Oh yeah, we’re at Pac-10 media day. Steve Sarkisian is relaxed and told us how his offensive line lost 200 pounds from between January and the start of spring practice.

Pete Carroll spoke this morning about allegations that he broke NCAA rules by hiring former NFL special coach Pete Rodriguez and letting him attend practices.
“This is something where we have gone through all the proper channels,” Carroll said. “We’ve documented it. To get to the point where he could be a consultant, we did all our homework. This is something we dealt with a long time ago.”

Pete Carroll launched an impassioned defense of the new rule regarding players being ejected for flagrant personal fouls this season. Carroll objected that defensive players could make hard hits that are interpreted as personal fouls.

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Linebacker Frankie Telfort’s USC career ends before it begins.

Former USC defensive lineman Kenechi Udeze has retired from football. He missed last season because of leukemia. Vikings coach Brad Childress said Udeze ended his comeback attempt.

Here’s some good news from the Associated Press in Montana:
“Robin Pflugrad has been named the wide receivers coach at the University of Montana.
Pflugrad (FLEW’-grad) was an assistant at Montana from 1986-94, including serving as assistant head coach to Don Read from 1991-94.”

Here’s the statement from Pete Carroll on linebacker Frankie Telfort’s genetic heart condition that will prevent him from playing football.
“This is obviously very difficult news for Frankie, his family and all of us in the football program,” Coach Pete Carroll said. “But we’re very thankful doctors discovered the issue before it led to anything worse.”

Jerry Palm’s got a USC-Penn State rematch in the Rose Bowl. Oh joy!