Long Beach Poly alum, Snoop Dogg, played the role of special teams coach in USC practice today. The rapper made his surprise entrance when the players

were expecting to be chewed out by defensive line coach Ed Orgeron. Matt Leinart on today:

It was fun today having our celebrity coach. It’s nice to get away from all the seriousness and have some fun. I think Snoop has some

talent. He caught the ball well. He’s a funny guy–he made everyone laugh.

The Heisman hopeful even gave him more props than Will

Ferrell:

I think he showed a little more talent than Will Ferrell did when he came out here last year. The only ball I threw to Will, he dropped.

November 16, 2004 [Matt Leinart’s Blog]
Snoop surprises team [The Daily Trojan]
Rapper practices with USC football team [Fox Sports]

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