TrojanWire’s Devon Pollard poses with Seattle head coach Pete Carroll following ESPN’s Lunch with a Legend radio broadcast at Morton’s the Steakhouse in Santa Ana. Reggie Bush aside, Pete Carroll stands as one of the most polarizing figures among the USC population. To many, he’s like the dad that ran out on the family just […]
Read moreLords of the Bling
Pac-10/Rose Bowl Championship Ring. Image from PeteCarroll.com In what’s become an annual tradition, the Trojans received their Pac-10 and Rose Bowl championship rings before the end of Spring Practice. And wow, what a ring. As reported by Ben Malcolmson for USCRipsIt and PeteCarroll.com, the USC Trojans’ personalized rings feature 74 diamonds and six rubies set […]
Read moreNew Tradition Comes to the Coliseum
Traveler is taking up permanent residence inside the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. A 14-foot-by-14-foot mural is being installed at the edge of the stadium’s tunnel and will be visible to most of the crowd during football games. Dubbed "Tradition," the artwork features USC’s mascot being ridden back from another championship at the Rose Bowl (symbolized […]
Read moreUSC Ruins UCLA Bruins, 24-7
Chauncey Washington powers it in for a touchdown in the 2007 USC-UCLA rivalry game. AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill It was bad news bears, or Bruins rather, for UCLA head coach Karl Dorrell. He had hoped to go into the Coliseum and repeat last year’s upset win over the Trojans. Instead he left the Coliseum with […]
Read moreJackson, Buehler Make Pac Ten Special
Filed under: California Football, USC Football, Pac 10 California wide receiver DeSean Jackson took this kick back for a touchdown–but got much more than six points. The Bears’ Heisman Trophy Candidate also racked in the Pac Ten Special Teams Player of the Week honors as a result of gaining 142 all-purpose yards on but six […]
Read moreA Fitting Tribute…
I could not have said it better than what I read below. Text taken from TrojanWire in its entirety Something special happened Saturday at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum; something that carried more weight than USC’s 38-10 victory over the Idaho Vandals. After holding the Vandals to a punt in the opening drive of the […]
Read moreMario Danelo: One Final Kick
Photo from scout Something special happened Saturday at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum; something that carried more weight than USC’s 38-10 victory over the Idaho Vandals. After holding the Vandals to a punt in the opening drive of the game, the Trojans set in motion a ten play, 80-yard drive that was capped off by […]
Read moreDanelo’s memory alive and well
Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times A ceremony honoring the late Mario Danelo will be held tonight before USC’s season opener against Idaho. Danelo, a record-setting kicker for the Trojans in 2005 and 2006, would have been a senior this season. He died last January from a fall from a cliff near his home in San […]
Read morePlanned Tributes
Several of you asked what tributes are planned to kicker Mario Danelo this season. Here’s a few things lined up: There will be a banner above the tunnel at the Coliseum with Danelo’s name and the goal-post pads will also pay tribute to him. Every USC player will wear a custom helmet sticker. There’s also […]
Read morePhoto of the Day
Tribute to Mario Danelo @ Howard Jones Field: (credit to Joe Andras for photo) RIP.
Read moreQuick Hit, Part II
One of the most noticeable differences with today’s practice was the number of players at each position, especially kicker, where about 12 guys lined up, but we won’t go there. “We filled out the depth chart,” USC coach Pete Carroll said. Defensive end Everson Griffen got into the action right away and made several hurries […]
Read moreMedia Tidbit
We hear ESPN is preparing a piece for the coming season on USC kicker Mario Danelo.
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