Thursday, April 13, 2006

Maualuga continues to mature at USC - Eureka Times-Standard
...The engaging middle linebacker with the gentle smile...was honored with the John McCay Award, doled out annually to the Trojan that exhibits the most competitive spirit.

Not Matt Leinart, not Reggie Bush -- Rey Maualuga. Yeah, promising would be a slight understatement.

However, to whom much is given much is expected, and this year, expectations have been exponentially heightened, both in the eyes of the USC coaching staff, and Maualuga's...

..."When the formation is there, without a doubt, I know what to do.”

According to Maualuga, his coaches feel the same, and they have conveyed to Maualuga their desire for him to take his seemingly infinite potential to the next level, and the level beyond that.

”They (the coaches) have to see it, I have to show them how bad I want it,” said Maualuga...

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