Blogger: Rick McMahan
Recently receiving a masters degree from California State University Northridge, Rick McMahan is a contributing writer for USC football here at SoCal Sports Hub.com. In addition to writing for SoCal Sports Hub, McMahan is also a columnist at the Bleacher Report.com and doesn’t shy away from voicing his opinions of the Trojans and the rest of the college football world. He can be reached by e-mail at sirsocalrick[a]hotmail.com
As is to be expected, while I was away doing other things, Lane Kiffin, Ed Orgeron and company were busy extending offers to prep athletes who could don the cardinal and gold for the 2011 season.
Following the criteria established in the first three articles of this series, I will play "catch up" and highlight those four-star athletes, as rated by ... 10Mar2010 |
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As the end of the 2009 recruiting season drew near, the USC Trojans thought they had the nation's premier prep punter/field goal kicker all but signed and delivered.
Matt Darr, Scout.com's No. 1 high school kicker, from Frontier High School in Bakersfield, CA, had given Pete Carroll his verbal commitment early on and eagerly awaited the signing day, expecting fully to ... 4Mar2010 |
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One of the drawbacks to taking a few days off from the recruiting trail early in the season is that so many changes occur when you aren't looking.
Part one of this 2010-2011 look at the early USC recruiting process featured the Scout.com five-star prep high school athletes who the Trojans had already offered.
Since I filed that report, three more five-star ... 4Mar2010 |
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About eight months ago, I had the privilege, along with some others at a Trojan round-table chat, to interview Frankie Telfort, the 2009 Trojan linebacker recruit from Gulliver prep school in Miami, Florida.
While this opportunity marked the first time I had engaged Telfort, it was by no means the first time I had heard of the then-No. 8 prep linebacker ... 26Feb2010 |
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When we last peered into the future, we saw the 2011 five star prep recruits that the Trojans had offered scholarships to and their possible interest in USC.
Now we turn our attention to the four star high school football players who hold scholarship offers from USC.
Initially, I had intended this series to be a two part affair but since Lane ... 24Feb2010 |
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Now that the letters of intent for 2010 have all been signed and delivered (with the exception of Seantrel Henderson), is it too early to think about what's on the horizon for 2011?
Naw...its never too early to ponder the possiblities for who may wear the cardinal and gold in the not too distant future for true Trojans fans.
After all, the ... 21Feb2010 |
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With the exception of a few recruits, such as Seantrel Henderson, who will wait to sign his LOI, this years Trojan recruiting class has been signed, sealed and delivered.
Looking ahead to the 2010 college football season, it is reasonable to speculate which of these talented recruits will see early playing time and those who will redshirt, destined to see the ... 8Feb2010 |
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Amidst the celebration of a very promising prep recruiting class delivered by new USC head coach Lane Kiffin, there remains the spectre of possible sanctions that may be coming the Trojans way via the NCAA infractions committee.
These possible sanctions, tied to whatever is found regarding the Reggie Bush investigation, continue to cast a pall over the Trojan football program and ... 4Feb2010 |
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With national signing day less than 24 hours away, it is time to take stock of the Trojans prospect for fielding a quality class of recruits for the 2009-2010 high school football season.
The loss of Pete Carroll as head coach of the Trojans has affected this years class but not to the extent that it was feared prior to the ... 2Feb2010 |
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The one thing USC fans feared with Pete Carroll's departure was the effect it would have on this year's recruiting class.
Would there be a backlash from the verbal commitments who have already pledged to USC? What about those who were considering the Trojans but have yet to decide? Would they still cross USC off of their list?
Ummm...no and no.
With the ... 26Jan2010 |
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On the cusp of the end of the Pete Carroll era at USC, it is now time to move on to the next chapter.
With the recruiting season winding down and Trojan verbal commits dropping like flies, it is imperative that Mike Garrett, the USC athletic director, act rapidly and with conviction.
Hiring a big name head coach is only part of ... 10Jan2010 |
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Now that ESPN is reporting that Pete Carroll has indeed accepted the offer by the Seattle Seahawks to become their next head coach, it is time to look at the legacy that Carroll leaves behind at USC.
Over the last nine years, Pete Carroll has turned in a sterling 96-19 record for the Trojans along with one BCS championship and two ... 9Jan2010 |
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ESPN's Chris Mortenson is reporting that the Seattle Seahawks, who just fired head coach Jim Mora, are targeting USC head coach Pete Carroll to fill the newly vacated position.
Those same rumors have Carroll requesting USC assistant head coach Jeremy Bates join him in the Pacific northwest.
According to one source, in regard to Carroll leaving the Trojans for the head coaching ... 8Jan2010 |
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Dear Jackson Jeffcoat, Jordan Hicks, Christian Jones, Hayes Pullard, et.al.,
Have you read the news coming out the NFL regarding their defensive rookie of the year award?
Brian Cushing, the overall #15 pick of the Houston Texans, has just been awarded this prestigious award celebrating his 134 tackles, two forced fumbles, four interceptions and five sacks.
Cushing, a veritable tackle machine, will also ... 6Jan2010 |
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Now that the cap has been put on this disappointing 2009 Trojan football season, it is time to look to the future.
And that future begins on Feb. 2 when high school football players sign on the dotted line to play for their new colleges in 2010.
For USC, if the verbal pledges they have already received mean anything, some critical questions ... 5Jan2010 |
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Today it was announced by USC athletic director Mike Garrett that the Trojans would self-impose sanctions resulting from NCAA infraction violations stemming from former coach Tim Floyd's illegal payments to a USC booster that had ties to former Trojan OJ Mayo.
These sanctions include the forfeiture of all wins in the 2007-2008 season, Mayo's only year with the Trojans and, more ... 3Jan2010 |
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Well, this was unexpected.
No, check that. This was unimaginable.
Even for first year Trojan coach Kevin O'Neill who said, "If you told me at the beginning of the year we would have an eight game winning streak, I would have told you that you were crazy."
Consider us all candidates for the loony bin.
USC won their eighth game in a row by ... 3Jan2010 |
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On a day when Urban Meyer shockingly stepped down from one of the nations premier college football programs, Pete Carroll took steps to return USC as one of those top teams.
In a sometimes driving rain, USC beat Boston College 24-13 in the Emerald bowl at AT&T park in San Francisco.
Boston College, who had overachieved all year, was only a missed ... 27Dec2009 |
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The Trojans got a very nice Christmas present today when it was announced that George Uko had given USC his verbal pledge for the upcoming season.
Uko, a 6'4," 297 lb. monster of a defensive tackle, is ranked as a "Five-star" recruit by Scout.com.
George Uko, who prepped at Don Antonio Lugo high school in Chino, Ca., has been something of an ... 26Dec2009 |
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There is an ominous sound being heard by the PAC-10 opponents of USC.
Orchestrated by Mike Gerrity, the recently eligible point guard who is making the Trojans his third stop, that sound is beginning to reach crescendo level.
For UNLV, who came in with a sterling 12-1 record, they just want the noise to stop.
Led by Marcus Johnson's 19 points and 9 ... 26Dec2009 |
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Excellent analysis of Dodgers roster for 2010: http://yallkiltit.wordpress.com/2010/03/06/dodgerblast-spring-training-roster-analysis/ 
I was with the UCLA Alumni Band; I sat in the 4th row of the box seats, a few rows ...
Joey, your right, but what were you thinking was going to happen? whats your point here? you called every UCLA ...
I was at that game as well. Where'd you sit? 
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