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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 »

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Which USC football player is also a sculptor?

By Mark, TributeToTroy

Jeff Miller, Orange County Register He doesn’t cast a shadow as much as he casts an eclipse. Martin Coleman is 6-foot-5, 320 pounds, with only one player on USC’s football roster listed as larger. Yet, even at his size, he sighs. Coleman knows what’s coming the moment any of his teammates meet his girl, Ta’ahine. “They’ll be all over... more »

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The Thin Red Line

By Adam Rose, All Things Trojan

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... more »

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Khaled Holmes Prediction

By PCbestever, USC Sports Talk

There are a number of media outlets speculating that Khaled Holmes, younger brother of former USC tight end Alex Holmes, will announce his commitment to USC within the upcoming days. I'm willing to go beyond speculating and say the Khaled Holmes is 100% Cardinal & Gold.Last night at The Simpsons Movie premiere the USC Sports Talk crew happened to... 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.

2007 USC FOOTBALL ROSTER [USCtrojans.com]

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Tuesday Top 3

By AO, TrojanNYC

Nice profile on 2009 QB Recruit, Matt Barkley, out of Mater Dei HS:...“USC has an awesome program,” said Barkley. “Matt Leinart, obviously came out of there and it was great to see what he did. My dad played water polo and swam at USC, so I did grow up rooting for USC. I wouldn’t say that has too much... more »

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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.)