USC Trojan Football Players to Haiti

Sixteen members of the 2012 USC Trojan football team, as well as several other USC students, recently returned from a Haiti deployment focused on the "Houses of Hope" project. The team built four homes, participated in a gift distribution for children in the Child Sponsorship Program, delivered supplies to local schools and orphanages, tackling hopelessness in a nation still recovering from 2010's devastating earthquake.

The Haiti team was headed by QB Matt Barkley's father Les, who was a first responder after the earthquake in 2010. "For these young men who live in a world of hype and glory to come here and work as a team – it's quite amazing," Les said. "We all love the victories in this field, but we've had a new realization of who the man within can become. I'm excited to see how each young man on the USC team can take what he's learned back on the football field." Read the full story here.

USC's Robey Intercepts Poverty in Haiti

Cornerback Nickell Robey was among the players who represented the Trojans on the recent Hope Force deployment to Haiti. "We went into one lady's house, and it was unbelievable. She had seven kids and new baby twins. I held one of the babies, and it touched my heart. I wondered how these people provide for their kids. They are so resilient, and they keep smiling despite all they've been through." Read the full story here.