USC pep rally in Detroit

Drum major Sam Perez III leads the band — and the throngs of Trojans. (USC Photo/Brett Padelford)

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Trojans rally in Michigan before football team’s first Big Ten game

USC faithful turned out in droves on Friday to join the Spirit of Troy for a lively event in Detroit.

September 20, 2024 By USC Staff

Info: USC at MichiganUSC’s first Big Ten football game Saturday is too big of an occasion to go without notice. And the midwest is on notice that the Trojans are here to play after Friday’s lunchtime pep rally in downtown Detroit.

The USC Trojan Marching Band, USC Song and USC Spirit Leaders joined hundreds of Trojans in Campus Martius Park to fight on. Saturday they’ll do the same 45 miles away at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor.

USC pep rally in Detroit
The band kept the energy up with traditional Trojan favorites. (USC Photo/Brett Padelford)
USC pep rally in Detroit
The USC Trojan Marching Band, USC Spirit Leaders and USC Song entertain the crowd. (USC Photo/Brett Padelford)