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- ↑ Crowe, Jerry (January 4, 1993). "USC Game Plan Returns With Student Body Right: College football: Robinson promises Sample he will obey the rules, tells alumni he will win at highest level". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
- ↑ Haden, Pat (June 12, 2001). "McKay's Influence Still Carries Weight". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
- ↑ Helfand, Zach (September 15, 2017). "USC looking to stick with reclaimed smash-mouth style against Texas". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 27, 2017.