The Big Ten and Pac-10 both want to expand — the Big Ten is beginning to sound very, very certain about it — and when they do, certainly you have been made aware by now that Things Will Never Be the Same. If you’ve followed the sport for the last two decades, of course, you’re […]
Read moreOpening the mailbag: Impressions of spring
Got bogged down on Friday, so this mailbag fermented over the weekend. To the notes. Jason from the Bay Area writes: So having seen most of the Pac-10 this spring, what are your impressions? Ted Miller: Obviously, we’ll have more on this going forward with a spring wrapup, but here are some quick hits. My […]
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 moreSpring Reports
Our first in a series of looks at spring scrimmages across the country. Atlantic Coast Clemson: There were 18 punts. One of them was fumbled. The number of standout plays could be counted on one hand, and the teams combined for 358 yards of offense. Reported attendance: 21,000. Duke: David Cutcliffe has emphasized improving team […]
Read moreUSC safety Knight returns as graduate assistantFormer USC safety Sammy Knight was hired by…
USC safety Knight returns as graduate assistant Former USC safety Sammy Knight was hired by Trojans coach Lane Kiffin as a graduate assistant coach and will work with the secondary. Knight spent 12 years in the NFL after he left USC, playing for New Orleans, Miami, Jacksonville, Kansas City and the New York Giants. He […]
Read moreUSC vs. NCAA 101: All you need to know (and forgot) about the case against Reggie Bush
USC is in front of the NCAA Infractions Committee in Tempe, Ariz., today and the next two days, a reckoning four years in the making since of star running back Reggie Bush’s lucrative farewell season hit the news in 2006. Fans were impatient about the NCAA’s response in 2007. In four to six weeks, finally, […]
Read moreWelcome To USC Seantrel Henderson
(Photo by Icon Sports Media) The top offensive lineman prospect in the nation is coming to USC. Seantrel Henderson chose the Trojans over Ohio State, Notre Dame, Florida, Minnesota and Miami. Henderson is a 6’8 300 lb. offensive tackle and considered by many the top recruit in the country.
Read moreSuper Trojans
Three Trojans will be suiting up in Super Bowl XLIV next Sunday in Miami when the Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints meet up to decide the NFL championship. Tailback Reggie Bush (New Orleans Saints), defensive lineman Sedrick Ellis (New Orleans Saints) and defensive lineman Fili Moala (Indianapolis Colts) will appear in the game, meaning […]
Read moreKalil to the Pro Bowl
Carolina Panthers center Ryan Kalil has been added to the NFC Pro Bowl roster, joining linebacker Clay Matthews and wideout Steve Smith as the three Trojans who will be in the NFL all-star game in Miami on Sunday (4:30 p.m. on ESPN). Also, rookie linebacker Brian Cushing was originally on the roster but had to […]
Read morePac-10 teams of the decade
Yes, there are lots of USC teams in our list of the “best Pac-10 teams of the decade.” Not sure how you get around that. From 2002 to 2008, the Trojans finished ranked in the nation’s top four. During that span, no other conference team topped the Trojans in the national rankings. One team not […]
Read moreSeau retires, says he means it
Although I believe him like I believed Sugar Ray Leonard, legendary linebacker Junior Seau insists he has retired for good. <!–inline1–>In a taping for Showtime’s “Inside the NFL,” which will air Wednesday night, Seau announced Saturday’s playoff loss to the Baltimore Ravens will be the final game of his career. Seau will turn 41 next […]
Read moreOlivia Namath, Daughter of Hall of Fame Quarterback Joe Namath, Busted With 200 Grams of Pot
Olivia Namath was busted today driving around Miami with drugs and alcohol. She’s 19. “The Deputy pulled over Namath after he caught her speeding in her silver Mercedes,near Jupiter, Fla. When he asked for Namath’s driver’s license, he immediately smelled marijuana, according to the police report. He asked Namath and two passengers to exit the […]
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