Tuesday, May 08, 2007

BC, USC close to renewing football ties - Boston Globe
...According to sources at USC and BC, the Eagles are close to signing on for a two-year series with the Trojans beginning in 2011...

...For BC...playing USC would represent another step by athletic director Gene DeFilippo in upgrading the Eagles' schedule and a chance to enhance their national reputation.

The Eagles...will pick up with what has been an almost nonexistent rivalry. The schools have played only twice -- in 1987 and 1988 -- both USC victories.

Adding USC, which again has become a national championship-caliber program under former Patriots coach Pete Carroll, would enhance a nonconference schedule that has been criticized by some...

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