Category: Sport
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Disappointing talk for Dominique Byrd reported in the L.A. Daily News: Although USC coach Pete Carroll said Monday that tight end Dominique Byrd will take part in his first drills of the season this week, the junior admitted he’s considered redshirting after missing the Trojans’ past 10 games. Although, with Alex Holmes looking good thus…
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Beware Trojans–according to the Daily Californian, the always pesky Cal fans will be coming out in force to the Coliseum on October 9: Nearly 1,000 Cal fans woke up early in the morning yesterday to wait in line outside the Cal Athletics ticket office for a chance to sit in the student section when No.…
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After two solid efforts against once-powerful teams in the midst of low points in their respective programs, the Trojans come up against what most agree is their most potentially-dangerous opponent tonight at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo. But tonight’s game provides nothing if not uncertainty. For your consideration–you have the Cougars season-opener, where they bested…
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The Daily Trojan shows Matt Grootegoed some love on Thursday, although the writer’s use of puns makes it difficult to get through. We here are all for some Trojan love, but any article that opens like this… He’s not that great, just real Grootegoed. makes you kind of question where all those millions donated to…
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This Saturday, when the Trojans take the field against the Cougars, it will mark the first time that the Watkins brothers have lined up as opponents. Even though their dimensions are drastically different, Todd and Travis Watkins are brothers. Both are 6-foot-3, but that’s where the similarity stops. Travis, the older brother by about 17…
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You probably know by now that Norm Chow was a coach at BYU (USC’s opponent this week) for many years, guiding their offense under head coach LaVell Edwards. What you may not know, is that Norm stayed at BYU all those years, despite having numerous chances to jump to bigger, higher-profile jobs, because BYU promised…
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From the “Where Are They Now” files: IRVINE, Calif. (AP) – Former Southern California and Raiders quarterback Todd Marinovich is serving a 90-day jail term stemming from an arrest in Newport Beach last month for possessing methamphetamine, officials said Monday. [AP via FOX Sports]
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As we’ll do every Monday following an SC game, TrojanWire is here with some Monday Morning Recap–a quick tour through some of the best articles, pictures, and quotes from the weekend’s Trojan football action. First up, The Insiders doesn’t have a lot of positive things to say about CSU’s performance, but they do make a…
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And they looked it–shutting down the Colorado State Rams 49-0. USC improved its home-game winning streak to 16 games for the first time since winning 19 straight from 1931-33. The Trojans’ young receivers still showed signs of inexperience, but the BIG NEWS was the young OFFENSIVE LINE coming together to create gaping, fat holes for…
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Under Pete Carroll, the Trojans have won 15 straight at home, averaging 39 points per game during that stretch.
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The L.A. Times’ J.A. Adande gets it right (for once, some would say). He gushes in today’s paper about USC’s offensive coordinator / guru / demigod Norm Chow: He’s the reason the Trojan offense actually improved last season, the first without 2002 Heisman Trophy winner and No. 1 NFL draft pick Carson Palmer. He’s the…
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The Daily Trojan details the new rules in place at the Coliseum for SC games in 2004: Signs in the stadium will be allowed only with prior approval by the athletic department. And it doesn’t stop at a farewell to signs: Students who want to save seats for their organization can only do so from…
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