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After taking several hundred photos at the Rose Bowl, I've only used a few in this blog. To do the Granddaddy of Them All some justice, here's a photo essay showing what it was like to be there on game day. Crews put the finishing touches on the stadium in the early morning on January 1. The Illini fanatic...
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USC 49 Illinois 17 USC dominated the Granddaddy of 'Em All and wrecked an outmatched Illinois team. We finally got to see the team that we had all hoped USC could become back in August. The game was never in question and it was basically over when the plane that the Fightin' Illini were traveling in touched down at...
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<!--start image--><!-- end image-->With Stafon Johnson a likely scratch this week against Stanford, Joe McKnight, Hershel Dennis, Allen Bradford and Desmond Reed are left to compete for his carries. But the lucky winner may not know it until Saturday's game begins. Also inside: USC's secondary still can't catch the ball...
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AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian via ESPN.com game day photos
USC 47, WSU 14
Last year a similar Washington State team nearly pulled a fourth quarter upset of topped ranked USC. After the opening series of this 2007 game, with a tied score of 7, it looked like it could be another contentious battle.
Instead the WSU offense folded, the defense crumbled, and USC's prized cougar hunt became something more of a methodical kitten slaughter...
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Chauncey Washington may miss the season opener against Idaho due to a sprained shoulder. Image from bluegraysky.blogspot.com
Frequently touted as "Tailback-U" for the blue-chip crowded backfield, USC has taken yet another hit at the position with leading rusher Chauncey Washington side-lined with a sprained shoulder. A fifth-year senior, Washington lead the Trojans with 744 yards rushing last season. The injury occurred during the Trojans' final summer scrimmage, in which Washington rushed for 74 yards and 1 TD on only three carries.
Top of the depth chart, this injury puts him in question for the season opener against Idaho. Multiple sources are already reporting that Washington will have to sit out the first game. Chauncey Washington, however, is more optimistic. As reported by the Los Angeles Times:
...after watching the Trojans' one-hour workout with his right arm in a sling, Washington said, "I'm thinking a week. I'm day to day."
Of missing the opener, he said, "I won't believe it till it happens."
Washington's injury puts another kink in what the media has championed as an everlasting pipeline of blue-chip recruits. Couple the Washington sprain with the transfer of USC's second leading rusher Emanuel Moody, and the (temporary?) injury related side-linings of CJ Gable, Hershel Dennis and Allen Bradford, and it's starting to look like USC's depth at tailback isn't as infallible as everyone had predicted.
But what does this mean for the season opener?
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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...
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If tailback Emmanuel Moody carries through with his transfer plans, it has to be the first time a college athlete made the move on the very day he also made the cover of Sports Illustrated. OK, even a regional cover. But it makes sense. USC does have too many tailbacks. And Moody last week was the one who seemed...
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The USC football team suited up in full pads today, for this time this fall, and entertained the crowd. The team went through their usual routine of individual position drills, but lined up for some live scrimmaging for much of the 2nd half of practice. PCbestever and I were able to attend the entire practice, and he'll fill you...
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Tailback Hershel Dennis is still progressing physically following two knee injuries and last spring's successful performances. ``He's not full speed yet but he's getting there,'' USC coach Pete Carroll said....
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USC tailback Hershel Dennis was officially granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA, reports WeAreSC.com. A knee injury kept Dennis from participating in the 2005 season, allowing running backs Reggie Bush and Lendale White to emerge as the foremost one-two punch in college football. The same reoccurring injury ended hope for his comeback in 2006, when the Trojans were in desperate need of establishing a ground offense. This typically would have ended his time at USC, but Dennis and the Trojans petitioned the NCAA for a sixth year of eligibility.
After graduating from USC last month with a degree in sociology Dennis filled out his application for the additional year and the ruling came down today in his favor.
Dennis, with a career 6 touchdowns and 968 yards, was again impressive during the annual Spring Huddle, scoring two touchdowns. Even with the crowded backfield, expect Dennis to get a fair number of carries. With good breakaway speed and lateral mobility, he will be another weapon on the Trojans formidable offense.
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USC coach Pete Carroll said tailback Hershel Dennis received a sixth year of eligibility from the NCAA today....
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Here's the video of Nick's press conference today. My favorite quote:"Being a Trojan is being a Trojan for life and I want to come back and get my degree here and just have a degree under my belt because a degree from USC will be a great thing for me..."'Also nice to hear him give shout-outs to his teammates...
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