USC isn’t backing down from its impending matchup against defending national champion Alabama.
Or at least its bookstore isn’t.
Ahead of its season opener against the Crimson Tide on Sept. 3 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, the official school store is selling “Roll Tears Roll” T-shirts that poke of Alabama’s “Roll Tide Roll” rallying cry.
For Alabama, it’s not the first time a season-opening opponent has made a trash talk-related T-shirts. In 2012 and 2013, Michigan and Virginia Tech made shirts that read “Beat Bama Blue” and “#BEATBAMA” shirts, respectively, ahead of their Week 1 contests against the Crimson Tide.