Updates from October 19th, 2007

Friday’s big news–which came in between the Trojans’ morning practice and their afternoon walk-through at Notre Dame Stadium–was the announcement that Mark Sanchez would start at quarterback for the second straight week. What might be even better news for USC–and Desmond Reed–is that the grass at the stadium was in much better condition (and significantly […]

Pete Carroll announced Friday morning that Mark Sanchez will be the Trojans’ starting quarterback against Notre Dame on Saturday. John David Booty will be available to play if needed.

Pete Carroll refrained from naming a starting quarterback for the Notre Dame game, but Mark Sanchez looks like the guy, despite continued improvement from John David Booty. Some of the injured Trojan defenders are also showing improvement, but the offensive line is a different story. Speaking of which: wanna be a lineman? USC is now safely in Indiana, but only barely.