Gary Klein, the LA Times Trojan beat writer, previews the USC season with a focus on QB John David Booty and his potential return home to Louisiana for a  swan song in the BCS title game. Ready for his role as the face of the USC program, Booty is embracing the opportunity “with a sense of enthusiasm, not pressure.” As Pete Carroll notes, in comparing Booty’s preparation to that of Carson Palmer and Matt Leinart before their Heisman-winning campaigns:

He’s done everything he can do — the path is clear for him to have a terrific season.

Booty could engineer a happy ‘dome-coming (LA Times)