Tuesday, April 11, 2006

[Mandel] Trojan makeover - CNNSI
...Such is the work-in-progress that is the USC offense these days, a far cry for now from the Leinart-Bush-White outfit that racked up 580 yards per game last season. Carroll, however, has never been one to let a few personnel setbacks change his terminally sunny disposition. Having assembled five straight top-five recruiting classes (the past four ranked No. 1 by at least one major scouting service) the mantra around Heritage Hall is that no one is irreplaceable...

...the 2006 season will be the greatest reloading test to date for Carroll's offense. The Trojans do return two proven receivers in Smith and Dwayne Jarrett, and the offensive line should be solid. However, the weight of expectations cast by USC's recent dominance will place an extreme amount of pressure on a first-year starting quarterback, ...and a group of running backs who haven't yet made it to their senior prom...

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