the quarterbacks Stories - Conquest Chronicles
Practice Notes from Day 1 - It's all about the QB!
Not really surprising, but all of the focus is on how the Quarterback battle is shaping up. With Aaron Corp being named the starter during spring ball and with freshman phenom Matt Barkley in a great position to compete for the starting job there is a lot of anticipation on how this will turn out....
Sanchez's performance under scrutiny
There are a couple of interesting stories in the local papers about Mark Sanchez and his performance on Saturday. Sanchez has had an up and down season to this point with games against Oregon St., Arizona St. and Arizona. But even in his good games he has made some poor decisions and that all adds...
USC's new Deep Ball Threat
We have noted before how the receivers' production in 2008 has been a welcome sight in how the USC offense has performed so far this season. Having a deep ball threat gives SC the ability to spead the field and takes advantage of the various mismatch opportunities that can come up from game to...
Mustain Prepares to Start
With Mark Sanchez's status uncertain for Saturday's game against Arizona State Mitch Mustain is prearing for his first start. Mustain saw some significant playing time last week against Oregon going 5-of-8 for 11 yards with a TD and and INT. The TD was 59-yqard strike to David Ausberry the INT was...
Sanchez Questionable for the ASU game
Everybody's heart skipped a collective beat Satuday night when we all saw Mark Sanchez go down after that Horse collar tackle by Oregon's Nick Reed. Let me make this clear...I have no problem with Reed making the play, its leagal simple as that. I DO have a problem with rules that claim "to...
Musical Chairs at Back-up QB...
Lets play who's the back-up? Last week it was Garrett Green this week it is Mitch Mustain. Mustain, a third-year sophomore, ran the scout team last season after transferring from Arkansas, where he started and won eight games as a true freshman. He was expected to battle Sanchez for the starting...
USC's Garrett Green moves to #2 on the QB depth chart
This is an interesting development.. A week ago, Garrett Green was USC's fourth-string quarterback. But Monday, he was named the backup for the Oregon State game. Coach Pete Carroll said Green would play if Mark Sanchez gets injured against the Beavers. "Right now, Garrett is going in...
For Mark Sanchez, Ohio State will give him a different look
One of the reasons why USC jumped to #1 in the polls after the first week was because of the play of Mark Sanchez. His solid, though not perfect, performance against an over matched Virginia team opened a lot of peoples eyes that, provided he stays healthy, Sanchez will be the starter for the...
Sanchez Takes the Helm
Mark Sanchez takes the helm as USC's official starting QB today against UVA. Like his predecessors before him there are a ton of expectations being placed on his shoulders. Both Matt Leinart and John David Booty faced the same level of scrutiny but neither had the benefit of starting any games...
Sanchez Named Pac-10 Player of the Week
Because of his spectacular performance on Saturday Mark Sanchez was named Pac-10 player of the week. Sanchez, a junior from Mission Viejo, Calif., showed he is more than ready to take over the reins as USC starting quarterback in the Trojans' 52-7 win at Virginia. Sanchez completed 26 of 35...
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