Updates from August 19th, 2007

Trojan Ticker, the USC athletic department blog, is reporting Sunday evening that second-year WR Jamere Holland has been dismissed from the football team. No reason was given. Earlier in the day, Scott Wolf reported that Holland might transfer due to frustration with lack of playing time. The speedy Holland has been plagued by injuries since […]

Not to diminish the excellent training camp performance of redshirt freshman David Ausberry, but junior Patrick Turner and true freshman Ronald Johnson have truly seized their opportunities to lead and significantly contribute to the receivers unit, respectively. Dan Weber of The Press-Enterprise describes the unique roles and terrific abilities of the two receivers.
Turner’s turn to be USC’s […]

ESPN’s Mark Schlabach examined which teams and conferences were the most overrated and underrated over the last 10 college football seasons by comparing preseason AP polls to their corresponding final AP polls. According ESPN’s formula, 2 of the 3 most underrated teams during the past decade were the Pac-10’s Washington State and Oregon (the other being Boise State).  And […]

It seems that there are writers outside of the Pacific time zone who are anticipating the USC/UCLA game on December 1. UCLA’s 13-9 victory over the Trojans last year and their 20 returning starters have opened some eyes, nationally.  Adam Kilgore of the Washington Post profiles the rejuvenated football rivalry.
L.A. Is More Than Trojan Town (Washington Post)

While Pete Carroll spent Friday body boarding at the Hermosa Beach Pier, and his players enjoyed some much needed down time, Saturday was the Trojans’ final two-practice day as the team prepares for Wednesday’s public scrimmage in the Coliseum. Read on for details of the day’s events in our latest practice roundup.