Christian Tupou

Practice Insider: Christian Tupou's Huge Day

By Zack Lehatto, USC Trojans Football: USCFootball.com Headlines

The few hundred fans that braved the 70-degree weather and attended practice Thursday afternoon at Howard Jones Field saw something special from sophomore Christian Tupou. With Fili Moala and Gerald Washington missing practice, coupled with the slew of injuries the defensive line was already facing, Tupou played nearly every snap of Thursday's practice with an intensity... more »

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VIDEO: Scrimmage Warm-Ups and Player Interviews

By Mark, TributeToTroy

In this video, check out some of the warm-up action prior to the scrimmage as well as post-scrimmage interviews with Luthur Brown, Allen Bradford and Christian Tupou.... more »

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First Signs of Spring

By Adam Rose, All Things Trojan

While much of the country hasn't begun to thaw out, the Trojans started spring practice under beautiful SoCal skies. At first it seemed like there might be a little rust, but then Joe McKnight would take a fast step or Christian Tupou would show some muscle and the team looked sharp as always. All eyes are on the battle... more »

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Practice performer

Scott Wolf inside USC

Christian Tupou, more important in spring practice with Averill Spicer, sacked the quarterback and made his presence felt on the pass rush during the first day's practice. He suddenly is going to get a lot of reps with Spicer out until the summer.... more »

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Young Player Spotlight

Scott Wolf inside USC

Pete Carroll said defensive tackle Christian Tupou had a ``terrific couple weeks'' of bowl practices as he looks toward next season. Many younger players will get a chance tomorrow when the Trojans scrimmage. One of the focuses of the scrimmage will be the kicking game.... more »

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Insider: Dueling Tupous; Sanchez to start

By Jonathan Kay, USC Trojans Football: USCFootball.com Headlines

If the score, the call, and the blocking scheme are right USC's Christian Tupou could end banging into his brother -- Oregon LT Fenuki Tupou -- this weekend. Also inside: Mark Sanchez will start his third-straight game at quarterback, as John David Booty's finger gets some extra rest. Drew Radovich should be ready to go --... more »

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Upon Further Review

Scott Wolf inside USC

After watching films, USC coach Pete Carroll singled out Averill Spicer, Derek Simmons, Josh Pinkard, Joe McKnight, Ronald Johnson, Rhett Ellison, Christian Tupou and Michael Reardon as players who stood out.... more »

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New Guys by the Numbers

Rory MacDonald, TrojanWire

New faces in familiar numbers: RoJo getting DJ's #8 is the most notable. Kalil's #67 is now freshman DE Michael Reardon. (Sophmore C.J. Gable and safety Taylor Mays have already switched to Steve Smith's #2.)

#4 - Joe McKnight, RB
#6 - Malcolm Smith, LB
#8 - Ronald Johnson, WR/CB
#15 - Aaron Corp, QB
#26 - Marc Tyler, RB
#27 - Marshall Jones, S
#29 - Broderick Green, RB
#37 - Jordan Campbell, FB
#40 - Rhett Ellison, TE
#44 - Christian Tupou, DT
#54 - Chris Galippo, LB
#61 - Kristofer O'Dowd, C
#67 - Michael Reardon, DE
#72 - Martin Coleman, OL
#80 - Brandon Carswell, WR
#82 - Damian Williams, WR
#92 - Trey Henderson, DE
#93 - Everson Griffen, DE
#98 - Da'John Harris, DT

Joe McKnight (#4) and Marc Tyler (#26) will don the same numbers they ran wild with in high school.

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TrojanWire Welcomes 2007 Class

Rory MacDonald, TrojanWire

Looks to be the year of the RB again. The rotation at that position for the Trojans is probably deeper than that of any school at any time, ever.

Pete Carroll signed more 5-star rated prospects than any other university in the nation this year; but with many returning starters and limited scholarships, lost the mythical recruiting title to Florida.

Something tells us that USC's two lone 3-stars may be overlooked though.

Rhett Ellison is the son of Riki Ellison, a member of USC's 1978 national championship team and 2-time Super Bowler with the San Francisco 49ers.

Trey Henderson is from Canada? When's the last time you heard of an American footballer coming from there? He was under the radar. And USC detected him.

Here's a look at the entire class including Arkansas transfer Damian Williams.

LB Jordan Campbell 4-star 5-11/226 (Corona, CA)
WR Brandon Carswell 4-star 6-1/172 (Milpitas, CA)
OL Martin Coleman 4-star 6-5/290 (Huntington Beach, CA)
QB Aaron Corp 4-star 6-4/195 (Villa Park, CA)
TE Rhett Ellison 3-star 6-5 230 (Mountain View, CA)
LB Chris Galippo 5-star 6-3/235 (Anaheim, CA)
RB Broderick Green 4-star 6-1/230 (Little Rock, AR)
DE Everson Griffen 5-star 6-4/266 (Avondale, AZ)
DT Da'John Harris 4-star 6-4/266 (Gardena, CA)
DE Trey Henderson 3-star 6-3/264 (Vancouver, B.C.)
WR Ronald Johnson 5-star 6-0/177 (Muskegon, MI)
DB Marshall Jones 3-star 6-0/185 (Westlake Village, CA)
RB Joe McKnight 5-star 6-1/193 (River Ridge, LA)
OL Kristofer O'Dowd 5-star 6-5/315 (Tucson, AZ)
DE Michael Reardon 5-star 6-6/260 (Villa Park, CA)
ATH Malcolm Smith 4-star 6-2/200(Woodland Hills, CA)
DE Christian Tupou 4-star 6-3/260 (Sacramento, CA)
RB Marc Tyler 4-star 6-0/215 (Westlake Village, CA)
WR Damian Williams 4-star 6-1/190 (Springdale, AR)

Bios for all players after the jump (sorry we are still getting the white page to format downaward but highlighting the text and reading will have to work for now or you can go here.)