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USC football: The Vidal Hazelton mystery continues
Vidal Hazelton might not play Saturday. The better question might be if the USC junior receiver should play again this season. Hazelton missed practice Thursday because he suffered a concussion during Wednesday’s practice on a helmet-to-helmet collision with linebacker Luthur Brown. He said he ...
Pac10 RoundTable Week 7
Pac10 RoundTable Week 7
californiagoldenblogs.com — Well, Addicted To Quack is organizing this whole Pac10 Roundtable thing.  8 out of 10 of the... Pac10 teams (Boo Stanford and Arizona!!) have blogs that get together to discuss the news of the day. And this week, Addicted To Quack had nobody to ... (more) Pac10 RoundTable Week 7
Vidal Hazelton, redshirt questions?
mbd.scout.com — My only thought is that Vidal Hazelton isn't good enough to get playing time. Guys like Damian... Williams and Ro-Jo have taken his reps and he doesn't work hard enough to compete with them. He'd be best to transfer. You'd never hear any of the ... (more) Vidal Hazelton, redshirt questions?
USC Player’s Dad Unloads On Coach Pete Carroll
USC Player’s Dad Unloads On Coach Pete Carroll
sportsbybrooks.com — Every time USC football seems to get back onto a roll, something bad happens. Injuries, upset losses,... NCAA investigations. (Vidal Hazelton’s (r) father sent a tersely-worded missive to Carroll) Note: There is a poll within this post, ... (more) USC Player’s Dad Unloads On Coach Pete Carroll
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USC PLAYER’S FATHER CRITICIZES TROJANS’ MEDICAL STAFF
NBC Sports - College Football Talk — ... he has received no treatment to either injury, other than having a boot placed on his ankle. When is the USC training staff going to meet his medical needs? It makes me wonder if the trust that I have extended is misplaced.” Dexter says that Carroll got back to him promptly after receiving that letter, and it sounds like he was satisfied at the time. But now Vidal Hazelton has another injury: He suffered a concussion in practice Wednesday, and he told the Orange County Register , “ everything was cloudy .” And Dexter Hazelton says the ankle injury from the opener is still ...

USC Player’s Dad Unloads On Coach Pete Carroll
SPORTSbyBROOKS — ... Perhaps part of his problem was the injuries mentioned in the letter. But based on the reax of his mother and grandmother, you wonder if Vidal is upset that Carroll isn’t getting him enough touches, so he’s trumping up the injury thing in order to gain sympathy from his father. The answer is probably somewhere in between. As for Carroll, he’s ducking the issue altogether. The coach to the ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER: “I’m not going to comment on it. I’m not going to talk about it. This sounds too personal for me to comment on .” More cracks in Troy facade. Maybe it’s just me, but ...

USC Receiver's Dad to Pete Carroll: "Treat My Boy!"; Grandma: "You're Drama!" [College Football]
Deadspin — ... and everything’s fine." “My son is drama. I don’t know what he’s talking about.” Huh? Et tu, granny? No one is saying how the letter got out, but let's just say that a certain elderly member of the Hazelton family might find herself without internet privileges for the next little while. Which is a shame, because she was the leading bidder for John Wooden's car. USC Player's Dad Unloads On Coach Pete Carroll [SbB] USC football: The Vidal Hazelton mystery continues [USC Freedom Blogging] ...

USC Receiver Vidal Hazelton's Father Goes After Pete Carroll. Hazelton's Grandma Disagrees.
FanIQ Blog — ... is drama. I don’t know what he’s talking about.” Oh burn! Grandma Hazelton just took her own son to the woodshed. I also like how she said "My son is drama." Grandma Hazelton sounds like a pretty cool lady, and surprisingly up to date on the hip lingo of the day. However, looks like things could be kinda awkward around the Hazelton household this holiday season. The Vidal Hazelton mystery continues [USC Blog] via [SPORTSbyBROOKS]

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