Our last report on spring scrimmages. Click here, here and here to view previous reports. Announced attendance included when available. Big East West Virginia: Running back Noel Devine played only a half, but rushed for 73 yards and one touchdown in 12 carries. Attendance: 21,029. Conference USA Southern Methodist: No spring game for the Mustangs. […]
Read moreQuick 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 […]
Read moreHeadlinin’: Dillon Baxter is still Kiffin’s Bush 2.0
Making the morning rounds. • Somebody get that kid’s parents a rent-free house. Hey everybody, check out Southern Cal freshman Dillon Baxter: Wait, wait — actually, that’s former Trojan star Reggie Bush on one of his most famous runs in 2005, in a game against Fresno State in which he set a Pac-10 record with […]
Read morePlaying the Field: Reaction to Pac-10’s Expansion Talk
Pacific 10 Conference commissioner Larry Scott's announcement that the league is "very seriously" looking at expansion in the next 12 months has created a buzz in cyberspace, and for good reason. A raid of another conference would alter the playing field in college football for years to come. A look at some of the reaction: […]
Read moreTop 10 Pac-10 players of the decade
The assignment: Rank the top-10 Pac-10 players of the decade. Gulp. The list of folks not on this list includes numerous consensus All-Americans, award winners and record-setting players. So feel free to disagree. And, yes, NFL success sometimes functioned as a tiebreaker, which is why Reggie Williams, Mike Williams, Rien Long, Dave Ball, J.J. Arrington, […]
Read moreGot your back? A look at backup QBs in the Pac-10
Posted by ESPN.com’s Ted Miller The backup quarterback is just a bruised shoulder or broken jaw away from taking over the most critical position on the field — just ask USC or UCLA. There’s already been plenty of quarterback movement in the conference — injuries, depth chart changes, etc. — so it seemed like a […]
Read moreUpset Bait: Even Vegas isn’t immune to breakout of LeFevour
The Doc Saturday crew peruses the weekly lines and pulls out a few shockers. Chris Brown: Central Michigan (+13.5) over Arizona. I like Arizona, I really do. I like what Mike Stoops has done, and within a few years, offensive coordinator Sonny Dykes (son of former Texas Tech legend Spike Dykes and protege of fellow […]
Read moreWarm thought of the day for Gator haters, courtesy Pete Carroll
When I was writing about Florida’s chances of repeating as mythical champs, it struck me just how similar the Gators were to the last two uber-talented teams who opened the following season No. 1 and seemed destined to repeat: Miami in 2002 and USC in 2005. Like Florida, both teams: • Returned a senior Heisman […]
Read moreLeach Is Latest to Interview at Washington
Turns out it was Mike Leach who was aboard Alaska Flight 601 from Las Vegas to Seattle on Monday. A passenger aboard the flight alerted Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times that he spotted Leach on the flight and Condotta and Don Williams of the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal have since confirmed that Leach talked with Washington […]
Read moreSunday Night With Caesar
USC coach Pete Carroll said he favored the current running-back rotation. “It worked out really well,” Carroll said. “Stafon (Johnson) ran really well inside. Getting Joe (McKnight) in space was really helpful. (Johnson’s) just a good player. The cut he makes (on his 22-yard touchdown) is a phenomenal cut. It was every bit as good […]
Read moreBlast from the past
I was watching a classic replay of USC vs. Fresno State tonight on FSN Prime Ticket. It was one of the most exhilarating games that the Trojans have played in years, and Reggie Bush put on a performance for the ages. His 513 all-purpose yards practically clinched the Heisman that evening. Petros Papadakis was calling […]
Read moreFresno State Coach Pat Hill doesn’t feel sorry for Bruins
He doesn’t have any sympathy for a UCLA team that has been outscored 90-10 the last two games. Pat Hill and about 20,000 of his friends will drop by the Rose Bowl on Saturday, and the Fresno State football coach won’t have any sympathy for a UCLA team that has been outscored 90-10 the last […]
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