John David Booty, Ryan Kalil, Oscar Lua and Dallas Sartz were elected team captains. Team Captains [Scott Wolf inside USC]
Read moreThursday night’s scrimmage
While we were out drinking last night, the Trojans held an 86-play scrimmage at the Coliseum. Freshman tailback Emmanuel Moody ran for 128-yards and two scores while Allen Bradford added one touchdown on the ground. On defense Oscar Lua led the way with a great interception return for a score. Booty and Sanchez ran the […]
Read moreFall camp begins
Less than a month before kickoff now…. and here is what Pete has to look forward to this season…. The entire team, with the exception of walk-on safety Justin Hart (tonsillitis), reported Wednesday. “The Coliseum is sold out for every game for the first time ever.” “What is unique about this team is that we […]
Read moreMaualuga battling for MLB spot
Senior middle linebacker Oscar Lua is the returning starter who led the Trojans in tackles in 2005, but sophomore Rey Maualuga is pushing to overtake his more experienced teammate. Maualuga Is Pushing Lua for Starting Linebacker Spot [LATimes]
Read moreFreshman linebackers are ‘scary’
When one starting linebacker couldn’t play because of injury (Oscar Lua, knee) and another (Thomas Williams) went out with a knee injury in the first quarter, the Trojans turned to two freshmen and a sophomore. Rey Maualuga, who played in the middle and made the defensive calls, was the standout with six tackles, a sack […]
Read moreThomas Williams to go under the knife
Linebacker Thomas Williams is scheduled to have arthroscopic knee surgery today, but said he intends to return for the UCLA game. He was injured in the Cal game while filling in for middle linebacker Oscar Lua. Lua says his knee still felt “shaky”, but Carroll intends to play him if healthy (or probably if he […]
Read moreNotre-damus says USC’s run is done
We are of the Pete Carroll school-of-playing-week-to-week, and not thinking too far ahead, but the Irish have this week off and are already singing their fight song in the image of their new Grand Wizard, Charlie Weis. So bring it on Golden Domers. There’s already been enough of you talking trash all over the Comments […]
Read moreThe SC Drinking Game
Ok, so we’re drunk already, getting ready for the Oregon game, and since our editors wrote the OC Drinking Game, and since Stephen B. Sample banned alcohol sales at the Coliseum, we figured it’s high time to start the SC Drinking Game. So here it goes; we’re just getting it started, send in your suggestions […]
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