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Brice Butler and T.J. Bryant are tight @ Rivals Video Good stuff from the guys!...
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<!--start image--><!-- end image-->Cornerback T.J. Bryant is coming off an impressive freshman season that included a shutout-saving interception against Washington. Now Bryant is fighting for a starting spot and he is getting plenty of first team reps this spring. Inside: Bryant talks about his progress with Emily Nerland...
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Here are our thoughts on the guys that stood out in last nights presentation. Full bios and direct quotes from Pete Carroll after the jump.
John Martinez, OL, 4-STAR
Just a nasty, pancake blocking guard. He can get down field too (a la Jeff Byers). Highlight after highlight he would pull from his guard position, run and then just destroy someone. They want him to play center. He will be a cornerstone of a future O-line group.
Kevin Graf, OL, 4-STAR
This guy is 6'6" and 315 pounds. He looked like the green giant against his high school peers.
Matt Barkley, QB, 5-STAR
Not much needs to be said. #1 player in the country. Big arm. Can read defenses. Dedicated. His eyes were nearly popping out of his head when he spoke to the coaches following Mark Sanchez's departure.
De'Von Flournoy, WR, 4-STAR
Holy cow. Not sure if we have ever seen a highlight reel like his. There were over 20 plays. And not one that didn't go for a touchdown. Very impressive speed and sense of other players around him.
Jacob Harfman, K, 2-STAR
A little shorter than David Buehler but definitely of the same mold (a big, physical kicker). He can do it all — placekicking and punts. He was 3 for 3 over 50 yards and has kicked a 70 yarder in practice. He has incredible hangtime on his kickoffs if anyone ever does decide to take it out, they will be met with the Trojans special teams before getting to the 20. The ball just explodes off his foot.
Hebron Fangupo, DT, 4-STAR
Great penetration up the middle, even while drawing double teams on every play.
James Boyd, DE, 4-STAR
An incredible athlete that was actually the starting QB for his high school too. He is a freaking defensive end! He plays basketball too (and averages 25 points and 22 rebounds).
Devon Kennard, DE, 5-STAR
A prototypical freak defensive end. Hopefully with a more malleable attitude than Everson Griffen.
Frankie Telfort, LB, 4-STAR
He ran a 4.39. He is a cerebral player. He wants to major pre-med. He has a cool name. He has potential to be a really, really special player.
Jarvis Jones, LB, 4-STAR
A mean hitter that doesn't take any wasted steps before blowing up his opponent. Impressive.
Jawanza Starling, DB, 4-STAR
Another mean hitter. He is going to play baseball for SC too.
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No one really knows yet where safety Jawanza Starling of Tallahassee, Fla., will commit. But I'm reminded that last year his high school teammate, cornerback T.J. Bryant, essentially told USC in the summer he would commit but then kept it secret for the entire fall and winter until signing day. Could Starling follow suit?...
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By MICHAEL LEV, OCREGISTER.COM,
USC
USC’s coaches came into this season believing they had four starting-caliber cornerbacks. They will find out Thursday night whether they have at least three. Starting cornerback Shareece Wright will miss “a number of weeks” because of a neck injury, Trojans coach Pete Carroll announced after practice Monday. Tests revealed a hairline fracture in one of Wright’s vertebrae. He originally...
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Brian Cushing, aka Dr. "Feel Me", congratulates Rey Maualuga after his pick-6.
Kyle Moore in a sun-drenched end zone getting ready for kickoff.
A couple cuties with wind swept hair.
Future star T.J. Bryant. Are we sure this kid is old enough to be in college?
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<!--start image--><!-- end image-->The Trojan recruiting class of 2008 got their first official action on Wednesday, the first day of fall camp. Blue chippers like defensive end Malik Jackson, cornerback T.J. Bryant, tight end Blake Ayles and receiver Brice Butler had impressive debuts on the practice field. Inside: Photos of the new freshmen in actio...
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From Rivals.com:PAT RUEL – USC BUZZ: Ruel was a serious candidate for national recruiter of the year with an average star ranking for his six signees of 4.17. He helped recruit five-star offensive linemen Matt Kalil and Tyron Smith, but he helped pull in one of the biggest Signing Day surprises when he able to get Rivals100 cornerback...
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Recruiting rankings can be subjective, but here's one way to evaluate. Who else recruited each player? Nick Perry chose USC over Michigan. T.J. Bryant chose USC over Florida State, Florida, Miami, Alabama and LSU. Brice Butler chose USC over Georgia. Blake Ayles could have gone to Ohio State. Now it cuts both ways. Malik Jackson was headed to Fresno...
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Cornerback T.J. Bryant apparently was not worried like Joe Adams about playing time. ``All the coaches come in and tell you you have a chance to compete,'' Bryant said. ``But at USC, every year, game in and game out, you see freshmen on the field.''...
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Associated Press For the first time in several years, Southern California’s recruiting class wasn’t adjudged to be among the country’s best. That didn’t upset coach Pete Carroll in the slightest. USC was successful in beefing up its offensive and defensive lines, and highly regarded defensive back T.J. Bryant was a bonus as 18 prep stars signed letters on intent...
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The scene was on court at the Galen Center again, where a couple times Pete Carroll expressed his desire to see Tim Floyd's bunch hand the Bruins another loss this year.
Carroll said this class was about "bigs" not "flash" and he felt fortunate that the Trojans were in a position to play it this way, this year. Joe McKnight was sure excited about the 5 solid offensive line prospects.
After the jump are some notes from last nights event.
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