Laying the Foundation: USC Football Recruiting, 2011 (Part Four)
Published on: 10th March, 2010
As is to be expected, while I was away doing other things, Lane Kiffin, Ed Orgeron and company were busy extending offers to prep athletes who could don the cardinal and gold for the 2011 season. Following the criteria established in the first three articles of this series, I will play ...USC Football: The Twists and Turns of the Special Teams in 2010
Published on: 4th March, 2010
As the end of the 2009 recruiting season drew near, the USC Trojans thought they had the nation's premier prep punter/field goal kicker all but signed and delivered. Matt Darr, Scout.com's No. 1 high school kicker, from Frontier High School in Bakersfield, CA, had given Pete Carroll his verbal ...Laying the Foundation: USC Football Recruiting, 2011 (Part 3)
Published on: 3rd March, 2010
One of the drawbacks to taking a few days off from the recruiting trail early in the season is that so many changes occur when you aren't looking. Part one of this 2010-2011 look at the early USC recruiting process featured the Scout.com five-star prep high school athletes who the Trojans ...Frankie Telfort: The Would-Be Trojan Linebacker Is Still a Winner
Published on: 25th February, 2010
About eight months ago, I had the privilege, along with some others at a Trojan round-table chat, to interview Frankie Telfort, the 2009 Trojan linebacker recruit from Gulliver prep school in Miami, Florida. While this opportunity marked the first time I had engaged Telfort, it was by no means ...A Young USC Fan’s Recollection of a Fallen Trojan, Mosi Tatupu
Published on: 24th February, 2010
Today it was reported that Mosi Tatupu, the great Trojan fullback and father of ex-USC linebacker Lofa, had died of unknown causes. Mosi Tatupu was 54 years old. Mosi Tatupu, who cleared the way for Anthony Davis on USC's national championship team of 1974 before becoming a feature back on his own, ...Laying the Foundation: USC Football Recruiting, 2011 (Part One)
Published on: 20th February, 2010
Now that the letters of intent for 2010 have all been signed and delivered (with the exception of Seantrel Henderson), is it too early to think about what's on the horizon for 2011? Naw...its never too early to ponder the possiblities for who may wear the cardinal and gold in the ...The “X” Factor In The Search For The Next USC Head Coach
Published on: 10th January, 2010
As the end of the Pete Carroll era at USC nears, it is now time to move on to the next chapter. With the recruiting season winding down, and Trojan verbal commits dropping like flies, it is imperative that Mike Garrett, the USC athletic director, act rapidly and with conviction. Hiring a ...ESPN Says Seattle Seahawks Are Targeting Pete Carroll; Rumor Mill Swirls
Published on: 8th January, 2010
ESPN's Chris Mortenson is reporting that the Seattle Seahawks, who just fired head coach Jim Mora, are targeting USC head coach Pete Carroll to fill the newly vacated position. Those same rumors have Carroll requesting USC assistant head coach Jeremy Bates join him in the Pacific northwest. According to one source, in ...Dear Potential USC Trojan Linebacker Recruits: Read The NFL Rookie Awards
Published on: 6th January, 2010
Dear Jackson Jeffcoat, Jordan Hicks, Christian Jones, Hayes Pullard, et.al., Have you read the news coming out the NFL regarding their defensive rookie of the year award? Brian Cushing, the overall #15 pick of the Houston Texans, has just been awarded this prestigious award celebrating his 134 tackles, two forced fumbles, ...A View from the West Coast: What the Hell Was Meyer Thinking?
Published on: 28th December, 2009
For the sake of full disclosure, I should admit that I am a USC Trojan fan. So I fully expect that the following opinion will be looked upon as one directed by complete bias. It isn't. And before any Florida fan accuses me of sour grapes because my Trojans fell flat on their ...Featured Sponsors
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