Category: Sport
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The NCAA’s board of directors has heard coaches and schools complaining about the new ban on sending text messages to recruits. Now the committee could change everything. On Thursday, the NCAA is scheduled to hear an appeal, signed by at least 30 schools, to overturn this spring’s decision of an outright ban on text messages…
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Former walk-on USC wide receiver and Daily Trojan columnist Ben Malcolmson is now providing a unique…Click here for full story or visit http://www.usctrojans.com for more.
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Redshirt freshman defensive lineman Alex Parsons moved to offensive tackle.
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Marc Tyler was officially cleared but Broderick Green and Brandon Carswell are merely being allowed to practice for the next 14 days while the NCAA reviews their paperwork.
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Charles Brown is the No. 1 tackle with Drew Radovich with a back injury. “He looks pretty good,” offensive line coach Pat Ruel said. Another tackle to watch is Butch Lewis, who is 270 pounds and still trying to make up for his massive weight loss after catching a virus in Mexico. “Butch is a…
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Dan Weber, Riverside P-E Second day, same as the first. Just more of freshman Joe McKnight for the Trojans to incorporate — and appreciate. “We’re watching him absorb a lot of things,” Coach Pete Carroll said Tuesday, ticking them off one by one: running back, wide receiver and a receiver in motion. “We haven’t found…
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Mark Saxon, OC Register It wasn’t that USC was so besieged with injuries last year, but that so many of them came at one vulnerable position. The first three fullbacks went down because of season-ending injuries in the first three weeks, leaving the job to a 200-pound former walk-on (Mike Brittingham) and a converted linebacker (Thomas…
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Phil Collin, Daily Breeze Now that he’s firmly entrenched as the man in the middle of USC’s defense, junior linebacker Rey Maualuga is oozing confidence. But an NCAA rules change really makes his eyes light up – the switch of kickoffs from the 35-yard line to the 30-yard line. Ostensibly, it gives returning teams a…
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