Updates from July, 2007

The USC Trojans are the unanimous pick of West Coast media members to win the Pac-10 conference, reports the Pac-10 this morning. It is the fifth consecutive year the Trojan football team has been predicted to finish first in the conference. The media have historically been correct just over half the time (24 of 46 […]

Yet another publication is focusing on John David Booty as the key to USC’s national championship hopes. Connor Byrne of RealFootball365 notes that even though Booty will be hurt by the losses of receivers Steve Smith & Dwayne Jarrett to the NFL,
the Trojans, thanks to head coach Pete Carroll and his staff, have essentially become the New […]

As part of an ongoing series on Heisman Trophy contenders, Athlon Sports has published a profile of Trojan QB John David Booty. The publication concludes that because he “has everything going for him,” Booty “has to be on the very short list of Heisman contenders.”
2007 Heisman Watch: John David Booty (Athlon)
And for those who missed […]

From the “We Thought You Should Know…” files: UCLA wide receivers coach Eric Scott was released on bail today after being arrested along with two other men by Los Angeles County sheriffs yesterday on suspicion of residential burglary. Scott, who also played for the Bruins in the mid-1990s, was just hired in March. The Daily […]

Due to popular demand, we have created a separate page on TrojanUpdate listing all of the Trojan football players currently on watchlists for the various 2007 awards. This new page will be updated throughout the season as watchlists are announced and narrowed.
Trojans on 2007 College Football Watchlists 

USC has issued a press release detailing their new premium online multimedia package, TrojanTV All-Access. TrojanTV’s main attraction is live web broadcasts of all USC home sporting events (plus selected road games) that are not broadcast on television. Those events that are televised live will be replayed on TrojanTV almost immediately after their conclusion (and […]

Everyone knows that Idaho scheduled USC as its 2007 season opener at the request of Nick Holt, former Idaho head coach and current USC defensive coordinator. According to the Idaho Statesman, current Vandals head coach Robb Akey, taking a stab at gallows humor, made light of his team’s brutal September 1 date with pre-season #1 […]

WeAreSC spoke to new SC commit Blake Ayles about his reasons for choosing the Trojans.  In addition to daily hounding from former and future teammates Aaron Corp and Michael Reardon, Ayles likes how USC competes in games and in practice.  He added,
I want to play for Pete Carroll. My decision came down to the fact that I […]

Orange (Calif.) Lutheran tight end Blake Ayles has verbally committed to USC, selecting the Trojans over programs at Wisconsin, Ohio State, UCLA, Arizona State, and others. He will be reunited with his former teammate and quarterback Aaron Corp, who will be a freshman for the Trojans this fall.
The 6′4″, 245 lb. Ayles was rated the […]

The official Pac-10 website will have live streaming media coverage of the conference’s annual college football media day, to be held this Thursday, July 26, from 9:30am - noon. After an introduction, each team will take the podium for 15 minutes, with the head coach and one selected player from each school in attendance. USC […]