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If it had more players like Jeff Byers , USC wouldn’t be out of the Rose Bowl race.
The senior center-guard (above left, with Matt Barkley ) is a worker bee who’s super-serious about his craft and never stops hustling. (He also has been sporting a grizzly, ...
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This week’s USC-UCLA game pits a pair of freshman quarterbacks against each other, although it isn’t completely an apples-to-apples comparison.
The Trojans’ Matt Barkley is a “true” freshman who didn’t have the benefit of a redshirt year (although he did ...
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What’s at stake for USC against UCLA? How did the Trojans get to this point?
I answer those questions and more in this here story setting up a critical week for the USC football program.
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USC basketball recruiting: Polee headed elsewhere
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Dwayne Polee Jr. of Westchester High of Los Angeles, who committed to USC in 2006, has reopened his recruitment and told Rivals.com that isn’t planning to become a Trojan after all.
“I just decided that it wasn’t the best fit for me,” Polee told Rivals. “After ...
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USC forward Kasey Cunningham is scheduled to have an MRI on Monday after suffering a sprained left knee during the Trojans’ 67-59 loss to Loyola Marymount on Saturday night.
The knee is the same one that has undergone three ACL surgeries and kept Cunningham out of action for most of the ...
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USC forward Kasey Cunningham , who has been plagued by knee problems throughout his career, suffered a sprained left knee about five minutes into the second half of the Trojans’ game vs. Loyola Marymount tonight.
Cunningham has had three ACL surgeries on his left knee and was wearing a ...
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According to a fan poll conducted by SI.com , USC (12.9 percent) has the second-rudest fans in the Pac-10 Conference, trailing only Oregon (26.2).
The Trojans just can’t win at anything anymore!
Seriously, though, it’s an interesting survey on a variety of topics that can be ...
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An otherwise upbeat bye-week for USC limped to a close Friday morning.
Joe McKnight fumbled a punt. Cornerback Josh Pinkard channeled Stanford’s Richard Sherman and ran back an interception of a Matt Barkley pass for a touchdown.
There are still a few pot holes on the Trojans’ road to ...
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Damian Williams is still a question mark for the UCLA game because of his high ankle sprain. David Ausberry is out indefinitely. Brice Butler has fluid buildup in his back that shouldn’t keep him out but could hinder him. Freshman De’Von Flournoy isn’t ready.
So who’s ...
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Jeff Byers could sense a difference.
In the most physical of football drills — the full-contact running drill known as the “nine-on-seven” — the USC defense was bringing it. Even though Byers is an offensive lineman by trade, it felt like the good old days.
...
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Quick hitters from USC’s Thursday practice:
** Tailback Joe McKnight returned to action after sitting out Wednesday because of migraines.
** Defensive end Everson Griffen and linebacker Chris Galippo were among several banged-up veterans receiving extra rest.
** Freshman Devon ...
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USC quarterbacks coach Jeremy Bates ‘ name appeared on a list of possible candidates to take over the coaching job at Colorado. Pure rumor, basically, but we asked Bates about it anyway. (That’s our job, after all.)
Here’s what the former Denver Broncos assistant said (or ...
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Not for USC, obviously; that ship has sunk, er, sailed.
I’m referring to the advocates of the BCS seeing the light — which hopefully would lead to its eventual destruction and the creation of a playoff.
Why am I suddenly optimistic about this? Because the BCS launched a Facebook ...
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Click here for this week’s Pac-10 power poll and predictions on the top college football games .
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Hey, look at the bright side: At least USC won’t be getting screwed out of the BCS title game this year.
Other than that game (i.e., Rose Bowl II) and an at-large BCS berth, the postseason possibilities are endless for the Trojans now that they have three losses (and counting?).
With ...
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Cutting down on turnovers isn’t the only way
USC quarterback Matt Barkley can get better. Position coach
Jeremy Bates pointed to two other areas — one pretty basic, the other pretty subtle. We’ll start with the basic one: ...
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While emphatically reiterating his support for Matt Barkley
, USC quarterbacks coach Jeremy Bates revealed some of
the areas in which the touted freshman can improve. The biggest one is turnovers, which were as significant a problem as run ...
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Jim Harbaugh ’s decision to try for a two-point conversion with a 27-point fourth-quarter lead in the Stanford-USC game Saturday remains a hot topic on message boards and radio shows. Counterpart Pete Carroll doesn’t get what all the fuss is about.
“I think it’s a ...
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Quick hitters from USC’s Wednesday practice:
** Leading receiver Damian Williams (ankle) is slated to run Monday, Trojans coach Pete Carroll said. Williams, who missed the Stanford game, has shed the boot he was wearing on his right foot, something he considers an important step in his ...
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I asked USC quarterback Mitch Mustian what his approach is to this week, when he’s getting more reps and has to fend off Aaron Corp to keep the backup job behind Matt Barkley .
Mustain’s since, succinct answer cracked me up.
“Complete passes,” he said, “and ...
