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There won’t be a lot of mystery when USC releases its end-of-spring depth chart Friday, but the offensive line is one position group that remains in flux. Sophomore Kris O’Dowd is the center and senior Jeff Byers is the left guard. Three other positions, however, could still be up for grabs when the Trojans begin training camp in August...
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From FoxSports.com:1. OL Jeff Byers, USC In terms of perseverance, you might need to break out a sixth star for Byers, who battled his way back from serious injuries to start at guard last season and play in 13 games. After looking like a blue-chipper as a true freshman in 2004, he missed all of 2005 and 2006 with...
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USC's offensive line wasn't all that deep when it started in August with 14. But today on the way out to practice, that number will be seven -- healthy bodies able to go all-out. With injured and limited players, make that 10, or one-deep Pete Carroll said, when the teams split up into offense and defense. Here are the...
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Make that a thin cardinal line protecting USC's backfield, which also happens to be hamstrung by injuries. While every team looses players during the season (Cal lost to Oregon State without their starting QB, Stanford beat USC without their's), can anybody in the nation match up with the Trojan's carnage? From USC football's weekly press release:Already this season, 11...
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Freshman center Kris O'Dowd did not start the game because he was late to a team meeting on Friday. Jeff Byers played center on the first series and Alatini Malu started at left guard....
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Mark Whicker, OC Register Jeff Byers already has graduated from USC and is working on his postgraduate business degree. That’s MBA, not MIA. The difference this year that Byers is sprinkling a little football in between all the term papers and essays. That’s the weird part about this game. Everyone hears about what kind of epoch-changing football player you were...
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Pete Carroll said he wants to start true freshman Kris O'Dowd at center against Idaho because it will allow Jeff Byers to communicate with him during the game....
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Kris O'Dowd will get plenty of time Saturday to prove he belongs on the first unit at USC. And as hard as it should be to play center as a true freshman, maybe the single hardest jump to make from high school, don't be surprised if thr 6-5, 300-pounder can pull it off. If he does, look for Jeff...
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Jeff Byers starts at center with Kris O'Dowd the backup as Matt Spanos misses at least a few weeks with a torn triceps muscle....
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After a summer of limited contact, the USC Trojans are ready to bust some heads. The problem is...they keep busting one another's.
This past Tuesday was the first "competition Tuesday" of the regular season; the corner stone of Pete Carroll's coaching technique. The practice day where the coveted starting jobs are won and lost. No spot is safe. The best man wins the position. There's no slacking here, because every member of the team is talented enough to start. This practice the older guys wanted to show the rookies how battles are done; what the famed Tuesdays are all about. This competition Tuesday, the blood was pumping.
INSIDE: Starting receiver Patrick Turner and center Matt Spanos injured during practice.
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Center Matt Spanos strained a muscle in his arm and left practice. Pete Carroll said if Spanos can't play, Jeff Byers would start at center. Patrick Turner suffered a shoulder stinger after a rough hit from Rey Maualuga and will get X-rays tonight. He said he feels OK....
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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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