Published on: 29th September, 2010
Although the NCAA has placed severe sanctions on the Trojans, they did not restrict USC from having an extra month of Fall Camp.Call it a gracious farewell from former Athletic Director Mike Garrett who approved the 2010 schedule a couple of years ago when the sanctions were thought to be ...Published on: 17th September, 2010
A “flip flop” game, that’s what Lane Kiffin called Game Two against Virginia. In Game One against Hawaii, the offense looked like a well-oil machine while the defense looked more like BP’s ruptured well in the Gulf. In Game Two, it was just the opposite. The defense did fairly well while ...Published on: 12th September, 2010
Now Lane Kiffin knows what Pete Carroll was up against last season. Shoddy tackling and penalties had more to do with Carroll moving onto the NFL then the pending sanctions. There was simply no way that Carroll could fix it. Starting with the second half of the Notre Dame game, key Trojan ...Published on: 11th September, 2010
Oregon’s ground game just couldn’t get started in the first half of their game tonight in Tennessee and trailed the Volunteers early 13-3. It looked as though the inexperienced Volunteers were going to run away with contest against the No. 7 Ducks. But Darron Thomas’ passing and a third down personal foul ...Published on: 7th September, 2010
This weekend, the Oregon and Arizona defenses shut out their respective opponents, New Mexico and Toledo, while USC’s defense gave up 588 yards and 36 points to the Hawaii Warriors. I don’t for a minute think that either New Mexico or Toledo has the same high-caliber offense as the semi-automatic Hawaii ...Published on: 26th August, 2010
While NFL coaches struggle to pare down their rosters to the 53-man limit by September, Lane Kiffin is already there. The only problem is that Kiffin no longer coaches in the NFL but at USC, and his Trojans will be forced to go against opponents with 85 scholarship players on their ...Published on: 14th August, 2010
Blocking and tackling. That’s what football's all about, right? Sure, there is passing and running, punting and kicking, but without blocking and tackling, you might as well be doing a seven-on-seven drill or choosing up sides for a round of touch football. But that is pretty much how Lane Kiffin has had ...Published on: 6th August, 2010
Ah, fall camp is finally here. And just when you thought you could breathe a sigh of relief, the NCAA rears its Cycloptic head once again. Not only could USC lose its appeal, which some expect, but there could even be more restrictions to come. It is difficult for any of college ...Published on: 4th August, 2010
Maybe incoming President Max Nikias and his handpicked athletic director Pat Haden would prefer not to have a headline on ESPN’s front page nearly every day. They would probably welcome a day without seeing the name Lane Kiffin pop up on the websites of nearly every national sports publication. But let’s face ...Published on: 24th July, 2010
It has been quite an eventful week for USC’s athletic program. It started off in great fashion with President-elect Nick Nikias’ appointment of former USC quarterback, Rhodes scholar, business executive, and sportscaster, Pat Haden, to replace outgoing athletic director Mike Garrett as of August 3. Kudos all around! The alumni, the ...