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  3.  <title>Conquest Chronicles -  All Posts</title>
  4.  <subtitle>a USC Trojans Blog</subtitle>
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  6.  <updated>2021-06-03T10:19:56-07:00</updated>
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  10.    <published>2021-06-03T10:19:56-07:00</published>
  11.    <updated>2021-06-03T10:19:56-07:00</updated>
  12.    <title>Trojans land local 2022 4-star WR Kevin Green Jr.</title>
  13.    <content type="html">  
  14.  
  15.    &lt;figure&gt;
  16.      &lt;img alt="USC Spring Game" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/06_YshzJjjEFsA6MWY9O16feJBc=/1x0:4057x2704/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69398365/1314893857.0.jpg" /&gt;
  17.        &lt;figcaption&gt;Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images&lt;/figcaption&gt;
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  19.  
  20.  &lt;p&gt;USC continues to win over nearby talent.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p id="2It469"&gt;The Trojans have landed a big-time wide receiver prospect in Kevin green Jr., a four-star right in the school’s backyard. Green announced his commitment on his Twitter account this past Sunday.&lt;/p&gt;
  21. &lt;p id="o8poHK"&gt;According to 247Sports, the 5’11, 165-pound Green is the 38th-ranked wide receiver in the class of 2022. He plays his prep ball at local Bishop Alemany High School in Mission Hills, California.&lt;/p&gt;
  22. &lt;p id="akyQ40"&gt;The final eight schools Green had been deciding between included other Pac-12 powers in Oregon and Stanford, but also included Big Ten blue blood, Nebraska. At the end of the day, Green wants to stay close to home.&lt;/p&gt;
  23. &lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p id="I70Cx0"&gt;&lt;em&gt;“First off, I would like to thank God for making all of this possible,” Green said in his announcement tweet. “With that being said, I am beyond blessed to say on my Dad’s birthday that I will be attending the University of Southern California to further my academic and athletic career. Fight on.”&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
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  26. &lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;Happy birthday pops ❤️✌  &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/KevinGreenSr83?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@KevinGreenSr83&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/GregBiggins?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@GregBiggins&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/FootballRecruit?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@FootballRecruit&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/premiumsportsla?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@premiumsportsla&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/AlemanyFootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@AlemanyFootball&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="https://t.co/o0f50Og52H"&gt;pic.twitter.com/o0f50Og52H&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;— Kevin Green Jr. (@ts_kevo) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/ts_kevo/status/1399497362637148163?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;May 31, 2021&lt;/a&gt;
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  35.    <author>
  36.      <name>MTPeterson</name>
  37.    </author>
  38.  </entry>
  39.  <entry>
  40.    <published>2021-05-28T11:59:43-07:00</published>
  41.    <updated>2021-05-28T11:59:43-07:00</updated>
  42.    <title>Slovis, Jackson among projected 2022 first-round picks</title>
  43.    <content type="html">  
  44.  
  45.    &lt;figure&gt;
  46.      &lt;img alt="Arizona State v USC" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/GpQ1wNLpZ3HaywGURjYGQwrwH-k=/0x0:4558x3039/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69358214/1284437833.0.jpg" /&gt;
  47.        &lt;figcaption&gt;Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images&lt;/figcaption&gt;
  48.    &lt;/figure&gt;
  49.  
  50.  &lt;p&gt;These two Trojans will have the world watching them this season.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p id="eU1DsC"&gt;We’re not even a month out from the &lt;a href="https://www.sbnation.com/nfl-draft"&gt;2021 NFL draft&lt;/a&gt; but analysts and fans alike haven’t wasted anytime in beginning to look towards next year’s crop of prospects.&lt;/p&gt;
  51. &lt;p id="61I7yR"&gt;The Draft Wire’s Luke Easterling recently came out with a new 2022 mock draft and among those players selected in the first round are a pair of Trojans in quarterback Kedon Slovis and defensive end Drake Jackson.&lt;/p&gt;
  52. &lt;p id="9ZzPZU"&gt;Slovis is the first of the two off the board by way of the &lt;a href="https://www.hogshaven.com/"&gt;Washington Football Team&lt;/a&gt; who takes him with the eighth-overall pick in the draft. Slovis is coming off an abbreviated six-games season where he threw for 1,921 yards, 17 touchdowns, and seven interceptions. As a freshman the year before, he threw for 3,502 yards in twice as many games with 30 touchdowns and 17 picks. His 2020 12-game pace would have had him setting career-highs across the board.&lt;/p&gt;
  53. &lt;p id="OVuddy"&gt;The other Trojan included, Jackson, also plays a premium position that will certainly help his draft stock next year. In Easterling’s mock, Jackson gets taken 10th overall by the Falcons.&lt;/p&gt;
  54. &lt;p id="uEUjFR"&gt;As a freshman, the 6’4, 255-pound edge rusher racked up 11.5 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks with three pass deflections at the line. During the six-game 2020 campaign, he notched just a pair of sacks and 5.5 tackles behind the line of scrimmage.&lt;/p&gt;
  55. &lt;div id="SUtTHN"&gt;
  56. &lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet"&gt;
  57. &lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;USC EDGE/OLB Drake Jackson (6035, 255, Jr.) is an urgent athlete that primarily plays standing up, but can also put his hand in the dirt. There’s tools on the shelf to unlock, but he must continue to develop vs. the run and improve his strength levels. &lt;a href="https://t.co/TskhDfzRy0"&gt;https://t.co/TskhDfzRy0&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="https://t.co/bvEwlvTii3"&gt;pic.twitter.com/bvEwlvTii3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;— Jordan Reid (@Jordan_Reid) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/Jordan_Reid/status/1396918055750545409?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;May 24, 2021&lt;/a&gt;
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  61. &lt;p id="Lrz5gm"&gt;Despite losing some key pieces on either side of the ball, the Trojans will look to continue their success from a year ago and hopefully end this upcoming season with a victory in the conference championship game. With cornerstone pieces like Slovis and Jackson, that’s certainly in the realm of possibilities.&lt;/p&gt;
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  66.    <author>
  67.      <name>MTPeterson</name>
  68.    </author>
  69.  </entry>
  70.  <entry>
  71.    <published>2021-05-14T09:12:36-07:00</published>
  72.    <updated>2021-05-14T09:12:36-07:00</updated>
  73.    <title>Chris Thompson Jr. announces transfer to USC</title>
  74.    <content type="html">  
  75.  
  76.    &lt;figure&gt;
  77.      &lt;img alt="NCAA Football: Southern California at UCLA" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/RF50dM1TWXiavbLq_Rm-dHq6uNU=/0x0:5999x3999/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69287638/usa_today_15308990.0.jpg" /&gt;
  78.        &lt;figcaption&gt;Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports&lt;/figcaption&gt;
  79.    &lt;/figure&gt;
  80.  
  81.  &lt;p&gt;The former Auburn safety is set to join a relatively young secondary&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p id="UCSiAG"&gt;Chris Thompson Jr. has officially announced his transfer destination, pledging to YOUR &lt;a href="https://www.conquestchronicles.com"&gt;USC Trojans&lt;/a&gt; late Thursday night. It’s not his first time out ‘west’ as he visited USC back during his high school recruitment days out of Duncanville, Texas.&lt;/p&gt;
  82. &lt;p id="4bicWE"&gt;Thompson played in six games a year ago as a true freshman for the &lt;a href="https://www.collegeandmagnolia.com"&gt;Auburn Tigers&lt;/a&gt;, recording just eight tackles. &lt;/p&gt;
  83. &lt;p id="x4TSwx"&gt;He was the country’s 199th overall player coming out of high school and the nation’s 17th-ranked safety prospect. Perhaps even more impressive was the fact that he was the state of Texas’ No. 29 overall player.&lt;/p&gt;
  84. &lt;p id="MBbm8H"&gt;Thompson isn’t the first transfer portal pickup for head coach Clay Helton and Co., in fact, he’s far from it. &lt;/p&gt;
  85. &lt;p id="4FMY4B"&gt;USC has added seven players from the portal this offseason including fellow safety Xavion Alford, who participated in spring practices. RB Keontay Ingram, DT Ishmael Sopsher, WR KD Nixon, TE Malcolm Epps and WR Tahj Washington have all made the decisions to transfer to USC this year.&lt;/p&gt;
  86. &lt;p id="TU6Ho5"&gt;Though he played in a minor role at Auburn this year, we can go back to his evaluation following the Under Armour High School All-American announcements that came out in high school, thanks to 247Sports: &lt;/p&gt;
  87. &lt;blockquote&gt;
  88. &lt;p id="UrUhWU"&gt; “Physical defender with elite frame potential for projected position. Great height and length with ample space to continue to add bulk. Huge hitter who can separate the ball from the runner. Receivers must be cognizant of his presence over the middle. Provides highlight-reel pops in the open field. Flashes impressive straight-line closing speed. Enforcer in the run game when crashing downhill into the box.&lt;/p&gt;
  89. &lt;p id="D5w39E"&gt;“Provides personnel flexibility and might thrive in a big nickel role as a space backer hybrid. However, that also means a possible safety/outside linebacker ‘tweener. Could be a man without a true position at the next level. Must improve lateral fluidity and man coverage ability to stay at safety. Predominantly plays downhill in high school. Can clean up tackling technique. If a move to outside linebacker occurs, owns the requisite frame potential and physical nature to succeed - in addition to plus athleticism for the position. Should develop into a reliable P5 starter.”&lt;/p&gt;
  90. &lt;/blockquote&gt;
  91. &lt;p id="hZnitR"&gt;Great decision, Chris! Excited to see you with the Trojans!&lt;/p&gt;
  92.  
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  96.    <author>
  97.      <name>Cam Mellor</name>
  98.    </author>
  99.  </entry>
  100.  <entry>
  101.    <published>2021-05-12T07:01:00-07:00</published>
  102.    <updated>2021-05-12T07:01:00-07:00</updated>
  103.    <title>RB Stephen Carr enters the transfer portal</title>
  104.    <content type="html">  
  105.  
  106.    &lt;figure&gt;
  107.      &lt;img alt="NCAA Football: Southern California Spring Game" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/YQ5Pbf3g9bhIYnzMNCYnQUmGNCE=/0x0:6000x4000/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69273962/usa_today_15918372.0.jpg" /&gt;
  108.        &lt;figcaption&gt;Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports&lt;/figcaption&gt;
  109.    &lt;/figure&gt;
  110.  
  111.  &lt;p&gt;Carr entered the transfer portal after rushing for 1300+ yards the past four seasons&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p id="ljuBid"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.conquestchronicles.com"&gt;USC Trojans&lt;/a&gt; RB Stephen Carr officially entered the NCAA transfer portal this week, after four years with the program. Carr ran for 1,306 yards on 266 attempts over the past four seasons but did see his workload – and efficiency – decrease while in the new Air Raid offense.&lt;/p&gt;
  112. &lt;p id="789cw3"&gt;Carr totaled 176 yards on 46 carries a season ago, each of which came up short as career-lows. He did chip in with 10 catches a season ago out of the backfield but was a lesser factor than likely anticipated. &lt;/p&gt;
  113. &lt;p id="TT3VAh"&gt;He leaves the program with a full year’s worth of eligibility after the NCAA granted this past coronavirus-plagued athletic year a lost cause, and didn’t count towards student-athletes eligibility.&lt;/p&gt;
  114. &lt;p id="bTjmQW"&gt;Carr’s career-highs came in 2019 as he rushed for 398 yards on 72 carries and five scores. According to Pro Football Focus, he forced 26 missed tackles and had 12 carries go over 10 or more yards.&lt;/p&gt;
  115. &lt;p id="q1aC8r"&gt;There has been an influx in players entering the transfer portal after new NCAA regulations stated players could transfer without having to sit out a season like years past. It’s early enough in the summer circuit across the country that he should be able to land somewhere and potentially earn some playing time right away in the right system or right fit.&lt;/p&gt;
  116. &lt;p id="Wzgpks"&gt;After four years given to the program, we thank you, Stephen! And wish you nothing but the best in the future.&lt;/p&gt;
  117. &lt;p id="O4b99S"&gt;Fight On!&lt;/p&gt;
  118.  
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  120.    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.conquestchronicles.com/2021/5/12/22430642/usc-football-stephen-carr-enters-transfer-portal"/>
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  122.    <author>
  123.      <name>Cam Mellor</name>
  124.    </author>
  125.  </entry>
  126.  <entry>
  127.    <published>2021-05-10T08:01:00-07:00</published>
  128.    <updated>2021-05-10T08:01:00-07:00</updated>
  129.    <title>Trojan Tidbits, 5/10: Back to regularly scheduled programming</title>
  130.    <content type="html">  
  131.  
  132.    &lt;figure&gt;
  133.      &lt;img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/w0d07WybOd49iKDllw6h8aiHPVM=/1x0:1024x682/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69263251/Beach_Volleyball.0.jpeg" /&gt;
  134.    &lt;/figure&gt;
  135.  
  136.  &lt;p&gt;After a few-month hiatus, what’d I miss?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p id="J8GaL6"&gt;First things first, it feels great to be back. After 88 business days and what equated to just over four full months away, yours truly is back on the grind. Our son is completely healthy and our daughter is coping with being a big sister in all the ways you’d expect while also being a tremendous help. My wife has been amazing through this journey.&lt;/p&gt;
  137. &lt;p id="an99pt"&gt;And if you’d guess it, we choose the timeframe of having a newborn to also buy and move into a new house during what can only be described as the craziest real-estate market in history. Yeah, so, four months off seems nice, but it was work and it was completely necessary.&lt;/p&gt;
  138. &lt;p id="WQ8Hld"&gt;As I slowly began to get back up to speed, I figured the best way to ease back in was to see what I’d missed over the past few months but noticeably what we’d missed on the site coverage over the past few days as well.&lt;/p&gt;
  139. &lt;p id="CNdpcP"&gt;And if you would believe it, your &lt;a href="https://www.conquestchronicles.com"&gt;USC Trojans&lt;/a&gt; have been incredibly busy. Here’s your daily rundown from the past week or so as I get back into the swing of things and just in case you missed anything as well!&lt;/p&gt;
  140. &lt;p id="w7GcIp"&gt;It’s great to be back.&lt;/p&gt;
  141. &lt;p id="gDLwAf"&gt;Your USC Trojans are now &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/USCBeach/status/1391479330014904320?s=20"&gt;four-time national champs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  142. &lt;p id="qjTrmP"&gt;&lt;a href="https://usctrojans.com/news/2021/5/9/womens-beach-volleyball-usc-beach-volleyball-captures-fourth-national-championship.aspx"&gt;More on the USC Beach Volleyball team being crowned champions&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  143. &lt;p id="xxBF91"&gt;&lt;a href="https://usctrojans.com/news/2021/5/9/usc-baseball-takes-series-finale-at-oregon-state-5-3.aspx"&gt;USC Baseball takes series finale against Oregon State despite late rally&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  144. &lt;p id="EItXGv"&gt;USC tennis moving on to Round of 16 – both &lt;a href="https://usctrojans.com/news/2021/5/8/mens-tennis-no-12-usc-mens-tennis-crashes-the-waves-4-2-to-advance-to-ncaa-round-of-16.aspx"&gt;men’s&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://usctrojans.com/news/2021/5/8/womens-tennis-usc-womens-tennis-upsets-florida-to-advance-to-round-of-16.aspx"&gt;women’s&lt;/a&gt; teams&lt;/p&gt;
  145. &lt;p id="Ucpeu5"&gt;Former USC athlete Rai Benjamin, the third-fastest 400m hurdler in history, set a new top mark in the world this circuit, preparing for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics&lt;/p&gt;
  146. &lt;div id="Sh2li1"&gt;
  147. &lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet"&gt;
  148. &lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;World-leading 47.13 for &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/_Kingben_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@_Kingben_&lt;/a&gt; in his season opener!   &lt;a href="https://t.co/jZuUuGULl2"&gt;pic.twitter.com/jZuUuGULl2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;— USC Trojans (@USC_Athletics) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/USC_Athletics/status/1391543096278585344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;May 9, 2021&lt;/a&gt;
  149. &lt;/blockquote&gt;
  150. &lt;script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;
  151. &lt;/div&gt;
  152. &lt;p id="TxfiYn"&gt;That’s a ridiculous mark for a season’s first run. Way to go, Rai!&lt;/p&gt;
  153.  
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  156.    <id>https://www.conquestchronicles.com/2021/5/10/22428721/usc-athletics-news-beach-volleyball-national-champions</id>
  157.    <author>
  158.      <name>Cam Mellor</name>
  159.    </author>
  160.  </entry>
  161.  <entry>
  162.    <published>2021-05-09T17:59:37-07:00</published>
  163.    <updated>2021-05-09T17:59:37-07:00</updated>
  164.    <title>USC head coach Clay Helton happy Sam Darnold is getting fresh start with Panthers</title>
  165.    <content type="html">  
  166.  
  167.    &lt;figure&gt;
  168.      &lt;img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/HKKoDNRWmGl9tKBp0X8ERNsJPk0=/0x0:3800x2533/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69260989/899648036.jpg.0.jpg" /&gt;
  169.        &lt;figcaption&gt;Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images&lt;/figcaption&gt;
  170.    &lt;/figure&gt;
  171.  
  172.  &lt;p&gt;Darnold joins former college coach Matt Rhule in Carolina after spending three years with the New York Jets. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p id="W9cdmO"&gt;The &lt;a href="https://www.conquestchronicles.com"&gt;USC Trojans&lt;/a&gt; had one player selected in the first round of the &lt;a href="https://www.sbnation.com/nfl-draft"&gt;2021 NFL Draft&lt;/a&gt;. Offensive lineman Alijah Vera-Tucker went 14th overall to the &lt;a href="https://www.ganggreennation.com/"&gt;New York Jets&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;
  173. &lt;p id="CO7hGP"&gt;Vera-Tucker is joining the team that selected a former USC QB No. 3 overall at the 2018 draft. Sam Darnold spent three seasons with the Jets before being traded to the &lt;a href="https://www.catscratchreader.com/"&gt;Carolina Panthers&lt;/a&gt; following New York’s selection of Zach Wilson No. 2 overall. &lt;/p&gt;
  174. &lt;p id="G4RUd6"&gt;The 23-year-old Darnold completed 59.8 percent of his passes for 8,097 yards, 45 touchdowns and 39 interceptions during his tenure in the Big Apple. With uncertainty in the front office and head coach Adam Gase’s head-scratching decisions also playing a factor, the Jets went 13-25 with Darnold under center. &lt;/p&gt;
  175. &lt;p id="us5mic"&gt;New York overhauled its coaching staff this offseason and hired former &lt;a href="https://www.ninersnation.com/"&gt;San Francisco 49ers&lt;/a&gt; defensive coordinator Robert Saleh to replace Gase. &lt;/p&gt;
  176. &lt;p id="PssRbo"&gt;The new regime decided to part ways with Darnold, trading the former Trojan to the Carolina Panthers for three draft picks (sixth-round pick this year, plus a second and fourth-round pick in 2022), landing him with former Baylor head coach Matt Rhule. &lt;/p&gt;
  177. &lt;p id="p1fHtl"&gt;USC head coach Clay Helton — who coached Darnold during his three seasons with the Trojans — was asked about Darnold’s trade and is optimistic his former QB will turn things around in Carolina (h/t &lt;a href="https://247sports.com/Article/Sam-Darnold-fresh-start-with-the-Carolina-Panthers-Clay-Helton-USC-Trojans--165174486/"&gt;247Sports&lt;/a&gt;). &lt;/p&gt;
  178. &lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p id="UMYbz2"&gt;“What a tremendous opportunity for Sam,” Helton said. “So happy for him going to a great coaching staff in Carolina right now. And then you saw the investment, which was really neat to see, in the draft. The investment that they made at the offensive positions, the skill that’s going to be around him. I know he’s extremely excited for the opportunity. We’re all thrilled for him. I know he’s going to do some really special things in Carolina. I cannot wait to watch it. I feel like it’s going to be a tremendous fresh start for him.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
  179. &lt;p id="21N7g5"&gt;Darnold started 27 games for USC during his time with the program. He completed 64.9 percent of his passes for 7,229 yards, 57 touchdowns and 22 picks. The Trojans went 21-6 during the 2016 and 2017 seasons, and Darnold helped lead the team to a &lt;a href="http://www.sbnation.com/rose-bowl"&gt;Rose Bowl&lt;/a&gt; win in 2016 and &lt;a href="https://www.pacifictakes.com"&gt;Pac-12&lt;/a&gt; title the following year. &lt;/p&gt;
  180. &lt;p id="42ZgcU"&gt;Darnold wasn’t set up for success with the Jets. The team lacked playmakers around him, and he never had a top receiver to help open up the field. That will change in Carolina with running back Christian McCaffrey and D.J. Moore giving Darnold two high-end weapons that he didn’t have in New York. &lt;/p&gt;
  181. &lt;p id="Q7UE7I"&gt;For his part, Darnold is looking forward to the next chapter of his pro-career. &lt;/p&gt;
  182. &lt;p id="GRSVA9"&gt;“There’s a little bit of both — relief and excitement,” Darnold said via the Panthers’ team website. “There’s been so much uncertainty this offseason, not knowing what your future was going to look like, that was hard. But now that I’m in Charlotte, I’m excited, and yeah, I guess I am kind of relieved to be here.”&lt;/p&gt;
  183. &lt;p id="lo4mPs"&gt;How do you think Darnold will do in Carolina? &lt;/p&gt;
  184.  
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  188.    <author>
  189.      <name>Jas Kang</name>
  190.    </author>
  191.  </entry>
  192.  <entry>
  193.    <published>2021-05-05T20:40:53-07:00</published>
  194.    <updated>2021-05-05T20:40:53-07:00</updated>
  195.    <title>Slovis, Jackson among top picks in CBS Sports’ 2022 NFL mock draft</title>
  196.    <content type="html">  
  197.  
  198.    &lt;figure&gt;
  199.      &lt;img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/x4SkzJ8Yb2eD_a6CKpl0XrF3ZAI=/0x28:2841x1922/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69244410/1292045060.0.jpg" /&gt;
  200.        &lt;figcaption&gt;Photo by Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images&lt;/figcaption&gt;
  201.    &lt;/figure&gt;
  202.  
  203.  &lt;p&gt;The Trojans could have two top-10 picks in next year’s NFL Draft. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p id="MbGvIN"&gt;The &lt;a href="https://www.conquestchronicles.com"&gt;USC Trojans&lt;/a&gt; only had one first-round selection in this year’s &lt;a href="https://www.sbnation.com/nfl-draft"&gt;NFL Draft&lt;/a&gt;. Offensive lineman Alijah Vera-Tucker was picked 14th overall by the &lt;a href="https://www.ganggreennation.com/"&gt;New York Jets&lt;/a&gt; and will play alongside fellow rookie Zach Wilson.&lt;/p&gt;
  204. &lt;p id="4JVYZk"&gt;We could see a couple of Trojans picked ahead of where Vera-Tucker was this year in the 2022 NFL Draft. &lt;/p&gt;
  205. &lt;p id="iJCQPy"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/news/2022-nfl-mock-draft-lions-washington-raiders-target-passers-in-a-wide-open-quarterback-class/"&gt;Ryan Wilson of CBS Sports&lt;/a&gt; released his first 2022 mock draft and has two USC players going in the top 11. &lt;/p&gt;
  206. &lt;p id="q6pppI"&gt;Wilson has quarterback Kedon Slovis going No. 9 overall to the &lt;a href="https://www.silverandblackpride.com/"&gt;Las Vegas Raiders&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;
  207. &lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p id="j9jMHr"&gt;The Raiders need a lot of things — and maybe the ‘21 draft class will solve some of those issues — but it’s only a matter of time before Jon Gruden succumbs to the allure of a new QB.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
  208. &lt;p id="p5GZbZ"&gt;Las Vegas has Derek Carr on the roster, but if he fails to lead the organization to the postseason, we could certainly see the Raiders make a change at the most important position in football. &lt;/p&gt;
  209. &lt;p id="VOEljs"&gt;Slovis is going into his junior season and is getting some attention as a possible Heisman Trophy candidate. The 20-year-old threw for 1,921 yards, 17 touchdowns and seven interceptions while leading USC to a 5-1 record last season. Slovis admitted that he lacked confidence in 2020 and will need a strong bounceback performance next year to solidify himself as one of the best available signal-callers in the draft. &lt;/p&gt;
  210. &lt;p id="EP128e"&gt;The QB did suffer a shoulder injury during the &lt;a href="https://www.pacifictakes.com"&gt;Pac-12&lt;/a&gt; title game against the &lt;a href="https://www.addictedtoquack.com"&gt;Oregon Ducks&lt;/a&gt; and looks to be working his way back from the injury. &lt;/p&gt;
  211. &lt;p id="ZIy9aq"&gt;The next Trojan to be included in Wilson’s mock draft is pass-rusher Drake Jackson, who Wilson has being selected 11th by the &lt;a href="https://www.thefalcoholic.com/"&gt;Atlanta Falcons&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  212. &lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p id="Dt9Vxg"&gt;Jackson had a standout freshman campaign, flashed in the shortened Pac-12 season in ‘20, and is looking for a breakout campaign in ‘21. At 6-foot-4, 250 pounds, he looks the part.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
  213. &lt;p id="ZTGBp3"&gt;The Corona, CA native racked up 20 tackles, 2 sacks and a pick during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. Jackson opened up some eyes with a strong freshman year in 2019 when he had 26 tackles and 5.5 sacks. &lt;/p&gt;
  214. &lt;div id="LndZmg"&gt;&lt;div style="left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%;"&gt;&lt;iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lzci2kGoifs?rel=0" style="border: 0; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute;" allowfullscreen="" scrolling="no" allow="encrypted-media; accelerometer; clipboard-write; gyroscope; picture-in-picture"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  215. &lt;p id="Qb6rKi"&gt;At 6’3, 269 pounds, Jackson has all of the tools to be a dominant weak-side defensive end. He’s still raw, but if he can put it all together and have a strong showing for USC in 2021, he could certainly climb up the draft boards. &lt;/p&gt;
  216. &lt;p id="q4b0lN"&gt;Do you think Slovis and Jackson will be top 15 picks in next year’s NFL Draft? &lt;/p&gt;
  217. &lt;p id="xr5KZi"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  218.  
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  222.    <author>
  223.      <name>Jas Kang</name>
  224.    </author>
  225.  </entry>
  226.  <entry>
  227.    <published>2021-04-30T18:11:16-07:00</published>
  228.    <updated>2021-04-30T18:11:16-07:00</updated>
  229.    <title>USC upset in NCAA Women’s Soccer Tournament 2nd round by Ole Miss</title>
  230.    <content type="html">  
  231.  
  232.    &lt;figure&gt;
  233.      &lt;img alt="UCLA v USC" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/lSiBb_xJvA29yCle5SSXG5eeNkA=/490x0:4000x2340/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69216107/1312892482.0.jpg" /&gt;
  234.        &lt;figcaption&gt;Photo by Andy Bao/Getty Images&lt;/figcaption&gt;
  235.    &lt;/figure&gt;
  236.  
  237.  &lt;p&gt;Trojans knocked out in penalty shootout heartbreak.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p id="5InFUG"&gt;The &lt;a href="https://www.conquestchronicles.com"&gt;USC Trojans&lt;/a&gt; looked comfortable through 45 minutes in their opening 2021 NCAA Women’s Soccer Tournament game on Friday against &lt;a href="https://www.redcuprebellion.com"&gt;Ole Miss&lt;/a&gt;, but things took a turn for the worse after that, as they were pushed to the brink and were ultimately eliminated from the competition after losing 3-2 in a penalty shootout following a 2-2 scoreline through double overtime.&lt;/p&gt;
  238. &lt;p id="dBzRsb"&gt;The Trojans were ranked the No. 8 seed overall in the tournament, so the loss will be a disappointment for the program after a strong &lt;a href="https://www.pacifictakes.com"&gt;Pac-12&lt;/a&gt; season, but both teams had &lt;a href="https://www.allforxi.com"&gt;NWSL&lt;/a&gt; draftees among their ranks and on the day, Ole Miss did just enough to advance, as USC rued a series of missed chances in the 2nd half and overtime.&lt;/p&gt;
  239. &lt;p id="SYc8hR"&gt;USC opened the scoring in the 23rd minute, with Tara McKeown heading in the chance off a short corner kick routine.&lt;/p&gt;
  240. &lt;div id="8dXE5f"&gt;
  241. &lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet"&gt;
  242. &lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;First goal of the postseason goes to a usual suspect! Vergura and DeMelo with the assists!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Watch: &lt;a href="https://t.co/SthUXKsIkR"&gt;https://t.co/SthUXKsIkR&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FightOn?src=hash&amp;amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;#FightOn&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GrindToShine?src=hash&amp;amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;#GrindToShine&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="https://t.co/K4X4VkVFuj"&gt;pic.twitter.com/K4X4VkVFuj&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;— USC Women's Soccer (@USC_WSoccer) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/USC_WSoccer/status/1388259448502644738?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;April 30, 2021&lt;/a&gt;
  243. &lt;/blockquote&gt;
  244. &lt;script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;
  245. &lt;/div&gt;
  246. &lt;p id="3QdWWk"&gt;They found an insurance goal in the 43rd minute, with Zoe Burns scoring her first goal at USC, cleaning up the rebound left by McKeown’s saved shot, to make it 2-0.&lt;/p&gt;
  247. &lt;div id="rwPcLx"&gt;
  248. &lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet"&gt;
  249. &lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;McKeown with the assist as her shot leads to Burns' first career goal! Great start for the Trojans!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Watch: &lt;a href="https://t.co/SthUXKsIkR"&gt;https://t.co/SthUXKsIkR&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FightOn?src=hash&amp;amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;#FightOn&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GrindToShine?src=hash&amp;amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;#GrindToShine&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="https://t.co/t3OjP0E9Et"&gt;pic.twitter.com/t3OjP0E9Et&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;— USC Women's Soccer (@USC_WSoccer) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/USC_WSoccer/status/1388264407487062016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;April 30, 2021&lt;/a&gt;
  250. &lt;/blockquote&gt;
  251. &lt;script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;
  252. &lt;/div&gt;
  253. &lt;p id="CYtpE5"&gt;The Trojans went into the halftime break fully in control, but with 45 minutes to play needed to keep level heads for the rest of the match.&lt;/p&gt;
  254. &lt;p id="8xD4um"&gt;Ole Miss really offered nothing in attack in the 1st half, but started to ratchet up the intensity a bit in the 2nd half, out of necessity. USC goalkeeper Kaylie Collins started to get tested, and for a while held on to keep the shutout.&lt;/p&gt;
  255. &lt;p id="LhCZQ8"&gt;But Ole Miss made things interesting, when Haleigh Stackpole scored for Ole Miss with 22 minutes left to play, to make it 2-1.&lt;/p&gt;
  256. &lt;p id="NOpFcc"&gt;Collins had a huge stop with 14 minutes left to in regulation, as an Ole Miss free kick trickled over to the far post, the goalkeeper blocking the point-blank shot and it trickled out of bounds. But off the subsequent corner kick, Ole Miss found the equalizer courtesy of Ramsey Davis and USC were on the ropes with just over 10 minutes to play.&lt;/p&gt;
  257. &lt;p id="BMZStR"&gt;USC almost had a winner with just over a minute to play from Penelope Hocking, but the Ole Miss goalkeeper was on the spot and blocked the shot.&lt;/p&gt;
  258. &lt;p id="hj5ObH"&gt;But the game went to overtime with it finishing 2-2 in regulation. With the Golden Goal rule in effect, Hocking drew a penalty a few minutes into overtime, but McKeown’s spot kick was saved and the game continued. A couple minutes later, Hocking nearly bundled the ball into the goal, off a deflection, but it bounced off the post and Ole Miss recovered.&lt;/p&gt;
  259. &lt;p id="kiZCrf"&gt;USC really had the run in the first overtime period, with Stackpole saving a goalbound shot off the line for Ole Miss in the final two minutes to keep the game alive. &lt;/p&gt;
  260. &lt;p id="KEtJC2"&gt;In the 2nd overtime, McKeown had another good look with the ball pinging around in Ole Miss’ box, but she leaned back and the ball sailed over the goal. The teams finished overtime tied 2-2, leading to a penalty shootout to decide the winner.&lt;/p&gt;
  261. &lt;p id="zgQs5J"&gt;Ole Miss took a 1-0 lead through Channing Foster, but Hocking’s attempt was saved, putting the Trojans down early. But Collins saved Ole Miss’ second attempt to keep her team in the game. Then, USC’s second shot, from Madeline Vergura, was saved. But Collins saved Ole Miss’ third shot, and USC tied it up on their third try, at 1-1, courtesy of Sade Alemolekun.&lt;/p&gt;
  262. &lt;p id="rNys46"&gt;Ole Miss scored their fourth shot to make it 2-1, before Jennifer Westendorf scored after Ole Miss’ keeper got a hand to it, to tie it up at 2-2. Ole Miss made their fifth shot, and McKeown had her shot saved yet again, ending the penalty shootout and USC’s season.&lt;/p&gt;
  263. &lt;p id="rwmrEC"&gt;It’s a disappointing result for a Trojans team that had aspirations of making a deep run in the Tournament, especially with a smaller field this season. But it wasn’t meant to be, and we’ll have to see what USC have to offer when they’re back in action next season.&lt;/p&gt;
  264.  
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  268.    <author>
  269.      <name>Alicia Rodriguez</name>
  270.    </author>
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