Allen Bradord missed this weekend’s scrimmage with a bruised knee. The injury is not listed as serious and he could be back practicing early this week. This opens the door for Marc Tyler to be the starting tailback against Hawaii. In other RB news, C.J. Gable is nursing a pulled hamstring and Stanley Havili is […]
Read moreFreaks And (Stat) Geeks
Here are the first scrimmage stats: Passing Matt Barkley 9-15, 127 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT Mitch Mustain 23-35, 231 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT Jesse Scroggins 0-4, 1 INT Rushing Allen Bradford 6 (minus) 5 yards C.J. Gable 7-25 Curtis McNeal 6-57 Dillon Baxter 5-39 Marc Tyler 7-34 Receiving Jordan Cameron 8-96 (long 39) […]
Read moreUSC spring football preview: Tight ends
Feeling a little bracketed out? Well, take a break from March Madness and check out our position-by-position USC spring football preview. Tight ends are part 4 of 9. The full schedule is listed below. THE PARTICIPANTS Blake Ayles (junior), Jordan Cameron (senior transfer), Rhett Ellison (redshirt junior), Ian Wandler (senior transfer) THE KEY PLAYERS Ayles, […]
Read moreDepth chart news and notes
Here are some notes and analyses from our preliminary two-deep depth chart posted on Tuesday, again keeping in mind that it’s still January and the season is still more than seven months away): Officially, if the depth chart remains as is, USC will have 11 returning starters in 2010, plus four other starters who have […]
Read moreUSC rules three academically ineligible
The notion that USC merely reloads talent ad infinitum despite the departure of a bevy of starters was cast into doubt this season, and it will be tested further — unexpectedly — in the Emerald Bowl on Saturday. With starting running back Joe McKnight‘s eligibility for the bowl game against Boston College already in question […]
Read moreHighlights: Notre Dame 2009
Matt Barkley passed for a career high 380 yards with a pair of touchdowns, Anthony McCoy had arguably the best game of his career, and we are all happy Damian Williams transferred to USC. The McKnight-Bradford duo is working well for the Trojans. The Trojan defense kept the Notre Dame offense in check. The referees […]
Read moreThe Skinny: Fundamental Issues Continue Despite Victory
If all you did was look at the newly released AP poll and didn’t see the Trojans 27-6 victory over Washington State you would have thought they put together a masterful performance. I cannot recall the last time a team moved up 5 spots in the AP poll after beating a clearly inferior team by […]
Read moreTrojanWire Thoughts of the Day: 9-25-09
(Photo by Icon Sports Media) The panicking and second guessing of the coaches needs to stop. Pete is the man, let him lead the team. The Trojans are reloading, but they will still compete in every game. Even if you have the most experienced QB behind center, which the Trojans do not have, when you […]
Read moreSkinny Talk for This Weekend’s BBQ
*QB Aaron Corp has been throwing in 7-7 drills the past few days and has looked solid. The coaches have been happy with his accuracy and most importantly, his swagger. He appears confident and is showing good leadership skills despite being out with a cracked fibula. He will return to full practice next week. It […]
Read moreVideo: Ellison is extra busy
<!–start image–><!– end image–>With injuries to Anthony McCoy and Blake Ayles, sophomore Rhett Ellison has been a very busy tight end this spring. Ellison has stepped up his game, making the most out of the extra reps he has received over the past several practices. Inside: Michelle Phalen talks with Ellison about how his spring […]
Read moreUSC football: ‘The Juice’ is loose
Injuries and illness have hit especially hard at the tight end position, leading to a surprising personnel experiment. With Rhett Ellison (leg) and Jimmy Miller (illness) out, and Blake Ayles (groin, back) limited, the coaching staff moved defensive tackle DaJohn Harris to tight end. Harris, a 6-foot-4, 285-pound redshirt freshman, played tight end at Serra […]
Read moreLive Scrimmage, II
Allen Bradford loses 1 yard on a carry. On 3rd down, Gerald Washington blocks Corp’s pass. Next! Actually, they are still going with Corp. Bradford gains 2 yards on a carry. Corp escapes a sack and gains about 19 yards on a scramble. Joe McKnight jukes a couple times and gains 14 yards. Corp’s pass […]
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