USC's 2010 football opener, set for Sept. 2 at Hawaii, could be in jeopardy, according to a report in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. The Trojans were put on two years' probation last week and, according to the NCAA Committee on Infractions report, the football team "may not take advantage of the exceptions to the limit in the number of football contests" during that time frame. The Hawaii game, originally scheduled in 2001, is the 13th game on the Trojans' regular season schedule -- one more than is normally allowed. USC was taking advantage of an exception which allows teams to play one more game than the NCAA limit if they're traveling to Hawaii. USC has said it would appeal the penalties. A USC spokesman told the Star-Advertiser that he couldn't say whether the school has contacted the NCAA about the game. http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/ncf/news/story?id=5285225
