Updates: Injuries

Friday’s 90-minute workout, its first practice of an allowed 15 prior to the Rose Bowl, was conducted without QB John David Booty, who banged up his finger in the UCLA game. Booty will also miss today’s (Saturday’s) practice, the team’s final practice before reconvening next Friday, to attend a class field trip.  Other seniors, including LB […]

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 […]

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 […]

Freshman center Mamadou Diarra, who has missed all six of USC’s games so far this season while recovering from a preseason hernia surgery, is set to return to practice on Tuesday, reports Scott Wolf. The Trojans could certainly use the 7-footer for Thursday’s game against the Oklahoma Sooners, who present the tallest opposing lineup to […]

Pete Carroll called his team in for a rare Sunday night meeting prior to the Trojans’ first practice of UCLA week on Monday–an indication, perhaps, that USC is indeed taking their upcoming matchup with the Bruins seriously. Some quick player notes:

LB Keith Rivers (ankle) was able to practice on Monday, and indicated that he believes […]

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 […]

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 […]

The Trojans have Friday and Saturday off, and kick off four straight days of practice on Sunday, followed by a trip to Tempe, Arizona to play the 9th-ranked Sun Devils on Thanksgiving evening. On Thursday, the team held an intra-squad scrimmage after a full-contact practice, which gave almost the entire roster a chance to play, […]