Archive for November 6th, 2009

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joeperson

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Gameday forecast for Arkansas

Speaking with reporters after Thursday’s practice, Ellis Johnson downplayed the loss of free safety Chris Culliver, who was benched because of a shoulder injury and an incident Monday when he walked out of practice.
“Cully didn’t play well last week,” said Johnson, USC’s assistant head coach for defense. “So you say we’re going to miss him. [...]

Nov200906

joeperson

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Spurrier does not let Culliver walk over team

USC is getting ready to face the SEC’s top-ranked passing offense and No. 1 passer.
If there was a game the Gamecocks could have used their starting free safety, this Arkansas game certainly qualifies.
But Steve Spurrier was right to bench Chris Culliver this week before Culliver’s attitude problem festered into something more detrimental that could disrupt [...]