TrojanWire - Mark Sanchez http://www.trojanwire.com/football/mark-sanchez/index.php USC Football As It Happens Copyright 2008 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:29:55 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Austin Murphy's "Fearless" Predictions From the not going to happen department:

I predict the Buckeyes will launch their run at a third-consecutive national-title game by taking down USC at the L.A. Coliseum on September 13 in what will be the lowest-scoring game of the season for both teams. Laurinaitis, fellow LB Marcus Freeman & Co. will stifle the Trojans' rushing attack, inviting first-year starter Mark Sanchez to beat them with the pass. He won't.

An additional 1,607 fans will welcome a different outcome as the Coliseum announced an increased seating capacity for the coming season — from 92,000 to 93,607.

Fearless predictions for the 2008-2009 NCAA Season [SI.com]

]]> http://www.trojanwire.com/football/austin-murphys-fearless-predictions.php http://www.trojanwire.com/football/austin-murphys-fearless-predictions.php Mark Sanchez Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:29:55 -0800 Early Odds: USC -4.5, Ohio St The game of the season is close to two months away and Vegas is getting itself ready. Early projections have USC on top...but not by much. The 4.5 point spread shows just how unsure bookies are about USC's young offensive line and QB Sanchez' accuracy. As reported by the LA Times:

"Not to put undue pressure on the new quarterback, but the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas has set opening lines on two key USC football games, favoring Mark Sanchez and the Trojans by 4 1/2 points over Ohio State and 17 1/2 over Notre Dame."

Yes Charlie...that says 17 1/2. And that's despite Notre Dame reaching several milestones in the 2007 season. The most losses in a single year with 9; two of the ten worst losses ever (38-0 losses to both Michigan and USC); and the first 6-game losing streak for home games. You think all those records would count for something. What can I say? I guess Rodney just says it best...

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Rodney says: Guys like me and Charlie, we just don't get no respect! Images parodied from cbc.ca and ndmemphis.com

]]> http://www.trojanwire.com/football/early-odds-usc-45-ohio-st.php http://www.trojanwire.com/football/early-odds-usc-45-ohio-st.php Headlines Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:49:04 -0800 Photo feature: Trojans in action <!-- end image-->Following an exhausting conditioning workout, the Trojan skill position players stayed on the field for a little extra work. Mark Sanchez organized a seven-on-seven session against the defense that proved to be highly entertaining. Inside: 60 action photos of Allen Bradford and the rest of the USC skill player ]]> http://www.trojanwire.com/football/photo-feature-trojans-in-action.php http://www.trojanwire.com/football/photo-feature-trojans-in-action.php Mark Sanchez Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:43:32 -0800 Mustain hoping to contribute this fall <!-- end image-->Back in the spring, Pete Carroll named Mark Sanchez his starting quarterback. Sanchez had emerged after a battle with Mitch Mustain and Aaron Corp, winning the job before the Trojan Huddle. Months later, and one of the Trojan quarterbacks hasn't quite given up competing. Go inside for a free update on Mustain as he's working in his second summer camp. ]]> http://www.trojanwire.com/football/mustain-hoping-to-contribute-this-fall.php http://www.trojanwire.com/football/mustain-hoping-to-contribute-this-fall.php Aaron Corp Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:42:50 -0800 Plenty of sweat at first workout <!---->With the sun freshly in the sky over Howard Jones Field, Trojans like Mark Sanchez, Rey Maualuga, Damian Williams and Kristofer O'Dowd took the field, ready to begin summer workouts. With strength and conditioning coach Chris Carlisle and his staff there studying and teaching, around 40 players took part in the 7 a.m. session. Go inside for a report ]]> http://www.trojanwire.com/football/plenty-of-sweat-at-first-workout.php http://www.trojanwire.com/football/plenty-of-sweat-at-first-workout.php Rey Maualuga Tue, 03 Jun 2008 09:57:10 -0800 At least Six USC Games On ABC 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, all broadcast at 5 PM.  USC’s September 25th game at Oregon State will be the Thursday game of the week on ESPN and their season ender at UCLA will be broadcast nationally on ABC.

USC’s games against Arizona State, at Arizona, at Washington and at Stanford are all possible additions to the ABC schedule for regional broadcasts.

USC’s home opener at Virginia, curiously, is not on the ABC/ESPN schedule, and ABC will not be broadcasting any Pac Ten games the week of October 18th, when the Trojans travel to Washington State. (more…)

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]]> http://www.trojanwire.com/football/at-least-six-usc-games-on-abc.php http://www.trojanwire.com/football/at-least-six-usc-games-on-abc.php Washington State Fri, 02 May 2008 15:06:57 -0800 USC Reloads for Another Run at Title Our tour of spring drills would not be complete without a stop at the L.A. Coliseum, home of the USC Trojans.

Offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian, left, had a difficult decision this spring, having to choose between Mark Sanchez or Mitch Mustain as the starting quarterback.

Sanchez eventually won the job, but Mustain, who is eligible after transferring from Arkansas, showed his progress in the April 19 spring game, which drew a crowd of 22,000.
Sanchez, above, completed 16 of 24 passes for 203 yards and three touchdowns and Mustain, below, completed six of 10 for 111 yards and two scores.Mustain, who was 8-0 as a freshman starter at Arkansas in 2006, made his intentions clear after the scrimmage. "I didn't come here to be a backup," he said.
Pete Carroll greets fans and signs autographs after the scrimmage.
It's important to keep your eyes on the sidelines at Trojan events.
That's former USC tailback Petros Papadakis making the rounds. Papadakis is host of a local radio show in L.A. and is a color analyst for Pacific 10 Conference games on Fox Sports Net.
Gary Klein of the L.A. Times and Scott Wolf of the L.A. Daily News patrol the sidelines.
Bruce Feldman of ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine talks with Klein during the closing minutes of the scrimmage. ]]> http://www.trojanwire.com/football/usc-reloads-for-another-run-at-title.php http://www.trojanwire.com/football/usc-reloads-for-another-run-at-title.php Steve Sarkisian Fri, 02 May 2008 11:16:53 -0800 Sam Baker Gets it Done Sam Baker Draft.jpg
Sam Baker throws his weight around. Image from Trojannyc.com

It has been said the Trojans that decided to stay on for their 2007 Senior seasons have improved their draft stock remarkably. It has been said their growth in maturity and skill will make the likes of Ellis, Rivers and Davis millions extra in contract deals. Then there's the footnote: except for Sam Baker. Out of all the Trojans that have risen in the pre-draft rankings, offensive left tackle Sam Baker seems to be the only one that's fallen. That dip is likely due to a hamstring injury that hampered progress his senior season and some slow 40-times clocked at USC's Pro Day. But despite the drop, Stewart Mandel writes on SI.com, Baker is the most underrated o-lineman in the draft.

Let's see here. Baker was the starting left tackle -- most important position on the line -- for the most dominant program in the country for four straight years...Based purely on Baker's college track record, I assumed he would be one of, if not the top, tackle on the board; instead, I see he's barely in the top 10. Baker reportedly did not test well at USC's pro day, which means, of course, that those four years never happened.

Still, Baker's likely to go late-first to early second round. None the less, a drop of millions has got to get to him, right? So does national championship winner and 3X first team, all-American Sam Baker regret coming back for his senior season?

]]> http://www.trojanwire.com/football/sam-baker-gets-it-done.php http://www.trojanwire.com/football/sam-baker-gets-it-done.php Headlines Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:42:37 -0800 Stewart Mandel: Sanchez follows long line of excellent quarterbacks at USC

]]> http://www.trojanwire.com/football/stewart-mandel-sanchez-follows-long-line-of-excellent-quarterbacks-at-usc.php http://www.trojanwire.com/football/stewart-mandel-sanchez-follows-long-line-of-excellent-quarterbacks-at-usc.php Mark Sanchez Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:11:53 -0800 Mustain has less of ‘edge’ as backup It’s been a rough week for USC quarterback Mitch Mustain, who met with Trojans coach Pete Carroll after losing the starting job to Mark Sanchez and admitted he was still in a funk during Thursday’s practice. “It takes a little bit of that edge away,” Mustain said. It does (affect you) a little bit.” Maybe that is one reason he was critical of his performance Thursday.

]]> http://www.trojanwire.com/football/mustain-has-less-of-aedgea-as-backup.php http://www.trojanwire.com/football/mustain-has-less-of-aedgea-as-backup.php Coach Pete Carroll Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:12:42 -0800 Thursday Hot Links USC Football

  • In case you missed it, Mark Sanchez was named starting quarterback. I relegated this to Hot Links because it wasn't exactly news to anybody except Mitch Mustain. That's no knock against Mitch -- he needs to keep that mentality all the way into the fall to keep competing and trying to pass Sanchez for the starting job. Ultimately, the first game is a long way away.
  • Now that the quarterback race has cooled off, time to focus on the really interesting logjam: tailbacks.
  • Sunday Morning QB's "Absurdly Premature Assessment" series has tackled USC's first opponent: Virginia.
  • The U.S. Army All-America Bowl is up to four USC commits.

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Bobak emailed us some interesting admission stats from this year:

  • UCLA (4/14/08): "the university was able to admit 22.7 percent of all those who applied, compared with 23.6 percent last year."
  • USC (03/28/08): "21.0 percent were accepted this year, compared to 24.8 percent in 2007."
  • So it's official ... USC now has a lower admission rate than UCLA. But 15 years ago, USC admitted a whopping 70% of applicants.

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]]> http://www.trojanwire.com/football/thursday-hot-links.php http://www.trojanwire.com/football/thursday-hot-links.php Florida Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:44:10 -0800 Aaron Corp Mic’d Up You’ve seen Mark Sanchez mic’d up, now here’s your chance to see Aaron Corp wired for sound at a recent USC practice. See what the redshirt freshman quarterback is like on the field in the newest video from USCRipsIt, produced by Mark Haas.

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]]> http://www.trojanwire.com/football/aaron-corp-micad-up.php http://www.trojanwire.com/football/aaron-corp-micad-up.php Aaron Corp Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:35:27 -0800 Turn out the lights . . . For two weeks I resisted the constant temptation to say the quarterback competition was a charade although anyone who reads this blog probably figured out what direction the ``derby'' was taking. But it seems foolish to act like anything is up for grabs right now as Mark Sanchez clearly is the No. 1 quarterback.
Here's some facts for those following this race:
Sanchez got six series with the first team during Sunday's scrimmage. Mitch Mustain got two.
Sanchez practiced exclusively with the first team Tuesday. Mustain split time with Aaron Corp with the second team.
Offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian said he did not anticipate giving Mustain more time with the first team during USC's next scrimmage on Saturday.
We will wait for the official word from Pete Carroll, of course. When (not who) he announces the starter is the only mystery left right now.

]]> http://www.trojanwire.com/football/turn-out-the-lights-.php http://www.trojanwire.com/football/turn-out-the-lights-.php Aaron Corp Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:32:23 -0800 Interception free zone A relatively mistake-free practice Tuesday, at least from an interception standpoint.
``When you start to mature as a quarterback, you realize you don't have to go out of your way to make a big play,'' Mark Sanchez said. ``You really make a concerted effort to be efficient.''

]]> http://www.trojanwire.com/football/interception-free-zone.php http://www.trojanwire.com/football/interception-free-zone.php Mark Sanchez Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:28:29 -0800 Playing it safe is the norm at ‘SC From just looking at the statistics of Sunday’s football scrimmage, it seems like Mitch Mustain had a much better day at quarterback than Mark Sanchez. After all, he threw for 31 yards more than Sanchez and three touchdowns, while Sanchez didn’t throw any. But if you dig a little deeper, you’ll find that Mustain’s success came against the second-team defense, while Sanchez had a solid day against the first-team defense.

]]> http://www.trojanwire.com/football/playing-it-safe-is-the-norm-at-asc.php http://www.trojanwire.com/football/playing-it-safe-is-the-norm-at-asc.php Mark Sanchez Tue, 08 Apr 2008 09:27:17 -0800