Category: USC Trojans
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Thursday, March 4th, 2010
Prior to this year's NFL Scouting Combine, there was arguably no player scrutinized as heavily as USC safety Taylor Mays. That's not to say he was either universally heralded or lambasted as an NFL prospect. In fact, there seems to have been very little consensus about his potential to be ...
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Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
When it comes to the NFL Draft, teams place added value on quarterbacks, offensive tackles and defensive linemen, while safeties are rarely taken early in the first round. However, most of the best teams in the league have elite safeties. Look at the difference that Darren Sharper made to the ...
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Thursday, February 11th, 2010
USC’s football coach Lane Kiffin has pulled another recruiting stunt. Kiffin offered a scholarship to a thirteen year old quarterback to come to play football for USC. David Sills, who is a seventh grader at Bear Christian Academy in Delaware, has been a lifelong Trojans fan and accepted the offer immediately. When ...
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Thursday, January 21st, 2010
When I heard that Pete Carroll was leaving USC to go coach and be the grand poobah of the Seattle Seahawks, my first thought was that he was crazy. Then I thought about it and I said to myself that I would jump from a sinking ship too. That is ...
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Thursday, January 14th, 2010
Wow, Lane Kiffin sure knows how to make people angry. Whether it's Al Davis, Urban Meyer, or the Tennessee Vols fans (NSFW), Kiffin has seemingly mastered the art of burning bridges and making enemies. Another thing he excels at is recruiting. He was a great recruiter at USC under Pete ...
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Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
(Editor's note: This interview took place before Lane Kiffin was hired to replace Pete Carroll)
Whether he is being truthful or not, its nice to hear a kid say I am staying at USC despite the coach leaving because USC is bigger then a coach. Politically correct no doubt, honest I ...
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Tuesday, January 5th, 2010
When talking about Southern California, the conversation usually begins with Pete Carroll and his football team. However, the past couple of years, the USC basketball program has started to emerge thanks in large part to former coach Tim Floyd. Under Floyd, the team made three consecutive NCAA tournament appearances and ...
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Tuesday, December 1st, 2009
Regardless of records or what’s on the line for either team, the USC/UCLA game every year is a tense match up. Although it has been one-sided in the last few years while USC is on a dominant run through college football, a rival game is a rival game. This was ...
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Thursday, November 19th, 2009
When the season started at USC, many people thought things would be difficult for the Trojans. They had a bunch of questions on offense and ton on defense as well. I’m not sure how many other teams in the country had to replace as many impact players that USC was ...
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Friday, October 30th, 2009
At the beginning of the season, there were a lot of questions and concerns about USC. There is never a doubt about whether they are going to have a strong season in the Pac 10 under Pete Carroll, but after losing their starting quarterback from a season ago to the ...
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