Chauncey Washington for President; '06 &'07 Highlights
Then the Jaguars double-dipped into the Trojan talent pool, grabbing runningback Chauncey Washington with the 6th pick of the 7th round. Washington came to the Trojans in the same '03 class as Lendale White and Reggie Bush. But injuries had him sidelined in '03 and redshirt in '04 and '05. But as they saying goes, patience ended up being Washington's greatest virtue.
With the departure of Bush and White to the NFL, and USC's tailback situation in question, Washington was the back who stepped up. He led the Trojans in rushing in 2006 with 744 yards and 9 TDs. Then in 2007, Washington kicked it up a notch. Even with young-uns Joe McKnight and Stafon Johnson as viable tailback options, Chauncey Washington was the choice for O.C. Sarkisian and Pete Carroll. Washington received more than double the carries as any other tailback, and led the Trojans with 969 yards and 10 TDs. 220 of his near 1,000 yards came from a remarkable career-high game, with Washington running all over a very soggy Cal Bears.
Washington is a sizable north-south runner with excellent vision, power and blocking ability, reminiscent of the Lendale White style of game. He should become a solid combo punch along with Jacksonville's Fred Taylor (1202 yards, 5 TDs in 2007) and Maurice Jones Drew (768 yards, 9 TDs).
Overall it has been an excellent two days for the Trojans, with 10 out of 12 players getting selected in the draft. Only guard Drew Radovich and center Matt Spanos remain undrafted. Both would be steals as free agent picks.
Dan Weber, Riverside Press-Enterprise What a long way Matt Spanos has come. Not in the five years since he left Corona for USC but just this fall. The 6-foot-5, 300-pounder went from starting center the last week in August to who knew where after tearing his right biceps at the end of preseason practice. He then might have saved... more »
Wide receiver Patrick Turner missed the scrimmage with a bruised thigh but said he would return to practices later this week. Offensive guard Chilo Rachal (sore knee) did not play but is also expected back. Center Matt Spanos and offensive guard Alex Parsons sprained ankles but they are not considered serious.... more »
Jonathan Kay, USCFootball.com Matt Spanos thought his right arm had broken. Instead, his triceps had torn. The tendon had ripped clean off the bone. Doctors diagnosed it immediately. Surgery was inevitable. The regular season, once holding the promise of his first collegiate start, was four days away. After missing the previous season – when academic probation kept him off... more »
It was wet and wild, here's the review: Positive - Establishing the Running Game It was nice to see the SC offense go back to the basics and just pound the ball; to Chauncey's credit, he did a fantastic job fighting for yards after the initial hit. Establishing the run game also seemed to help JDB play calm and... more »
Some of you may be here after reading this Q&A that ran in today's print edition. If you want more context, a longer transcript is available after the jump (welcome to the blogosphere, where column inches are so last century). I spoke with Carroll after practice on Tuesday to address some of the issues that readers of this blog... more »
<!--start image--><!-- end image-->Kristofer O'Dowd returned to practice and dismissed every notion that he might not be ready to play Saturday. Meanwhile, Matt Spanos got some work at left tackle. Also inside: John David Booty takes another step forward; Oregon State gets some good news; and USC ended up choosing an interesting day to put up Reggie Bush's Heisman... more »
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... more »
If you've already had enough of the AP and BCS poll mess (South Florida? Really?), it's time for a poll about a mess ... USC's injury situation. &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href =&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;http://www.polldaddy.com&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot; &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Survey&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; - &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href =&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;http://www.polldaddy.com/poll.asp?p=121121&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot; &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Take Our Poll&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; You can add your own, but if you need a primer on the leading candidates ... Booty - Fractured finger... more »
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 »
Tailback Chauncey Washington and wide receiver Patrick Turner have been flying around full-speed in practice and should be ready to go this weekend but Josh Pinkard looks like he'll miss his second straight season. A year ago, Pinkard, a redshirt junior, suffered a knee injury in the opener at Arkansas and sat out the season after surgery. Then this... more »
After throwing a pass, Idaho quarterback Nathan Enderle, left, is hit by USC's Lawrence Jackson and Rey Maualuga. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
The final score: USC 38, Idaho 10.
The USC Trojans were dominant throughout Saturday's season opener, beating a better than expected Idaho Vandals.
It wasn't the trouncing everyone had expected from a number one team. Still USC dominated both sides of the line throughout Saturday's opener at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, hoisting the Trojans' home-game win streak to 34.
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