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Posted by ESPN.com's Ted Miller USC safety Taylor Mays and Trojans center Kristofer O'Dowd have been named to the Playboy All-American team.  Mays joins Arizona State kicker Thomas Weber as the Pac-10's two-time Playboy honoree this season. Mays, a senior and four-year stater, had 53 tackles last year with a team-high nine deflections. O'Dowd, a junior and three-year starter, earned first-team All-Pac-10 honors in... more »

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Freerdo, TrojanWire

Check out this video of Taylor Mays and his afternoon with the USC Song Girls. Damian Williams makes a brief cameo.

Must-see TV: Taylor Mays and the Song Girls [uscripsit]

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From HeismanPundit.com:1.  Jeff Demps, Florida1a.  Trindon Holliday, LSU3.  Jacoby Ford Jr., Clemson4.  C.J. Spiller, Clemson5.  Randall Carroll, UCLA6.  Jahvid Best, Cal7.  Derrick Hopkins, USF8.  T.J. Graham, NC State9.  Jeshua Anderson, Washington State10.  Robert Griffin, BaylorHP, come on now, Randall Carroll at #5?  People need to calm down about his 100m time and watch him on a football field not... more »

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Posted by ESPN.com's Ted Miller We spent a lot of time talking about quarterbacks this spring in the Pac-10, most particularly USC's quarterback competition -- did ya hear, Aaron Corp's No. 1 but this freshman Matt Barkley looks like the bees' knees! The other general theme isn't new: After reviewing the tea leaves on the table, does any team... more »

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Posted by ESPN.com's Ted Miller USC Trojans 2008 overall record: 12-1 2008 conference record: 8-1 Returning starters Offense 9, defense 3, kicker/punter 0 Top returners WR Damian Williams, C Kristofer O'Dowd, OT Charles Brown, OG Jeff Byers, TB Stafon Johnson, TB Joe McKnight, FS Taylor Mays, CB Josh Pinkard, DE Everson Griffen. Key losses QB Mark Sanchez, LB Rey... more »

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In my opinion, the NFL draft is the worst television event in sports.  It’s a complete waste of time but, hey, it’s April, so what else are you going to do?  Here are my thoughts on this year’s proceedings: —Can we all agree that Mel Kiper and Todd McShay’s opinions should be taken for entertainment purposes only?  They are... more »

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The 2009 schedule features Taylor Mays, Jeff Byers, Damian Williams, Stafon Johnson, Joe McKnight, Everson Griffin and Josh Pinkard.

To download the poster for your desktop wallpaper click here.

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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 »

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He wants to be like Troy Polamalu and Ronnie Lott. He wants a National Championship. He wants to take Lauren Conrad to the food court.

Taylor Mays wants it all, and TrojanWire wants him to have it.

via ESPN Taylor Mays Interview [TrojanNYC]

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Big Taylor Mays talks about coming back to USC and his hope to still score a date with LC from the Hills.... more »

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Ted Miller at espn.com has spent the past month ranking the top 30 players in the Pac-10. Not surprisingly, numero uno is USC safety Taylor Mays.

Miller says of Mays:

No one who regularly reads the Pac-10 Blog could possibly question ranking No. 1 the conference's only returning consensus first-team All-American, the most important member of the Trojans' All-Universe 2008 defense and the almost certain first Pac-10 player taken in the 2010 NFL draft. Oh, and the 6-foot-4, 230-pound Mays also is the best all-around athlete in college football. And possibly all of football

USC had the nation's best pass defense in 2008 because of Mays. The Trojans gave up only six touchdown passes all season. Foes completed only 52 percent of their passes and averaged 134 yards per game.

Mays' presence was a giant sign posted in the secondary: "Don't even think about it." And few teams did. And when they did, well, you've seen the clips of Mays' bone-jarring hits.

Other Trojans making the list:

5. Kristofer O'Dowd, C, USC
7. Damian Williams, WR, USC
12. Joe McKnight, RB, USC
17. Charles Brown, OT, USC
19. Josh Pinkard, DB, USC
21. Stafon Johnson, RB, USC
30. Everson Griffen, DE, USC

The entire list after jump…

Ranking the Pac-10's 30 best players: No. 1 [espn.com]

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Posted by ESPN.com's Ted Miller No. 1     Kevin Terrell/Getty Images   USC's Taylor Mays is the Pac-10's only returning consensus first-team All-American. Taylor Mays, S, USC: The good news here is no one will disagree with this one. No one who regularly reads the Pac-10 Blog could possibly question ranking No. 1 the conference's only returning consensus first-team All-American,... more »

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