Category: Sport
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-Tom Zbikowski is getting a second chance at his last season at Notre Dame. A year ago at this time Zbikowski was captain of the second-ranked Fightin…
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Pete Carroll said he wants to start true freshman Kris O’Dowd at center against Idaho because it will allow Jeff Byers to communicate with him during the game.
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USCRipsIt.com Each week, USCRipsIt.com will feature at least one player in a personal profile, giving you an in-depth view at what makes the Trojans tick off the field and a glimpse at the personality and character of these players… continue
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Why did USC allow Emmanuel Moody to go to Florida but force an appeal hearing for wide receiver Jamere Holland after denying him a transfer to Oregon (and Florida). “You can’t let someone talk to other schools, stop going to meetings and other things, and then let them just go to another Pac-10 school,” said…
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Dave Albee, Marin Independent Journal The guest list to USC football practices and games sometimes is a “Who’s Who” for Entertainment Tonight, yet only three have left Trojans coach Pete Carroll star struck: Four-time USC national championship coach John McKay, three-time World Series winning manager Sparky Anderson and Will Ferrell, who won Best Kiss in…
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Clay DeLeon, SCPlaybook.com Last year’s experiment with offensive coordination duties has ended. Steve Sarkisian shared play calling duties with Lane Kiffin. Coach Kiffin is now with the Oakland Raiders and the responsibility for offensive coordination lays on Sarkisian’s shoulders this year… continue
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Dan Weber, Riverside P-E Photo: Silvia Flores, Riverside Press-Enterprise Numbers don’t lie. But shouldn’t they make some sense? For this top-ranked USC football team, they don’t seem to. There simply hasn’t been the downside you’d expect for a team with 18 returning starters, more than in any of Coach Pete Carroll’s previous six seasons… continue
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Mark Saxon, OC Register Already, people have rifled through a thesaurus for adjectives to describe USC’s defense. It is loaded. It is dominant. It is bruising and aggressive. More than one analyst has wondered whether it might be better than a defense or two in the NFL. The team’s spring press notes point out that nearly…
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Mark Saxon, OC Register Most of his receivers are untested. Three days before the opener, his starting center — with whom he had taken the vast majority of snaps — tore a muscle in his arm and has been ruled out of Saturday’s game. Through all the early disruptions on USC’s offense, John David Booty has…
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Kris O’Dowd will get plenty of time Saturday to prove he belongs on the first unit at USC. And as hard as it should be to play center as a true freshman, maybe the single hardest jump to make from high school, don’t be surprised if thr 6-5, 300-pounder can pull it off. If he…
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The coach and the star freshman player were on the exact same page Wednesday. New metal knee brace in hand, Joe McKnight said emphatically that he “will play Saturday.” USC Coach Pete Carroll repeated the same words; McKnight “will play Saturday.” As if to reinforce the prediction, McKnight got maybe the most work he’s had…
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