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Sunday, August 23, 2020---Congratulations, Sophia Popov!

"Today I woke up a major champion. I still can’t believe what happened yesterday. A single week that turned my life upside down (in a good way)." USC Golf alumna Sophia Popov's tweet says it all! After entering the AIG Women's British Open in Royal Troon, Scotland, ranked #304, she led the final round from wire to wire to win her first major title and the first place prize of $675,000. Her four day scores were 70, 72, 67 and 68!

Trojan Candy and my husband Jim met Sophia at the Salute to Troy on Saturday, August 24, 2013. She was a junior then and a three time All American. Our Women of Troy won the 2013 NCAA Women's Golf title. See Sophia on the stage holding the NCAA Championship trophy.

The next year I was able to take this picture of Sophia and her family at the USC Student-Athlete Graduation Celebration on Thursday, May 15, 2014. Sophia was named an All-American for the fourth year in a row! What an amazing USC athlete!

FIGHT ON, Sophia!

Wednesday, August 19, 2020---When USC-NFL Players were Undergrads

Having more time at home, Trojan Candy decided to write a blog about every one of the Trojans who are currently on NFL rosters. I have a picture of every one of them and have interviewed most of them. Click on the blue name to view an interview, or click on the blue date to view the blog for that picture. Let's hope that there will be an NFL season.

Let's start with the teams in alphabetical order:

1524
Devon Kennard (11/5/2009), Arizona Cardinals
2070
Iman Marshall (8/19/2016), Baltimore Ravens
5489
Matt Barkley (1/23/2009), Buffalo Bills
5177
Porter Gustin (12/12/2018), Cleveland Browns
6982
Tyron Smith (9/9/2010), Dallas Cowboys
6541
Everson Griffen (4/2/2009), Dallas Cowboys
9507
Jurrell Casey (9/3/2009), Denver Broncos
3715
Steven Mitchell, Jr. (12/13/2017), Houston Texans
1483
Isaac Whitney (2/4/2015), Houston Texans
6167
Xavier Grimble (8/19/2010), Indianapolis Colts
6633
Michael Pittman, Jr. (2/3/2016), Indianapolis Colts
0498
Marvell Tell III (8/17/2018), Indianapolis Colts
3628
Uchenna Nwosu (12/13/2017), Los Angeles Chargers
6163
Robert Woods (8/19/2010), Los Angeles Rams
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Nelson Agholar (12/17/2014), Las Vegas Raiders
3198
Nelson Agholar (10/13/2018), Las Vegas Raiders. Click the picture to see Nelson lead the Trojans from the tunnel.
5097
Austin Jackson (12/12/2018), Miami Dolphins
3629
Cameron Smith (12/13/2017), Minnesota Vikings
1510
Marqise Lee (9/22/2011), New England Patriots
3213
Leonard Williams (8/14/2014), New York Giants. Click the picture to see Leonard lead "Conquest."
3885
Leonard Williams (8/29/2014), New York Giants. Click the picture to see Leonard lead "Conquest."
5320
Sam Darnold (12/14/2016), New York Jets
1488
Chuma Edoga (2/4/2015), New York Jets
9507
Chuma Edoga (12/13/2017), New York Jets
581
Deontay Burnett (1/2/2017), Philadelphia Eagles. Click the picture to see his touchdown catch that tied the score at 49-49 in the 2017 Rose Bowl game.
3639
Deontay Burnett (12/13/2017), Philadelphia Eagles
5427
Nickell Robey-Coleman (12/5/2011), Philadelphia Eagles
1269
Nickell Robey-Coleman (5/9/2019), Philadelphia Eagles
5310
Zach Banner (10/11/2012), Pittsburgh Steelers
7153
JuJu Smith-Schuster (5/26/2015), Pittsburgh Steelers
3622
Rasheem Green (12/13/2017), Seattle Seahawks
1856
Jordan Simmons (7/13/2012), Seattle Seahawks
7715
Chad Wheeler (3/23/2012), Seattle Seahawks
3612
Ronald Jones (12/13/2017), Tampa Bay Buccaneers
5326
Adoree' Jackson (12/14/2016), Tennessee Titans
0776
Adoree' Jackson (3/7/2020), Tennessee Titans

Good Luck in the 2020-2021 NFL Season to all of my USC Trojan Friends.

Keep FIGHTING ON!