The Trojans just finished cycling through their traditional pre-game meetings, including a rambunctious pump-up session, a special teams roll call and walk-thrus for the offense and defense. The players are now eating the pre-game meal before getting about 90 minutes to rest and relax before a clap session at 4:50.
Departure from the team's downtown hotel is set for 5 p.m.
Coaches, with Coach Carroll at the center, gather for a staff meeting with less than five hours to go until kickoff.
The players and coaches come together in a darkened ballroom for a "Trojans" chant at the end of the special teams meeting this afternoon.
Coach Carroll watches as his first-team defense conducts a walk-thru in a hotel ballroom this afternoon.
