LeBron James came up big in the final minutes of the fourth quarter to help lift the Lakers to a 117-107 series-clinching win over the Nuggets. While the NFL opened in Los Angeles on Sunday in an empty new stadium, the city’s college teams remain unable to gather as a full team, practice indoors, or practice anywhere in groups larger than 12. Junior college transfer Markus Steele followed him as a solid player on some bad Paul Hackett teams, before Keith Rivers restored greatness to the No. Please also read our Privacy Notice and Terms of Use, which became effective December 20, 2019. Powered by Minute Media © 2020 All Rights Reserved. Instead, he was asked to carry on the tradition of another. Parents sue LAUSD, blasting its online learning as an ‘educational crisis’. Your favorite teams, topics, and players all on your favorite mobile devices. This is it. Through the years No. Though he was too young to remember Seau from his USC days, Claiborne studied him in the NFL. It wasn’t just those who wore the number who looked up to Seau. They’re asking young men to spend four years in sunny California surrounded by good looking women and a great party scene. Prove it first is now the prevailing thought, with the former greats serving as a governing body of sorts for the number. 3 upon arriving at USC, as he wanted to change the culture of the offensive number — worn by wide receivers Curtis Conway and Keyshawn Johnson. Newsom to play in 2020. He was the menacing heart of a frightening defense featuring hard-hitting Thorpe Award winner Mark Carrier and sack machine Tim Ryan up front. But the patience of Pac-12 players appears to be waning. 55, reserved for linebackers deemed to have truly special traits. But for me, it was Junior. Speaking of Rose Bowls, USC has won 55 games at the Rose Bowl Stadium dating back to 1922. A power outage at Dodger Stadium delayed Saturday’s game between the Angels and Dodgers for about 25 minutes while power was being restored. USC has scored exactly 55 points nine times, including in arguably the Trojans’ two most famous wins. It’s that they wore it at all, and lived up to the standard set by those ahead of them. There were a few chances to speak with him, but Claiborne said he was most impressed simply by the feeling he had being there. Yes, it’s USC’s fabled No. Recent social media debate has sparked about What the Trojans football program should do with the historic number. By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. The latest Tweets from USC Football (@USC_FB). “I was given it from the beginning,” McGinest told ESPN’s Andy Kamenetzky last October. 1955 USC Trojans football team From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The 1955 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1955 college football season. Fifty-five. Cam Smith was reported to be switching to 55 before last season, however he opted to stick with 35. Get the latest on L.A.'s teams in the daily Sports Report newsletter. Retiring the number all together wouldn’t do its justice because you can’t honor a single player and USC only retires numbers of Heisman trophy winners. USC quarterback Kedon Slovis carries against Stanford during the first half on Sept. 7, 2019, at the Coliseum.