USC reportedly will get Darion Clark is a 6-foot-6 forward from North Carolina-Charlotte, who will transfer and sit out next season. Clark averaged 6.2 points and 4.6 rebounds per game last season.
For all the buzz surrounding Andy Enfield, you might expect some higher-profile or higher-ranked players to commit or enroll but he probably is looking at what his roster needs will be two years from now. Right?
Despite the perception safety T.J. McDonald did not have a great senior season, an AFC coach told me today he was prepared to draft McDonald if the Rams didn’t take him in the third round.
This would back up Rams coach Jeff Fisher’s draft comments that he was worried McDonald would go before the 71st pick.
“I liked the way he played,” the AFC coach said. “I know some people might have been surprised but I wanted to take him. The Rams just took him first.”
Winners
Frankie Telfort
Highy regarded linebacker who never played because of heart condition earned degree and will start coaching internship with Seahawks in July.
The men’s tennis team lost its first NCAA playoff match since 2008, ending a streak of four national titles following its 4-3 loss to Ohio State. The Trojans-Buckeyes encounter was a rematch of the 2009 NCAA title match.
Jackson, who is being recruited by USC, went 25 feet in the long jump today at the CIF-Southern Section divisional finals at Mt. SAC in Walnut. Jackson’s jump was the longest by a high school athlete this year.
USC center Dewayne Dedmon is in Chicago for the NBA combine and spoke about his decision to turn pro.
“I talked to all the (USC) coaches, had meetings with all the coaches. At the end of the day, my mind was made up to come out,” Dedmon told Sports Illustrated. “They were good meetings, but I was still unsure about next year’s coaching staff. I wasn’t willing to put myself in jeopardy because of what they would do on the court. Sometimes you get broken promises. You never really know. There is always that little gray area.”
Matt Barkley isn’t the only NFL rookie at the Rose Bowl today. USC WR Robert Woods is also participating in the Topps rookie card photo shoot.
Here’s video of former USC QB Matt Barkley throwing to former Stanford TE Zach Ertz at the Rose Bowl for a Topps Company rookie card photo shoot.
Delvon Simmons, who started all 13 games at Texas Tech last season, received his release to transfer and will visit USC this weekend, according to Scout.com. Simmons nearly signed with USC two years ago.
He was rated the No. 3 defensive tackle in the nation by Scout.
USC quarterback Matt Barkley was at the Rose Bowl wearing his Eagles uniform for the first time as NFL rookies posed for their rookie card photos.