Cody Steps Into Role As Trojans' Leader
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Shaun Cody decided the time was right to speak up. Top-ranked Southern California was trailing Stanford at halftime, and the Trojans' hopes for a national championship were in jeopardy. Cody, a senior and captain, called the Sept. 25 game a turning point.
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Few teams have ever collected more talent at one position than the U.S.C. Trojans, who have 10 tailbacks who were Super Prep All-Americans.
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Henry Bibby was fired as Southern California's basketball coach Monday, just four games into his ninth season. The Trojans, beset by some player dissension, are 2-2.
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If nothing else, Saturday's game against Southern California will show how much progress Washington State has made this season.
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Mike Williams hoped to celebrate his 21st birthday by playing for another national title. He missed out, caught in a legal tangle. Yet losing the All-American receiver days before the start of the season didn't keep Southern California from reaching the Orange Bowl, where the Trojans played Oklahoma on Tuesday night.
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&quot;We control our destiny, unlike last year where we didn&#39;t know,&quot; USC defensive tackle Shaun Cody said this week. &quot;We were hoping on a prayer things would fall into place.
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Ramon Sessions usually is content to let his Nevada teammates be the stars. When California pushed the Wolf Pack to a tight finish at the Pete Newell Challenge, the point guard found that the spotlight fits him pretty well.
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Defending national champion USC begins the 2004 season right where it left off the year before - as the top ranked team in the AP Top 25 poll.
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Matt Leinart found a comfort zone this season. No longer worried about losing his job, the easygoing Southern California quarterback became the unquestioned leader of the Trojans. He performed the job so well in his second year as a starter, he also became The Associated Press player of the year.
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Tim Floyd and Southern California want to talk about the former New Orleans Hornets coach taking over the Trojans&#39; basketball program.
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Matt Leinart of the University of Southern California won the Heisman Trophy last night, becoming the second Trojans quarterback in three seasons to capture college football&#39;s most prestigious award.
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[12/16/04]Fiery Southern Cal assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Ed Orgeron said this morning that he plans to bring an aggressive, unpredictable style of football to Ole Miss and return the Rebels to national prominence.
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_ Southern California coach Pete Carroll and Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops have helped restore integrity to their tradition-rich programs.
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After keeping him under wraps for the season's first two games, No. 1 Southern California turned quarterback John David Booty loose Saturday night.
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The season&#39;s first All-America squad was announced Thursday, and USC&#39;s Matt Leinart, Matt Grootegoed and Reggie Bush were named to the AFCA Coaches&#39; All-America Team.
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Southern California found a new big-play receiver in its backfield. Tailback Reggie Bush caught three long touchdown passes to help the top-ranked Trojans beat Virginia Tech 24-13 in a sloppy opener Saturday night in the Black Coaches Association Classic.
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Alfred Malone isn&#39;t just interested in letting people outside the state know Troy football exists or proving the Trojans can hang in there against a major conference team.