Tag: Joe McKnight
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Washington breaks through for a 36-yard touchdown against Cal. (AP/Marcio Jose Sanchez) It was a dark and stormy night. Rain drenched the 72,516 sell-out crowd. The ball was water-logged. Fumbles were lost. Tackles were slipped. The field was slick. And Cal’s defense again and again saw a dark figure pounding out of the backfield. Guess…
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<!–start image–><!– end image–>Everson Griffen‘s breakout performance came Saturday against Oregon State, when he sacked the Beavers quarterback 3 ½ times. Much was made of the decision to trust his speed, rather than run into blockers. But something else changed, in the week leading up to that game. Also inside: See which Cal player Pete…
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Well defended, over his head and falling down, #1 Patrick Turner manages to reel it in for a touchdown. AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill Last season John David Booty suffered his first upset loss in Corvallis Oregon at the hands of the Oregon State Beavers. As fate would have it this season, Booty would come back…
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ESPN.com’s Bruce Feldman is doing a book signing for his look at college football recruiting, Meat Market, at the USC Bookstore Saturday before the Oregon State game. The book’s main focus and character is former USC assistant head coach/defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator Ed Orgeron, now in his third tough season at the University…
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A couple glaring things stand out on that fourth-and-1 play in the first quarter. Oregon’s defense shifted completely towards the side where the play went and no one was in front of the right guard, which meant a gaping hole existed. USC believes Oregon got confused by the formation and accidentally shifted into the perfect…
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Tough loss, here’s the review: Positive – Defensive Play Even though the defense gave up 24 points (17 when you take away the TD after Havili’s fumble), I thought they played a solid game and came through with clutch stops when the offense needed a chance. We held Jonathan Stewart (not counting blow-out games) and…
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John David Booty enjoyed a better than expected practice and surprised Pete Carroll. But he still has swelling in his finger and the ball sometimes sails because of the injury. Mark Sanchez looks on track to start (no promises!). Sam Baker practiced and will play. Drew Radovich sat out with a sore back. Joe McKnight…
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While much of Southern California burned, the USC Trojans were lighting a fire up in South Bend, Indiana. Mark Sanchez was throwing touchdown strikes like lighting, Vidal Hazelton was smoking Notre Dame’s defense and Joe McKnight was burning up the field.
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<!–//–> Feeling Green. Not even Notre Dame’s green throw-back jerseys would give them the luck they needed to keep their quarterback out of the jaws of Sedrick Ellis. It was a historic day for the Irish and one they would likely wish to forget. The USC Trojans beat Notre Dame 38-0 Saturday, in what has…
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I’m blogging from a train in Gary, Indiana. The South Shore Line (from Chicago to South Bend) has “indefinite delays” due to a problem on the tracks. Perfect time to catch up on the best (and worst) in this week’s punditry, reporting, and YouTube videos. UPDATE: They’ve scratched the train and are bringing in buses.…
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Here is an interesting comparison between Reggie Bush and Joe McKnight after six games: Reggie Bush in first six games of 2003 Freshman season: 34 rushes, 150 yards, 4.41 ypc, 1 TD; 2 rec, 21 yards, 0 TD 0 punt returns, 0 yards, 0 ypr; 5 kick returns, 111 yards, 22.2 ypr Joe McKnight in…
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Filed under: USC Football, Pac 10 If USC gathers itself at some point this year, people will look back at Joe McKnight‘s fourth-quarter punt return against Arizona as the play that changed the season. Make no mistake about it, this play changed the complexion of the game and lifted USC to a narrow 20-13 victory…
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