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The Three Torches 8/23: Everything In Between
Today, a USC soccer weekend preview and the series premiere of Only USC
Zach Garrett
August 23, 2024
Good morning! With weather like the Trojans have, it’s no wonder that USC is the pLAce to be.
What else can you find in today's edition of The Three Torches?
⚽️ Weekend preview
🏈 Series premiere of Only USC
⚔️ And much, much more!
📈 STOCK UP
🔼 The Weekend Ahead. USC women's soccer continues non-conference play with a lone game this weekend, facing Pepperdine on the road in Malibu on Sunday. Coming into the matchup 1-0-1, the Women of Troy lead the all-time series against the Waves, 8-7-1. The team will look to keep up the attack from last weekend’s win that saw the Trojans outshoot CBU, 23-9.
🔼 Everything In Between. USC Football has been working all off-season to improve many aspects of the team, and the success, the failure, and everything in between is on the Trojans. Check out the series premiere of the season-long series, Only USC.
NIL Spotlight: @USCWBB 🤩
Three Women of Troy highlight their NIL partnership with our corporate sponsor @LAVICTORIABrand.
Click below to learn how you can partner with USC student-athletes for NIL opportunities ⤵️
— USC Trojans (@USC_Athletics)
7:00 PM • Aug 22, 2024
🔼 Partnering Up. NIL is an everchanging landscape in collegiate sports, and USC’s The Shield, the official Name, Image and Likeness Program helps student-athletes with a convenient hub that centralizes all of the university’s resources and initiatives. In this video, check out the trio of USC women’s basketball players who partnered with one of the many corporate sponsors available to student-athletes.
🏈 FIRE UP THE GRILL
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Today’s Top Tier Performance presented by ARCO goes to Trojan midfielder Florianne Jourde. The Canadian Soccer Association announced its roster for the upcoming FIFA U20 Women's World Cup in Colombia and the USC sophomore was one of the midfielders named to the 21-player squad.
Today’s trivia question is brought to you by Smart & Final. With more than 3,000 club-sized items and an assortment of quality, value-priced products, including farm-fresh produce, dairy, deli, meat and seafood, as well as grocery and household essentials. Smart & Final has your every need covered — all without a membership fee!
Carrying The Torch. USC football has a long history of elite-level quarterbacks. Following the departure of Heisman winner Caleb Williams, the team is ready for the next man up to carry the torch as the leader of the offense.
Our question today: can you name the three quarterbacks on the 2024 USC Football roster?
Think you got it? Scroll down to the bottom of this email for the answer!
🏈 COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF
9 days until kickoff, Trojan Nation!
From 2014-2016, wide receiver Juju Smith-Schuster racked up the fifth-most receiving yards in program history with 3,092. Over his three-year collegiate career, No. 9 scored 25 touchdowns and helped lead the Trojans to a bowl victory in the notorious 2016 Rose Bowl where he hauled in seven catches for 133 yards and a score.
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📅 LOOKING AHEAD
Sunday, August 25
⚽️ Soccer vs. Pepperdine @ 1:00pm in Malibu, CA | ESPN+ | Live Stats
🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER
Answer: Miller Moss, Jake Jensen, Jayden Maiava!
⚔️ Have a great weekend, everyone!