USC announced Monday that it has reached a multiyear deal with ESPN Radio to broadcast all of the Trojans' home games nationally. This is only the second national radio deal in college football -- Notre Dame and IMG have a similar relationship -- and the first of its kind for ESPN Radio. The multiyear deal also provides Spanish-language rights for ESPN Deportes Radio in the Los Angeles market.... [Read More]
Lane Kiffin and the USC program added a prize ESPNU 150 Watch List prospect to its class of 2013 on Wednesday when Sammamish (Wash.) Skyline quarterback Max Browne chose the Trojans over Alabama, Oklahoma and Washington at a news conference at his high school.Browne is considered one of the nation's top prep passers after completing 70 percent of his passes for 4,034 yards and 45 touchdowns as a... [Read More]
The injury bug has been nipping at the USC Trojans all spring, as wide receivers and tight ends have missed time with nagging injuries.But during Thursday's practice it took a big bite out of the Trojans' running back depth, as tailback Tre Madden tore a ligament in his knee and will be out for the 2012 season, according to a school news release.It happened on a run in which Madden was untouched... [Read More]
USC receiver Robert Woods will miss the rest of spring practice after an MRI revealed lingering inflammation in his surgically repaired right ankle, he said Tuesday.He is now expected to miss one more month, pushing his return to the field past USC's spring game on April 14 and to a full year since the initial injury."It's almost there," Woods said Tuesday. "It's getting a lot... [Read More]
Four Arizona football players, including starting offensive tackle Fabbians Ebbele, were arrested early Friday morning after a fight at a house party.Also arrested were sophomore cornerback Jourdon Grandon, sophomore offensive lineman Eric Bender, and sophomore safety Jared Tevis.Ebbele, Grandon and Bender were arrested on charges of criminal trespassing in the first degree and assault. Tevis was... [Read More]
Just a couple of days after Cal coach Jeff Tedford said star wide receiver Keenan Allen would receive limited reps during spring practice, it turns out he's not going to get any at all.The first-team All-Pac-12 sophomore will have ankle surgery Thursday and miss all of the spring, Tedford tweeted Wednesday. The Golden Bears start practice Tuesday."Keenan will miss Spring Ball due to ankle... [Read More]
USC fullback/linebacker Simione Vehikite has left the Trojans and is no longer part of the football program, a school spokesperson confirmed to ESPNLosAngeles.com Monday.He is still enrolled in school at USC and is attending classes in the spring semester.Vehikite, a fourth-year junior, was due to compete this spring with redshirt freshman Soma Vainuku for the starting fullback spot vacated by... [Read More]
Oregon has acknowledged in documents that it did not adequately monitor its football program and that it did not follow NCAA regulations relating to recruiting and use of recruiting servicesA statement of "proposed findings of violations" submitted by the NCAA to the Oregon athletic department was obtained Friday in a public records request by several media outlets.The NCAA has been... [Read More]
Oregon State cornerback Malcolm Marable has been suspended indefinitely by the Beavers after he was cited for driving 104 mph on Interstate 5.State police say Marable was traveling northbound near Albany, Ore., when he was pulled over and cited early Sunday. The sophomore was also cited for failure to produce proof of insurance and registration for the Nissan Altima he was driving.The fine for... [Read More]
Washington State starting linebacker C.J. Mizell has been kicked off the team after he was arrested this weekend in connection with a fight at a fraternity house.Coach Mike Leach said Tuesday that Mizell was no longer on the team because of a violation of team policy.Pullman police say Mizell was arrested Sunday on misdemeanor charges of assault and trespassing. Police say Mizell tried to enter a... [Read More]
In a rarity for a prestigious academics university that prides itself on a higher standard, Stanford had a player get into trouble with the law.Star linebacker Shayne Skov was arrested and jailed last weekend for driving under the influence.A Stanford University Department of Public Safety spokesman said Skov was arrested for driving under the influence Sunday at about 2 a.m. The incident, first... [Read More]
The Pac-12 board of directors unanimously decided to extend the contract of commissioner Larry Scott through 2016, the conference said Monday morning.Scott, 47, has served two years as the Pac-12 commissioner.During that span, he oversaw the conference's first expansion since 1978, a rebranding of the league, equal revenue sharing and the creation of the Pac-12 Network."My fellow board... [Read More]
If it's National Signing Day, it must mean Lane Kiffin is somewhere landing blue-chip recruits. And that hasn't changed in 2012.The latest example: defensive end Leonard Williams, from Mainland High School in Daytona Beach (Fla.), who announced he would sign with Kiffin's USC over Auburn, Florida and Florida State. A 6'5", 260-pound strongside end who could grow into a defensive tackle,... [Read More]
Second verse, same as the first: another blue-chip Florida prospect has elected to follow Lane Kiffin to the West Coast.This time it's top athlete Nelson Agholor, who chose to sign with USC over Florida, Florida State and Notre Dame. A consensus five-star prospect (including at Maxpreps) from Berkeley Prep in Tampa, the 6'2", 185-pound Agholor is ranked No. 13 overall in the Maxpreps top 100... [Read More]
Washington was dealt some good fortune late Monday night when safety Shaq Thompson (Sacramento, Calif./Grant), ranked 16th in the ESPNU 150, announced he was switching his commitment from California to the Huskies.The recruiting season has been tough on Washington. The latest example of that was Zach Banner (Lakewood, Wash./Lakes) -- another big in-state talent -- committing to USC earlier... [Read More]
Former USC wide receiver Kyle Prater has decided to transfer to Northwestern, Wildcats coach Pat Fitzgerald announced on Saturday."We're extremely excited for Kyle to be able to come home to Chicago and join our Northwestern football family," Fitzgerald said in a statement. "He is a tremendous young man from a great family and is a product of a high school program we really respect... [Read More]
Cornerback Yuri Wright, the 40th-ranked player on the ESPNU 150, has committed to Colorado, his former high school coach confirmed Tuesday.Wright was kicked out of Don Bosco Prep in Ramsey, N.J., Jan. 18 after sexually graphic and racial posts on his Twitter account came to light."This is a positive thing. Definitely a huge positive going to Colorado," Don Bosco coach Greg Toal told... [Read More]
Trey Griffey, the son of Major League Baseball legend Ken Griffey Jr., accepted a scholarship offer to play football at Arizona on Monday. Trey Griffey, who is 6-foot-2 and 190 pounds, selected the Wildcats over scholarship offers from Iowa State, Michigan State, Washington State and other smaller schools.Griffey, a senior at Orlando Dr. Phillips High School, is ranked by ESPN as the No. 145... [Read More]
Washington plucked another coach from the staff at California, making Eric Kiesau the Huskies' new offensive coordinator on Wednesday to complete the makeover of Washington's coaching staff.Kiesau is the second coach to depart from Berkeley for Seattle in the past few days, joining new Washington defensive line coach Tosh Lupoi."Eric is a great fit for our football program," Washington... [Read More]
New Arizona coach Rich Rodriguez finally got his man at defensive coordinator.After a lengthy negotiation, Arizona announced Wednesday that longtime West Virginia defensive coordinator Jeff Casteel will join Rodriguez in Tucson.Arizona also announced the hiring of two other West Virginia defensive coaches: David Lockwood (defensive backs) and Bill Kirelawich (defensive line) as well as Spencer... [Read More]
