Updates from July, 2007

ESPN’s Ivan Maisel interviewed John David Booty and Steve Sarkisian to determine whether graduating early from high school early and enrolling at USC in January is a significant benefit for young quarterbacks. Sarkisian noted that the Trojans staff does not encourage January enrollment, but local signees such as entering QB Aaron Corp of Orange Lutheran […]

USC officially released its 2007-08 men’s basketball schedule today, and Tim Floyd’s squad will begin action on November 10th against Mercer at the Galen Center. (An intra-squad exhibition will also be held on USC’s home court on October 28th.) Marquee non-conference home opponents include Oklahoma on November 29th and Kansas on December 2nd. The Trojans […]

Continuing what is shaping up to be one of USC’s best early-season recruiting classes ever, Elk Grove (Calif.) defensive lineman Armond Armstead announced early Monday evening that he will be attending USC next season. He told Rivals that he actually committed to Trojan head coach Pete Carroll in June, but held off announcing his decision […]

Hoopsvibe draft analyst Lance Walton has posted a scouting report on Trojan sophomore forward Taj Gibson. Walton compares Gibson to Drew Gooden, and says that despite his relatively small (6’9″, 220 pounds) size, he is capable of playing against the top power forwards in college. In the “cons” column, Walton again lists Gibson’s small size, […]

Pete Carroll’s weekly “Monday Morning Quarterback” luncheons for alumni donors have outgrown on-campus banquet facility Town & Gown, reports AOL blogger Scott Olin Schmidt. Due to increased demand for the sessions (which run several hours and include Carroll’s analysis of the previous weekend’s game), they will be held in the Galen Center beginning in September. […]

Former San Francisco 49ers and Stanford Cardinal head football coach Bill Walsh died today at the age of 75, according to major news sources. Walsh, who had been battling leukemia, had served as a mentor figure to USC head coach Pete Carroll (the latter was an assistant with the 49ers while Walsh was there as […]

Daniel Novinson of Stanford’s Bootleg.com website evaluates the 2007 Trojans and predicts they have about a 30 - 35% chance to win the national title.  The writer’s major concern for SC is its schedule, as the Trojans will face 5 of its 6 toughest games on the road, and it’s potential lack of intensity:
The majority […]

The Press-Enterprise reports that the final 2007-08 basketball schedule will be released sometime this week. When it is, it should reflect that the date of the USC-Kansas game has been shifted back a day to December 2nd. (It was originally scheduled to be played the night of the USC-UCLA football game.) More interesting still is […]

The Oakland Raiders on Wednesday cut their 2006 4th round draft pick safety Darnell Bing because there was an excess of safties on the roster after Oakland signed three free agents. Yesterday, the San Francisco 49ers claimed Bing off waivers, and the hard hitting Trojan alum will compete for the Niners 4th safety spot when San Francisco’s camp […]

Highly-touted freshman Trojan tailback Joe McKnight is profiled in a USCFootball.com practice report today. The running back told that site’s Zack Lehatto that working out with conditioning coach Chris Carlisle has put him in the best shape of his life, and he has set his 2007 season goals accordingly:
“I’m expecting to reach my goals,” he […]