LOS ANGELES - Ryan Cook (Clovis/Clovis HS) allowed two runs in 6 2/3 innings Sunday as the USC Trojans beat the Cal State Northridge Matadors, 8-2, to split the two-game series at Dedeaux Field. Cook scattered eight hits and struck out six while walking three batters to improve to 6-4 on the season.... more »
You guys aren’t gonna believe this, so you better sit down. Are you sitting down? Yeah, well, here goes: O.J. Mayo might have received gifts and cash during his one year of playing basketball at Southern Cal. In other words, O.J. Mayo played one year of basketball at USC. (more…) Share This... more »
First-round draft pick Keith Rivers, a linebacker from Southern Cal, worked on the weak-side position - which he played in college - and impressed coaches with his fluid play and work ethic. Coaches were impressed, too, with Rivers’ natural leadership and ability to call his position players together. “He showed things that are innate,” Lewis said of Rivers. “Every... more »
Mark Sanchez, get ready for your close-up! At least 6 USC games in 2008 will be broadcast on ABC or ESPN. USC’s September 13th home opener against Ohio State will be the nationally-televised game of the week, as will Oregon at USC on October 4, Cal at USC on November 4 and Notre Dame at USC on November 29,... more »
Chauncey Washington for President; '06 &'07 Highlights
Then the Jaguars double-dipped into the Trojan talent pool, grabbing runningback Chauncey Washington with the 6th pick of the 7th round. Washington came to the Trojans in the same '03 class as Lendale White and Reggie Bush. But injuries had him sidelined in '03 and redshirt in '04 and '05. But as they saying goes, patience ended up being Washington's greatest virtue.
With the departure of Bush and White to the NFL, and USC's tailback situation in question, Washington was the back who stepped up. He led the Trojans in rushing in 2006 with 744 yards and 9 TDs. Then in 2007, Washington kicked it up a notch. Even with young-uns Joe McKnight and Stafon Johnson as viable tailback options, Chauncey Washington was the choice for O.C. Sarkisian and Pete Carroll. Washington received more than double the carries as any other tailback, and led the Trojans with 969 yards and 10 TDs. 220 of his near 1,000 yards came from a remarkable career-high game, with Washington running all over a very soggy Cal Bears.
Washington is a sizable north-south runner with excellent vision, power and blocking ability, reminiscent of the Lendale White style of game. He should become a solid combo punch along with Jacksonville's Fred Taylor (1202 yards, 5 TDs in 2007) and Maurice Jones Drew (768 yards, 9 TDs).
Overall it has been an excellent two days for the Trojans, with 10 out of 12 players getting selected in the draft. Only guard Drew Radovich and center Matt Spanos remain undrafted. Both would be steals as free agent picks.
USC Football Martin Coleman was interviewed this weekend on SCPlaybook. You may remember that he's the artistic one on the team. Last but not least, Mitch Mustain had his chance to get miked up by Mark Haas at TrojanTV. How fast is USC commit Randall Carroll? He ran 100 meters in 10.49 seconds. USC Basketball Davon Jefferson may declare... more »
LOS ANGELES - Senior Sebastian Salinas (Riverside/Rubidoux HS) drove in the game-winning run in the bottom of the 11th inning Tuesday as the USC Trojans defeated the No. 16 Cal State Fullerton Titans, 5-4, in a nonconference game at Dedeaux Field. Salinas, who before tonight's start was 2-for-22 in his career, went 3-for-5 on the night and recorded a... more »
Welcome to the opposite universe of Terrelle Pryor. The Pennsylvania super-recruit who strung out his college decision until last week is not a bad kid, just different than the clear-thinking Barkley. Mater Dei’s quarterback committed to USC in late January, during his junior year, 20 months prior to possibly stepping on the Coliseum floor for the first time. Why... more »
The Patriots haven’t been afraid to dip into Pete Carroll’s well of Southern Cal talent in the past, grabbing linebacker Oscar Lua in the seventh round of last year’s NFL draft. While Lua never made it on the field, suffering a training camp knee injury that ultimately led to his departure last month, it’s possible the Pats may once again... more »
The Pac-10 Conference Tournament got underway last night with 9th seeded Cal defeating 8th seeded Washington 84-81 in a very entertaining game. The Cal-Berkeley Golden Bears will now get another crack at top-seeded ucla today at about 2:30pm. In the nightcap, 7th seeded Arizona blew past 10th seeded Oregon State 87-56 and now sets up a key game against... more »
From Charlotte.com:After determining that Kalil would start at center next season, the Panthers planned for Hartwig to compete at right guard. But Hartwig prefers center, and Hurney said the team didn't want to force him to play out of his natural position. "Certainly we were very happy with what Justin did for us," Hurney said. "This was more of... more »
We probably get an email about once a week asking for us to post Allison Stokke pictures. We had held out posting any pictures of her for quite some time, but the time has come. The demand has gotten too great. (and we decided to quit being lazy and search for some pics ourselves)...anyway, here is Cal's most famous... more »
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