Updates from November, 2007

David Baker, the father of Trojan senior offensive tackle Sam Baker, has posted an open letter at WeAreSC describing what it means to be a Trojan in the Pete Carroll era, based on his and his son’s experiences over the past five years. It’s worth a read.
To Be A Trojan (WeAreSC)

It seems to have finally occurred to USC officials that there just aren’t enough parking spaces available near the Coliseum. For Saturday’s contest against UCLA–which, mind you, is exactly as sold out as most of the other Trojan games this year–additional parking will be made available at the Staples Center, with a free shuttle running […]

Thursday’s big announcement was that Bruin head coach Karl Dorrell named Patrick Cowan–one of the heroes of UCLA’s upset over USC last season–as his starting quarterback for Saturday’s game. Cowan hasn’t played since November 3rd, when he suffered a collapsed lung in a game against Arizona. Another injured Bruin signal-caller–Ben Olson–may also see some action […]

The Trojans (6-1) won their sixth straight game–and picked up their first home victory of the season–with an impressive 66-55 victory over the Oklahoma Sooners (5-2) Thursday night at the Galen Center. Aside from a multi-minute lull in the middle of the second half when USC seemed to lose its intensity and allowed the Sooners […]

Can Sooner guard Tony Crocker stop the Trojans’ OJ Mayo? Can USC find anyone to defend Oklahoma big men Blake Griffin and Longar Longar? These and other issues are discussed in these final pre-game articles.
Oklahoma-Southern Cal Preview (ESPN)
Sooners present a big obstacle for Trojans (LA Times)
Stiff non-conference tests begin tonight (Daily Trojan)
USC […]

USC defensive tackle Sedrick Ellis was named to the 2007 American Football Coaches Assocation All-American first team, the first such list announced for the year and likely the first of many such announcements for Ellis. The senior, who was also a first-team All-American last year,  is still in the running for the Lott Trophy and […]

So, if it’s Rivalry Week, the buzz in town must be about the USC-UCLA football game, right? Well, while some people are actually looking forward to Saturday’s contest, more are still talking about USC’s announcement that they will explore a move to the Rose Bowl for the next two seasons.
Even USC is still talking about […]

The Trojans (5-1) finally return to the Galen Center to play just their second home game of the year when they host the Oklahoma Sooners (5-1) at 8:00p on Thursday night as part of the Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series.
The matchup
Last year’s 16-15 Sooner squad was the first Oklahoma team to fail to reach the NCAA […]

Although OJ Mayo acknowledged on Tuesday that he has been bothered by a sore toe, he is certain to play on Thursday against Oklahoma. Not so for some of his teammates. Sophomore Kyle Austin, who has been held out of recent games with a sore back, was scheduled to undergo an MRI on Tuesday night. […]

Yes, the Trojans have an important game coming up on Saturday, but Tuesday’s big news didn’t originate from the practice field. Instead, USC officials announced that their ongoing lease negotiations with the Coliseum have reached an impasse, and that the school would explore other options for their home football games–including playing all games at the […]