Ain’t no roundup like a Friday roundup. Let’s get to it. While Pete Carroll was in the Bay Area attending the service for Bill Walsh (rest in peace), Steve Sarkisian was running the show at practice. Sark says that unlike his predecessor Lane Kiffin, for him to leave USC it would have to be a [...]
Posted in Coaches, Florida, Florida State, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oregon, ROUNDUPS, SEC, Texas, The Bigs, The U, UCLA, USC | 2 Comments »College football took a backseat this weekend to other momentous sports moments (and we’re referring, of course, to Lorena Ochoa winning the Women’s British Open), but there were some happenings around the nation. They’re here in the roundup. The Jim Harbaugh Quote Machine continues to crank out good copy. The latest? “The most important goal [...]
Posted in Coaches, Florida, LSU, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Ohio State, ROUNDUPS, Recruiting, Stanford, Syracuse, Texas, The Bigs, The Other USC, USC, Wyoming | 1 Comment »Reader Jared writes to us of an exchange found in an SI.com story profiling Matt Leinart: [Kid at Leinart's Football Camp]: “What NFL player do you hate the most? [Leinart]:”Uh, wow, that’s a tough one… Anyone who went to UCLA.” I guess there’s not really a right answer to a question like that, but Leinart’s [...]
Posted in The Bigs, UCLA, USC | 1 Comment »As the lists continue to proliferate, we continue to tirelessly report them. The latest is Jon Wilner’s, in which he breaks down the best Pac-10 performances of the past 20 years. Former Trojans make a respectable showing, at #8 and #1: 8. Keyshawn Johnson, USC: It’s not easy to identify Keyshawn’s best performance during his [...]
Posted in Cal, Pac-10, The Bigs, USC | No Comments »Many USC football players choose to spend their summer in the scenic University Park neighborhood instead of the beach, or the mountains, or back home in whatever state they were named Mr. Football in high school. Here’s one of the reasons why: you never know when a super-famous SAG member and Super Bowl MVP like [...]
Posted in The Bigs, The Biz, USC | 1 Comment »If, like us, you wasted your eligibility never taking a college snap, cheer up—there’s still a chance for you yet. Or at least there is for Jim Davis, who’s trying out for a spot with the 49ers, so you can live vicariously through him. (As a last resort, just go watch Invincible.) At any rate, [...]
Posted in The Bigs | No Comments »The Trojans are returning an absolutely loaded lineup for the upcoming season, with very few of their key players electing to leave for the NFL. So if you cover college football for a living and are seemingly convinced of the superiority of the college game, that’s a good thing, right? Apparently not if you’re SI’s [...]
Posted in The Bigs, The U, USC | No Comments »Many SC fans cheered when they heard the news that Lane Kiffin is leaving to coach the Raiders. Others wonder if anything will change, since Sarkisian (who, having declined the Raiders job, will still be around) and Kiffin worked together on game plans and play calling. Whatever happens, those short-yardage calls had better be improved—they’ve [...]
Posted in Coaches, The Bigs, USC | No Comments »No shock here, as Ted Ginn Jr. is headed to the NFL draft. Ohio State, after being the team of the year, now looks like they will be rebuilding in Columbus.
Posted in Ohio State, The Bigs | No Comments »Brian Brohm has decided to wait for the big money and see if he can take Louisville back to the BCS.
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