Category: Sport
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I just spoke to a close observer of the Florida football program regarding Emmanuel Moody. “He’s insane,” the person said. “Running backs rarely get 15 touches a game here.” Moody also forgot that Urban Meyer’s never had a 1,000-yard rusher, the source said.
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Barker Davis, Washington Times Photo: Getty Images Only in Los Angeles could anyone assemble such a cast. Southern Cal again begins the season looking down on the rest of college football. But there’s a new formula for success in Troy. Over the past five seasons, Pete Carroll’s program has produced a Division I-A-best 59-6 record…
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Mak Saxon, OC Register Considering USC hasn’t played Idaho since the start of the Great Depression – and the Vandals will be led by a first-year head coach – it might appear the Trojans lack information on this Saturday’s opponent. That would not be accurate. USC defensive coordinator Nick Holt was the head coach at…
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Scott Wolf, LA Daily News Is their a changing of the guard at USC’s cornerback position? It looks like junior Josh Pinkard will start at cornerback against Idaho on Saturday after earning rave reviews from USC coach Pete Carroll. ”He’s making dominant plays in practice,” Carroll said. Last year’s starter, Cary Harris, is less than 100 percent…
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Here’s my story that ran in Tuesday’s paper. It has a little additional info and color than was given on the blog. I’ll be at the press conference for the Mexico trip today and will provide updates. Coach Tim Floyd and players O.J. Mayo, Taj Gibson and Daniel Hackett are scheduled to speak and answer…
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UCLA analyst James Washington, working for Fox Sports, referred to USC on Monday as “overrated” and quarterback John David Booty as “overhyped.”
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Mayo and Simmons said the trip to Mexico would be their first time outside the country. Asked if he knew how to say anything in Spanish, Mayo said only “como estas.”
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Former NBA coach Jeff Van Gundy, Cal State Northridge coach Bobby Braswell and former Pepperdine coach Jan van Brenda Kolff watched practice at Floyd’s invitation. “They are guys I value,” Floyd said. “I wanted them to observe and help me in any way they can.” Floyd added that the guest coaches would probably be out…
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Southern California coach Pete Carroll all but ruled starting tailback Chauncey Washington and backup quarterback Mark Sanchez out of Saturday night’s opener against Idaho. Washington, a fifth-year senior who led the top-ranked Trojans in rushing last year with 744 yards on 157 carries, has a sprained right shoulder, and Sanchez has a cracked bone in…
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“It was fun,” Mayo said of his first official USC basketball practice. “I learned a lot. It was my first college practice, so I was really excited.” Mayo didn’t have much time to talk after his first practice because he had to do a photo shoot for USA Today along with Taj Gibson, then run…
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