Updates from August 30th, 2007

Scott Wolf is reporting that, according to Pete Carroll, freshman RB Broderick Green is out with a possible stress fracture.
Green Out (Scott Wolf)

Marcia C. Smith of the Orange County Register travelled to Shreveport, Louisiana, to speak to the friends, family, and neighbors of SC quarterback John David Booty.  Booty’s legend began as a 10-year-old who “threw a football 50 yards and hit what he wanted,” according to a local judge.
USC’s Booty still Shreveport’s favorite son (Orange County […]

Phil Collin of the LA Daily News examines how far USC running-back Stafon Johnson has come, from being a heralded recruit, to being buried deep on the bench in 2006, to being surrounded by a cloud of transfer rumors, and finally to playing a major role against Idaho on Saturday.  Johnson turned the corner during preparations for last year’s Rose […]

Clay DeLeon of Scout.com talked to USC’s Offensive Coordinator Steve Sarkisian about being the play-caller in 2007, his evluation of John David Booty, and this year’s fall camp.
Talking with Steve Sarkisian (Scout)

USC’s strength and conditioning coach Chris Carlisle explains in detail his specific program for keeping the Trojan football players strong while enduring brutal two-a-day sessions of fall camp. The individual workouts are high intensity and focused on technique, but only last about 15 minutes including lifting and stretching.
Two-a-days (USCRipsIt)

Garrett Therolf of the LA Times reports that former USC quarterback Todd Marinovich pleaded not guilty Wednesday to felony and misdemeanor drug charges stemming from a Sunday arrest in Newport Beach. Police found a small amount of methamphetamine on Marinovich at 1:15 a.m. near the Newport Pier boardwalk. The specific charges were felony possession of […]

On what has come to be known as “Turnover Wednesday,” a day on which Pete Carroll wants his players to focus on getting to the football, a casual observer could not be blamed for thinking the name refers to the personnel turnover and subsequent frantic shuffling of positions on the USC offensive line. The first domino to fall was […]

Pete Carroll spoke to Petros Papadakis and Matt “Money” Smith and addressed several issues leading up to the Idaho game: the Todd McNair animal neglect issue, preparations for Idaho and their coach Rob Akey, the decision to schedule Idaho, not looking ahead to Nebraska, the SC running back situation (”we plan on playing a lot of […]

The Los Angeles Times’ Ben Bolch reminds his readers that 6′8″, 215-pound freshman power forward Davon Jefferson, a high school star in his own right at Lynwood, will be a major asset for the Trojan hoops team, even though he hasn’t played a high school game in over two years. Tim Floyd envisions Jefferson defending […]