Category: Sport
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Willie Wood is an NFL Hall of Famer who won five NFL titles in his career with the Green Bay Packers, but it’s almost astounding how few people remember he was the first African-American quarterback at USC. Then again, it’s understandable since USC hardly even mentions him anywhere. I did some research on Wood, who…
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Rivals.com reports that linebacker Chris Metcalf of Compton High School committed to USC. He attended last weekend’s Junior Day at USC and was enthusiastic about the Trojans during his visit. He is the ninth commitment for 2009.
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O.J. Mayo scored 29 points, including 20 in the first half, to lead USC to its sixth victory in seven games with a 73-59 victory over the Washington Huskies. USC is now 15-7 overall and 6-4 in the Pacific 10 Conference.
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Confused with all the post-signing rhetoric? Don’t be alarmed. Terry Frei of the Denver Post is here to translate. A couple of examples to get you started: When a coach says: “We like his upside.” He often means: “If he doesn’t get any better, we can just run him off.” Or: “His younger brother already…
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From FoxSports.com: 1. OL Jeff Byers, USC In terms of perseverance, you might need to break out a sixth star for Byers, who battled his way back from serious injuries to start at guard last season and play in 13 games. After looking like a blue-chipper as a true freshman in 2004, he missed all…
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Recruiting rankings can be subjective, but here’s one way to evaluate. Who else recruited each player? Nick Perry chose USC over Michigan. T.J. Bryant chose USC over Florida State, Florida, Miami, Alabama and LSU. Brice Butler chose USC over Georgia. Blake Ayles could have gone to Ohio State. Now it cuts both ways. Malik Jackson…
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Kid’s going to beast it at SC. Maybe in a few years we’ll talk about Armond and Nick Perry like we did with Sed and LoJack – the similarities are definitely there. Keep in mind that Nick had 36 sacks his senior year – 36 sacks! Gotta be excited for these two.
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From ESPN.com: Mayo showed his brilliance as a scorer, with 20 of his 29 points in the first half, but it was the rest of the Trojans keying a second-half surge as USC routed Washington 73-59 on Thursday night. The Trojans won for the sixth time in their last seven games, thanks to the likes…
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Cornerback T.J. Bryant apparently was not worried like Joe Adams about playing time. “All the coaches come in and tell you you have a chance to compete,” Bryant said. “But at USC, every year, game in and game out, you see freshmen on the field.”
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O.J. Mayo showed his brilliance as a scorer, with 20 of his 29 points in the first half, but it was the rest of the Trojans keying a second-half surge as USC routed Washington 73-59 on Thursday night.
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Associated Press For the first time in several years, Southern California’s recruiting class wasn’t adjudged to be among the country’s best. That didn’t upset coach Pete Carroll in the slightest. USC was successful in beefing up its offensive and defensive lines, and highly regarded defensive back T.J. Bryant was a bonus as 18 prep stars…
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