James Boyd to Walk On to Basketball Team
by Joey Kaufman on Nov 12, 2010 11:36 AM PST
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PrintMissed this earlier in the week. Per the LAT:
James Boyd is a 6-foot-4, 245-pound redshirt freshman backup defensive end for the USC football team.
But Monday, Boyd was at men's basketball practice, where he said he'll be more often when football season ends as he plans to walk on to the Trojans hoops team.
Boyd said he might be able to practice with the basketball team as soon as this week -- he said he's just waiting for football Coach Lane Kiffin to give him the all clear -- but that he should definitely be with the team after the football team's season ends against UCLA on Dec. 4.
Boyd, who was a four-sport star at L.A. Jordan High, was named to the All-L.A. City team as a senior when he averaged 23.8 points and 22.4 rebounds for the basketball team.
If and when Boyd joins the basketball team, he should be able to bolster a thin front-line.
"I know my role," he said. "I know what I can do."
With the departures of Davis Rozitis and Leonard Washington, this team needs all the help it can get, especially at forward/center.
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Yah he can really play and will help with rebounding because he boxes out so well.
Glad to see this he could have had a BB schollie to a # of schools, he will be a asset and leader.
I love national championships it makes me feel superior to others, my whole place has USC stuff everywhere, it's painted red and gold, my car is the same colors my asscrack is bruin blue.
by so.cal.native1952 on Nov 12, 2010 12:37 PM PST reply actions
Averaging 20 and 20 in high school is nothing to shrug off
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by Joey Kaufman on Nov 12, 2010 1:40 PM PST up reply actions
Hey joe did St. Francis play against Boyd in HS
I love national championships it makes me feel superior to others, my whole place has USC stuff everywhere, it's painted red and gold, my car is the same colors my asscrack is bruin blue.
by so.cal.native1952 on Nov 12, 2010 2:24 PM PST up reply actions
We didn't
The only players of note we really played against during my years were Justin Cobb (who just transferred to Cal from Minnesota), Hollis Thompson and Renaldo Woolridge. Non-league play never featured top-notch competition in terms of having nationally recruited guys. And Mission League didn’t have many D-1 guys not playing for Harvard or Loyola.
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by Joey Kaufman on Nov 12, 2010 2:48 PM PST up reply actions
Cool just wondering if you saw him play.
I love national championships it makes me feel superior to others, my whole place has USC stuff everywhere, it's painted red and gold, my car is the same colors my asscrack is bruin blue.
by so.cal.native1952 on Nov 12, 2010 3:02 PM PST up reply actions
Isn't he academically ineligible?
How can he walk on if he is Academically ineligible for football?
James MacArthur - RIP "Book 'em Danno!"
I don't think he is anymore, maybe Joey or LS can check it out at school
I love national championships it makes me feel superior to others, my whole place has USC stuff everywhere, it's painted red and gold, my car is the same colors my asscrack is bruin blue.
by so.cal.native1952 on Nov 13, 2010 7:22 AM PST up reply actions
No, he is not academically ineligible
he is suspended by Kiff from football temporarily, probably for missing class/tutoring/study sessions/grades. but, Kiff/Baxter’s discipline standards differ from the school’s official standards.
Kiff has suspended about 8 guys at various times, but only Moody McNeal was officially academically ineligible per the school, I think.
You can't put sanctions on the fkn endzone! Bowls are for salad!
james boyd
why doesnt usc use james boyd as a dual-threat qb or wildcat qb he threw for a lot yards in high school and ran for 600 yards his senior year you can run a little bit of zone read with dillion baxter or dj morgan or black mamba without the fear of barkley getting hurt.
We did try him at QB
but, moved him back to DE. experiment failed.
You can't put sanctions on the fkn endzone! Bowls are for salad!
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