Updates from August 24th, 2007

Some interesting tidbits on the latest early practice session for the Trojan men’s basketball team courtesy of a Los Angeles Times report (and credit should definitely be given to the Times for being the only publication even bothering to cover these early basketball practices):

Out of the Trojans’ six incoming freshman, only one (PG Angelo Johnson) […]

Trojan fans hoping for another early football commitment Friday evening got one when Little Rock, Arkansas WR/CB Joe Adams announced his decision to attend USC on a local television station shortly after 7:30 pm. Florida, Michigan, Arkansas, and Georgia were among the schools thought to be in the running for the four-star, 6′1″ Adams, who […]

John David Booty, Sam Baker, Lawrence Jackson, and Keith Rivers were elected captains of the 2007 Trojan football team by their fellow players on Friday.

Pete Carroll told the media this morning that freshman RB Broderick Green has been certified by the NCAA Clearinghouse, which means he can now rejoin the team after sitting out the last two days awaiting the final word from the NCAA.  This announcement is important in that all members of this year’s Trojan freshman football class have now been […]

Mike Lopresti of the Gannett News Service writes a letter to legendary Notre Dame coach Knute Rockne about Pete Carroll, telling him “if there’s a candidate right now for the next face on college football’s Mount Rushmore, Pete’s the guy.”
A few legends might enjoy success of Carroll’s Trojans (USA Today)