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USC coach Lane Kiffin has filled out his staff, hiring former Tennessee quarterback Tee Martin as the Trojans' new receivers coach on Wednesday, a program source confirmed to ESPNLosAngeles.com. Martin had served as the receivers coach for Kentucky for t
In a move sure to cause some reaction in Knoxville, Tenn. , USC Coach Lane Kiffin has added former Volunteers quarterback Tee Martin to his staff as receivers coach. Quarterback Matt Barkley tweeted the hire. Martin, passing game coordinator at Kentucky,
Fans, from left, Sam Barry, 7, Turner Helton, 7, and Nick Barry, 7, hold up handmade signs after Southern California quarterback Matt Barkley announced that he will play his senior year of NCAA college football during a news conference in Los Angeles,... View Photo »
I was all about USC growing up
USC has not officially announced any additions to the coaching staff. Martin, 33, backed up Peyton Manning for two seasons before leading the Volunteers to a national championship following the 1998 season. A fifth-round pick by the Pittsburgh Steelers i
Matt Barkley may win the Heisman Trophy next year but during the offseason, he’s happy to work as a journalist breaking Trojans news. His ability to make an NFL player out of quarterback-turned-wideout Randall Cobb and high marks as a recruiter made Mart
If he had decided to leave USC after this past season, QB Matt Barkley seemed to be guaranteed a spot in the Top 10 of the 2012 NFL draft. However, something was calling Barkley back to the college game, and he knew if he didn't return that there would a
Southern California quarterback Matt Barkley is interviewed after announcing that he is forgoing the opportunity to make himself available for the NFL draft and will play his senior year of NCAA college football during a news conference in Los Angeles, on... View Photo »
If you look at the group of quarterbacks coming back vs. entering the draft, that changed from the earlier perception. Guys everyone expected to go out, like Matt Barkley and Landry Jones, decided to go back to school. Darron's advisors, including Oregon coaches, were surprised at some of the QBs who di...
February, 15, 2012 Feb 15 4:00 PM ET It was about this time last year that people started predicting that Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck would hoist the Heisman Trophy. How'd that work out, by the way? Still, it's not too soon to start looking at some
February, 15, 2012 Feb 15 5:30 PM ET Early today we looked at some of the early Heisman odds. Now we're looking at the BCS title odds. ESPN's Will Harris took the odds of a top British sports book and broke down the favorites, the contenders and the long
Matt Barkley (b. September 8, 1990) is an American football player. He currently starts at quarterback for Mater Dei High School of Santa Ana, California. Barkley was named 2007 Gatorade national player of the year, as the first non-senior to ever been named such. He also won the 2007 Glenn Davis Award, given to best high school football player... Full Article
Southern California quarterback Matt Barkley, left, and head coach Lane Kiffin listen as athletic director Pat Haden speaks following Barkley's announcement that he is staying to play his senior year during an NCAA college football news conference in Los Angeles, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011.
View Photo »Southern California head coach Lane Kiffin speaks as quarterback Matt Barkley, left, looks on after announcing he is forgoing the opportunity to make himself available for the NFL draft and will play his senior year of NCAA college football during a press conference in Los Angeles, Thursday,...
View Photo »Southern California quarterback Matt Barkley announces that he is forgoing the opportunity to make himself available for the NFL football draft and will play his senior year during a news conference at the university in Los Angeles, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011.
View Photo »Southern California quarterback Matt Barkley waits to speak before announcing that he will forgo the opportunity to make himself available for the NFL draft and will play his senior year of NCAA college football in Los Angeles, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011.
View Photo »LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 26: Quarterback Matt Barkley #7 of the USC Trojans smiles after throwing a touch down against the UCLA Bruins in the third quarter at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on November 26, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. USC defeated UCLA 50-0.
View Photo »LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 26: Safety T.J. McDonald (L) #7 and quarterback Matt Barkley #7 of the USC Trojans celebrate after stopping UCLA on fourth down in the fourth quarter at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on November 26, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. USC defeated UCLA 50-0.
View Photo »LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 26: Quarterback Matt Barkley #7 of the USC Trojans conducts the band after the game with the UCLA Bruins at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on November 26, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. USC won 50-0.
View Photo »LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 26: Quarterback Matt Barkley #7 of the USC Trojans celebrates following the game against the UCLA Bruins at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on November 26, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. USC defeated UCLA 50-0.
View Photo »Southern California quarterback Matt Barkley center, and the fans celebrate USC's 50-0 win against UCLA after an NCAA college football game in Los Angeles, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011.
View Photo »LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 26: Quarterback Matt Barkley #7 of the USC Trojans celebrates after throwing a touch down against the UCLA Bruins in the second quarter at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on November 26, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.
View Photo »LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 26: Quarterback Matt Barkley #7 of the USC Trojans throws a pass against the UCLA Bruins at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on November 26, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.
View Photo »LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 26: Quarterback Matt Barkley #7 and tight end Randall Telfer #82 of the USC Trojans celebrtate after they connect on a one yard touchdown pass in the second quarter against the UCLA Bruins at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on November 26, 2011 in Los Angeles,...
View Photo »Southern California quarterback Matt Barkley celebrates a touchdown by Rhett Ellison during the first half of an NCAA college football game against UCLA in Los Angeles, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011.
View Photo »Southern California quarterback Matt Barkley (7) and offensive tackle Matt Kalil( 75) celebrate a touchdown by Rhett Ellison during the first half of an NCAA college football game against UCLA in Los Angeles, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011. At left is UCLA linebacker Eric Kendricks.
View Photo »Southern California quarterback Matt Barkley looks to throw during the first half of an NCAA college football game against UCLA, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011, in Los Angeles.
View Photo »EUGENE, OR - NOVEMBER 19: Head coach Lane Kiffin of the USC Trojans speaks with quarterback Matt Barkley #7 of the USC Trojans in the fourth quarter of the game against the Oregon Ducks at Autzen Stadium on November 19, 2011 in Eugene, Oregon. USC won the game 38-35.
View Photo »EUGENE, OR - NOVEMBER 19: Quarterback Matt Barkley #7 of the USC Trojans signals during the game against the Oregon Ducks at Autzen Stadium on November 19, 2011 in Eugene, Oregon. Barkley was 26 of 34 for 323 yards and 4 touchdowns as USC won the game 38-35.
View Photo »EUGENE, OR - NOVEMBER 19: Quarterback Matt Barkley #7 of the USC Trojans throws a pass in the fourth quarter of the game against the Oregon Ducks at Autzen Stadium on November 19, 2011 in Eugene, Oregon. Barkley was 26 of 34 for 323 yards and 4 touchdowns as USC won the game 38-35.
View Photo »Southern Cal quarterback Matt Barkley (7) is well protected as he prepares to unleash a pass during the second half of their NCAA college football game against Oregon in Eugene, Ore. , Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011. Barkley passed for 323 yards and four touchdowns as they beat Oregon 38-35.
View Photo »USC quarterback Matt Barkley celebrates win over Oregon after NCAA football game in Eugene, Oregon, November 19, 2011.
View Photo »EUGENE, OR - NOVEMBER 19: Quarterback Matt Barkley #7 of the USC Trojans celebrates with fans after the Trojans upset the Oregon Ducks at Autzen Stadium on November 19, 2011 in Eugene, Oregon. USC won the game 38-35.
View Photo »USC's quarterback Matt Barkley (2nd R) celebrates with teammates T.J. McDonald (L) and Brice Butler (C) after an Oregon fumble during the second quarter of their NCAA football game in Eugene, Oregon November 19, 2011.
View Photo »EUGENE, OR - NOVEMBER 19: Quarterback Matt Barkley #7 of the USC Trojans fumbles the ball in the first half of the game against the Oregon Ducks at Autzen Stadium on November 19, 2011 in Eugene, Oregon.
View Photo »Southern California quarterback Matt Barkley, left, throws on the run as tailback Curtis McNeal, right, blocks Oregon defender Dewitt Stuckey during the first half of their NCAA college football game in Eugene, Ore. , Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011.
View Photo »LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 12: Quarterback Matt Barkely #7 of the USC Trojans throws a pass against the Washington Huskies at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on November 12, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. USC won 40-17.
View Photo »Southern California quarterback Matt Barkley, left, and head coach Lane Kiffin listen as athletic director Pat Haden speaks following Barkley's announcement that he is staying to play his senior year during an NCAA college football news conference in Los Angeles, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011.
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If you look at the group of quarterbacks coming back vs. entering the draft, that changed from the earlier perception. Guys everyone expected to go out, like Matt Barkley and Landry Jones, decided to go back to school. Darron's advisors, including Oregon coaches, were surprised at some of the QBs who di...
I think finishing out on a good note here at USC was something I wanted to do, and now that we’ve done that, there’s a chance for my future to be financially secure, to move on. There’s a couple reasons but it almost seems like the reasons to stay might outweigh those [to leave] with all the guys coming...
Dear: Matt Barkley. I want you to stay on the USC football team just one more season.
It won't only be from the business side
I know it sounds weird, but I look up to Matt Barkley ... Matt Barkley has been through a lot of adversity now. For a kid, 19 I believe, to go in front of (the media) when basically all his dreams about football were taken away — no bowl games, transfers sanctions, new president, new head coach, new ath...
I definitely think I should be in the running
If Andrew Luck is favored to win it, there's no way you can't have Matt Barkley there because of what he's done
The way we're playing right now, yeah, I think (we might be the only team to beat LSU) ... The way we've progressed, the way our guys are feeling that mojo, meshing with each other, the chemistry, it's something special.
I look up to Matt Barkley. He has been through a lot of adversity. Basically all of his dreams about football were taken away with the sanctions. I don't know any 39-year-olds that can handle things the way he did, much less any 19-year-olds.
The leadership from the seniors is unlike anything that we have had before
NO. 10 USC 50, UCLA 0 … Bruins have no answer for Barkley as USC, with nowhere go to, completes a 10-win season … Marqise Lee gets behind UCLA’s Sheldon Price for a 52-yard touchdown in the third quarter, one of two touchdowns for Lee and one of six scoring passes for USC’s Matt Barkley. … Barkley broke...
I think Cody has the best leadership skills right now ... Max probably has the best intangibles right now, and I think Jesse has probably the strongest arm.
NO. 10 USC 50, UCLA 0 … Bruins have no answer for Barkley as USC, with nowhere go to, completes a 10-win season … Marqise Lee gets behind UCLA’s Sheldon Price for a 52-yard touchdown in the third quarter, one of two touchdowns for Lee and one of six scoring passes for USC’s Matt Barkley. … Barkley broke...
Oh, man, we were playing for a lot ... Playing for each other. … Playing for this university. Playing for the history of this program. Playing for personal pride.
He’s a young quarterback ... and we knew we would be able to mess with him a lot more than (USC’s) Matt Barkley. We were able to disguise and play around with him a little bit.
We had a lot to play for this year ... We were playing for this university, the history of this program. You're playing for personal pride. You don't want to just flush the season down the toilet. There were a ton of things that we were playing for and that motivated us.
I know it sounds weird and I probably shouldn’t say this, but I look up to Matt Barkley
I have no idea what I'm doing next year ... Tonight is too special to worry about that. We deserve to celebrate this a little bit.
This is exactly what I said: In the games that we have played, against all the quarterbacks we have played, Barkley played the best against us ... Just look at his stats. He was 26 of 34, threw for 300 yards and four touchdowns. There's no one close to that. I also qualified that and said I'm not saying...
I'm going to keep hearing it. It means a lot to mean knowing the Trojan family does have our back ... It's going to be tough if something else happens that they're disappointed. But I don't know.
Coach Lane and his staff weren't putting up with certain things in the disciplinary area. Then their recruits were so mature and tough. The catches and plays that Robert Woods and Marqise Lee make are not the things that impress me the most, it's the leadership and humility. If any guys on the team coul...
I'm going to keep hearing it. It means a lot to mean knowing the Trojan family does have our back ... It's going to be tough if something else happens that they're disappointed. But I don't know.
Matt Barkley is the best quarterback we've faced all year.
The way we are playing right now, yeah ... It is something special that I have never been a part of.
