Matthew Kredell broke into the Daily News in 1998, working part time
at the paper while going to USC. The basketball team’s Elite Eight
run in 2000-01 was USC’s athletic highlight in his time at the
school, when the football team was stuck in the Paul Hackett-era.
After graduating in 2001, he started writing for the Daily News full
time. He’s in his second year covering USC, which coincides with the
rise of the program. He’ll take credit for the success, though Tim
Floyd may have more to do with it. A third-generation Los Angelean,
he grew up reading the Daily News while at El Camino Real High School
in Woodland Hills.
Francis closure
Floyd attended some of the trial in Louisiana of D'Anthony Ford, who was convicted earlier this month of second-degree murder for shooting former USC basketball player Ryan Francis. Ford faces an automatic sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.
``I went out there because of my love for Paulette (Francis, Ryan's mother),'' Floyd said. ``I felt it was important for our university to be represented at the trial. I just wanted to give any level of comfort for what I knew would be a trying time for her.''
Floyd said all the players are aware of the conviction, at that it helps bring some closure to the team.
``I'm very happy for Paulette because I didn't want her to have to live with the idea of Ryan's killer being on the streets in the same town she was in on a daily basis,'' Floyd said.
Comments
Tim Floyd is all class. glad the blog is back Matthew. FIGHT ON
Posted by: Matt | August 29, 2007 1:05 AM