Pac-12 quarterback battles continue into summer
With spring practices all wrapped up, Pac-12 coaches got on a conference call Monday to answer questions. They covered a range of topics, and each school has its own unique situation heading into the offseason, but one thing seemed to keep coming up: quarterback battles.
Nearly half the Pac-12 enters the summer with an unsettled quarterback situation, and save Oregon State, all...
Pac-12 quarterback battles continue into summer
With spring practices all wrapped up, Pac-12 coaches got on a conference call Monday to answer questions. They covered a range of topics, and each school has its own unique situation heading into the offseason, but one thing seemed to keep coming up: quarterback battles.
Nearly half the Pac-12 enters the summer with an unsettled quarterback situation, and save Oregon State, all...
Throwing session, Kessler highlights
See every throw made during 7on7 by redshirt sophomore Cody Kessler at Wednesday's USC players only throwing session...
USC Trojans could rotate Cody Kessler, Max Wittek to open 2013 season
Lane Kiffin and the USC Trojans may wind up playing both Max Wittek and Cody Kessler at quarterback once the 2013 regular season kicks off.
Kessler ready to keep competition going
FOX Sports NEXT caught up with redshirt sophomore Cody Kessler following the Trojans' voluntary throwing session. Kessler talks Stage Coach, the depth chart, and the NFL Draft...
Wide receivers, Cody Kessler shine in subued USC spring game
(Photo Courtesy: USA Today Sports)
LOS ANGELES-- A year after USC football entered spring practice with as much hype as any program in the country, it was a rather subdued day at the Los Angeles Coliseum on Saturday afternoon, where a little over 15,000 stopped by to check and to check out the Trojans spring game.
Before we get into any analysis, we should start with that number...
Wide receivers, Cody Kessler shine in subued USC spring game
(Photo Courtesy: USA Today Sports)
LOS ANGELES-- A year after USC football entered spring practice with as much hype as any program in the country, it was a rather subdued day at the Los Angeles Coliseum on Saturday afternoon, where a little over 15,000 stopped by to check and to check out the Trojans spring game.
Before we get into any analysis, we should start with that...
Still no QB favorite at USC after spring game
Cody Kessler passed for 242 yards and three touchdowns, and Max Wittek added two more scoring throws in Southern California's spring game Saturday.
The Trojans' spring practices ended with no clear favorite in the three-man race to replace four-year starting quarterback Matt Barkley. Wittek went 12 for 17 but also threw two interceptions to safety Demetrius Wright, while...
Kessler makes statement in USC spring game
LOS ANGELES Before a ball was snapped or a pass was thrown during USCs spring game at the Coliseum on Saturday, Cody Kessler trotted out to midfield where he met his teammate, Hayes Pullard, and the officials.
Much to his surprise, Kessler was ordered by his head coach, Lane Kiffin, to go out and be the captain for the Cardinal team.
Kiffin was like go out there, Kessler recalled...
Filling the Void: Who will win USC's starting quarterback position
Trojan Freshman Max Browne takes a snap in spring practice
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It’s spring, and here at Crystal Ball Run, that only means one thing: The start of baseball season!
Kidding. No one actually watches baseball anymore, do they?
In all seriousness we’re here to talk some spring football, where just about every program across the country has opened...
Filling the Void: Who will win USC's starting quarterback position
Trojan Freshman Max Browne takes a snap in spring practice (Photo Courtesy: USA Today Sports) It’s spring, and here at Crystal Ball Run, that only means one thing: The start of baseball season! Kidding. No one actually watches baseball anymore, do they? In all seriousness we’re here to talk some spring football, where just about every program across the country has opened...
QB competition continues without Wittek
LOS ANGELES The three-man race to be Matt Barkleys successor is down to two, momentarily. The battle between Max Wittek, Cody Kessler, and Max Browne is less a Max. Wittek, that is.
The USC third-year sophomore has a sprained MCL in his right knee, he announced Tuesday.
Wittek did not participate in Tuesdays practice and his status for the remainder of the week is questionable...
Kiffin: USC QB Wittek's injury not a setback
LOS ANGELES The three-man race to be Matt Barkleys successor is down to two, momentarily. The battle between Max Wittek, Cody Kessler, and Max Browne is less a Max. Wittek, that is.
The USC third-year sophomore has a sprained MCL in his right knee, he announced Tuesday.
Although Kiffin and Wittek agree the injury won't set the quarterback back, if either Kessler or Browne...
Three USC Trojans quarterbacks are set to compete for the starting role
The USC Trojans suffered a disappointing 2012 season under Matt Barkley. Now Max Wittek, Cody Kessler and Max Browne compete to replace him and bring their program back to glory.
Three Trojans snap into QB battle
Cody Kessler's most noteworthy play for USC came last season after the quarterback was told by coaches to wear a different jersey number on special teams in the first half against Colorado.
He was the backup to Max Wittek against Notre Dame and in the season-ending Sun Bowl loss to Georgia Tech, but he did not play.
So the third-year sophomore spent the last two months doing...
USC's spring practice, QB competition under way
With four new assistant coaches and no starting quarterback, Southern California has started work on erasing memories of last season's disappointment.
The Trojans held their first spring practice Tuesday night, going through drills under new defensive coordinator Clancy Pendergast and offensive coordinator Clay Helton. Lane Kiffin revamped his staff in hopes of fixing a team...
Kessler & Wittek, 'It's go time'
USC kicks off spring practices on Tuesday. The spotlight of spring drills will be on the quarterback battle. Will Cody Kessler or Max Wittek take over for the departed Matt Barkley? Or... does freshman Max Browne win the job?
USC's QB Browne ready for his opportunity
Shortly after he settled into a patio chair outside USC's McKay Center on Wednesday, Max Browne was spied by a group of campus visitors who walked past.
"Hi, new quarterback," one shouted, before another jogged over to shake Browne's hand and wish him luck.
Browne, the Gatorade national high school player of the year, is the most high-profile player in USC'...
USC fan Nathan Garcia loses battle with cancer
Nathan Garcia, a USC fan befriended by QB Cody Kessler and his USC teammates, died on Tuesday. He was 13 years old.
One of Garcias last wishes was to start a toy drive. He wanted to bring joy to kids who were facing a similar situation as the one he was in.
The toy drive was a success. Nearly 4,000 toys were collected in Bakersfield as a result of Garcias wishes. Garcia wanted...
USC's Wittek, Kessler step up bowl preparation
Max Wittek got a big opportunity when he started in place of Matt Barkley against Notre Dame.
The redshirt freshman quarterback appears on track for another start in the Dec. 31 Sun Bowl against Georgia Tech.
Barkley, who suffered a shoulder injury against UCLA last month, was absent from the practice field Saturday when the Trojans resumed Sun Bowl preparation after a week off...
Did USC break an NCAA rule by having a player change numbers mid-game?
The reason why Southern Cal should be under investigation for this, and should have been penalized during the game is due to the fact that they had two players wearing the same jersey. Not just the same number, the same jersey.It’s typical to see duplicate numbers on the field, and with teams having 100 players or more (including walk-ons), they pretty much have to. The only...
Did Lane Kiffin have a player switch jersey numbers during game to trick opponent?
Lane Kiffin has a job to do at USC, and that’s to win football games. If that means doing something aimed at deceiving your opponent that is technically with the confines of the NCAA rules, Kiffin is open to it. For example, let’s look at his decision to have backup quarterback Cody Kessler change jerseys from No. 6 to No. 35 in the first half against Colorado. According to...
USC number swap: method to the madness?
LOS ANGELES -- There is nothing illegal about players changing uniform numbers during the course of a game.
Different, but not illegal.
So when Cody Kessler switched from No. 35 to his usual No. 6 on Saturday, it was well within NCAA rules, as USC head coach Lane Kiffin pointed out on Tuesday.
We change jerseys all the time with our guys, Kiffin said. We changed some more this...
Kiffin uses trickery on special teams
LOS ANGELES - Looks can often be deceiving and they certainly were on Saturday at the Coliseum when No. 9 USC defeated Colorado, 50-6.
After scoring their second touchdown of the game, the Trojans attempted to go for a two-point conversion.
The designated holder on the play, wearing jersey No. 35, ran in the conversion but it was called back because of a holding penalty. Punter...
USC Trojans designate Max Wittek as number two quarterback
After a year and a half of a quarterback competition that was too close to call, the USC Trojans have finally picked redshirt freshman Max Wittek as the backup to Matt Barkley.
Wittek narrowly won the spot over fellow redshirt freshman Cody Kessler. Wittek is a product of Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, the same high school where Barkley and Matt Leinart played prior to USC...
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