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Trojans lead the nation in starting true freshman

Rory MacDonald, TrojanWire

Ohio State has played 6; Auburn, 5; West Virginia, 8; Florida, 12.

USC has played 13 "true" freshmen so far this season.

1.) Emmanuel Moody
2.) C.J. Gable
3.) Allen Bradford
4.) Travon Patterson
5.) Taylor Mays
6.) Shareece Wright
7.) Walker Ashley
8.) Alex Parsons
9.) Vidal Hazelton
10.) David Ausberry
11.) Garret Green
12.) Antwine Perez
13.) Stanley Havili

If any of these strike you as incorrect, let us know, you may have been studying the kick coverage more acutely than us. (The first 8 though all have game-related statistics.)

And then listen to this exchange, and Tim Tessalone's classic response at the end.

One of the Trojans' beat writers told me that by themselves, David Ausberry, Vidal Hazelton, Jamere Holland and Travon Patterson "are probably more talented than any other receiving unit in the country."

"You mean, more talented than any other four freshmen on any other team?" I asked.

"More talented than any other team's receivers, period," he said.

"Hey guys," said Tim Tessalone, the Trojans sports information director, who'd overheard the exchange. "Time to put the bong down."

Hahahahhahahaahahahaaha.

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TrojanWire Welcomes 2005 Class

Rory MacDonald, TrojanWire

Four 5-stars, eleven 4-stars and five 3-stars. This was the year of the linebackers for USC, led by Rey Maualuga, but the Trojans also managed to snap up the best player in the nation at quarterback, wide receiver and defensive end.