Category: Sport
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Well arguably anyways. It looks like Dominique Byrd got snubbed at TE, but David Kirtman made it as a FB. So six first-teamers, two second-teamers, and three honorable mentions adds up to 11. Oh, and Reggie Bush was bestowed with Offensive Player of the Year for the second consecutive year. First Team Offense: QB Matt…
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Not to raise alarm, but LenDale White was carted off the field yesterday with an apparent shoulder injury. This could throw a kink in USC’s plan to run wild on UCLA’s weak defensive line. Last year, a couple days before the Orange Bowl game, LenDale was nursing a sore knee when Pete Carroll’s wife came…
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Saw #11 at the Royal Hawaiian last night in Laguna Beach.
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Alexis Jones has been busy–she’s posted new interviews with Ryan Kalil, Dwayne Jarrett, and Frostee Rucker. So now you can occupy the bye week by getting to know your Trojan starters a little better. Thanks, Alexis.
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Tonight (11/23), they’re rebroadcasting—via ESPN Classic—the Reggie Bush game at 6pm PST. It appears that, by popular demand, the 50-42 fireworks show is bumping the Ohio State-Michigan game out of its current slot. [College Football Resource via Fanblogs.com]
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It’s USC’s world and the rest of America is just living in it. Reggie Bush has shot to the top of the ESPN EXPERTS POLL. With teammate Matt Leinart a close third. The reigning Heisman trophy QB has indicated that his Heisman vote will go to Bush. The guy who runs the site Brodie Croyle…
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If the display Reggie Bush put on last night isn’t a Heisman clincher, I don’t know what it takes. Maisel: Electrifying Bush displays Heisman form [ESPN]
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We’ve got yet another account of what a good guy Matt Leinart is. This time, it’s a first-hand account of Leinart’s personal etiquette, coming to us from John Bishop of Los Angeles, via Deadspin: Last fall, after the Trojans had completed their regular season but before the Orange Bowl or the Heisman Trophy presentation, I…
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(Alexander Gallardo / LAT) Carroll’s ‘Competition Tuesday’ concept brings out the beast in his players, creating an intense, game-like atmosphere at midweek practice. Bruise Days With the Trojans [LA Times]
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Did you know Frostee Rucker used to sleep with a stuffed panda bear, or Ryan Kalil’s dream girl is Jessica Alba (NSFW)? Q&A: Frostee Rucker [Alexis Jones] Q&A: Ryan Kalil [Alexis Jones]
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In a radio interview with Pete Arbogast, Coach Carroll said he was talking hoops with freshman wide receiver Patrick Turner, and gave him his blessing if he wanted to play for USC. Turner was a McDonald’s All-American in high school. [USC INSIDER]
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Fresno State coach Pat Hill says it all starts with the centerpiece of USC’s offense. “It all starts with their offensive line. I am a big Ryan Kalil fan,” said Hill “He isn’t as big as people are looking for in this day and age, but I think it starts with him. He is the…