“I would have said, ‘There’s no way a freshman could compete at the Division I level or at Mater Dei High School.’ But when we saw Matt, we realized he had the ‘it’ factor.” Barkley ...

Matt's father, Les Barkley, was an All-American water polo player at USC in the late 1970s. Barkley will start as Mater Dei's quarterback for a fourth season this fall. Chris WIlliams/Icon SMI ...

Matt Barkley can't play basketball. Since the 6-foot-3, 225-pound Mater Dei senior quarterback is rated the nation's No. 1 football recruit in the ESPNU 150, that doesn't really matter.

It’s premature to start predicting that quarterback Matt Barkley of Santa Ana Mater Dei might one day become his school’s third Heisman Trophy recipient, but performances such as Friday night ...

Matt Barkley and JT Daniels? Times have definitely changed, with Oregon and Alabama among the schools taking away Monarch players in growing numbers. There are four players on Mater Dei's 6-0 team ...

Stop playing it safe and start taking risks.” When Matt Barkley began practicing at USC, as a fresh-out-of-Mater Dei High freshman in spring 2009, then-coach Pete Carroll never had encountered ...

Former USC quarterbacks Matt Leinart and Matt Barkley starred at Mater Dei before establishing a name for themselves in college and professional football.

The first junior to win Gatorade National High School Football Player of the Year, Matt Barkley is smooth, cerebral and grounded in faith, writes Christopher Lawlor.