Offense highlights: Defense highlights: History repeats itself for the Golden Bears; they enter the season with lots of hype, only to fold like a bad hand in poker. Time for them to enter hibernation! Cal’s Heisman hopeful tailback, Jahvid Bust, was held to a season-low 47 rushing yards against USC. Meanwhile Joe McKnight looked the […]
Read morePac-10 Q&A: Matt Barkley
Posted by ESPN.com’s Ted Miller Matt Barkley is now The Man. USC quarterbacks win Heismans. They win Rose Bowls and national championships. They get drafted in the top half of the first round of the NFL draft and make a lot of money. Heck, some even pose for magazines in short shorts. And Barkley, who […]
Read moreThe Skinny: Fire Edition
(Photo by Jon Vidar / AP) The hills of Los Angeles are ablaze and two USC starters are down and out — one for the entire season — but the Skinny’s here to quell any fear and provide the low down on what this all means. WR Johnson Injured: USC lost starting Wide Receiver Ronald […]
Read more2009 Depth Chart Released
The jury is out. Pete Carroll announced today his depth chart going into the huddle. Of course in traditional Carroll fashion, the competition for starting positions will continue throughout Summer workouts. But the Spring depth charts typically hold strong resemblance to the final list, come start of the football season. Follow the jump for the […]
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 morePractice Insider: Pinkard has chance to shine
<!–start image–><!– end image–>Without safety Will Harris on the field, things in the defensive backfield have been shaken up. With Harris tending to academic issues, sixth-year senior Josh Pinkard stands to gain the most. Pinkard returned to USC to play safety and now the team needs him to do just that. Go inside for an […]
Read moreUSC football: QB Q+As
Eight practices down, seven to go for USC. Here’s what the quarterback candidates had to say just past the halfway point of spring practice 2009: AARON CORP (on his performance in the scrimmage) To me it seemed like it was hit or miss the whole day. It was kind of hard for me to get […]
Read moreUSC basketball: DeRozan still 50-50 on agent, but …
Although USC’s DeMar DeRozan says he’s “still 50-50″ on hiring an agent, it’s worth noting that he interviewed four potential candidates last week. DeRozan said he should know by the end of this week whether he’ll hire one or wait to see how the pre-draft process pans out. The assumption here is that DeRozan, a […]
Read more2009 Rose Bowl Running Game Diary
JANUARY 1 | LOS ANGELES, CA — Happy New Year, Trojan fans. I hope you’re all feeling the effects of your excessive partying from last night. Hopefully the Penn State offense will soon be joining you all in popping numerous Advils to help ease the pain that will be inflicted upon them by the almighty […]
Read moreBigger Role For Harris
Safety Will Harris played more than usual against Arizona because cornerback Josh Pinkard injured his foot in the second half and Pete Carroll decided to play with a third safety.
Read moreKicking It with David Buehler
Guessing that Taylor Mays would finish as the top overall performer in the Trojans’ end-of-spring combine testing doesn’t exactly qualify you for Mensa. It was only a slightly tougher choice than picking the winner of shark vs. bait. But, in scrolling down the list of the top 11 performers published on petecarroll.com, a few surprises […]
Read moreThe Thin Red Line
Make that a thin cardinal line protecting USC’s backfield, which also happens to be hamstrung by injuries. While every team looses players during the season (Cal lost to Oregon State without their starting QB, Stanford beat USC without their’s), can anybody in the nation match up with the Trojan’s carnage? From USC football’s weekly press […]
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