Michael CastilloMichael Castillo

Michael Castillo is an aspiring writer and artist from Los Angeles. He's currently studying at the University of Southern California. Castillo's work has appeared on ESPN, Yahoo! Sports and SB Nation. He's a National College Football columnist for FanSided.com, and is the Co-Lead Editor at Reign of Troy, covering USC athletics. He is also an Editorial Director for FanSided's College Network, and a member of the Football Writers' Association of America.

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Texas Tech Transfer Delvon Simmons to Visit USC

Delvon Simmons, a Rivals five-star defensive tackle from the Class of 2011, is back on the market. The 6-foot-5, 265-pound tackle has announced that he will be transferring from Texas Tech, where he played…Read More

USC Football has a New Advertising Partner…The Barclays Center

Advertisements you’re likely to see at a USC football game include things like The Doctors of USC, Office Depot and Kumho Tires. All things considered, those are pretty much the norm. In 2013 however,…Read More

Utah’s Kyle Whittingham Says USC is Still the Benchmark in the Pac-12 South

A year ago, USC fans were booking hotel rooms in South Beach for New Years. This year, there’s been some concern about the Trojans faltering in Week 4 against Utah State. But don’t tell Utah…Read More

USC Offers Four-Star RB Royce Freeman

The Trojans snagged Justin Davis and Ty Issac in the 2013 football recruiting class, but Lane Kiffin and company aren’t done looking for running backs in 2014. Joe Mixon of Fresno is the top target…Read More

Pac-12 in Talks with Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl

The bowl trading winds are blowing in full force. Yesterday, it was the Holiday Bowl that was reportedly on the verge of a shake up. Today, it’s the Copper Bowl, more recently known as the Insight…Read More

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Could Dr. Dre Academy Affect USC Recruiting?

The rich get richer as today USC will formally announce a $70 million donation from music mogul Jimmy…Read More

Holiday Bowl to be Big Ten vs. Pac-12?

With the College Football Playoff looming in 2014, the bowl landscape of 2014 is set to get a bit of…Read More

Florida State Not Intending to Release Matthew Thomas Without ‘Compelling Reason’

Last week, news came out that Miami, Fla. linebacker and Florida State signee Matthew Thomas was looking…Read More

Two USC Baseball Commits Make Sports Illustrated’s 1st Round MLB Mock Draft

The 2013 MLB Entry Draft takes place on June 8th, but it’s never too early to get in some mock…Read More

Ranking the 2013 Pac-12 Out-of-Conference Schedules

The 2013 season is 16 weeks away, and will get underway with an interesting slate of out-of-conference…Read More

Carson Palmer, Matt Leinart to do Heisman House Commercials and Reddit AMA’s

Nissan’s Heisman House is back at it, as they’ll be kicking off the filming of this year’s…Read More

Data Involving Historical Preseason Polls Sees USC as No. 2 in “Overratedness”

In last year’s preseason AP Poll, the USC Trojans were ranked No. 1 overall. By November, they…Read More

ESPN Pac-12 Bloggers Rank USC 7th in Pac-12

With all of college football done with spring camp, it’s the week for post-spring rankings, and…Read More

Here’s 22 Awesome USC Photos Arranged In a Way You’ve Never Seen Before

If you’ve never been to Reign of Troy before, I’ll start with a disclaimer that this post…Read More

Matthew Thomas and USC Have a Precedent Named Seantrel Henderson

On Monday afternoon, the name ‘Matthew Thomas’ re-entered the fold in the USC football landscape.…Read More

Matthew Thomas Seeks Florida State Release, Wants to Attend USC or Georgia

Three months ago, the talk of Signing Day’s early hours was that Matthew Thomas of Miami was getting…Read More

Lane Kiffin: USC Will Be Healthy Come Fall

During USC’s spring practice, Trojans were seemingly dropping like flies. Over 20 players missed…Read More

A Look at the Pac-12 and FCS Opponents

Last week at Pac-12 meetings, an eight-game conference schedule was discussed among officials, a proposal…Read More

Dewayne Dedmon Invited to NBA Combine

Two weeks removed from declaring for the 2013 NBA Draft, former USC Trojans center Dewayne Dedmon announced…Read More

Adoree’ Jackson Wears USC Socks

The more and more that the 2014 recruiting class heats up, the more attention defensive back Adoree’…Read More