Following the biggest dud of a season in college football history, where USC went from being preseason No. 1 to finishing at 7-6, punctuated by a Sun Bowl loss to a middling Georgia Tech team, Lane Kiffin's Trojans kicked off their spring practice in search of a new starting quarterback and trying to adapt to a new 5-2 scheme under first-year defensive coordinator Clancy Pendergast. ...more

This week's Tuesday Top 10 list: The most pleasant surprises thus far in the college football season. ...more