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Posted by ESPN.com's Ted Miller Which Pac-10 newcomers might make a name for themselves this spring and put themselves into position to start or see significant action in 2009? Let's take a look. Arizona QB Nick Foles & OT Phillip Garcia: Foles is a sophomore transfer from Michigan State who will compete with Matt Scott and Bryson Beirne to...
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The class is ranked No. 4 by Rivals and No. 4 by ESPN.
Jarvis Jones and Frankie Telfort (the first Miami native to choose USC in the Carroll era) were nice last minute additions.
It is still tough to ignore all the chatter about the loss of four highly-touted early commits: Vontaze Burfict, Morrell Presley, Randall Carroll and Alshon Jeffery. Hey, the loss is theirs. But Pete Carroll might rethink getting such early commitments — painting gigantic targets on these guys for other schools to come and hone their attack on USC.
We'll be back tomorrow with more thoughts from tonight's recruiting dinner.
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Matt Barkley looked like an unassuming freshman as he stood in line to enter the Galen Center on Sunday night for the USC-UCLA basketball game. He had to arrive early to get a good seat, just like any other student. Most of the people in line probably didn't realized they were next to the the first person ever named...
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Some interesting timing here. Morrell Presley decommits from USC to UCLA. That is followed by Ken Norton's allegations UCLA claimed he is leaving to become their defensive coordinator. At this point, someone is going say, ``why does a tight end like Presley care about Norton?'' The answer is that Norton recruits the City Section and spent more time with...
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Orgeron said USC should not be worried about players who might reject the talent-rich Trojans because of fear of competition or the promise of immediate playing time at another program. "We raised the bar and went after kids that saw that they could play there and would want to compete – that was part of the evaluation," Orgeron said...
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Be in the know. Here's the valuable Trojan Football news you need to charm the ladies and impress your boss into giving you that *guaranteed promotion. (*Promotion not guaranteed).
1) Penn State's 81 year old Joe Paterno was signed to a three-year contract extension. So now you don't have to feel bad about destroying his team in the last game of his career. His heart will have a reason to keep ticking away.
2) Rey Maualuga was named the team MVP at the Trojans annual awards banquet.
3) Carson's Morrell Presley, one of the most-recruited tight ends in the country, made the worst mistake of his life - switching his commitment from USC to UCLA.
4) USC alumnus Rick Caruso, owner and designer of The Americana at Brand, will host the USC pep rally on Monday, December 29 at 6 p.m., free to the public, in preparation for the Rose Bowl .The event will feature the USC Marching Band, Song Girls, Yell Leaders, Tommy Trojan and the USC mascot Traveler.
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(Image by Larry Armstrong / USA TODAY)
Love the Jesus cross in the background; it deifies him nicely, but he could stand to lose the dyed hair. What we love about him most though is his straightforward confidence.
"I've been given abilities to be able to play football and throw the football and a mind to be able to comprehend quite a bit, so I really don't settle for anything."
Matt Barkley will be leading his Monarchs against the Carson Colts and Morrell Presley (another gem from USC's 2009 recruiting class) tonight, Wednesday (ESPN2, 6 PST).
Golden arm of Mater Dei draws comparisons to football greats [USA Today]
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