Published on: 30th April, 2010
On April 28, the Rotary Club released its 2010 "watch list" for the prestigious Lombardi Award. According to its press release, the qualifications for consideration for the award are, for linemen, setting up no further than 10 yards right or left on either side of the ball, while linebackers must line ...Published on: 28th April, 2010
Unlike recent years when Pete Carroll was at the helm of Trojan football, Lane Kiffin will not have the luxury of two byes in the 2010 football schedule. Typically, one of the two byes that Carroll would use to game-plan and heal up injured players would occur in the month of ...Published on: 27th April, 2010
I know. You are sitting smugly at your computer, and thinking, "What a bozo. This guy actually thinks a defensive player can win the most prestigious award in college football." Well, excuse me as I take my floppy big clown shoes off and coif my bright red hair. Okay, so it is ...Published on: 26th April, 2010
Usually, weekends are rather slow for prep football recruiting, but not this one. Wanting to get the process behind him, fast-rising quarterback Max Wittek from Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, Calif., gave his verbal commitment to Lane Kiffin and the Trojans on Sunday. Wittek, labeled a “four star” recruit by ...Published on: 24th April, 2010
While USC Trojan fans await the NCAA's ruling on possible rules violations by former coach Pete Carroll and his staff, two of his former college players are not waiting to sound off on the head of the former Trojan regime. Taylor Mays, a three-year starter at safety for the Trojans, and ...Published on: 20th April, 2010
Well, it appears that "Slick Rick" Neuheisel is up to his old antics again. Just when you think that the 'ol gambler learned his lesson from his failed UCLA "The football monopoly in L.A. is officially over" advertisement gaffe, he goes and sticks his foot in his mouth again. ESPN reports that ...Published on: 19th April, 2010
Despite rumors to the contrary, we on the left coast still find time to check out the goings on in the SEC when we aren’t fawning over the USC Trojans. The rumblings coming out of Florida have the erstwhile John Brantley leading the Gators to the promised land as Florida fans ...Published on: 16th April, 2010
According to Devon Pollard with the "Trojan Wire," Pete Carroll, in his quest to return the Seattle Seahawks to glory, has begun the massive undertaking with a minicamp tryout to see if there were any "hidden gems" to help Seattle and Carroll get to where they want to go. Of the ...Published on: 15th April, 2010
There are two "givens" regarding recruiting and Lane Kiffin in terms of USC football. One, at this time of year, offers made to prep football players are abundant, with the recruiting "net" being cast far and wide to prospective Trojans. The other is that Kiffin, along with his personal recruiting guru, Ed ...Published on: 12th April, 2010
Out of the east came Lane Kiffin and his posse to rescue a Trojan nation whose hearts were ripped out when their beloved coach, Pete Carroll, left for NFL riches in the Pacific Northwest. Kiffin, the former Trojan offensive coordinator whose one year stay in Knoxville, Tenn., was a mixed bag ...