Defensive coordinator Rocky Seto, who has been involved with the USC football program as a player and coach since 1997, will not be retained on new head coach Lane Kiffin’s staff. “For almost my entire life, I always dreamt about being a part of the ‘SC football program,” said Seto, a former Trojan linebacker (1997-98) […]
Read moreUSC football: The future at safety looks bright
Before we delve into the present — USC at Notre Dame on Saturday — let’s take a quick look back and ahead. The Trojans’ very recent past was a bye week that gave the coaches a glimpse at the future. Freshman safeties T.J. McDonald (right) and Jawanza Starling received a ton of invaluable reps, and […]
Read moreUSC football: Trojans’ versions of ‘Rocky’ and ‘Shane’
Here are a couple of USC stories by my colleagues that definitely are worth your time: Mark Whicker profiles defensive coordinator Rocky Seto, whose rags-to-riches story might be unparalleled in college football Scott M. Reid breaks down the weak-side linebacker position, where Shane Horton, a safety just two months ago, is set to make his […]
Read moreHIGHLIGHTS: Washington State 2009
Sloppy win, but it’s a win nonetheless. The offense got off to a strong start, but they were inconsistent and fumbled more than they should have, but on the bright side, coaches opened up the playbook and allowed Matt Barkley to complete some deep passes. However this offense, and the receiving game in particular, needs […]
Read moreTrojanWire Welcomes The Skinny
The Skinny on SC Sports, an insightful newsletter with quick hits, insider info, and brief analysis that is always spot on, is going to be writing routine posts on TrojanWire. The Skinny’s heard from a very good source the NCAA is still about 9 to 12 months away from any type of announcement regarding USC. […]
Read moreSpring football Q&A: USC coach Pete Carroll
Posted by ESPN.com's Ted Miller Ever wonder what a coach might say about a quarterback competition the day before he announces a pecking order? You're in luck! USC coach Pete Carroll stopped by for a chat with the Pac-10 blog on Monday, the day before he announced on his Web site that Aaron Corp would […]
Read moreHeadlinin’: Finally, a Corp we can rally around
• Suddenly, everything’s coming up A.C. After some inevitable early love for true freshman golden boy Matt Barkley, the tide has turned in Southern Cal’s hyped quarterback derby — at least in the press: Every SoCal outlet leads today with praise for Aaron Corp’s performance Thursday, with the L.A. Times detailing the sophomore’s impressive scrambling […]
Read moreJethro Franklin Returns To USC As Defensive Line Coach
Jethro Franklin is returning to USC as the defensive line coach, while secondary coach Rocky Seto is taking on the additional duty of defensive coordinator and linebacker coach Ken Norton is adding the title of assistant head coach for the defense, Trojan head coach Pete Carroll announced today (Jan. 7).
Read moreUSC football: Recruiting played role in defensive decisions
With national signing day less than a month away, USC coach Pete Carroll acted quickly to reshape his coaching staff, promoting secondary coach Rocky Seto to the defensive coordinator position vacated earlier this week. Carroll also announced Wednesday night that linebackers coach Ken Norton Jr. would take on the additional title of assistant head coach/defense […]
Read moreNews Flash
Rocky Seto is the DC. Jethro Franklin is the new defensive line coach and Ken Norton is assistant head coach for the defense.
Read moreSeto denies interest in move to UW
As a follow up to the rumor yesterday USC defensive back coach Rocky Seto denied his possible move to UW with Steve Sarkisian. USC secondary coach Rocky Seto denied speculation Tuesday that he might become an assistant coach at Washington, and said he was happy to remain with the Trojans. Meanwhile, former USC assistant coach […]
Read moreHard Knocks: Trojan Secondary
(Image by Reuters) Ted Miller has a spot-on look at the entire Pac-10. It is concise and worth a read. In it he sites USC possibly owning a Firstary? He is talking about the Seconday. He is talking about Kevin Ellison, Taylor Mays, Cary Harris and Shareece Wright. (Josh Pinkard could be in the mix […]
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