USC RB Marc Tyler: TMZ Changed My Life!

USC star running back Marc Tyler says he's been sober ever since we saw him in July -- jokingly suggesting USC pays players and they all "gettin' Kim Kardashian" -- and he gives all the credit to us.

Marc apologized after USC suspended him for making those comments -- but last night, he took time to retract everything ... on tape: "USC is NOT breaking bread. And we not all getting Kim Kardashian." He also had a kind word for the ladies of Troy.

Glad we cleared that up.