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Mar201004

joeperson

35

Shaw sees SEC speed at first practice

For anyone who thought Connor Shaw would show up at his first practice and step immediately into the backup quarterback role, Thursday’s shorts-and-helmets workout served as a reminder that making the jump from high school to the SEC remains a big leap.
Think Shaun White on the half-pipe big.
It’s not that Shaw was bad. He just [...]

Mar201001

joeperson

10

Football has sprung early

Are you ready for some football?
If you’re a USC player or assistant coach, you’d better be, after Steve Spurrier surprised everyone today by deciding to move up the start of spring practice.
Rather than wait until after next week’s spring break, Spurrier wants to take advantage of the good weather forecast later in the week and [...]

Feb201026

joeperson

10

Spurrier on Jim Rome

Steve Spurrier looked tanned and rested Friday during his appearance on Jim Rome’s “Rome is Burning” show on ESPN.
Spurrier taped the segment from Orlando, where he is attending an ESPN powwow at Disney’s Wide World of Sports complex.
There was some good TV karma working: Spurrier’s appearance came during the second intermission of Team USA’s fin-kicking [...]

Feb201023

joeperson

15

Culliver, Auguste trading places

A few offseason odds and ends, all of which happen to involve the defense:
–Defensive coordinator Lorenzo Ward, who coaches corners and free safeties, said the plan is to have Chris Culliver and Akeem Auguste swap positions this spring.
The hope is that by moving to corner, Culliver will have less wear and tear on his twice-repaired [...]

Feb201023

joeperson

4

Geathers talks about NFL decision

Talked to Clifton Geathers this week for a story that’s running in tomorrow’s editions.
As far as I know, it’s the first time Geathers has spoken publicly since leaving USC last month to enter the NFL draft. Geathers never had any kind of press conference at the time, and – as Steve Spurrier noted – he [...]

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