Tuesday, August 14, 2007

SI's Top 20 Scouting Reports: 1. USC Trojans - CNNSI
You get the feeling that every time coach Pete Carroll walks out his front door, he trips over another high school All-America longing to be a Trojan. With an impressive recruiting haul that added to a roster already overflowing with talent, it's little wonder that the Trojans are the popular pick to win the national championship. The only thing they appear to lack is enough playing time to distribute...

...The crowd at running back, where USC has 10 -- seriously, 10 -- former high school stars, might be the best evidence of the Trojans' wealth of talent. But most of those backs are notable more for their promise... Rather it's at linebacker, where Brian Cushing, Rey Maualuga and Keith Rivers are arguably the best three-man unit in the country, that USC's overabundance at every position is most apparent. "This is the biggest, fastest, most aggressive linebacking group we've had," says Carroll...

No comments: