Defensive coordinator Rocky Seto, who has been involved with the USC football program as a player and coach since 1997, will not be retained on new head coach Lane Kiffin's staff."For almost my entire life, I always dreamt about being a part of the 'SC football program," said Seto, a former Trojan linebacker (1997-98) who went on to coach... more »
Before we delve into the present — USC at Notre Dame on Saturday — let’s take a quick look back and ahead. The Trojans’ very recent past was a bye week that gave the coaches a glimpse at the future. Freshman safeties T.J. McDonald (right) and Jawanza Starling received a ton of invaluable reps, and it isn’t difficult to... more »
Here are a couple of USC stories by my colleagues that definitely are worth your time: Mark Whicker profiles defensive coordinator Rocky Seto, whose rags-to-riches story might be unparalleled in college football Scott M. Reid breaks down the weak-side linebacker position, where Shane Horton, a safety just two months ago, is set to make his first career [...]... more »
The offense got off to a strong start, but they were inconsistent and fumbled more than they should have, but on the bright side, coaches opened up the playbook and allowed Matt Barkley to complete some deep passes. However this offense, and the receiving game in particular, needs to play better. Trojan fans eagerly await the return of the fastest receiver, Ronald Johnson, who suffered a shoulder injury in the scrimmage game in August.
This defense is impressive. They almost held the Cougars to a shutout if it were not for Aaron Corp's fumble late in the game. Defensive back Marshall Jones and defensive tackle Hebron Fangupo each suffered season ending injuries in this game. Injuries are part of the game, and this is why it never hurts to have depth like USC does. Pete Carroll and coaching staff "stockpile" talent, and given the current waves of injuries, this is when the depth is tested.
The Skinny on SC Sports, an insightful newsletter with quick hits, insider info, and brief analysis that is always spot on, is going to be writing routine posts on TrojanWire.
The Skinny's heard from a very good source the NCAA is still about 9 to 12 months away from any type of announcement regarding USC.
After the jump find out why the Skinny thinks SC could be playing in the National Title game.
Posted by ESPN.com's Ted Miller Ever wonder what a coach might say about a quarterback competition the day before he announces a pecking order? You're in luck! USC coach Pete Carroll stopped by for a chat with the Pac-10 blog on Monday, the day before he announced on his Web site that Aaron Corp would emerge from spring practices... more »
• Suddenly, everything's coming up A.C. After some inevitable early love for true freshman golden boy Matt Barkley, the tide has turned in Southern Cal's hyped quarterback derby -- at least in the press: Every SoCal outlet leads today with praise for Aaron Corp's performance Thursday, with the L.A. Times detailing the sophomore's impressive scrambling ability and both the... more »
Jethro Franklin is returning to USC as the defensive line coach, while secondary coach Rocky Seto is taking on the additional duty of defensive coordinator and linebacker coach Ken Norton is adding the title of assistant head coach for the defense, Trojan head coach Pete Carroll announced today (Jan. 7).... more »
With national signing day less than a month away, USC coach Pete Carroll acted quickly to reshape his coaching staff, promoting secondary coach Rocky Seto to the defensive coordinator position vacated earlier this week. Carroll also announced Wednesday night that linebackers coach Ken Norton Jr. would take on the additional title of assistant head coach/defense and that former Trojans... more »
As a follow up to the rumor yesterday USC defensive back coach Rocky Seto denied his possible move to UW with Steve Sarkisian. USC secondary coach Rocky Seto denied speculation Tuesday that he might become an assistant coach at Washington, and said he was happy to remain with the Trojans. Meanwhile, former USC assistant coach Demetrice Martin is a... more »
Ted Miller has a spot-on look at the entire Pac-10. It is concise and worth a read.
In it he sites USC possibly owning a Firstary?
He is talking about the Seconday. He is talking about Kevin Ellison, Taylor Mays, Cary Harris and Shareece Wright. (Josh Pinkard could be in the mix as well, but we expect to see him lose a step or two from not playing for the past couple years due to injury.)
This physical crew gave up only nine touchdown passes a year ago -- the second-best total in the (Pac-10) conference was 17.
This is arguably the best secondary Pete Carroll, a DB himself, has ever had.
We sat next to USC's Firstary coach, Rocky Seto, at the A Better LA charity event a couple weeks ago. He spoke modestly of the group, but agreed it could be the key component to USC's defensive success.
As the night wore on, and the drinks kept coming, all we could say is more CB blitzes, more CB blitzes, more CB blitzes. It really is the most exciting defensive play. And a balls out, risk everything moment that captures the spirit of recent Trojan championship teams.
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