BREAKING: Joe McKnight to enter the NFL Draft
by Paragon SC on Jan 8, 2010 10:10 AM PST
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PrintI saw this briefly on ESPN and the message boards are chattering over it.
As I get more I will link it up later on this afternoon. I can't say I am surprised and I am sure that this had to do with the SUV thing...
It is hard to lose a 100 yard rusher but this might be the best thing.
Here is the story from Joe Schad...
USC junior running back Joe McKnight said Friday that he will enter the upcoming NFL draft.
"The time is right," McKnight said. "This was my first healthy season and I really don't want to come back and risk injury."
The Trojans held McKnight out of the Emerald Bowl against Boston College in December amid an ongoing investigation into whether he violated rules by using an SUV that does not belong to him, as well as his relationship with the vehicle's owner, Santa Monica businessman Scott Schenter.
McKnight was not cleared in time by USC's compliance department to participate in the Emerald Bowl, a 24-13 victory for USC. He said Friday that the ongoing investigation did not factor into his decision to leave school early.
"If I would have come back it would have been to pursue the Heisman," said McKnight, who also spoke of the difficulty of being compared to former USC running back Reggie Bush.
"My career was OK," McKnight said. "It was good, but not like Reggie. There was a constant pressure to be like Reggie."
I will let you all decipher it...
I will be interested in hearing Pete Carroll's take.
FIGHT ON!
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I guess ESPN is just getting another leg up on everyone.
Wow they must have ESP, I mean who would have guess that Fumbles Rover would go pro. Good Bye Joe thanks for leaving now we can get down to business, oh and I would hope the rest of the USC prima donnas leave also.
Fine the nearest cliff Mike Garret and put your car in Drive and step on the peddle.
by so.cal.native1952 on Jan 8, 2010 10:19 AM PST reply actions
Schenter is dirty
That much is obvious. My belief is that Joe knew what was going on, and that the Land Rover was an extra benefit. It all really depends on how long Schenter knew McKnights girlfriend.
The constant Bush comparisons are what did him in
Joe never got a chance to just be Joe. Everyone wanted him to be Reggie even when it was clear that he wasn’t quite the same.
Best of luck to him and I think this is better for the offense as now they might try to diversify instead of hoping McKnight can make a big play every down.
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by bluemax on Jan 8, 2010 11:37 AM PST via mobile reply actions
Was never used properly, IMHO
In some way, Joe’s SC career parallel’s Bush NFL career. Both where expected to be dominant, game-changing backs. Joe and Reggie aren’t, but they were not exactly busts either.
Reggie’s just not big enough to be a between-the-tackles, every down runner, and his speed, which destroyed defenses in college, alone is not enough in a League where the linebackers are as fast as the running backs.
And Joe just isn’t fast enough to the perimeter to be a game-changing, every-down back. And both Joe and Reggie were hampered by recurrent, nagging injuries.
But Joe did work hard this year, limited his fumbling and learned how to be a decent every-down college RB. He won the Ohio State game, in my opinion. And Joe was a helluva receiver, ran great routes and caught everything thrown at him. Would have been more effective if he were used as a Percy Harvin type, a slot receiver who lines up in the backfield at times. Don’t know if you could incorporate that kind of position into SC’s pro-style offense, perhaps he would have been a Heisman contender if he played in a spread offense.
Isn't he a little *too* honest here?
His comments regarding his time being “ok” and his worries of injuries might make people pause.
In other words, Go Bears!
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