Tag: Joe McKnight
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In an impressive defensive performance that saw 10th-ranked USC hold Arizona to 22 total yards rushing and recover three fumbles, it was a special teams play that put the Trojans in a position to win the game. Halfway through the fourth quarter, USC freshman running back Joe McKnight returned an Arizona punt 45 yards to…
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Chauncey Washington dives for first touchdown against Arizona. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) #6 is #1 today. The USC Trojans rally behind backup quarterback Mark Sanchez to tame the Arizona Wildcats 20-13. USC’s home winning streak up to 1. Relatively untested Sanchez got his first start Saturday, the week after John David Booty went down with…
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<!–start image–><!– end image–>With Stafon Johnson a likely scratch this week against Stanford, Joe McKnight, Hershel Dennis, Allen Bradford and Desmond Reed are left to compete for his carries. But the lucky winner may not know it until Saturday’s game begins. Also inside: USC’s secondary still can’t catch the ball
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Gregg Patton, Riverside P-E The game had lumbered into the fourth quarter, and USC had already turned the scoreboard into an afterthought of crooked numbers when the Trojans finally put one of their best players in the game. Freshman running back Joe McKnight proceeded to rip off a couple of flashy runs of 14 and…
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AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian via ESPN.com game day photos USC 47, WSU 14 Last year a similar Washington State team nearly pulled a fourth quarter upset of topped ranked USC. After the opening series of this 2007 game, with a tied score of 7, it looked like it could be another contentious battle. Instead the WSU…
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Grant Tunkel, Daily Trojan In the search for the next No. 5, USC has to look no further than its own backyard. Joe McKnight can do everything Reggie Bush did in cardinal and gold. He can line up in the backfield or as a receiver and be just as potent. He can return punts in…
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The heralded freshmen have struggled, but coaches remain confident they will make an impact. USC’s 2007 recruiting class was judged by many to be the nation’s best after Joe McKnight signed with the Trojans.
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<!–start image–><!– end image–>The best way to a wide receiver’s head? It’s through his hands. At least that’s the approach Pete and Brennan Carroll have taken to true freshman Ronald Johnson. Also inside: Vincent Joseph gets some good news and Joe McKnight appears to be settling i
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Scott Wolf, LA Daily News USC coach Pete Carroll admitted Tuesday he expected too much, too soon from highly regarded freshman tailback Joe McKnight. ”I think we might have gone a little too fast,” Carroll said. “It took four or five weeks with Reggie (Bush). We didn’t start at the beginning and let (McKnight) creep along.…
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Here are my thoughts on last night’s game: Positive – O-Line Play I think there’s a consensus agreement that the biggest positive from last night’s game was the play of the O-Line. They were in sync the entire night and opened up giant holes. I, like many, am wowed by Kristofer O’Dowd’s play. Negative –…
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USC coach Pete Carroll said Sunday night he is concerned about Joe McKnight’s fumbles but will not play him any less. “Joe’s not ready,” Carroll said. “He hasn’t been comfortable. He mishandled a catch and got whacked on a play. But I’m not backing off and we’ll keep going to him.”
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Maybe we should have posted these earlier, but at least we got them up before the next game. All shots courtesy of Chris McGuire. Head over to his blog for more action. Freshman Joe McKnight…Shifty Part II…
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