It’s that time of the month again for some in the press… The time for them to pine for the past when USC doesn’t live up to expectations. We hear it constantly from the insufferable Scott Wolf. We recently heard it from the insufferable Matt Hayes. And now Chris Dufresne has joined the chorus (circus?). […]
Read moreHIGHLIGHTS: Washington 2009
What a surprise! USC had another post-big game letdown entering Pac10 play. Don’t go into hibernation just yet; there are positives to be taken away from this game shown in the highlights. Joe McKnight rushed for 100 yards on 11 carries, upping his current season total rush yards to 305. Could he be the first […]
Read moreA quick look at this week’s games
Posted by ESPN.com’s Ted Miller Lining up this week’s action. No. 3 USC (2-0) at Washington (1-1) USC beat the Huskies 56-0 last year … USC leads the all-time series 49-26-4 … USC is riding a 12-game winning streak … Washington ended a 15-game losing streak vs. Idaho last weekend … Washington coach Steve Sarkisian […]
Read moreWhat to watch in the Pac-10
Posted by ESPN.com’s Ted Miller The games are finally here, and the first one is a doozy, with Oregon squaring off with Boise State on the Smurf Turf. The other big ones include a conference game — Stanford at Washington State — LSU paying a visit to Washington (giving new coach Steve Sarkisian a serious […]
Read morePac-10 Media Day is Thursday
Pac-10 Media Day is this Thursday. Coach Carroll and Taylor Mays (seen above destroying a Penn State WR) will be representing USC. You can watch the entire press conference live and for free by clicking here. Below is a complete schedule for the press conference along with which players will be representing other Pac-10 schools. […]
Read moreTHAT’S A WOLF SHIRT, DUDE
We’re all very excited for you, Steve Sarkisian. Finally get the head coaching job. The big chair. Your own whistle. The van with the moon roof and kickass shag carpet for the lady to roll around on in her birthday suit. It’s all brilliant–almost as brilliant as Steamed Manila Clams with Chorizo with Flying Fish. […]
Read morePac-10 spring wrap-up: What we learned
Posted by ESPN.com's Ted Miller We spent a lot of time talking about quarterbacks this spring in the Pac-10, most particularly USC's quarterback competition — did ya hear, Aaron Corp's No. 1 but this freshman Matt Barkley looks like the bees' knees! The other general theme isn't new: After reviewing the tea leaves on the […]
Read moreLocker stars in Washington’s spring game
Posted by ESPN.com's Ted Miller Concerns that athletic Washington quarterback Jake Locker won't be able to work within new head coach Steve Sarkisian's pro-style scheme might shortly evaporate. Locker completed 16 of 18 passes for 200 yards and two touchdowns as the Huskies' starters buried the backups, 33-0, in the spring game. Obviously, a team […]
Read moreNFL draft: Sanchez to Seattle sentiment swelling
There’s a lot of buzz right now about USC’s Mark Sanchez going as high as No. 4 to Seattle in Saturday’s NFL draft. (He could room with his old pal Steve Sarkisian! Imagine the sitcom-esque shenanigans!) ESPN.com’s Todd McShay addressed that speculation and picked a few other potential landing spots for Sanchez in a conference […]
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 moreTrojans to Return Entire O-Line for 2009
(Po-He Tseng / USCRipsIt) Much of the off-season news has focused on the departures of Mark Sanchez to the NFL and offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian to Washington. However, it should not be overlooked that the entire offensive line will return for the 2009 season. Led by sixth year senior Jeff Byers the Trojans will have […]
Read moreAs if you needed it, Tennessee adds one more reason to never stage a fake press conference
Somewhere, deep in the bowels of Neyland Stadium, there is video evidence of Lane Kiffin and Ed Orgeron pretending to be reporters for the benefit of a handful of Tennessee recruits, and really — for Coach O especially, preferably in one those old school fedoras with the press pass in the brim — this is […]
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