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Coach O Promoted

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.

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From the Low-Hanging Fruit Is Tastiest Dept.: USC news roundup!

On a lazy summer afternoon like this, when something this easy crosses your desk, offer merely token resistance before remembering you are weak, and only human. If you can’t appreciate the comedy served up daily by this rich human tapestry we all inhabit, we’re afraid we cannot help you. Remember David Sills? That 13-year-old USC […]

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Morning Buzz

USC coach Lane Kiffin and assistant coaches Ed Orgeron, Monte Kiffin and James Cregg flew to Minnesota to visit Seantrel Henderson and apply damage control after Henderson did not show up for orientation last week.

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Coach O on Recruiting

(Photo of Ed Orgeron and Seantrel Henderson courtesy of Henderson family/Vincent Muzik) With all the sanctions hammered on the Trojans, here is Coach Ed Orgeron’s sales pitch to potential recruits.

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Lane Kiffin Heritage Golf Classic

(Photo by Icon Sports Media) A close friend on TrojanWire attended the Lane Kiffin Heritage Golf Classic on Monday at Coto de Caza Golf and Racquet Club. Here are his thoughts after spending some time with the coaches and listening to what they had to say about this upcoming season: The entire coaching staff attended […]

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Quick notes from USC’s practice

LOS ANGELES — Watched USC practice Thursday, so here are some quick observations. Lots has been written about how much better a slimmed-down Matt Barkley is moving. It was just one practice, but that also was my impression. Barkley seemed comfortable rolling out of the pocket and throwing downfield, which was not a big part […]

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It’s Not Southern Cal

At a rally last night outside Heritage Hall, several USC football coaches (including long-time assistant Ed Orgeron) referred to USC as, “Southern Cal.”

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Getting To Know Coach O

The O.C. Register sat down for a two part interview with USC’s defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator Ed Orgeron. When asked why he decided to come back to USC with Coach Lane Kiffin, Orgeron responded: We feel that USC is the best job in the country. I always felt that way. No doubt about […]

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What to watch in the Pac-10 this spring

Taking a look at what to watch for as teams head into spring practices, officially ringing the bell on preparations for the 2010 season. Arizona Spring practice starts: March 5 Spring game: April 10 What to watch: The new coordinators: The Wildcats lost two outstanding coordinators — Sonny Dykes on offense and Mark Stoops on […]

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Memories

Now that Ed Orgeron is settled in as an assistant coach, has he brought back the dry-erase board he punched a hole into when he took a swing next to former linebackers coach A.J. Christoff’s head?

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Seantrel Henderson’s Recruitment

(Photo by Danny Wild/MaxPreps.com) Here is a play by play of Seantrel Henderson’s decision to come to USC from Kevin Armstrong at SI.com. One thing we learned from this article is that Ed Orgeron thinks Sandra Bullock is hot: Enthusiastic wooing came from ace USC recruiter Ed Orgeron as well. Henderson, who saw The Blind […]

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