TrojanWire - Alfred Rowe

Vincent Joseph and Alfred Rowe Off Team

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 07:44:16 -0800

USC players Vincent Joseph and Alfred Rowe were academically disqualified following the completion of the fall semester and are no longer enrolled in school, according to sources.

Joseph, a cornerback, and Rowe, a fullback, are sophomores and were also teammates at Poly High. They were eligible for the Rose Bowl because grades were not officially posted at that time.

Too bad cause both players were solid contributors on special teams. Best of luck to both of them; hopefully they can work hard and get readmitted.

Live Scrimmage No. 3

Thu, 23 Aug 2007 07:57:07 -0800

Welcome to the final scrimmage, where even Mitch Mustain is a team captain. And fans are restricted to one side of the stadium. Once again, we are brought to you by Roman Meal, the official bread of Peter Caesar Carroll.
And after an offsides penalty, Chauncey Washington goes 63 yards on the first play before being pushed out by Marshall Jones at the 1 (Not the first-team defense). Washington scores on the next play.
The white team, with Mike McDonald at quarterback, comes out and completes a 14-yard pass to Brandon Carswell. Allen Bradford then shows the No. 1 defense has some weak moments by gaining 30 yards down to the 31. After an incompletion, McDonald throws a 10-yard pass to Carswell. After Carswell false starts, Bradford gains 2.
The defense is woefully offsides on an anticipated blitz on the next play and Bradford gains 1 for 3rd and 8 at the 18. Bradford drops a pass but walk-on Joe Houston kicks a 35-yard field goal to make it 7-3.
Ronald Johnson takes the kickoff 43 yards (against scout team) before Houston tackles him, providing the odd sight of a guy in a cardinal jersey tackling a guy in the identical color kit.
John David Booty comes out with a 19-yard pass to Stanley Havili before Jones nearly intercepts his next pass. Booty then throws a 9-yard pass to Vidal Hazelton. Booty then throws to David Ausberry who plunges in for a 16-yard TD. It's 14-3 before about 12,000. That means it will be announced as 20,000.
It's the end of the first quarter already. Garrett Green drops a pass on the first play of the second quarter then Alfred Rowe is underthrown deep. He's a fullback for those of you who are not Internet geeks. Bradford gains 6 on third-and-10. Who's calling the plays? Lane Kiffin.
The walk-on punt team gets demolished as Billy O'Malley's punt is blocked by Thomas Williams and Kaluka Maiava picks it up and runs 9 yards for a TD. It's now 21-3.
McDonald throws two incomplete passes to Sean Calcagnie and a third INC to Carswell. Time to punt.
Another big play. Stafon Johnson goes 67 yards before he too gets tackled at the 1. Johnson then scores. So long doghouse. It's now 28-3 with 7:50 left in the first half.
McDonald, who is 3 for 10, finds Garrett Green for 11, then dumps off to Bradford for 7 yards. Bradford gains a yard and Carswell makes a nice grab on Terrell Thomas for a first down. Bradford again on a 1-yard pass and then an incomplete pass before McDonald throws another pass away under pressure.
Red team back. Desmond Reed gains a yard and Fred Davis drops Booty's pass. Booty then throws into the back of tight end Anthony McCoy and the first team gets to finally punt.
So far, we nominate Brandon Carswell for unsung hero doing noble work on the second (or third) team. Honorable mention to Allen Bradford, who is getting every carry and just about every pass play right now.
The next series is not worth describing, other than a sack that causes McDonald to lose 9. But wait, Stafon Johnson fumbles the punt return and Rhett Ellison recovers and returns to the 22. Hope for the white team!
McDonald completes an 8-yard pass to Scott Stephens and Bradford goes 8 on a draw play down to the 5. There are only 9 seconds left.
McDonald throws a 6-yard TD pass to Garrett Green with 3 seconds left. Cary Harris defending so it's Notre Dame High teammates against each other. Halftime score: Cardinal 28, White 10.
Stat time: Mike McDonalld 8-19, 68 yards, 1 TD, 3 drops.
John David Booty 3-6, 44 yards, 1 TD, 1 drop.
Mitch Mustain finally arrives and throws a 12-yard pass to Garrett Green on his first attempt. Under pressure, he is nearly intercepted by Kevin Ellison on his second pass. Time to punt.
Washington appears to hurt his shoulder on a run as he comes off the field favoring his right shoulder. Thomas Williams injured his left ankle.
The first team now has Stafon Johnson playing tailback. We're distracted by Washington's injury but Booty threw an 11-yarder to Fred Davis, 16 yards to Ausberry, two passes to Adam Goodman and Stafon Johnson ran 14 yards for a TD. It's 35-10. End of third quarter.
USC is running out of backs and Rowe gains two for the reserves. No Aaron Corp yet. Mustain goes deep but it's underthrown for Carswell. Punt time. Washington, Joe McKnight, C.J. Gable and Hershel Dennis are all standing on the sidelines injured. Plus Marc Tyler.
Corp in and his first pass is deflected. Desmond Reed playing extensively and Corp completes passes to Ronald Johnson and David Ausberry to reach the 7-yard line. Hazelton then makes a pretty catch of an underthrown pass for a touchdown. It's 42-10, as Corp played for the Cardinal team. Scrimmage over. Too many injuries.

Position Switch

Thu, 16 Aug 2007 10:02:54 -0800

Safety Alfred Rowe asked to be moved to fullback and practiced there today.

Tuesday Top 3

Tue, 08 May 2007 10:24:00 -0800

Nice profile on 2009 QB Recruit, Matt Barkley, out of Mater Dei HS:

...“USC has an awesome program,” said Barkley. “Matt Leinart, obviously came out of there and it was great to see what he did. My dad played water polo and swam at USC, so I did grow up rooting for USC. I wouldn’t say that has too much of an impact of where I’m going. But I definitely grew up being a Trojan fan, going to their youth camps and practices.”

...“We have a Heisman Lane, with Matt Leinart and John Huarte so it’s definitely given me something to look to,” said Barkley. “But even my freshman year, I didn’t feel any pressure. My teammates, they did a great job of welcoming me into the program. Mater Dei just has a great quarterback tradition.”

... A well-rounded student athlete, Barkley volunteers at a local youth center doing tutoring and he’s carrying a 4.1 GPA.
Matt is rumored to be a heavy SC lean...

Rivals released their new basketball top 25 and Greg Monroe, who has SC listed in his top 5, remains at #1. Here are the links to the new top 25: 25-17, 16-9, and 9-1.

40 times posted on Scott Wolf's blog so far:

Jamere Holland 4.3
Vidal Hazelton 4.5
Patrick Turner 4.5
Stafon Johnson 4.51
Alex Morrow 4.67
Kyle Moore 4.70
Rey Maualuga 4.55
Clay Matthews 4.57
Kaluka Maiava 4.60
Garrett Green 4.5
John David Booty 4.77
Mark Sanchez 4.8
David Buehler 4.4
Dale Thompson 4.68
Luthur Brown 4.7
Butch Lewis 4.9
Drew Radovich 5.0
Taylor Mays 4.28
Cary Harris 4.3
Shareece Wright 4.4
Mozique McCurtis 4.5
Alfred Rowe 4.5
Charles Brown 5.2
Martin Coleman 5.6
Zach Heberer 5.1
Chilo Rachal 5.15
Drew Radovich 5.05
Thomas Herring 4.88
Butch Lewis 4.9
Alatini Malu 5.3
I've said it before, Taylor Mays' 40 time is just scary...

Secondary Times

Fri, 04 May 2007 18:44:12 -0800

Here's the secondary times from those who actually ran and were not injured:
Taylor Mays 4.28
Cary Harris 4.3
Shareece Wright 4.4
Mozique McCurtis 4.5
Alfred Rowe 4.5

First spring practice report

Wed, 22 Mar 2006 11:33:53 -0800

Booty and Sanchez both looked good.

Hershel Dennis, the most likely starting tailback, injured his hamstring and sat out the practice. Petros Papadakis says while there certainly is new talent for the Trojans to tap into, Hershel Dennis is the only one who can pick up blitzes and understand the offense.

5-star recruit, and now a junior, Whitney Lewis looked good running the ball though.

Ryan Powdrell also saw some action in the backfield along with Brandon Hancock and Joey Adewale.

S Antwine Perez sported a beard and played on the first string defense. We love this guy. Look for him to make an immediate "impact".

The other freshman in attendance, but on the sidelines: RB Stafon Johnson, OL Zack Heberer, DL Alex Parsons, WR Travon Patterson, RB Kenny Ashley and DB Alfred Rowe.

Spring football report: March 21st [USCFootball.com]
Spring Football Update 3/22 [USC Trojan Football blog]
Trojans get back to work as spring practice opens [Daily Trojan]

TrojanWire Welcomes 2006 Class

Thu, 02 Feb 2006 10:34:20 -0800

When your lowest-rated recruit looks like this. When you lose Thunder and Lightning and pick up the Prince. When you sign not only the fastest and most talented, but also the deadliest.

You get something special like the USC Trojans.

RB Kenny Ashley 4-star 5-8/210 (Venice, CA)
WR David Ausberry 4-star 6-4/213 (Lemoore, CA)
LB Allen Bradford 5-star 5-11/219 (Colton, CA)
ATH C.J. Gable 5-star 5-11/180 (Sylmar, CA)
QB Garrett Green 3-star 6-2/190 (Sherman Oaks, CA)
RB Stanley Havili 4-star 6-0/208 (Salt Lake, UT)
WR Vidal Hazelton 5-star 6-3/193 (Chatham, VA)
OL Zack Heberer 4-star 6-4/269 (San Pedro, CA)
ATH Jamere Holland 4-star 6-1/175 (Woodland Hills, CA)
RB Stafon Johnson 5-star 5-11/200 (Los Angeles, CA)
DB Vincent Joseph 3-star 5-8/165 (Long Beach, CA)
DT Butch Lewis 4-star 6-6/280 (Aurora, CO)
ATH Taylor Mays 5-star 6-3/218 (Seattle, WA)
TE Anthony McCoy 4-star 6-4/240 (Fresno, CA)
RB Emmanuel Moody 4-star 6-1/195 (Coppell, TX)
LB Michael Morgan 4-star 6-2/200 (Dallas, TX)
DT Alex Parsons 4-star 6-4/260 (Irvine, CA)
WR Travon Patterson 3-star 5-8/160 (Long Beach, CA)
DB Antwine Perez 4-star 6-1/199 (Camden, NJ)
DB Alfred Rowe 3-star 6-0/187 (Long Beach, CA)
DE Derek Simmons 4-star 6-4/268 (Fairfield, CA)
LB Joshua Tatum 4-star 6-0/219 (Oakland, CA)
TE Gerald Washington 3-star 6-6/253 (Rancho Cucamonga, CA)
DB Shareece Wright 4-star 5-11/180 (Colton, CA)