What’s up, Trojan Fans! Welcome to the first ever TrojanWire Running Game Diary. The 901 Bar and Grill was gracious enough to let me watch the game here, since the VS channel isn’t available with the university housing cable package ($50,000 a year and I can’t even watch all the away games???).
Read moreUSC football: Mark Sanchez’s big test
Carson Palmer. Matt Leinart. Yogi Roth? USC quarterback Mark Sanchez said he has done some soul-searching recently. An uneven performance against Arizona two weeks ago prompted him to call the former USC Heisman quarterbacks, Palmer and Leinart. He said a sit-down last week with Roth, the USC quarterbacks graduate assistant, particularly helped him to relax […]
Read moreTrojans Shutout Huskies, 56-0
USC steamrolled over Washington for the Trojans third shutout of the season. Runningback CJ Gable (10 carries for 108 yards) and Patrick Turner (6 receptions for 100 yards) each came up big with two touchdowns. Mark Tyler saw significant playing time, amassing 85 yards on 16 carries and a TD. Stafon Johnson, Broderick Green and […]
Read moreWhat’s troubling Vidal Hazelton?
Vidal Hazelton was USC’s second-leading receiver last season. Now he’s second string and uncertain about his immediate football future. The junior, who hasn’t caught a pass the past two games and has been bothered by sore ankles, asked Coach Pete Carroll whether he could redshirt this season. It isn’t as simple as that, as I’ll […]
Read moreTurner Time
After three years, wide receiver Patrick Turner’s showing signs of being an impact receiver.
Read moreInjury updates on USC’s Williams, Havili, Turner
Coach Pete Carroll said USC’s bye weeks have been “nothing but positive so far,” and they especially have helped the Trojans in the injury department. Receiver Damian Williams (ankle) and fullback Stanley Havili (hamstring) didn’t practice all week. But, with two additional days of rest, they should be good to go for Oregon State. “Both […]
Read moreThird Quarter
Aaron Corps kicks off the quarter and hands off to Allen Bradford for 8 yards. Corp rolls out but has Armond Armstead and Malik Jackson on him and throws the ball away. Corp throws a 10-yard pass to Vidal Hazelton. Corp finds his old high school teammate Blake Ayles for 21 yards. Bradford then gains […]
Read moreNOW OPEN: The USC QB Competition
With Mark Sanchez out for what could be 2-4 weeks because of a dislocated knee cap suffered in practice on Friday, Mitch Mustain and Aaron Corp got the opportunity to take first-team reps in Sunday’s practice. Mustain, leading two drives ending in field goals, said he played “average.” Corp threw a TD pass to Patrick […]
Read moreNew Look
Wide receiver Patrick Turner’s sporting a new look with a thick beard. “Kyle (Moore) keeps telling me to shave it but I like it,” Turner said.
Read moreAnswer Friday!
Time to answer questions. By the way, a Fox Sports/Prime Ticket spokesperson would not address a question this week about the cancellation of the Trojan Rewind show. From time to time, we forget to mention little things like this but figured you would want to know. Q: With regard to receivers, how do you rate […]
Read more2008 USC Poster & Schedule
This years poster features seniors Kevin Ellison and Patrick Turner, along with junior linebackers Rey Maualuga and Brian Cushing. A larger image can be downloaded and set as your wallpaper at the link below. 2008 USC Poster & Schedule [USCtrojans.com]
Read moreSpeed Kills: Trojan Receiving Corps
(Image by The Press-Enterprise) From a practice this week, here were the 40 times for USC’s wide receivers: 1) Ronald Johnson 4.43 2) Damian Williams 4.46 3) David Ausberry 4.48 4) Brandon Carswell 4.49 5) Vidal Hazelton 4.52 6) Garrett Green 4.56 7) Patrick Turner 4.64 Track star Travon Patterson, who did not run, would […]
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