Updates from September 14th, 2007

Sports Illustrated’s Austin Murphy delves into what seems to be a uniquely Trojan problem these days: the team practices so hard, and at full speed, that it often leads to key injuries early in the season (i.e. Patrick Turner, Matt Spanos, Joe McKnight). While the Trojan depth generally allows the coaching staff to compensate for such […]

Mark Whicker of the Orange County Register profiles the atypical-yet-admirable Trojan career Jeff Byers, who entered school as the first center ever to be awarded Gatorade National Player of the Year, and is now on the road to his MBA degree (while returning to dominance on the field) as the result of working hard in class during his many […]

The LA Daily News’ Phil Collen describes senior RB Chauncey Washington’s road from a frustrating 2-carry, 8-yard performance in last year’s Rose Bowl, to serious thoughts about the NFL, and finally to shedding 25 pounds (with help from coach Chris Carlisle and Subway) en route to a probable first quarter debut against Nebraska on Saturday. On his […]

Rivals is reporting early Friday morning that Los Angeles (Calif.) Cathedral junior wide receiver Randall Carroll immediately committed to USC after being offered a scholarship this week. The speedy Carroll, who played running back last year before being moved to receiver for the 2007 season, also runs track, and actually placed third in the state […]

The Trojans practiced Thursday for about 70 minutes in half pads, emphasizing kickoff and punt returns during the special teams periods, before heading to LAX for their charter to Nebraska.

Pete Carroll acknowledged that Nebraska won’t utilize the same conservative offensive game plan as last year: “I think they’re going to mix a lot more and […]