A great weekend for the USC program cemented just how amazing the Trojans' 2003 recruiting class was. Sedrick Ellis, Sam Baker and Lawrence Jackson are the three latest members of USC's 2003 class, which I think should go down as the best recruiting class in modern college football history (i.e. when teams couldn't sign as many recruits as they want), to be drafted in the first round, joining Reggie Bush from two years ago. As of now, the Trojans have an astounding nine first-day draft picks from that class: Baker, Bush, Ellis, Jackson, Ryan Kalil, Steve Smith, Terrell Thomas, LenDale White and Eric Wright. (There also could be a 10th coming in 2009 when DT Fili Moala comes through.) Other USC '03s that have been drafted are John David Booty, Will Poole, Chauncey Washington and Thomas Williams.
This Year: USC had another huge draft weekend with ten players getting selected overall -- the most of any school. They also led the way with four first round picks. Historical Perspective: USC has sent 446 players to the League via the draft. 42 have been picked in the 7 years since Pete Carroll arrived, including 11 in the... more »
Draft footage of USC first-rounders: Ellis, Rivers, Baker and Jackson
USC had a phenomenal draft. Nearly 13% of picks drafted in the first round were USC Trojans. USC owned 11% of picks through the end of the second round. USC had 10 draft picks overall, the most out of any school, including four in the first round (also the most out of any school). Here's the draft breakdown by Trojan player.
Sedrick Ellis - 1st round, 7th pick to the New Orleans, Saints. Keith Rivers - 1st round, 9th pick, to the Cincinnati Bengals. Sam Baker - 1st round, 21st pick - to the Atlanta Falcons Lawrence Jackson - 1st round, 28th pick - Seattle Seahawks
Chilo Rachal - 2nd round, 8th pick - San Francisco, 49ers Fred Davis - 2nd round, 17th pick - to the Washington Redskins Terrell Thomas - New York Giants - 2nd round, 32nd pick (63rd overall)
In this latest installment of our Exit Interview series, WeAreSC’s LQ Singian sits down with cornerback Terrell Thomas to talk about his USC career, his biggest fan and his relationship with Drean Rucker.... more »
<!--start image--><!-- end image-->Senior Kevin Ellison is now the elder statesmen of the secondary with the departure of Terrell Thomas to the NFL. 'Be the best' can be clearly seen tattooed on Ellison's shoulder, describing perfectly the goals he and his mates in the secondary have for the 2008 seaso... more »
Day two of Senior Bowl practice in Mobile, Ala. was as good as it gets for the nine Trojan players on the North squad. Superstars like Sedrick Ellis and Sam Baker continued their impressive run, but even the late additions to the game like Drew Radovich and Terrell Thomas were turning heads. Check out these video highlights of all... more »
The nations top seniors are convening in Mobile Alabama to begin preperations for the 2008 Under Armour Senior Bowl, January 26th 2008. The NFL scouts are showing up right behind them. At first report there were 7 Trojans playing in the bowl, now it's up to nine! It's a familiar coaching scene for the Trojans who play for team North, as they will be coached by former Trojan OC and current Oakland Raiders head-coach Lane Kiffin. USC players on the squad include the likes of Sam Baker, John David Booty, Fred Davis, Sedrick Ellis, Lawrence Jackson, Drew Radovich, Keith Rivers, Terrell Thomas and Chauncey Washington.
With that many Trojan players on the field, it's going to be like a good old fashion USC football game.
USC 49 Illinois 17 USC dominated the Granddaddy of 'Em All and wrecked an outmatched Illinois team. We finally got to see the team that we had all hoped USC could become back in August. The game was never in question and it was basically over when the plane that the Fightin' Illini were traveling in touched down at... more »
Erik McKinney, WeAreSC USC cornerback Terrell Thomas described the Illinois offense as “run, run, play-action pass” during Friday’s media day. He admitted that he was probably oversimplifying things, but when you break down the numbers, he’s pretty much right on. For the season, Illinois has run the ball on 66% of their snaps, or as Thomas said, two runs... 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.
Dan Weber, Riverside Press-Enterprise Senior Terrell Thomas will be running out of the Coliseum tunnel Saturday for the last time, and he’ll have a little extra inspiration with him. Drean Rucker, his good friend and would-be roommate, will be there in spirit. “I’ve got his No. 54 tattooed on my arm,” Thomas said. Rucker, a high school All-American linebacker... more »
It was wet and wild, here's the review: Positive - Establishing the Running Game It was nice to see the SC offense go back to the basics and just pound the ball; to Chauncey's credit, he did a fantastic job fighting for yards after the initial hit. Establishing the run game also seemed to help JDB play calm and... more »
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