Updates from November, 2007

A career-best five-touchdown performance from quarterback John David Booty gave Trojan fans something to be thankful for on Thursday night, as 11th-ranked USC (9-2, 6-2) easily handled No. 7 Arizona State (9-2, 6-2) in a crucial Pac-10 match at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe. The Trojans are now just one win and one Oregon loss […]

The Trojans (2-1) will make their first nationally televised appearances of the season when they play three games in the inaugural Anaheim Classic Tournament at the Anaheim Convention Center beginning on Thanksgiving night.
USC update and injury notes
After losing their season opener at home to Mercer, the Trojans picked up two road victories against The Citadel […]

USC guard Daniel Hackett was named Sporting News’ national men’s basketball player of the week for the period ending November 18. Hackett, who until early last week was unable to play or practice for a month while suffering from a broken jaw, returned to lead the Trojans to a pair of victories in the state […]

Eric Neel has a lengthy profile of Trojan head coach Pete Carroll now posted on ESPN.com. Aside from getting a few names wrong (we’re pretty sure linebacker Cushing’s first name is Brian, not Tim, and that “Cedric” Ellis more frequently spells his name “Sedrick”), it’s an interesting look Carroll and his coaching staff in action […]

The Trojan defense will get a pair of new starters for Thursday’s game against Arizona State, the team announced on Tuesday. Junior Kaluka Maiava is set to replace the injured Keith Rivers (ankle) at weakside linebacker, while freshman Everson Griffen will start at defensive end in place of Kyle Moore (hand). Both Moore and Rivers, […]

The positives from USC’s Monday practice session: OT Sam Baker had his second straight day of full practice without any complications from his healing torn hamstring (although he won’t officially be named as a starter until Tuesday), and DE Kyle Moore has been cleared for contact after a nerve injury had limited the use of […]

As expected, Compton’s Demar DeRozan and Beverly Hills High’s Percy “Lil’ Romeo” Miller signed letters of intent with USC at a Monday press conference held at the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills. The 6′6″ DeRozan can play the two or three and is ranked by many recruiting services as one of the top high school […]

It’s a rare midweek game for USC as the 12th-ranked Trojans (8-2, 5-2) travel to Tempe, Arizona to take on No. 7 Arizona State (9-1, 6-1) on Thanksgiving evening. (It’s the first time the Trojans are playing on Thanksgiving day in almost 70 years.) The Sun Devils currently occupy first place in the Pac-10, and […]

USC announced on Sunday that former walk-on basketball player (and current USC senior) Reed Doucette was named a winner of a 2008 Rhodes Scholarship, becoming the fourth Trojan student-athlete in history to do so.
As for the current Trojans, they are back in Los Angeles for a few days of preparations leading up to a weekend […]

After enjoying a rare two days off, the Trojan football team returned to the practice field on Sunday evening for the first of four practices in preparation for their Thanksgiving battle with 7th-ranked Arizona State. The latest developments:

LB Keith Rivers (ankle) is doubtful for the ASU game (or to use Pete Carroll’s technical terminology, he’s […]