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<!–start image–><!– end image–>The Road to Signing Day ends tomorrow. And with just a handful of scholarships left to complete the 2008 recruiting class for the University of Southern California, the Trojans are poised for a strong finish. Here’s a quick breakdown of the major targets left for USC on the recruiting trail
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Terrelle Pryor will not sign with Ohio State on Signing Day. Or Michigan. Or anyone else. The quarterback wants to visit Penn State before he decides, reports Stewart Mandel.
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Filed under: USC Football, NCAA FB Recruiting, The Word As far as I know, USC doesn’t bring recruits to the home of Trojans’ coach Pete Carroll. Nope, no ping ping is happening there. However, like everyone else in this salesman’s game, USC’s got a pitch: celebrities and the California lifestyle. Comedic actor Will Ferrell is…
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As signing day approaches, Mark Schlabach takes a look at the recruiting needs of each Pac-10 team.
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The reader who sent this in didn’t say when it was taken, or where. Presumably, it occurred on campus. It is further proof that there’s no shot of Carroll leaving lovely SoCal for some drab NFL outpost where he’ll have to deal with wealthy babies like Chad Johnson or this cocky cornerback/wanna-be actor who is…
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Will wide receiver commit Brice Butler address one of USC’s shortcomings next season? “Brice Butler has great hands. He can help that problem with USC’s receivers,” recruiting analyst Allen Wallace said.
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Terrelle Pryor will pick a school tomorrow and the Michigan-Ohio State rivalry hangs in the balance. SI.com’s Stewart Mandel says it is by far the most anticipated announcement ever.
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Mark Whicker, Orange County Register Larry Smith’s three consecutive Rose Bowls did not enchant USC fans. Imagine how they reacted to three consecutive seasons that ended elsewhere, particularly 1992, the sixth one, where the Trojans were ultimately found beneath Fresno State. The few USC fans in Anaheim Stadium booed and jeered Smith as he trotted…
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Earlier this season there were whispers that USC basketball player Taj Gibson wasn’t the same anymore. He was no longer the super freshman he was last year. As a 22-year-old sophomore, he was over the hill. And then there was talk about the dreaded sophomore slump.
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From Rivals.com: Barkley is already considered one of the greatest quarterbacks at a high school that has produced two quarterbacks who won the Heisman Trophy (John Huarte in 1961 and Leinart in 2004). But to those who know him best, it’s neither stats nor awards that make Barkley the best player in the class of…
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Trojans forward is in better shape now and it’s showing in his numbers, especially lately. Taj Gibson endured his own maddening version of the “Freshman 15” last season.
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