USC To Wear Homes Jerseys Against UCLA

By Chris Le   USC Coach Pete Carroll, the coolest coach in college football, just got a little bit cooler. Carroll announced on Monday that the Trojans will wear their home, cardinal red jerseys against UCLA this Saturday at the Rose Bowl. This is in violation of the NCAA rule which mandates visiting teams must wear white jerseys. As a result the Trojans will sacrifice one timeout. It is an homage, Carroll says, to the days when USC and UCLA shared the Coliseum. The last time both squads wore their home colors was in 1982. Carroll wanted to bring back this tradition earlier in his stint with USC, but thought again. The fact that UCLA (3-5) has been horrible this season, I’m sure, helped convince Carroll to pull the trigger this year. Shortly after Carroll’s announcement of the resurrected custom, many thought it was a slight to the Bruins, a show of confidence that the Trojans won’t need a timeout against their hated rival. UCLA Coach Rick Neuheisel quickly brushed ... (link)