USC Offers KJ Costello

Two quarterback scholarship offers in one day as USC offers Santa Margarita quarterback KJ Costello. The Trojans have now offered three quarterbacks from 2016: Costello, Shea Patterson and Malik Henry of Westlake.

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USC Offers QB Shea Patterson

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USC offered a scholarship to quarterback Shea Patterson of Shreveport, La., the No. 1-ranked dual threat QB for the Class of 2016 according to Rivals. Auburn, Alabama, LSU, Oklahoma are among the schools that offered Patterson. He decommited from Arizona last week.

Former USC QB John David Booty was the last Shreveport quarterback to pick the Trojans.

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Some Track News

USC assistant coach Berry Shumpert, who coached the jumps, left after only one season to go to Tennessee. His departure shows the growing pains the track program is going through as it tries to demonstrate it can be more than a sprint program.

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The `Amway’ Coaches’ Poll

I did not even realize until today that the coaches’ poll is now the Amway Coaches’ poll. How fitting. After dealing with some of these guys, you could use a cleaning product to wash away the lies. And some of these guys would make good Amway salesmen.

On the other hand, it’s probably too good a product for the college basketball coaches’ poll. Steve Sarkisian is among the voters, who I list after the jump:

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1965 Playboy All-American Team

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That’s USC’s first Heisman Trophy winner, Mike Garrett, of course in the top row. Now, what is wrong with this picture? Later today I will post what is wrong along with the names of the players in the photo.

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USC Morning Buzz: Athlon Predicts 9-3 Season For Trojans

 Athlon’s projects USC to go 9-3 this season, citing the defense and Cody Kessler as team strengths while depth and playmakers at wide receiver are “obstacles to overcome.”

And here is a chart showing how many more three-star prospects came aboard last season from the previous two years. Full article here

Pac-12 Rank National Rank Three-Star Prospects Four-Star Prospects Five-Star Prospects
2014 1 10 8 8 2
2013 2 12 0 8 4
2012 2 9 5 10 1
2011 1 3 11 14 1
2010 1 3 2 12 4
Rankings from 247Sports Composite

 

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