Ed Orgeron has been promoted to assistant head coach. He is filling the role previously occupied by Monte Kiffin. He will still remain the recruiting coordinator.
Read moreJim Harbaugh Chases Pete Carroll to the NFC West
Stanford’s head coach gets the chance to renew his rivalry with Pete Carroll in the NFL’s lowliest conference.
Read moreO’Dowd, Havili make Playboy pre-season All-American
Center Kristofer O’Dowd and fullback Stanley Havili have been named to the prestigious 2010 Playboy pre-season All-American football team. This marks the second consecutive year that O’Dowd has made the Playboy squad. USC has landed more players on the Playboy pre-season All-American team than any other school. Since Playboy first picked a team in 1957, […]
Read moreCarlisle leaves for Seahawks
Following nine seasons at USC, highly respected head strength and conditioning coach Chris Carlisle has resigned to take a similar position with the Seattle Seahawks. Carlisle came in with Pete Carroll in early 2001 and now follows the former Trojan coach to the NFL. During his time at Heritage Hall, the 47-year-old Carlisle built one […]
Read moreCutting Off The Nose To Spite The Face
Definition: An expression describing what UCLA would be doing by forcing Norm Chow to stay against his will and endure another season alongside Douchenozzle when he wants to be back with his old band at USC. Is anyone really surprised that Rick has to stand in the doorway, physically and/or contractually, to keep people at […]
Read moreRumormongering: The New Regime Will Include A New AD
What we’ve heard from one source (purportedly) close to the program: Jack Del Rio as the new head coach, bringing Kennedy Pola and Norm Chow with him (no word on Orgeron). And perhaps the bigger story, Garrett to be replaced by Rich McKay, son of USC coaching legend John McKay. Stay tuned as we try […]
Read moreThe Skinny: Trojans Are Playing For A Holiday
For the first time since 2001, the Trojans are not playing its last regular season game for the right to go to a BCS bowl. A Trojan win over Arizona in the Coliseum on Saturday puts them in the Holiday Bowl, most likely against Nebraska. A loss and they fall from a tie for 2nd […]
Read moreHIGHLIGHTS: UCLA 2009
The defense looked like the defense Trojan fans are accustomed to. Interceptions, fumble recoveries, sacks, blocked passes, tackles for loss of yards was a common sight. Awesome performance! The offense still sputtered, but it was enough to win the game and that’s all that matters. Matt Barkley’s 48 yard touchdown pass to Damian Williams late […]
Read moreLost Lettermen’s ‘Before They Were Coaches’
Jim Weber, proprietor of Lost Lettermen, the site that allows you to rediscover your favorite college stars, has just completed his latest and perhaps greatest project. It's a six-part series titled "Before They Were Coaches." Jim went back and researched the background of every current coach of a Bowl Championship Series team. As you can […]
Read moreTechnologically sound
With his iTunes blaring a random mix of techno songs, Coach Carroll reclines in his office chair and watches film of UCLA’s offense right now in Heritage Hall. Coaches spend the initial part of every morning working individually before coming together as a staff around 9 or 10 a.m. each day.
Read moreDispatch from Howard Jones
Thoughts from Thursday’s practice, through the eyes of USCRipsIt… – With football icon Jim Brown in attendance and cool weather in the air, the Trojans sped through a brief half-pads practice on a quintessential gridiron evening under the lights. The workout closed out the on-field portion of game preparation and pushed the team one step […]
Read moreWorking all week long
The Trojans would like to point out that it’s called a bye week and not an off week. “This is not a week to sit around and relax,” Coach Carroll said during Monday afternoon’s team meeting. “We’ve got to get real good right now.” So during this week, the Trojans will begin diving into the […]
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