The Trojans defeated Stanford 10-9 in sudden death on a goal by freshman Anni Espar to win the NCAA title. The teams were tied 9-9 after three overtimes.

USC sprinter Bryshon Nellum won the 400 meters at the Pac-12 championships in a personal-best time of 44.76 seconds. In the 100, USC’s Beejay Lee and Aaron Brown finished 1-2 with Lee running 10.07 and Brown 10.08.

The Trojans are currently in third place in the men’s competition and fifth in the women’s.

SportingCharts.com has compiled the above list of how the past five USC quarterbacks have performed in the NFL to see if it can predict how Matt Barkley will perform. They basically determine its all depends on what type of opportunity Barkley gets with the Eagles.

Winners

Robert Woods

Strong showing in Bills mini-camp solidifies feeling he will be starter in the fall.

Matthew Thomas

Linebacker made public his desire to get out of letter-of-intent and wants to transfer to Georgia or USC.

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The Pac-12 track and field championships continue today at Cromwell Field. Oregon is expected to win the men’s title while the Ducks or Arizona are favored for the women’s title.

USC sprinter Bryshon Nellum had the fastest 400 meters qualifying time (46.41) at the Pac-12 finals at Cromwell Field. Teammate Reggie Wyatt qualified 4th (47.13).

The wide receiver did not qualify for the finals in the long jump at the Pac-12 championships. Lee’s best mark was 23-1.25 and finished in 12th place. The top nine made the finals.

Here’s Matt Barkley’s post-practice press conference after his first practice with the Eagles.

“I think I’ll make it fit. It doesn’t matter what Coach (Chip Kelly) runs,” Barkley said. “I’m going to find a way to help this team out.”

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USC safety T.J. McDonald competed in his first practice at Rams mini-camp and could start as the Rams no longer have last year’s starters, Quintin Mikell and Craig Dahl.

“Some people say maybe he didn’t have as good a year this year as last year,” Rams coach Jeff Fisher said of McDonald. “We addressed it. There were some reasons for that, but he’s a good football player.”

Wide receiver Robert Woods enjoyed a strong first day at Bills mini-camp and continues to be described as a starter next season.

Meanwhile, Matt Barkley is in Philadelphia and said he is ready to compete and not be in awe of Michael Vick or even Nick Foles.

“You come in as a teammate to them, not as a fan,” Barkley said.

And what about his draft slide? “The fact is that I’m here, and I have a shot to play on the field this year,” Barkley said.