Updates from June, 2007

Basketball coach Tim Floyd is establishing quite a name for himself as a recruiter, but he has attracted even more attention this week for the age of his latest recruit: 14. Aurora, Ill. eighth-grader Ryan Boatright (a guard currently listed at 5′10″) has announced that–even though he has yet to select a high school–when the […]

USCFootball.com has its latest installment of its insider news feature “The War Room” for subscribers only, with a bunch of recruiting updates, a look at USC’s upcoming Rising Star camp, and some news on the Nebraska game and summer workouts. Nothing earth-shattering, but filled with lots of info nevertheless.
6/20 War Room Update (Rivals, $)

Scout has a new profile of RB CJ Gable (for subscribers only).
Not So Green Gable  (Scout, $)

Fox Sports columnist Randy Hill provides an early look at the storylines to watch for the upcoming college football season, with several paragraphs devoted to the Trojans, whom he predicts to be playing for another National Championship in January. Best quote:
Coach Pete Carroll has stockpiled more talent than that cheesy rascal from “Girls Gone Wild.”
USC […]

Although we reported earlier this week that highly-regarded Hemet, Calif. offensive line prospect Hamani Stevens had made an early commitment to UCLA, he is now backing off that decision, according to Rivals.com–despite making an official visit to Westwood. Although he is still leaning toward the Bruins, he is open to other schools. USC has yet […]

Trojan running back Hershel Dennis (who started ahead of Reggie Bush and LenDale White in 2003) reported to WeAreSC that he has been approved by the NCAA for a sixth year of eligibility. Other reports suggest that although the Trojans are loaded at tailback, look for the experienced Dennis to get playing time, especially with […]

USC picked up five big all-conference honors today: Lionel Larry was named the Pacific-10 Conference Men’s Track Athlete of the Year; Noah Bryant was named Men’s Field Athlete of the Year;  Ahmad Rashad was named Men’s Track and Field Newcomer of the Year;  and Shalina Clarke and Shana Woods were named Women’s Track and […]

Scott Wolf is reporting that the Trojans’ planned men’s basketball matchup with the defending National Champions is not going to happen this season, thanks to the inability of FSN to find a date to show it.
USC-Florida Off  (Scott Wolf)

The sports book at the Las Vegas Hilton has established USC as the favorite to win the National Championship, at 5-2 odds. Next comes returning champs Florida at 7-1, followed by Michigan (8-1), LSU (10-1), and Texas (10-1).
Jeff Haney takes a look at college football betting lines, with USC atop nearly seven months before the […]

CBS SportsLine writer Gary Parrish has issued his (very early) preseason men’s basketball rankings, and the Trojans rank 20th on his list. (Memphis was 1st overall.)
Other Pac-10 mentions include UCLA at #2, Washington St. at #7, Oregon at #14, Stanford at #15, Washington at #17 and Arizona at #23. It looks like many of […]