Category: Sport

  • LOS ANGELES — Fans longing for a more aggressive attack won’t want to hear this, but USC’s coaches would like freshman quarterback Matt Barkley to throw more short passes. Specifically, the “checkdown” — the safety-valve, last-resort pass to the…

  • Fans longing for a more aggressive attack won’t want to hear this, but USC’s coaches would like freshman quarterback Matt Barkley to throw more short passes. Specifically, the “checkdown” – the safety-valve, last-resort pass to the running back when the downfield routes are covered. “We talk about it every day,” quarterbacks coach Jeremy Bates said…

  • <!—-><!—->When Pete Carroll describes it, it seems simple enough. When a play is run on offense, it’s because Jeremy Bates said so. But Bates and offensive coordinator John Morton both talked about the collaborative effort put in by the staff this season. Go inside for this story and more from Thursday’s practice.

  • <!—-><!—->Late in the season Damian Williams was hobbled a bit with a high ankle sprain, missing USC’s loss to Stanford. That didn’t stop the junior receiver from more than doubling the number of catches and touchdowns than the Trojans second leading receiver, Ronald Johnson. Inside: USC’s MVP talks bowl preparation

  • I found this on Trojanwire and thought this was worth reposting because the BCS SUX!

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    Here’s what ESPN draft analyst Todd McShay said about safety Taylor Mays. “We’ve seen Mays get caught out of position far too often to move him ahead of (Tennessee’s Eric) Berry . . . However it’s rare to find a defensive back with Mays’ size and speed combination.”

  • USC senior offensive tackle Charles Brown was named to the 2009 Sporting News All-American first team and also won the Pac-10’s Morris Trophy.

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    Just six years ago, in December, 2003, after a 52-28 win over Oregon State, USC began a record streak of 33 consecutive weeks atop the Associated Press poll. The Trojans were ranked No. 1 for the conclusion of the 2003 season, the entire 2004 season and the entire 2005 regular season until falling to No.…

  • So, the team is back at it this week as they go into bowl prep. A couple of interesting story lines are taking shape as the season comes to a close. I noted yesterday that Safety Josh Pinkard is out for the Emerald Bowl because of a knee injury. That makes things very interesting as…

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    From Brian Kelly’s twitter feed: “Spent most of the morning on the phone with recruits. House got egged last night and the sign on the lawn wasn’t a FOR SALE sign.”

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