Updates: Awards

Trojan seniors Sam Baker and Keith Rivers were named semifinalists for postseason honors on Thursday. Baker was named one of a dozen semifinalists for the Lombardi Award, given to the nation’s top lineman, linebacker or tight end. And Rivers was announced as one of ten semifinalists for the Butkus Award, presented annually to the top […]

USC’s trio of starting linebackers–Brian Cushing, Rey Maualuga, and Keith Rivers–have been named to the preseason Butkus Award watchlist, presented annually to the nation’s top linebacker.
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ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit, one of the three-headed “GameDay” crew, compiled his list of best college football players, coaches, teams and fans from across the nation in what he has dubbed the “Herbie Awards.” Among the many Trojans making this year’s lists: Joe McKnight (5th best “next wave” RB), Sam Baker (dream offensive line), J.D. Booty […]

Trojan QB John David Booty and DE Lawrence Jackson are among the names on the preseason Walter Camp Award watchlist, which was announced today. The award is presented annually to the top college football player in the country as judged by a panel of head coaches and sports information directors. Previous USC athletes to win […]

Adding yet again to his preseason honors, senior QB John David Booty was named to the Davey O’Brien Award watchlist on Tuesday. The O’Brien is presented annually to the top quarterback in the country (as judged by the Davey O’Brien Foundation), and is considered perhaps the most prestigious of the quarterback awards. No Trojan has […]

As Ivan Maisel notes, No. 1 USC has more players on the ESPN.com preseason All-America team than any other school. Those Trojan All-Americans, all seniors, are OT Sam Baker, DE Lawrence Jackson, DT Sedrick Ellis, and LB Keith Rivers. The only other Pac-10 player on ESPN’s team is Cal’s junior WR DeSean Jackson, who, as Maisel […]

Trojan senior QB John David Booty has added to his preseason honors by being named to the watchlist for the Manning Award, which is presented annually to the top college quarterback. Unlike similar awards, the Manning (which was won by Matt Leinart two seasons ago) is awarded after the bowl season, so postseason performance is […]

Due to popular demand, we have created a separate page on TrojanUpdate listing all of the Trojan football players currently on watchlists for the various 2007 awards. This new page will be updated throughout the season as watchlists are announced and narrowed.
Trojans on 2007 College Football Watchlists 

TrojanUpdate has compiled a rundown of which Trojan football players are on watchlists for various awards. We’ll have another update in a month or so as more watchlists are announced. Currently, the lists are on the larger side (some may have upwards of 60 names), but they are typically narrowed down as the season progresses. […]

Fred Lynn, winner of three College Baseball World Series titles with the Trojans (1971, 1972 and 1973), was inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame yesterday.  After graduating from USC, Lynn won Rookie of the Year and MVP honors with the Boston Red Sox in 1975, a first for that particular same-season double-honor.  Lynn became […]