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No. 13 USC RB Malepeai unlikely to play in Pac-12 title game By GREG BEACHAMDecember 16, 2020 GMT LOS ANGELES (AP) — Leading rusher Vavae Malepeai is unlikely to play for No. 13 Southern California in the Pac-12 championship game against Oregon on Friday night. USC coach Clay Helton said Wednesday that Malepeai sprained a ligament in his knee during the unbeaten Trojans’ 43-38 victory over UCLA last weekend. “Vavae is probably not playing in this game,” Helton said. “He has not practi...

December 16, 2020 in Football, Sports With redshirt senior running back Vavae Malepeai likely out for Friday’s game, redshirt sophomore Markese Stepp is expected to step up in the running game. (James Wolfe | Daily Trojan) Having completed an undefeated regular season, the No. 13 USC Trojans will face the Oregon Ducks (3-2) in the Pac-12 Championship Game at 5 p.m. on Friday at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.  In one of the most unorthodox Pac-12 seasons to date, a five-win USC team will fac...

“It’s one of those weeks where you’ve got to embrace and love the grind,” Helton said. “This is what it’s all about.” If Helton and his Trojans feel any resentment toward the process that landed them in this patchwork matchup Friday night at the Coliseum instead of being declared the conference’s champion outright, they aren’t sharing it. USC is playing its third game in 13 days against a well-rested opponent, but the Trojans are only thinking about the opportunity to earn a c...

No. 13 USC rolls with unpredictable Pac-12 title week By GREG BEACHAMDecember 14, 2020 GMT LOS ANGELES (AP) — No. 13 Southern California’s reward for completing a perfect regular season last weekend was the opportunity to host the Pac-12 championship game. Only the Pac-12 wasn’t totally sure who the Trojans (5-0) would play in that game Friday night, so they would have to prepare for two — or maybe three — opponents. Oh, and they would also have to do it on their second consecutive sh...

USC’s leading rusher sprained knee against UCLA, status for Pac-12 championship game vs. Oregon to be determined Updated Dec 15, 2020; Posted Dec 14, 2020 USC running back Vavae Malepeai (29) breaks a tackle by Stanford cornerback Alijah Holder (13) during the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018, in Stanford, Calif. Stanford won 17-3. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)AP Facebook Share EUGENE — USC’s leading rusher suffered a knee injury against UCLA, and his statu...

USC set to play Washington in the Pac-12 title game [Los Angeles Times :: BC-FBC-USC-UCLA-NOTES:LA] LOS ANGELES — Its Pac-12 title fate was assured hours earlier in the Colorado snow, long before the team bus even rolled up outside the Rose Bowl. Even before the Trojans beat UCLA 43-38 on Saturday, USC had already clinched its place in the Pac-12 title game for the first time since 2017. What wasn’t clear at the time of kickoff Saturday was whom the Trojans would play at the Coliseum next F...