Updates: Coaching

There hasn’t been a truckload of news items coming out of Rose Bowl practice this week, other than the typical storyline that USC has trouble with mobile quarterbacks (such as Illinois’ “Juice” Williams). The daily Patrick Turner injury issue hasn’t been completely resolved. Because he could only participate in a few drills Saturday, Pete Carroll described […]

It’s official, and it’s not very surprising. UCLA Athletic Director Dan Guerrero today announced that Karl Dorrell has been fired as the Bruins’ head football coach. Dorrell lasted five years at UCLA, with his best season (10-2) coming in 2005. The Bruins defeated USC just once during that span.
Boise State head coach Chris Petersen, Texas […]

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 […]

Scott Wolf, venturing beyond the veil of his notorious blog, discusses some sacred cows of the USC football program (including Pete Carroll’s coaching, the use of Stafon Johnson, and Joe McKnight’s lack of impact) in his latest video practice report for CBS and KCAL.
Trojan Insider Wolf Reports SC Practice 10/10 (CBS2.com)

After referring to Trojan coach Pete Carroll somewhat disparagingly as “a nice Hollywood mix of Knute Rockne and Bob Barker” and “Pompom Pete,” Dan Shaughnessy of The Boston Globe presents a surprisingly fair profile of the former Patriots coach’s tenure in New England: “Kraft was too involved, general manager Bobby Grier was overmatched, and Carroll […]

Pete Carroll sat down with Petros & Money on AM 570 today to discuss Nebraska’s team, the elevated profile of the Pac-10 this season, the coaching staff’s perceived limited playbook used in the Idaho game (”we used what we had to to win the game”), USC’s recurring turnover margin issue, and the Trojans’ current injury situation.
Audio: Petros & Money Show (AM 570)

Clay DeLeon of Scout.com talked to USC’s Offensive Coordinator Steve Sarkisian about being the play-caller in 2007, his evluation of John David Booty, and this year’s fall camp.
Talking with Steve Sarkisian (Scout)

Pete Carroll spoke to Petros Papadakis and Matt “Money” Smith and addressed several issues leading up to the Idaho game: the Todd McNair animal neglect issue, preparations for Idaho and their coach Rob Akey, the decision to schedule Idaho, not looking ahead to Nebraska, the SC running back situation (”we plan on playing a lot of […]

In response to this morning’s LA Times article, Ben Malcolmson of USCRipsIt.com spoke to USC running backs coach Todd McNair about his convictions in the 90’s for cruelty to animals. McNair responded that both charges revolved around his dog breeding business (a side business during his NFL days), the improper housing of his dogs during […]

According to reports from the Philadelphia Daily News and The Rocky Mountain News (and compiled by Gary Klein of the LA Times), USC running backs coach Todd McNair was found guilty of animal neglect in 1993 (and fined $500) and convicted of cruelty to animals and neglect in 1996 (resulting in $25,000 in fines and 8 […]