<!--start image--><!-- end image-->Junior tailback Stafon Johnson was a backup in 2007, finishing 2nd on the team in rushing with 673 yards. This year Johnson has his sights set on becoming the starter, and if his performance during spring football is any indication, he is well on his way to achieving his goal. Inside: Johnson talks about his progress... more »
<!--start image--><!-- end image-->Summer workouts continued on the USC campus this week with strength and conditioning coach Chris Carlisle. USCFootball.com attended the 10 a.m. workout on Tuesday with players like Kevin Ellison, Everson Griffen, Chris Galippo and Stafon Johnson. Inside: Nearly 80 photos of Tuesday's workou... more »
Here's the 40 times for the running backs. Allen Bradford 4.46 C.J. Gable 4.68 Broderick Green -- injured Stanley Havili -- injured Stafon Johnson 4.44 Joe McKnight -- did not run Marc Tyler 4.59... more »
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.
USC tailback Stafon Johnson got just three carries in the Trojans’ recent scrimmage, but it’s part of his plan to become a better player this spring. “I’m maturing a lot,” Johnson said. “I’m getting an opportunity to catch the ball out of the backfield. There are plays I wanted to work on catching the ball in spring along with... more »
The 100-yard rushing performances by Joe McKnight and Stafon Johnson were USC’s 17th and 18th in a bowl game, dating back to Roy Baker’s 123-yard effort in the 1923 Rose Bowl game against Penn St. 85 years ago. The only other time the Trojans had two 100-yard rushing performances in a bowl game was in the 1977 Bluebonnet against... more »
<!--start image--><!-- end image-->A lingering foot injury has bothered Stafon Johnson for the past several games, but the sophomore tailback is finally feeling 100%. He has looked stellar during bowl practices and should be a major factor against Illinois. We talked to Johnson after Friday's practice to get an update on his progres... more »
Scott Wolf, Los Angeles Daily News USC freshman tailback Joe Mc- Knight is poised for a large role in the Rose Bowl because of a lingering hip injury to starter Chauncey Washington. Sophomore Stafon Johnson is also getting more snaps in practice but McKnight is expected to be the primary beneficiary from Washington’s absence because he can be used... more »
Chauncey Washington powers it in for a touchdown in the 2007 USC-UCLA rivalry game.AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill
It was bad news bears, or Bruins rather, for UCLA head coach Karl Dorrell. He had hoped to go into the Coliseum and repeat last year's upset win over the Trojans. Instead he left the Coliseum with another loss, a 6-6 season, and a possible end to his UCLA coaching career.
Many critics had proclaimed this season to be the Fall of Troy. With the regular-season closing win over UCLA, USC improves to 10-2 for the season, clinches its 6th consecutive Pac-10 title, and secures its place at the BCS Rose Bowl. Not too shabby.
For the first time this season in the 13 weeks of the Pac-10 Player of the Week awards, USC has a defensive player named the winner. Lawrence Jackson, with his four sacks, forced fumble and USC-record 5.5 tackles for loss was named Pac-10 POW on defense. That gives the No. 8 Trojans three of the league's 40 POWs this... more »
While you were enjoying your Thanksgiving feast, ASU's Rudy Carpenter was eating a mouthful of turf.
I left the TV for about a minute to get my second-plate of Thanksgiving dinner sometime in the third quarter. By the time I got back to the TV, Arizona State had their backup quarterback in the game, and their starter, Rudy Carpenter, was on the sideline cursing and spitting up blood.
It was that sort of night for Carpenter, who was sacked six times. Four of those sacks belonged to defensive-end Lawrence Jackson, who delivered the lip-busting hit in the third. #11 USC Trojans went on to beat the #6 ASU Sun Devils, 44-24.
It wants to go to the Rose Bowl. Quarterback John David Booty completes a deep pass to wide receiver Ronald Johnson. Tailback Chauncey Washington proves the Cal game was not a fluke. Tailback Stafon Johnson gets 10 carries and tailback Joe McKnight loses less than 10 yards. McKnight does not fumble a punt return. The Trojans refuse to run... more »
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