⚔️ Click here to view the full USC Trojan Athletics Calendar

⚔️ Have a great Tuesday, everyone!