Category: Sport
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John David Booty said he plans on throwing Tuesday in practice, and the quarterback hopes to play this weekend when No. 13 Southern California faces rival Notre Dame.
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Make that a thin cardinal line protecting USC’s backfield, which also happens to be hamstrung by injuries. While every team looses players during the season (Cal lost to Oregon State without their starting QB, Stanford beat USC without their’s), can anybody in the nation match up with the Trojan’s carnage? From USC football’s weekly press…
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One of the big issues for Mark Sanchez this weekend will be keeping his poise and not trying to do too much, which sometimes occurred in scrimmages. “The biggest thing for him is his emotions. It’s his first opportunity to play. Part of that comes from trying to prove himself,” offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian said.…
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With the second-guessers out in full force, Randy Hill says it’s time to look at the popular reasons for USC’s shortcomings.
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<!–start image–><!– end image–>Redshirt sophomore Mark Sanchez has been getting the majority of the snaps with the first team offense in practice this week. Senior John David Booty suffers from a broken finger and it looks more and more likely that Sanchez will start against Arizona. Here are some video highlights of Sanchez from off-season…
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Pete Carroll discusses USC’s gag job with his weekly press gaggle, and looks forward to the Arizona game.
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Tailback Stafon Johnson said he is about 75-85 percent recovered from his bruised foot and would like to be around 95 percent before he plays. He said he is starting to believe he will play against Arizona.
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Mark Sanchez threw an interception and fumbled a snap in practice but said overall he felt relaxed and ready to start his first college game. “I feel pretty comfortable,’’ he said. “It’s just a different feeling. I don’t like it or not like it. But every kid dreams of being a starting quarterback.’’
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<!–start image–><!– end image–>Mark Sanchez, with the help of his father, has been preparing for life as a No. 1 quarterback for a long time. Tuesday, he finally practiced as the main guy. Also inside: Updates on John David Booty‘s finger; teammates try to boost up Patrick Turner; and what’s left in the maturation of…
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David Buehler had two more kicks blocked in practice today.
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Despite eight stitches in his right little finger and the loss of a piece of the tip on the index finger next to it, there was no hesitation Tuesday about who will start at the center spot. “I’m playing,” Spanos said after watching Tuesday’s practice to let his fingers heal. He’ll be back today after…
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After icing his fractured right middle finger much of Tuesday, quarterback John David Booty managed to get in some 50 throws at practice. None were more than 20 yards, Booty said, but he’s trying to approach the rest of the week as if he were going to play Saturday. But no one, from Booty to…
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