1. Brown in? Backup linebacker Luthur Brown looks ready to play. Brown, who missed most of training camp and the season opener because of a back injury, knocked out Damian Williams’ mouthpiece with a big hit, took down Anthony McCoy after a catch and broke up a pass intended for Joe McKnight. So will Brown play against Ohio State?... more »
One of the key match-ups for Saturday's game against Ohio State will be Our offensive line against their defensive line. Of course its cliché to say that the battle will won in the trenches but this will be one of the most watched match-ups of the game. SC has to make sure that the offensive line needs to give... more »
Aaron Corp throws 12-yard pass to Stanley Havili and then Allen Bradford gains 8 yards in two carries. Corp finds Anthony McCoy on third down but the play gains 0 yards. Garrett Green back and he finds Brice Butler for 8 yards between a couple short runs. An incomplete pass and then a 7-yarder to D.J. Shoemate before the... more »
We're going to try to blog this. Aaron Corp is at QB to start things off. He scrambles for 14 yards on the first play. Corp to Travon Patterson for 2 yards. Corp in the shotgun, throws for a yard to D.J. Shoemate under a strong rush. Mitch Mustain is in with a new group. He rolls out and... more »
<!--start image--><!-- end image-->When the USC offense needed a big reception last season, more often than not, it looked in Fred Davis' direction. Without its top receiver this year, though the Trojans might have to look elsewhere. If junior Anthony McCoy has his way, the Trojan quarterbacks won't have to look far. Go inside for the stor... more »
It's all football this morning ... There are some tickets left for the games against Oregon, Washington and Cal. Everything else appears to be sold out. [USC] Matt Calkins has a great article about early recruiting. [Riverside Press-Enterprise] According to Forbes, USC is the 15th most valuable college football team in America. [Bleacher Report] Playing fantasy college football this... more »
Fred Davis was so good last year — and the other receivers were so shaky — that tight end went from a bit part to a leading role in USC’s offense. With Davis gone, is it time for Anthony McCoy’s close-up? McCoy will get first crack at the starting job for next season, though redshirt freshman Rhett Ellison is... more »
Safety Taylor Mays and tight end Anthony McCoy sat out practice because they had concussion-like symptoms following their collision during Sunday's scrimmage.... more »
Watched the scrimmage today and these are the things that jumped out at me: Best Player: Stafon Johnson I was going to say a tie between Stafon and Chauncey, but I really liked the way Stafon hit the holes. When Stafon scored his 2nd TD, you saw a little bit of everything: setting up a block, nice cut/burst, and... more »
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... more »
Manning threw to USC wide receivers Patrick Turner, David Ausberry and Brandon Carswell along with tight ends Fred Davis and Anthony McCoy and tailback Joe McKnight.
Cornerback Kevin Thomas will not participate in spring practice to allow his shoulder to fully heal following post-season surgery. Tight end Anthony McCoy said he will be out at least two more weeks, but appears likely to be out longer.... more »