Good morning! “You’ve got to prove it week in and week out. You’re only as good as your next performance…and we've got a good challenge in front of us.”

Head coach Lincoln Riley previews USC football’s matchup against Michigan on the latest edition of Quick Hits with Keely Eure.

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

🤽‍♂️ Men’s water polo gets set for Overnght MPSF Invitational
🏈 The Trojan Family is packing the stands
⚔️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Hungry For More. The No. 3 ranked USC men’s water polo team takes the Trojans to Berkeley, Calif., for competition at the Overnght MPSF Invitational, running Sept. 20-22. USC is grouped up with No. 2 Stanford, No. 10 Long Beach State and No. 12 UC Davis, presenting a second look for the Trojans against the Beach and Aggies, while USC and Stanford will lock horns for the first time this year. The undefeated Trojans open up against No. 12 UC Davis at 3:30 p.m. on Friday before a double day of action on Saturday (Sept. 21). There, USC has an 11:30 a.m. meeting against Long Beach State before a 4:30 p.m. clash with No. 2 Stanford.

🔼 Serving As Hosts. USC volleyball will look to add more tallies to the win column today as the team starts play at the Trojans/Lions Invitational at the Galen Center. This evening, the No. 21-ranked Women of Troy will tip off the action against LMU at 7 p.m. in the first of three matches. Friday will feature USC and UNLV, and to cap off the weekend, the Trojans will take on UC San Diego. All matches will be available on BIG+, and tickets to all three weekend battles are still being sold.

🔼 Packed Crowd. As the Trojans enter into Big Ten, the team’s games versus Wisconsin on Sept. 28 and Nebraska on Nov. 16 in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum are officially sold out. USC boasted stellar attendance numbers in its home opener on Sept. 7 versus Utah State. With 68,110 fans in the Coliseum, it was the largest crowd for a home opener since 2015.

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📅 THE WEEK AHEAD

*All times Pacific

Thursday, September 19
⚽️ Soccer vs. Purdue @ 5 p.m. in West Lafayette, IN | Big Ten Network
🏐 Volleyball vs. LMU @ 7 p.m. in Los Angeles, CA | Tickets | BIG+

Friday, September 20
🤽‍♂️ Men’s Water Polo @ Overnght/MPSF Invitational in Berkely, CA
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ Sherwood Invite in Thousand Oaks, CA
⛳️ Men’s Golf @ Tucker Invitational in Albuquerque, NM | Live Scoring
🏐 Volleyball vs. UNLV @ 7 p.m. in Los Angeles, CA | Tickets | BIG+

⚔️ Click here to view the full USC Trojan Athletics Calendar

⚔️ Have a great Thursday, everyone!