Morning Madness

Thursday is party night at USC, but you just can't have as much fun when you have a 6:45 a.m. practice. Or can you? We better think before we answer that question.
The Trojans concluded the week with an abbreviated session this morning that focused on conditioning and running plays before taking the weekend off.
``We should have (fresh) legs even better than for the opener,'' USC coach Pete Carroll said.
Carroll singled out defensive end Alex Morrow and new starting safety Taylor Mays as standouts this week.
``Alex Morrow deserves to be in there more,'' Carroll said. ``I feel really good about Taylor. We tested him all week. He did a lot to solidify his opportunity.''
The morning practice allowed Carroll some early time to recruit before he speaks to the Pasadena Quarterbacks Club and then dashes off to watch two high school football games today.