Tag: Joe McKnight

• 2009 All-Pac-10 Team

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  December 9, 2009

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  (Photo of Damian Williams by Icon Sports Media) Damian Williams, Jeff Byers, Charles Brown and Taylor Mays were all named to the All-Pac-10 first team. Williams was selected twice as a wide receiver and punt returner. Everson Griffen, Josh Pinkard, Kevin Thomas and Garrett Green were selected to the All-Pac-10 second team. Green made the…

• The Skinny: Trojans Are Playing For A Holiday

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  December 4, 2009

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  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…

• USC Senior Weekend Story Lines…

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  December 4, 2009

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  More photos » by Chris Carlson – AP Browse more photos » With tomorrow’s final regular season game at home against Arizona there a re number of story lines that we need to keep an eye on… Who Staying and Who is going? Stanley Havili is going to stay… Several USC juniors will consider making…

• HIGHLIGHTS: UCLA 2009

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  November 30, 2009

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  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…

• The Skinny: Uncertainty Grips the Battle of Los Angeles

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  November 27, 2009

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  Since 2001, with the exception of one loss, USC has owned the battle of Los Angeles over UCLA in every phase of the game. The total score since 2001 is USC 285 and UCLA 113. The Bruins have not come close to giving the Trojans much of a game in the Coliseum since that time…

• Change of Pace: USC Rushing Yards & Featured Backs, 2001 – 2009

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  November 16, 2009

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  I don’t know about you, dear readers,  but I’ve had just about as much as I care to read about epochal shifts, historic beatdowns, and the like. Shit, it’s so bad Plaschke almost wrote a couple of paragraphs with more than two sentences yesterday. That’s baaaaaaaaaaaad. So. As we’ve been hashing over the offensive lacunae…

• The Skinny: It All Comes Down To The Running Game

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  November 13, 2009

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  Stanford comes into the Coliseum as a hot team with Rose Bowl aspirations. The Cardinal’s defeat of the 8th ranked Oregon Ducks 51-42 put the nation on notice that Stanford football can compete at the highest level and Head Coach Jim Harbaugh is one of the best young coaches in the game. It was just…

• HIGHLIGHTS: Arizona State 2009

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  November 9, 2009

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  It wasn’t the prettiest win, but it’s nice to be back in the winning column nonetheless. Matt Barkley struggled in part due to an injury-plagued receiving corps, but his short pass to Damian Williams who took it 75 yards for a touchdown would be enough for the offense to pull out with a win. Not…

• USC football: Gable, Corp, O’Dowd stand out

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  November 4, 2009

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  Tuesday’s USC practice provided three rare sights (besides almost half the team being unable to participate because of injuries): C.J. Gable ran with the first-team offense. Aaron Corp ran the scout team. Kristofer O’Dowd ran well. With Allen Bradford and Joe McKnight nursing knee injuries, the coaching staff had no choice but to turn to…

• Latest injury report

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  November 4, 2009

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  Here are several injury updates for Saturday’s game following team doctor visits tonight:

 DE Armond Armstead (wrist): Probable
 WR David Ausberry (calf): Out
 RB Allen Bradford (knee): Probable
 LB Chris Galippo (neck): Probable 
DE Everson Griffen (toe): Probable
 FB Stanley Havili (shoulder): Probable 
LB Jarvis Jones (neck): Questionable
 S Drew McAllister (hip): Out
 TE Anthony…

• Dispatch from Howard Jones

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  November 4, 2009

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  Thoughts from Tuesday’s practice, through the eyes of USCRipsIt… – Down two with three plays remaining in the full-pads practice, the offense cam roaring back with three straight wins to capture an 8-7 victory on Competition Tuesday and earn loads of praise from the coaches. “That’s the kind of practice that gets us right,” Coach…

• Thunder and Lighting: Part Deux

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  October 28, 2009

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  (Photo by Icon Sports Media) Here’s a piece from ESPN’s Ted Miller on Allen Bradford’s breakout game vs. on Oregon State. Bradford rushed for 147 yards on 15 carries (both career highs) and scored two touchdowns. Miller compares Joe McKnight and Bradford to LenDale and Reggie, Thunder and Lighting 2.0. Bradford doesn’t agree though: “Me…