Updates from August 10th, 2007

USC has announced that it will hold a scrimmage on Wednesday, August 22nd at the Coliseum, completely open to the public. The final scrimmage of fall training camp, the 8/22 event will kickoff at 7:15 pm, and will include a performance by the band. Admission is free, and parking is $10.

For Notre Dame High (Sherman Oaks) athlete Mike Stanton, the choice is either USC or Florida. The Florida Marlins, that is. A second round pick in the recent MLB draft, Stanton has until Wednesday to sign with the Marlins. If he doesn’t, he will enroll at USC and play for Chad Kreuter’s Trojans.
However, because he […]

ESPN’s Pat Forde observes that there’s been a steady buildup in boldness from college coaches in recent years. He opines that USC didn’t put itself in the position to be “the all-time all-timers” by playing it safe, adding that USC was fourth nationally last year in fourth-down percentage, converting in 20 of 28 opportunities. Pete Carroll […]

With Pete Carroll in Northern California for most of the day to attend his mentor Bill Walsh’s “incredibly emotional” funeral, Steve Sarkisian took the reigns of the team for most of Thursday’s 2 1/2 hour practice. (Carroll did return midway through practice courtesy of quick flight on a private jet, according to Scott Wolf.) Though […]