USC’s Damian Williams is No. 5 on Pro Football Weekly’s list of the top 10 wide receivers in the 2010 NFL draft. PFW projects him as a second- to third-round pick (where he’d be an absolute steal, IMO). Here’s PFW draft analyst Nolan Nawrocki’s final take on Williams: Summary: Thin-framed, leggy long-strider with reliable hands, advanced route running and... more »
Ten days, 14 players and nearly 5,000 words later, we have hit No. 1 on our countdown of the 15 Trojans to watch in spring practice. But wait. There’s more. Starting Thursday, we’ll begin our position-by-position preview of spring football, including three questions (and answers) for each spot. And remember, you can follow the USC blog on Twitter at... more »
OK, this just blew my mind. I've previously written about the extraordinary raw strength of Oregon State defensive tackle Stephen Paea. Click the link above to see for yourself. In the video, Paea bench presses 225 pounds 44 times. 44 times! Are you kidding me! The NFL combine record is 45 repetitions, which is shared by three players, including... more »
USC safety Knight returns as graduate assistant Former USC safety Sammy Knight was hired by Trojans coach Lane Kiffin as a graduate assistant coach and will work with the secondary. Knight spent 12 years in the NFL after he left USC, playing for New Orleans, Miami, Jacksonville, Kansas City and the New York Giants. He made the Pro Bowl... more »
For most of his career at USC, safety Taylor Mays was known for his freakish combination of linebacker size and cornerback speed, which made him a fixture in the Trojan secondary almost from day one in 2006. Over the last couple years, though, his name has increasingly brought to mind, well, opposing receivers getting knocked out of theirs: By... more »
Taking a look at what to watch for as teams head into spring practices, officially ringing the bell on preparations for the 2010 season. Arizona Spring practice starts: March 5 Spring game: April 10 What to watch: The new coordinators: The Wildcats lost two outstanding coordinators -- Sonny Dykes on offense and Mark Stoops on defense -- and decided... more »
Spring is often cited as a time of renewal, and in recent years that has held true in Pac-10 football. USC would renew its lease atop the conference annually, no matter who had bolted for NFL riches. <!--photo1-->But this spring a different bird is chirping. It's a Duck, er, quacking. After seven seasons of USC dominance, Oregon is the... more »
USC is in front of the NCAA Infractions Committee in Tempe, Ariz., today and the next two days, a reckoning four years in the making since of star running back Reggie Bush's lucrative farewell season hit the news in 2006. Fans were impatient about the NCAA's response in 2007. In four to six weeks, finally, we'll have our resolution... more »
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