Updates from July 30th, 2007

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 […]