Just days before Christmas, USC received an early gift. Matt Barkley, after meeting with family, friends, and advisers, has announced a return to Southern California for the 2012 football season.

“The 2012 team has some serious unfinished business to attend to and I plan to play a part in it.”–Matt Barkley

The news couldn’t have been any better for a program ending its second and final year of an NCAA imposed postseason ban. Thursday’s announcement instantly elevates the Trojans to national championship contention next fall, as they should easily appear in the top-5 of preseason polls.

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