Fight On! An NCAA 2011 Dynasty (restarted on 8/7/10)

[Eaglesfan27]

I'm using the community rosters from OS with a few tweaks (they had Brett Kan rated too high for example and had Dillon Baxter with a 40 for arm strength and accuracy like any other running back. Also, I got rid of Byron Moore who is no longer with the Trojans and added DJ Morgan (but he will be redshirted in my universe just like he probably will be in real life.)

Sliders: I'm trying Silent Natures 3.1 All-American sliders from OS. This is very open for change. Oh yeah, I'm modifying a few of the settings as I think he goes too low on QB accuracy and too high on WR catching among other things.

QTR Length: 8 minutes

Auto-turbo is on so the turbo button won't do anything except for QB's scrambling.

I'll generally just control a DL on defense. No house rules on offense.

Recruiting will be set to All-American for now.

Oh and before you ask Bug, no sanctions in this universe ;) But, as I mentioned I've kicked off the Byron Moore since he is no longer with the team. Furthermore, all other transfer players had already been removed by the OS guys.

Now, for a look at the roster:


Edit: I've decided to re-start using a modified form of Jistic's sliders for all games. More importantly, I want to take advantage of the tuner set which makes some important changes for the better to recruiting.

The Roster post still is valid. But drop down to post 20 or so for the new dynasty.

[Eaglesfan27]

The 2 deep roster:

QB: SO Barkley (86 - powerful arm, good but not great accuracy), RS SR Mustain (78 - Stronger arm but less accurate)

HB: RS SR Allen Bradford (89 - Strong inside runner), FR Baxter (79 - there are other backs more deserving but I'm in love with his big play ability not to mention the Wildhorse potential.)

FB: RS SR Havili (92 - Can do it all), RS FR Hunter Simmons (72)

WR (our strongest position I think): SR Ronald Johnson (94 - not our most explosive receiver, but he is our most well rounded receiver), RS SO Brice Butler (87 - will have a hard time holding off Prater and Woods), RS JR David Ausberry (86 - possession receiver but needs to separate better, may drop out of the rotation fast), FR Kyle Prater (80 - spectacular catching ability, great size, deceptive speed. Could start by the end of the year.) Woods and Ambles are both rated 79 as True Freshman and will push for PT...

TE (due to NCAA Roster limitations, we are missing 2 of USC's true freshman TE's): JR Blake Ayles (88 - most well rounded), RS JR Rhett Ellison (79 - may not hold off Xavier Grimble for long.) FR Xavier Grimble is the most physically gifted but he needs to learn the college game.

LT: RS SO Matt Kalil (86 - Without Seantrel here, he is the undisputed starter), RS FR Kevin Graf (75 - has a lot of work to do.)

LG: RS SR Butch Lewis (90 - Best pass blocker on the line), RS SR Zack Heberer (will start at RG, 86.)

C: SR Kristopher O'Dowd (96 - leader of the line), RS JR Michael Reardon (77)

RG: Heberer (86), FR Giovanni Di Paolo (70 - I'd like to redshirt him but lack of depth will prevent that.)

RT: JR Tyron Smith (88), RS JR Martin Coleman (83)

LE: JR Armond Armstead (88 - nasty physical pass rusher), RS FR Kevin Greene (83 - good raw talent.)

RE: RS SO Nick Perry (93 - Great pass rusher, should shine with the opportunity to start), Greene

DT: SR RS Christian Tupou (90 - hurt in real life but since the game won't let me medically redshirt him, he'll stay healthy and start in this universe), JR Jurrell Casey (88 - great talent), RS JR Hebron Fangupo (79), George Uko (70 - I think the game underrated him but I left it.)

LOLB: SO Devon Kennard (81 - will probably start at MLB for the Trojans but in this universe his best position is LOLB), RS SR Michael Morgan (80 - will play plenty)

MLB: RS JR Chris Galippo (90 - if he can stay healthy, he should be a beast), Kennard

ROLB: SR Malcom Smith (85), Morgan

CB: Missing a key freshman in Robey on this roster, but so be it. SR RS Shareece Wright is expected to be great this year in real life and the roster makers gave him a 95 (which EA did too), JR T.J. Bryant (90 - probably a bit overrated, but I'll take it.) RS FR Torin Harris (81 - a bit underrated probably but it balances out.)

FS: JR Drew McAllister (85 - clear leader at the position), RS FR Patrick Hall (75 - coming back from an injury that may have robbed him of explosion.. we'll see.)

SS: TJ McDonald (82 - great bloodlines - big hitter), SO Jawanza Starling (76 - two sport athlete has great athletic ability but needs to learn the position better.)

K: SR Jacob Harfman (81)

P: RS SO Bobby Der will barely win this job (80)

KR: Tough decision here. I couldn't leave Gable out in the cold, so he will get a shot at it. TJ Bryant earns the other spot.

PR: Dillon Baxter is so good at this in real life that I just had to give him the role in this game. Ronald Johnson may also get some.

[Eaglesfan27]

With all of this talent, the fans expect a BCS Title and a Pac-10 Title this year.

The only 2 players on the roster I'm redshirting are Jesse Scroggins and D.J. Morgan.

A look at some of the initial recruits that I'll pursue:

#1 player in the country OLB Ryan Martin from Garfield, NJ. We are in his top 10, but we'll be battling Ohio State and Penn State for him.

#139 player in the country - QB Ryan Sanders from San Diego, CA (#1 QB in CA) We are his #1 choice. Oregon and UCLA are his other top 2 schools.

#1 HB in the country and #1 HB in CA Kellen Smith - a 6'0 212 back with speed and we are his top choice. He is from Yorba Linda, CA.

#3 FB in the country (#1 in CA) Tim King who is 5'10 220 and is a blocking back. Tenn, UGA, and USC are his top 3.

#1 WR Simon Watkins from Seguin, TX. Texas and LSU are his top 2 choices. He is lower priority with our receiver class from last year...

#1 TE in the country Mitch Cook from North Plainfield, NJ. PSU, UF, and Alabama are his top 3.

#8 T John Johnson from Camarillo, CA. He is 6'5 285 and is a 4 star prospect.

#1 T Justin Sims from Chester, SC. His top 3 are Alabama, UF, and LSU.

#3 G Brian Green from Norwalk, CA.

#5 G A.J. Wright from Poway, CA.

#1 C Mario Hills from Duncanville, TX. His top 3 are Texas, LSU, and UF.

#1 DE Brad Hill from Atlanta. His top 3 are UGA, Bama, and UF.

#4 DT Antonio Johnson from Oceanside, CA. His top 3 are Oregon, USC, and Boise.

#5 DT Eric Johnson from San Bruno, CA. We are his top choice. Michigan and OSU round out the top 3.

#9 OLB Suan Walker from Redlands, CA.

#4 MLB James Vincent from Poydras, LA.

#1 CB Adam Brownson from Henderson, NV. His top 3 are Oregon, Nebraska, and Boise.

#8 CB Bryan Arnold from Sea-Tac, WA. His top 3 are Oregon, Boise, and USC.

#2 FS Calvin Reyes from Youngstown, OH. His top 3 are Ohio State, UF, and Oklahoma.

#1 SS Tramon Bowling from Katy, TX. His top 3 are Texas, OU, and Bama.

#1 P Elvis Brown from Upper Arlington, OH. His top 3 are Ohio State, Michigan, and LSU.

#6 Athlete Paul woods from Inglewood, CA. His top 3 are USC, UCLA, and Oregon.

#1 Kicker Steve Lee from Senatobia, MS. His top 3 are LSU, Bama, and UF. He is a 3 star player.

[Eaglesfan27]

I also decide to redshirt SS Dion Bailey.

1st week of recruiting:

QB Ryan Sanders committed immediately after being offered! :)

He is the only player who commits early.


Our first game is at Hawaii. We are heavy favorites against them with a huge talent advantage. I'll play that tomorrow.

[Eaglesfan27]

It's pouring in Hawaii today. We need to concentrate on Greg Salas. It will be Shareece's job to shut him down.

We start off forcing a 3 and out, but it gets ugly after that as Barkley sails a ball over Ronald's head for a pick. They use the short field to get a TD. We miss a short FG at the end of our next drive and they get another TD just before the 1st quarter is over. They lead 13-0 at the end of 1.

With a minute left in the half, Barkley finds Prater on a fade to the back of the endzone for their first TD together. We go into the half down 13-7.

T.J. Bryant returns the kickoff to start the 2nd half for a TD, but it gets called back on a hold.

Disaster on the 3rd play of the drive as Barkley gets hit while throwing it and throws a terrible pass for a pick.

Our defense holds them to a short FG despite the return having brought them inside the 10.

Woods catches a 12 yard pass for a TD to make it a 16-14 game with 2:30 to go in the quarter.


We force a 3 and out and then Dillon Baxter with a nice little return to give us the ball at midfield. Baxter with 3 straight solid runs to get us inside the 20. We end the drive with a 9 yard TD pass to Ausberry who lept above the defender to snag it.

At the end of 3, we lead 21-16.

Barkley sprained his foot on the TD throw, but I'm keeping him in the game.

With 5:40 left in the game, they go for it on 4th and goal from the 1.. they run a rare running play for a TD. They are going for 2... and a pass to the right side of the endzone for the 2 point conversion. Down 24-21.

With just over 3 minutes to go, Barkley finds Woods for a 5 yard TD pass on an underneath cross. We lead 28-24.

On 3rd and 11, Bradley makes his 2nd amazing catch of the game - this time for a 33 yard gain.

2 plays later a 28 yard TD pass to Tinoco puts Hawaii back ahead, 31-28. 1:49 to go...

A 24 yard pass to Prater to keep the drive going on 3rd and 9.

A 15 yard run by Bradford to pick up a 1st on 2nd and 9.

A 18 yard pass to Ayles.

A 19 yard pass to Ronald Johnson for the go ahead TD with 40 seconds left. We lead 35-31.

On 4th and 10, we get our 3rd sack of the game (all by Tupou.)

Barkley takes two knees to end it.

We escape with a 35-31 win. Barkley was the player of the game.


Barkley: 23 of 33 for 262 yards with 5 TD's and 2 INT. He was sacked 1 time.

Shane Austin was 14 of 20 for 132 yards and TD's before he got hurt.

Bryant Moniz was 13 of 23 for 186 yards and a TD. Moniz was sacked 3 times.

Bradford had 17 carries for 75 yards with a long of 25.

Dillon Baxter had 8 for 82 yards with a long of 38.

Alex Green ran it 5 times for 17 yards and a TD.

Robert Woods had 4 catches for 44 yards and 2 TD's.

Ronald Johnson had 4 catches for 30 yards and a TD.

Prater with 3 catches for 35 yards and a TD.

Ayles with 3 catches for 35 yards.

Rodney Bradley torched us with 13 catches for 180 yards.

Shareece held Salas to 4 catches for 44 yards. Alex Green had 4 catches for 45 yards and a TD.

Torin Harris was the one getting torched the most. He led the team with 10 tackles.

Tupou had a big ame with 7 tackles, 4 for a loss, and 3 sacks.

Wright had 3 passes defended as did Torin.

Baxter with 3 punt returns for 20 yards.

[Eaglesfan27]

Recruiting News:

We lost out on several players who decided to commit elsewhere:

Athlete Paul Woods chose to go to UCLA :(

HB Michael Thompson chose LSU, Top LB Ryan Martin chose Penn State, and #1 DE Brad Hill committed to Georgia.


We open up our home schedule with a game against Virginia. We are heavy favorites. Hopefully, we can play like it this week...

[Eaglesfan27]

We force a 3 and out to start the game.

We cap off an efficient drive with a 4 yard TD run by Bradford. The key play was a 25 yard pass to Prater.

Bradford suffered a minor abdominal injury on the run but will remain in the game.

We lead 7-0 at the end of 1 and we are driving down the field.

Early in the 2nd quarter, Prater catches a simple short pass, breaks a tackle, and takes it 28 yards for a TD. We lead 14-0.

Midway through the 2nd, Brice Butler hurts his hamstring and is out for the rest of the game.

A few plays later, Prater (who has moved into the #2 slot) catches a 26 yard pass for a TD. We lead 21-0.

Bradford runs it in to end the half. We lead 28-0 and we get the ball back to start the 2nd half.

Barkley with a 6 yard scramble for a TD to end the first drive of the 2nd half. We are dominating like I thought we would last game. 35-0.

A 50 yard pass to Ronald Johnson to end the 3rd quarter with us on their 1.

Bradford gets his 3rd TD of the game to start the 4th. We lead 42-0.

Midway through the 4th, Barkley to Ausberry for a 9 yard TD on 3rd and goal from the 9. We lead 49-0.

With 3:30 left, Casey recovers a fumble. I bring in the 2nd team offense.

I let Mustain air it out one play and he connects with Ausberry for a 25 yard TD. We lead 56-0.


We win the game 56-0.

Barkley was the player of the game again.


Barkley was 21 of 27 for 393 yards with 3 TD's 0 INT's. He was sacked twice.

Mustain was 2 of 3 for 40 yards and a TD.


Marc Verica was 17 of 28 for 167 yards and an INT.


Bradford with 20 carries for 93 yards and 3 TD's.

Baxter with 7 carries for 48 yards including a 31 yard run.

Perry Jones had 10 carries for 45 yards.

Torrey Mack had 8 runs for 19 yards.


Ronald Johnson had 4 catches for 129 yards.

Prater had 6 catches for 112 yards and 2 TD's.

Ausberry with 3 catches for 62 yards and 2 TD's.

Woods with 2 catches for 33 yards. Butler with 2 catches for 59 yards. Ayles with 2 catches for 45 yards.


Jared Green led them with 4 catches for 59 yards.


Nick Perry led the team with 7 tackles, 1 for a loss.

TJ Bryant had our first inception of the year.

Shareece defended 3 passes.

Dom Joseph led them with 8 tackles. Cam Johnson and Nick Jenkins each had a sack.

Dillon with 4 punt returns for 22 yards.

[Eaglesfan27]

Nothing new in recruiting this week. Our next game is at Minnesota and they should provide our stoutest challenge yet.

[Eaglesfan27]

Defense dominated the first quarter as Barkley threw one terrible pass that was picked off and another that was a good pass but a better play by their cornerback. We also knocked out their HB in the 1st quarter with a sprained elbow.

At the end of 1, we get stopped inside the 10 and settle for a FG. Tied at 3.

With 3 minutes left in the half, Barkley gets knocked out of the game by a vicious hit. We are still tied at 3. He completed a pass for 28 yards on the play. He comes back 2 plays later - just a knee bruise. Harfman misses a 41 yard FG wide left. Still tied at 3.

With 49 seconds left they go for it on 4th and 3 from our 39 and we get the stop.

19 yard pass to Ausberry. 21 yard pass to Rojo. 21 yard pass to Allen Bradford for the TD! 10-3 with 20 seconds left in the half.


Halftime: We lead 10-3. We get the ball to start the 2nd half.

First play of the 2nd half, PA pass.. Ronald Johnson is open by 15 yards but Barkley overthrows him :(

With 4:26 left in the 3rd, Xavier Grimble has a diving catch in the back of the endzone on a PA Goal Line pass. We lead 17-3.

A 43 yard FG with 2 minutes left in the 3rd makes it 17-6.

1st play of our next drive, Barkley throws his 3rd pick of the game and they have a very short field..

2 plays later their QB passes to the TE for a Td. 17-13.

TJ Bryant returns the ensuing kickoff for a TD!!! 24-13.

We get the ball right back with a 3 and out.

We are up 24-13 and driving at the end of 3.


1st play of the 4th, their CB goes for a pick.. barely misses it and Butler gets a 43 yard TD out of the miscue. 31-13 lead.

They beat the blitz on 3rd and 11 for a 29 yard TD pass. 31-21 after they pass for a 2 point conversion. 5:30 left.

Torin Harris is out for the rest of the game with a rib injury.

Both defenses control the game the last few minutes until they fail to convert 4th and 10 with 1:30 to go on our 18.

A few plays later Dillon Baxter scores his first TD as a Trojan from 4 yards out. We lead 38-21.

Their returner fumbles the kickoff and Woods picks it up and runs it in for a TD. 45-21.

We win the game 45-21.

TJ Bryant is the player of the game. That was Minnesota's first loss. We are now 3-0.


Barkley was 17 of 26 for 250 yards with 3 TD's 3 INT's and 2 sacks.

Adam Weber was 15 of 38 for 165 yards and 2 TD's. We sacked him 4 times.


Bradford with 16 runs for 64 yards.

Baxter with 7 runs for 31 yards including a long of 16.


Deleon Eskridge with 9 for 43 yards. Duane Bennett with 7 for 32 yards.

Rojo with 4 catches for 57 yards. Ausberry with 3 for 42 yards. Butler with 1 for 43 yards and a TD.


Da'Jon McKnight with 5 catches for 88 yards anda TD.

Galippo led us with 8 tackles, 2 for a loss, 2 sacks.

Casey also had 2 sacks.

DL Wilhite had 2 sacks for them. Keanon Cooper, Michael Carter, and Kim Royston each had 1 interception.

Baxter with 5 punt returns for 41 yards.

TJ with 3 kickoff returns for 129 yards and a TD.

[Eaglesfan27]

Our bye week went well. We have 10 guys coming to visit for our Pac-10 Opener against Washington and we expect a couple more commits soon. We'll also be unleashing the Wild Trojan that we've been working on ever since Dillon Baxter stepped on campus. Washington is also 3-0 and 19th in the polls behind the strong play of Jake Locker.

[Eaglesfan27]

Washington started moving the ball well, but just after they got across midfield, Locker overthrew his WR and it went right into Torin Harris' hands and he took it to the house for 6.

The next drive Locker drives them down the field before Torin Harris makes a spectacular pick in the endzone.

We barely make a 46 yard FG. Inches over the bar. We lead 10-0 late in the 1st.

After forcing a short series, Bradford breaks a long run for a TD! 17-0. 61 yard run for Bradford. We are putting on a show for the recruits.

No more points until late in the 2nd quarter as Locker leads them on a TD drive. Locker to Goodwin for a 4 yard TD pass. That drive was 17 plays for 96 yards and it used up a large portion of the quarter.


Halftime: We lead 17-7. We get the ball to start the 2nd half.


First play of the 2nd half, we call the Wild Bax.. and he runs it for 24 yards.. but it gets called back for holding.

We go 3 and out.

Locker hits Goodwin for a long bomb.. but Bryant catches back up and knocks the ball loose.. McDonald falls on it inside the 5.

It's still 17-7 as we enter the 4th quarter. We are driving. We get inside the 20 before Barkley gets hit as he is throwing and throws a lame duck to their safety for the pick.

Barkley throws another pick inside the 20 on our next drive, but our defense is holding up well.

Bradford pounds it in on our last drive of the game to give us a definitive lead with a minute left.

Not the great show I was expecting after the 1st quarter, but we win the game 24-7. Hopefully, our recruits were happy enough with that performance.

Allen Bradford was the player of the game with 18 carries for 150 yards and 2 TD's.

Barkley's worst game of the year: 10 of 26 for 144 yards with 0 TD's and 3 INT's. He was sacked twice.

Locker was 20 of 33 for 201 yards with 1 TD and 2 INT's. He was sacked once.


Bradford with 18 carries for 150 yards and 2 TD's with a long of 61.

Baxter with 4 carries for 11 yards.

Polk had 21 rushes for 92 yards. Locker with 3 rushes for 8 yards.

Rojo with 5 catches for 110 yards. Ayles with 2 catches for 26 yards. Need more Prater (and Woods.)

Goodwin had 4 catches for 83 yards and a TD.


Tupou with 8 tackles, 1 for a loss.

Armstead had our only sack.

Torin Harris with 2 INT's.

Jordan Wallace with 6 tackles and an INT for Washington. Nat Williams and and Nate Fellner had the other picks.

Dillon with 4 punt returns for 31 yards.

[Eaglesfan27]

It was a very good weekend. All of the recruits had a good time and we got 4 commits!

We filled a real need with 4 star FB Tim King from National City, CA. He is a 5'10 220 pound blocking specialist who has good speed and mobility.

We got the #1 HB in the nation as 6'0 212 pound 5 star RB Kellen Smith from Yorba Linda, CA made a verbal commit. He has A speed with B+ acceleration and agility. He also has excellent elusiveness and stamina. His catching needs work.

We also got the #5 DT in the nation and #1 in CA. Eric Johnson is a 4 star player from San Bruno, CA. He is 6'6 293 and is balanced DT.

Finally, we got the #9 OLB and #1 OLB in CA, Shaun Walker. He is a 4 star player. He is 6'2 223 and is from LBS Redlands, CA. He is a run stuffer with excellent mobility but he needs to work on his coverage abilities.

We lost the #1 kicker from Senatobia, MS who chose LSU. We'll go with a walk-on kicker this year.

We also lost the #4 MLB from Poydras, LA as he also signed with LSU.


Furthermore, 4 of the recruits we had in this past weekend are all very close to making a firm commitment to us.

[Eaglesfan27]

Today we host a 4-1 Stanford team that should provide our toughest challenge of the year, but our team is fired up and looking for revenge for last year.

Luck starts off the game hot until he throws a pick to Galippo in the redzone.

We run the ball 3 times successfully for a 1st. 2 plays later, on 3rd and 10, Barkley finds Rojo on a deep post for a 69 yard TD! 7-0.

Luck finishes a methodical drive with a 7 yard strike to Ryan Whalen. Tied at 7 late in the 1st.

Our next drive, Barkley to Ayles and he leaps a man! He takes it 48 yards for a TD... but it is called back for a clipping. We are on the 23.

A few plays later Barkley to Ayles for a 5 yard TD. 14-7.

Whalen with an amazing catch in the back of the endzone for a 20 yard TD. Tied at 14.

With 10 seconds left, Bradford runs it in from 4 yards out. We'll go into the half up 21-14 and we get the ball back.

Late in the 3rd quarter, Barkley to Havili for a 9 yard TD pass. We lead 28-14. Dillon Baxter and Bradford dominated on the ground on this drive.

Early in the 4th, Barkley is victimized by a great pick by their corner. 3 plays later, Shareece Wright makes a great play to get him the ball back.

With 5 minutes left, Baxter takes a screen pass for 14 yards and a TD! 35-14.

On 3rd and 10 Barkley finds Prater for a 69 yard TD! We lead 42-14.


We win the game 42-14.

Barkley is the player of the game.

Barkley was 17 of 26 for 270 yards with 5 TD's and 1 INT. He was sacked 0 times.

Luck was 14 of 23 for 208 yards with 2 TD's and 2 INT's. He was sacked 1 time.

Bradford with 20 rushes for 86 yards and a TD.

Baxter with 4 for 23 yards.

Gable with 1 for 10 yards.


Jeremy Stewart with 23 rushes for 102 yards for Stanford.

Baxter with 5 catches for 24 yards and a TD. Ayles with 4 catches for 50 yards and a TD. Havili with 4 catches for 45 yards and a TD. Rojo with 2 catches for 73 yards and a TD. Prater with 1 catch for 69 yards and a TD.

Griff Whalen with 4 catches for 78 yards. Ryan Whalen with 3 catches for 58 yards and 2 TD's.

Tupou with 8 tackles, 2 for a loss, and 1 sack.

Galippo and Wright each had a pick.

Baxter with 3 punt returns for 21 yards.

[Eaglesfan27]

We got 4 commits today including 1 that was close to going to UCLA:

5 star OLB Ben Wynn is the #2 OLB in the nation. He is from Wheaton, IL. He is 6'1 223 and is a strong tackler.

4 star T John Johnson from Camarillo, CA is the #8 Tackle in the nation and #1 in CA. He is 6'5 285 and is a well balanced player.

4 star G A.J. Wright turned from UCLA to USC. He is from Poway, CA. He is a well balanced guard who is 6'0 275. He is #1 G in CA.

4 star DT Antonio Johnson is the #4 DT in the nation. He is 6'7 290 and is a strong pass rusher. He is from Oceanside, CA.


A bunch of recruits committed elsewhere:

5 star OLB Anthony Williams from Georgia committed to UGA.

5 star FS Calvin Reyes from Youngstown OH committed to Ohio State.

5 star SS Tramon Bowling from Katy, TX committed to TX.

4 star G Brian Green from Norwalk, CA committed to Oregon.

5 star Juco Athlete Paul Ray from Alabama committed to Alabama.

5 star C Mario Hills from Texas committed to TX. So did 5 star Athlete Leon Corbett from Campo, TX.

5 star TE Mitch Cook from NJ committed to Penn State.

5 star T Michael Smith from Illinois committed to ND.

5 star Athlete Ron Jackson from Marietta, OH committed to Ohio State.

[Eaglesfan27]

Our rivalry game against Cal saw them to jump to a 14-0 lead on 2 interceptions by Barkley. But we battled back, and Barkley found Grimble for a 2 yard PA TD pass to give us a 21-20 lead at the half.

Bryant takes the 2nd half kickoff the distance to give us a 8 point lead.

After a rough 1st half, Barkley leads a very good drive that ends in a 18 yard strike to Brice Butler. We lead 35-23 at the end of 3.

Barkley's 4th pick of the game gives them a short field to make it a 35-30 game with 4 minutes to go.

With 2 minutes left, Baxter scores on a 19 yard scamper to put us ahead 42-30.

With 46 left, Riley connects for another TD. A few seconds later, Cal recovers an onside kick!

Our defense holds and we win the game 42-37 as the game ends on a sack by Nick Perry.

Bryant is the player of the game.

Barkley was 17 of 35 for 199 yards with 2 TD's and 4 INT's.

Riley was 22 of 44 for 311 yards with 4 TD's and 1 INT.

Bradford with 17 carries for 75 yards and a TD.

Baxter with 6 for 35 yards and a TD.

Shane Vereen with 15 carries for 68 yards and a TD.

Rojo with 4 catches for 76 yards.

Butler with 3 for 38 yards anda TD.

Ian Albrecht with 6 catches for 59 yards and a TD.

Jarrett Sparks with 5 catches for 108 yards and a TD.

Jeremy Ross with 3 catches for 44 yards and 2 TD's.

Galippo with 8 tackles, 2 for a loss.

Wes Horton, Nick Perry, and Malcolm Smith each had a sack.

Shareece Wright had our only interception.

4 different Cal players each had 1 pick.

[Eaglesfan27]

We got a new commit today as 4 star CB Bryan Arnold from Seattle, WA committed to USC. He is a 6'1 182 pound player with quality coverage abilities and good speed.

Our next week is a bye and we don't get any more commits. The class is filling up.

Our next game is a big one hosting #18 Oregon (6-1)

[Eaglesfan27]

I was using SN's sliders that gave a great challenge most games, but I find them too slanted towards the CPU. I should be handling some of these teams easier than I am. I'm going with Jistic's sliders for the rest of the season as I've been playing around with them and really like them.

[Eaglesfan27]

Our defense holds them to a 3 and out and we drive to the 27 before having to settle for an opening FG. We lead 3-0.

A 30 yard FG late in the first ties it at 3.


With a little over 5 minutes left in the half, Prater catches a fade in the back of the endzone for a 12 yard TD! 10-3.

With 2:40 left, Barkley tries to throw and gets hit and their DE picks it off and takes it the distance for a TD! 10-10.

3 plays later, Bradford gets perfect blocking to spring him for a 40 yard TD run! 17-10.

We get the ball back with a minute left on our 20.

Barkley leads a brilliant 2 minute drive ending in a 8 yard TD pass to Prater with 4 seconds left in the half. We go up 24-10 and we get the ball to start the 2nd half.

With 3 minutes left in the 3rd, Baxter ends a long patient drive with a 3 yard TD run off left tackle. We lead 31-10.

Later in the 3rd quarter, Bradford fumbles after getting clocked and their safety picks it up and runs it 46 yards for a TD. Bradford was hurt on the play. We lead 31-17.

At the end of 3, we are up 31-17.

We get stopped, but a great punt starts them on their 3.

On 2nd and 12, Jurrell Casey with the penetration for a safety on the run attempt!

With about 2 minutes left, Oregon puts together a quick strike drive. We lead 33-23 after they fail to complete the 2 point conversion.

Ausberry recovers their onside attempt.

35 seconds left, Grimble with an amazing leap for a TD catch on 3rd and goal from the 3. We lead 40-23.


We win the game 40-23.


We had our last 2 recruits at the game. Hopefully, they liked what they saw.

We are now 7-0. Oregon drops to 6-2.

Barkley: 24 of 36 for 250 yards with 3 TD's 1 INT. He was sacked twice.

Costa: 15 of 23 for 225 yards with 1 TD 0 INT. He was sacked 4 times.


Bradford with 21 carries for 109 yards and a TD.

Baxter with 8 for 46 yards and a TD.

LaMichael James had 8 carries for 14 yards.

Tuinei had 2 carries for 7 yards.

Ayles led us with 5 catches for 62 yards.

Prater with 4 catches for 53 yards and 2 TD"s.

Butler with 4 catches for 55 yards. Rojo with 3 catches for 10 yards.


LaVasier Tuinei led them with 4 catches for 73 yards and a TD. Brandon Williams with 4 for 66 yards.

Galippo led the team with 7 tackles. Armstead had 4 tackles for a loss. Tupou had 2 sacks. Zac Clark had their only pick.

Baxter with 3 punt returns for 35 yards.

[Eaglesfan27]

Our next game is hosting 3-5 ASU. We should be able to handle them easily.


Wow. They start the game by hitting a 54 yard FG. 3-0 lead.

We have to settle for a 23 yard FG on our first drive as Woods drops a TD catch in the endzone.

On 3rd and 10, we go with an exotic zone blitz and it confuses their QB who throws it right at T.J. Bryant for a pick 6. We lead 10-3.

After we get a 3 and out, perfect blocking on our first play turns into a 76 yard TD run by Bradford! 17-3.

Late in the 1st quarter, Barkley shakes off a sack attempt but throws a terrible pass that turns into a pick 6. 17-10.

Their QB throws his 2nd pick of the day to Torin Harris to give us a short field.

With 5:30 left in the half, Baxter finishes off a drive with a 3 yard TD run. We lead 24-10.

Barkley overthrows a wide open Woods in the back of the endzone. We settle for a 26 yard FG. 27-10 late in the 1st.

They miss a FG as the half expires. We lead 27-10 and get the ball back for the 2nd half.

Early in the 3rd quarter, Tupou knocks their QB out of the game.

Late in the 3rd, Baxter runs it in from the 1 to make it 34-10.


We win the game 34-10.

Bradford was the player of the game.

Barkley was 19 of 32 for 256 yards with 0 TD and 1 INT. He was sacked 1 time.

Steven Threet was 13 of 23 for 130 yards and 2 INT's before he was hurt.

Brock Osweiler was 3 of 11 for 13 yards. They were each sacked twice.


Bradford with 22 carries for 184 yards and a TD.

Baxter with 6 carries for 12 yards and 2 TD's.

Cameron Marshall with 7 carries for 21 yards. James Morrison with 4 for 10 yards.


Butler with 4 catches for 55 yards. Ayles with 4 for 66 yards. Rojo with 4 for 55 yards. Prater with 3 for 40 yards. Havili with 2 for 33 yards.

Aaron Pifugrad led them with 5 catches for 60 yards.

Burfict led them with 10 tackles, 3 for a loss.

Galippo led us with 8 tackles. Armstead with 6 tackles, 2 for a loss. Greene, Perry, Wright, and Smith all had 1 sack.

Bryant and Harris each had a pick.

Baxter with 4 punt returns for 17 yards. We are now 8-0.

[Eaglesfan27]

Tim Johnson, the #2 athlete in CA and #13 in the nation just signed with us. The 4 star 6'0 190 lb athlete chose us over Cal and Stanford. We'll give him a look at both offense and defense when he arrives on campus to decide where to put him.

Our next game is at 4-5 Arizona which shouldn't be too challenging. In fact, none of the teams remaining on our schedule have a winning record. I'll play Arizona tomorrow.

[Eaglesfan27]

This marks the re-start of this dynasty to take advantage of the tuner set that makes important changes to recruiting.

[MrBug708]

What sort of changes?

[Eaglesfan27]

What sort of changes?

Roster management seems considerably better based on some tests I ran.. teams do a better job of not stockpiling too many positions leading to deficits at others. Also, incoming freshman are somewhat better rated so that there can be some true superstars in the universe down the road.

[Eaglesfan27]

Time to finally get this dynasty going. The 2 deep is a bit different as I'm using Roman Caesar's rosters, but all of the main players are the same. Let's get it going with recruiting...


We got 2 instant commits before the Hawaii game!

Kory Reid is a 4 star player who is the #1 QB in CA and the #4 overall in the nation. He is a 5'11 185 mobile QB with excellent mobility and a strong but inaccurate arm.

J.J Pearson is a 4 star player who is the #4 WR in the nation and top WR in Hawaii. He has tremendous acceleration and excellent hands, but needs a lot of work on his route running.

Now, it is time to put on a show against Hawaii.

[Eaglesfan27]

Oh yeah, Jordan Cameron will get the start at TE in this universe (and I suspect in reality for the Trojans.)


1st play of the game Brian Baucham with an acrobatic pick 6!

Hawaii's passing game responds well with a 8 play 78 yard drive that ties it at 7 early in the 1st.

Our 1st play is a bomb from Barkley to Rojo! 2 plays later Barkley is knocked out of the game with a shoulder injury. We settle for a 21 yard FG to make it 10-7.

We are up 10-7 at the end of the 1st quarter, but we are driving. Barkley's shoulder looks fine.

The drive ends with a 12 yard pass to Ayles in a 2 TE set. We lead 17-7 early in the 2nd quarter.

Late in the 2nd quarter, Bradford hurts his shoulder and will be out the rest of the game. Dillon Baxter takes advantage with a few nice runs including a 2 yard TD run to put us up 24-10 just before the half ends.


Hawaii stops us on our first drive and gets a FG to keep it a game, 24-13 early in the 3rd.

A long drive by us ends when a pass gets deflected up into the air and their linebacker is able to make a pick.


At the end of 3, we are up 24-13 and we are driving into their territory.

The drive ends with a 14 yard TD pass to Brice Butler early in the 4th. We lead 31-13, but Barkley got drilled on the play... He's hurt bad!

Marc Tyler with a 1 yard TD run late in the 4th. We lead 38-13. Mustain looked good on that drive. Our training staff believes he is going to need to start at least a few games...

Nick Perry picks up a fumble and takes it 18 yards for a TD. We lead 45-13.


We win the game 45-13. Nice season opener.

Barkley was 14 of 22 for 254 yards with 2 TD's and 1 INT before he got hurt.

Mustain was 3 of 3 for 39 yards.

Bryant Moniz was 28 of 49 for 369 yards with 1 TD 1 INT.


Bradford with 11 carries for 46 yards.

Baxter with 13 carries for 76 yards and a TD.

Alex Green with 6 carries for 9 yards.


Ronald Johnson with 5 catches for 143 yards.

Havili with 4 catches for 39 yards.

Butler with 2 catches for 46 yards and 1 TD.


Hawaii's Rodney Bradley with 11 catches for 143 yards and a TD.

Torin Harris led the team with 8 tackles. DaJohn Harris, Casey, Armstead, and Perry each had 1 sack.

Baucham with 1 interception.

SS Mana Silva had 14 tackles for Hawaii.

Shareece Wright had 1 punt return for 8 yards.

[Eaglesfan27]

Barkley has a back injury and will miss about 7 weeks :(

This is Mustain's team now.

No new commits this week in recruiting. The team is ready to rally around Mustain for the Virginia game.

[Eaglesfan27]

Virginia starts the game with a 49 yard FG to make it 3-0.

T.J. Bryant with a fumble on the kickoff to give them the short field.

They take advantage and pound it in from the 1 after just 6 plays. We are down 10-0 early.

Mitch leads us efficiently down the field on a 10 play 61 yard drive that ends in a spectacular 4 yard run by Dillon Baxter in which he spun out of a defender's grasp. 10-7 at the end of 1.

Our defense gets them into 3rd and 27 from their 8 thanks to a holding call, and a sack. Shareece Wright gets a pick 6 as he jumps an out route. We lead 14-10.

They respond with a long drive but we stop them inside the 10. We are up 14-13 with 2:20 left in the half.

1st play of our drive, Bradford breaks 2 tackles and runs it strong up the sideline for a 71 yard TD run!! 21-13.

We force a quick 3 and out and get the ball back with a minute.

Havili fumbles the ball going for extra yardage. They get it on the 40.

They go for it on 4th and 10 from our 40 and Perry gets a sack. We get the ball back near midfield with 30 seconds left..

Mustain with a few bad passes and we don't do anything.

With 10 seconds left, they connect on a screen pass to their HB that goes for 40 yards.. they get the ball out of bounds with 1 second left and kick the FG.

We are up 21-16. We will get the ball to start the 2nd half.

RoJo catches a short pass and turns it into a 50 yard gain to get us inside their 10. 2 plays later Dillon runs it in from the 2. 28-16.

Mustain leads us down the field again our next possession and Baxter with another TD run, this time a 7 yard run. We lead 34-16 after we miss the XP.

They put together a 11 play 76 yard drive that ends in a 9 yard TD run by Jones. 34-24 after they run it in for 2.

After an incomplete pass by Baxter, Baxter has a dazzling run in which he jukes one guy, spins away from another and takes it down the sideline for a 31 yard TD! 41-24.

On 3rd and 10, we sack the QB, he fumbles it, and Demetrius Wright picks it up and takes it 67 yards for a TD. 48-24.

We get a defensive stop and we just exclusively run the ball and run the clock out.


We win the game 48-24.


Mustain finished 9 of 13 for 158 yards. 0 TD, 0 INT, 0 sack.

Marc Verica finished 29 of 44 for 249 yards with 1 INT.


Bradford with 16 carries for 135 yards and a TD.

Baxter with 10 carries for 67 yards and 4 TD's.

Virginia's Perry Jones with 18 carries for 72 yards and 2 TD's.


Butler with 3 catches for 66 yards. RoJo with 1 catch for 53 yards.

Virginia's Kris Burd with 6 catches for 70 yards.

Galippo led the team with 10 tackles.

Wes Horton had 1 sack, Perry had a sack.

Wright had the only interception.

[Eaglesfan27]

We are heavily favored at Minnesota.


Minnesota starts off a good drive that gets stopped when we stuff them on 4th and 2 on our 35.

3 plays later, Mustain hits Rojo for a 61 yard TD pass! 7-0.

After getting a defensive stop, we put together 9 play 47 yard drive that ends in a 8 yard TD pass to Ayles. 14-0 late in the 1st.

Late in the 1st, Shareece Wright with his second pick 6 of the year. We lead 21-0 as the 1st ends.

A fumble by their HB on 3rd and 4 gives us a short field to score again... but 2 sacks push us out of FG range. We punt and the punt is bad and ends up bouncing into the endzone.

They get inside our 35 before going for it on 4th and 1 and our defense stuffs the run.

Mustain makes a really bad throw that is picked off by their linebacker at their 37.

We force a 3 and out including a sack by Casey on 3rd and 10.

Mustain leads a great 2 minute drive that ends in a beautiful pass and catch from Mustain to Bradford for a 18 yard TD.


We lead 28-0 at half and we get the ball back.


Our 1st drive is just a bad drive and Rojo fumbles on the 2nd. We are going more conservative now.

Minnesota with a touchdown drive to end the 3rd. 28-7. Time to open up the offense again.

Early in the 4th, Allen Bradford suffers an ankle injury.. it doesn't look good!

We put together a long drive that ends in a 36 yard FG. 31-7 with 3 minutes to go.


We win the game 31-7.

Mustain was 14 of 24 for 208 yards with 3 TD's 1 INT. He was sacked twice.

Weber was 25 of 39 for 250 yards with 1 TD 1 INT. He was sacked 4 times.


Bradford with 16 carries for 80 yards. Baxter with 6 for 23 yards.

Duane Bennett with 12 for 32 yards.


Rojo with 5 catches for 94 yards and a TD.

Brandon Green with 8 catches for 90 yards and a TD.

Galippo with 13 tackles, 4 for a loss, 1 sack.

Dajohn Harris, Malcolm Smith, Casey, and Kevin Greene all had sacks as well.

Wright had the only interception for us. He also had 3 punt returns for 31 yards.

[Eaglesfan27]

We have a big group of prospects visiting for our home conference opener against Washington.

We'll have to beat them without Bradford who has a high ankle sprain and will miss 3-5 weeks. Baxter will get the start with Tyler also rotating in quite a bit.

They are starting Keith Price due to a sprained MCL on Locker!

They come out very conservative with 8 straight runs before passing it. We stop them before they cross midfield.

Mustain with a bad pick gives them a short field.

Our defense holds on the short field and we only give up a FG. 3-0.

Our first play of the next drive is a HB pass by Dillon, but he throws it short and it is picked off by their safety.

We have a quiet 1st quarter. Down 3-0.


In the 2nd quarter, we come out 5 wide and start slinging it down the field. It ends in a 12 yard TD pass to Rojo! 7-3.

After getting a defensive stop, we put together another strong passing drive that ends in a 14 yard TD pass to Prater. 14-3.

With 30 seconds left in the half, they hit a 42 yard FG. 14-6.


We drive to the 50 and try a hail mary, but the half ends at 14-6.

We get the ball to start the 3rd.


We drive inside the 30, but Mustain underthrows a ball and their corner, Trufant, picks it off.

Torin Harris gets a pick thanks to Shareece Wright putting pressure on their QB with a blitz. He takes it to the house! 21-6.

They fumble the kickoff and McAllister recovers it to give us a short field.

Mustain with a 9 yard scramble for a TD! 28-6.

T.J. Bryant with a pick 6 on a simple out pattern to make it 35-6 as the 3rd ends.

Mustain with a bomb to Prater for a 50 yard TD to start the 4th. Take that Sark! 42-6.

Baxter fumbles on the goal line to end our last drive of the game.


We win 42-6. A nice impressive win. Their freshman QB really hurt them today.

Mustain was 16 of 21 for 296 yards with 3 TD's and 2 INT's. He was sacked twice.

Keith Price was 17 of 36 for 190 yards with 3 INT's.

Baxter with 21 carries for 117 yards.

Tyler with 2 carries for 2 yards.

Polk had 20 rushes for 72 yards.

Prater with 3 catches for 86 yards and 2 TD's.

RoJo with 3 catches for 33 yards and a TD. Prater has earned a promotion to starting WR.

James Johnson had 4 catches for 55 yards to lead Washington.

Galippo with 12 tackles, 4 for a loss.

Casey with 10 tackles, 3 for a loss.

Torin Harris, Bryant, and Wright each had a pick.

Wright with 4 punt returns for 48 yards.

[Eaglesfan27]

We got a strong verbal after the game from Adam Johnson. He is the #7 OLB in the nation from Vacaville, CA. He is 6'3 207 and is a 4 star player. He chose USC over Penn State and LSU. He is a very good tackler with decent speed and agility.

We have about 8 guys who are very close to committing to USC after their visit. Hopefully, we can seal the deal over the next week or two.

[Eaglesfan27]

It is a rare rainy day at the coliseum today as we take on 3-2 Stanford.

Stanford opens the game with a long methodical drive ending in a Luck TD pass to Fleener TD for 18 yards.

We respond with a quick strike drive that ends in a 1 yard TD run by Dillon Baxter.

We are tied at 7 at the end of 1 as they punt back to us.

Baxter with an absolutely sick 63 yard run in which he broke 2 defender's ankles, followed by a 17 yard scramble by Mustain for a TD. 14-7.

We force a 3 and out to get it right back. Mustain ends a promising drive with a pick.

With 45 seconds left in the half, we settle for a 38 yard FG. 17-7.


We start off the 1st play of the 2nd half with a perfect long bomb to Ronald Johnson who takes it 80 yards for a TD! 23-7 as the XP is missed.

After a quick defensive stop, we march down the field ending in a 1 yard TD run by Baxter. Baxter runs it in for 2. 31-7.

Screw Stanford. Mustain hits Johnson for a long TD late in the 3rd. 38-7. Now, we'll let up.

Baxter ends the 3rd quarter with another amazing run in which he breaks the legs of 2 more defenders!! 45-7. 80 yard TD for Baxter.

We sub in 2nd team offense and defense.

Stanford moves the ball much more easily against our 2nd unit and they end with a 12 yard TD pass by Luck. 45-14.

John Manoogian into the game.

We run the ball almost exclusively and work most of the clock down before missing a 40 yard FG.

We win the game 45-14.

Mustain was 13 of 16 for 219 yards with 2 TD's and 1 INT.

Luck was 17 of 24 for 148 yards and 2 TD's 0 INT's.


Baxter was the player of the game and he just secured himself the starting job... 13 carries for 247 yards and 3 TD's.

Tyler with 10 carries for 31 yards in mop up duty. Mustain with 4 carries for 50 yards and a Td. Gable with 1 carry for 5 yards.

Jeremy Stewart with 20 carries for 99 yards. Stepfan Taylor with 5 for 13 yards.

Ronald Johnson with 5 catches for 134 yards and 2 TD's.

Havili with 4 catches for 24 yards. Prater with 2 catches for 44 yards.

Ryan Whalen with 6 catches for 65 yards.

Nick Perry with 6 tackles, 4 for a loss, and 2 sacks was the defensive player of the game.

[Eaglesfan27]

After the game, we get 6 committments!

5 star DE Alan Walker is the #1 DE in the nation. He is from Glendale, CA and is 6'5 227. I expect him to put on weight and be a great pass rusher.

5 star SS Derrick Sanchez is from Caldwell, ID. He is the #2 SS in the nation. He is a fearsome hitter at 6'1 209. He also has excellent mobility and strong zone coverage abilities. He should be ready to contribute early.

5 star T David Davis is from Rialto, CA. He is the #4 tackle in the nation. He is 6'6 273 and is a better pass blocker at this point. Great movement out of him.

4 star T Andy Malone is 6'4 325 and is from Wheaton-Glenmont MD. He si the #5 tackle in the nation. He is also a better pass blocker at this point.

4 star G Sean Bailey is 6'6 272 and is from Galveston, TX. He is the #8 guard in the nation. He is a well balanced guard who should be ready to play early. Great accleration and movement.

4 star DE Johnson Shawn Johnson is the #8 DE in the nation. He is from Sparks, NV. He is 6'4 254. He is an excellent speed rusher.


We did lose out on our top FB prospect, who chose LSU. We also lost on a top LB who chose Florida.

[Eaglesfan27]

Today, we host 2-3 Cal which has been hit hard by injuries.

The first play of their 2nd drive, Riley is under heavy pressure and makes a horrible throw right to Torin Harris who gets a pick 6. 7-0.

We knock Riley out of the game and abuse Beau Sweeney for a quick 3 and out. Galippo with the hit on Riley.

A big PA reception by Cameron who shakes a tackle and takes it 55 yards down the field before getting caught from behind. The drive ends with a 48 yard FG by Houston though as Mustain got sacked twice to put us in 3rd and 30.

Riley is back into the game and he converts a 3rd and 13 at the end of the quarter. 10-0 at the end of 1.

Cal puts together a strong methodical drive that ends in a 2 yard TD run by Vereen. 10-7 midway through the 2nd.

Baxter with a bad fumble while trying to make a man miss gives them a very short field. But 2 plays later, Vereen fumbles inside the 5 and McDonald picks it up!

2 plays later Ronald Johnson absolutely burns his man (open by at least 10 yards) and Mustain hits him in stride for a 92 yard TD!!! 17-7 lead.


At halftime, we lead 17-7. We get the ball to start the 2nd half.

We start off the half with a well controlled 11 play drive that ends in a 16 yard TD pass to Havili. 24-7.

After being stuffed all game, Baxter makes an incredible move to break a 72 yard TD run but Prater gets called for a clipping that pulls it back.

At the end of the 3rd, Shareece Wright fumbles on a punt return and they take it in for 6. 24-14. Wright just lost the PR job as I haven't been impressed with his returns anyway.

Baxter is starting to make some big runs now.

Mustain to Woods for a 31 yard TD on 3rd and 10. We lead 31-14 now.

Houston with another 48 yard FG midway through the 4th. 34-14. We put in both 2nd units.


We win the game 34-14. Barkley and Bradford may both be back for the next game. Only 1 of them will be starting if they are..

Mustain was 9 of 21 for 266 yards with 3 TD's 0 INT's. He was sacked 4 times.

Riley was 19 of 36 for 160 yards with 0 TD, 1 INT. He was sacked twice.


Baxter with 20 carries for 99 yards. Tyler with 7 for 26. Mustain with 4 for -18 yards.

Vereen with 12 for 34 yards. Covaughn Deboskie with 6 for 34 yards.

Ronald Johnson with 2 catches for 104 yards and a TD. Woods with 2 for 49 yards and a TD. Prater only had 1 catch for 8 yards.

Marvin Jones with 5 catches for 48 yards for Cal. Jeremy Ross with 5 for 33 yards.

Perry and Fangupo each had a sack.

[Eaglesfan27]

After the game, we get a big committment, and I do mean big - The #1 TE in the nation gives us a firm verbal. Zach Young is 6'8 255 and is a 5 star player from Douglas, AZ. As might be expected, his strength is his powerful blocking but he has some good hands too.

We lost out on the #1 FS in the country who chose to stay in his home state and will attend Texas.

We also lost out on the #1 Tackle who will play for Ohio State.

We missed out on the #3 HB who will stay in his home state and play for Alabama.

We lost out on the #2 Guard who will leave Washington and go to Florida.


Now, for a bye week.


During the bye week, we get 2 more commitments:

Kyle Williams is the #6 Punter in the nation. We get him to come west from Florida.

We also get Sean Simpson, a 6'4 340 pound 4 star T. He is rated 17th overall at the position. Our staff thinks he is a powerful run blocker.

We lose out on the #1 WR in the nation who stays close to his home in Georgia and picks Florida.

We also miss out on our 2nd option at FB, the #2 FB who chooses Penn State.

The #1 MLB choses Georgia over us.

[Eaglesfan27]

Today, we host 5-2 Oregon. Barkley will be back but Bradford will need 1 more week.

Defense dominates most of the 1st quarter, but we put together a 10 play 70 yard drive that ends in a 11 yard TD pass from Barkley to Robert Woods. 7-0 late in the 1st.

Oregon responds with a long drive, but we stop them on our 3 and then they miss the short FG.

We drive 85 yards before a Barkley fumble on a sack ends our drive.

Houston knocks in a 40 yard FG at the end of the half on our next drive. Both teams moved the ball well, but only a 10-0 score at the end of the half, defying the experts who predicted a high scoring game.

We get the ball to start the 2nd half and Gable with a nice kickoff return to get us to the 40.

Both defenses make stops in the 3rd until Barkley finds Rojo for a 12 yard TD pass late in the 3rd to make it 17-0.

Oregon with a quick strike drive that ends in a short 4 yard TD pass. 17-7.

We finish off the scoring with a 1 yard TD run by Baxter. 24-7.


We win the game 24-7. A very good game for our defense.

Barkley is the player of the game with 20 of 31 passing for 296 yards with 2 TD's.

Nate Costa was 17 of 27 for 194 yards and a TD.


Baxter with 24 carries for 105 yards anda TD. Tyler with 2 carries for 9 yards.

LaMichael James with 15 carries for 68 yards.

Ronald Johnson with 6 catches for 105 yards and a TD. Woods, working out of the slot, with 6 catches for 118 yards and a TD.

Lavasier Tuinei with 5 catches for 61 yards.

Nick Perry led the team with 7 tackles, 3 for a loss, 1 sack.

Casey Matthews led them with 11 tackles, 2 for a loss, 1 sack.

Shareece Wright with 3 passes defended.

[Eaglesfan27]

We jump to a 14-0 lead against ASU in the 1st quarter (thanks in part to a pick by Wright) as they fail to complete a fake punt pass. However, the story of the 1st quarter is that Dillon Baxter's very promising season comes to an end with a torn biceps.

Late in the half, Chris Galippo with a huge pick 6 to put us up 21-0.

Later in the half, we knock out their starting QB, but their backup leads a very nice drive to get them inside the 10, but their HB fumbles it away. 3rd turnover of the day for them.

Barkley leads a great 2 minute drive that ends badly with a horrible pass for a pick. We are up 21-0 at the half, and we get the ball to start the 2nd half.

Bradford with a 2 yard TD run to end our first drive of the 2nd half. 28-0.

They make it 28-7 late in the 3rd, but we answer with a drive that was mostly on the ground but ended with a 7 yard TD pass to Prater who dove to catch it. 35-7 early in the 4th.

The QB fumbles it on a sack and we bring in our 2nd teams.

We win the game 35-7.


Barkley was 22 of 29 for 336 yards with 2 TD's 1 INT.

Mustain was 0 of 2.

Osweiler was 7 of 11 for 120 yards with 2 INT's. Threet was 12 of 15 for 156 yards with 1 TD 0 INT's.

Baxter had 7 carries for 35 yards and a TD before his season was ended by that injury.

Bradford with 12 for 52 yards and a TD. Tyler with 14 for 71 yards.


Cameron Marshall with 16 carries for 64 yards.

Rojo with 6 catches for 75 yards. Woods with 4 catches for 98 yards. Prater with 1 catch for 8 yards and a TD. Butler with 2 catches for 32 yards and a TD.


Aaron Pflugrad with 7 catches for 47 yards. Gerell Robinson with 4 catches for 65 yards and a TD.

Jurrell Casey with 5 tackles, 3 for a loss. DaJohn Harris had our only sack. Shareece Wright and Galippo each with a pick.

(Forgot to post this earlier, but it was played this morning.)

[Eaglesfan27]

Today's game is at 5-4 Arizona which has struggled with their running game.

Our defense holds strong, but a fumble by Bradford ends our 1st drive. We put up a 37 yard FG with 1 minute left in the 1st. 3-0 lead.

1st play of the next drive, their HB, Nic Grisby, breaks off a 80 yard TD!

We put together a quick answer that ends with a 6 yard TD run by Bradford. 10-7.

Later in the 2nd quarter, Barkley connects with Woods for a 54 yard TD. 17-7.

Grigsby with another long run, but Wright tracks him down before he gets to the endzone. 2 big sacks stop that drive though and push them into a long FG attempt.. they miss from 52 yards out.

Barkley throws a long pick in the 2 minute drill, but their DB fumbles it. Next play, Barkley throws a very bad ball that is picked off again.


We are up 17-7 at the half and we get the ball.

Prater with a big catch and then he breaks a tackle by their safety and takes it the distance for a 51 yard TD. 24-7 early in the 3rd.

Prater with another TD reception midway through the 3rd. 31-7.

With 6 minutes left in the game, they make it 31-15 on a Grigsby TD run.

After 4 straight runs, Barkley goes over top to Rojo for a 61 yard TD to put this one out of reach. 38-15.

We sack their QB, he fumbles, and Perry picks it up and runs it in. 45-15.

2 plays later, their WR fumbles it. Mustain and the 2nd team in now.

Tyler with a 16 yard TD run to make it 52-15.


We win the game 52-15.

Barkley was 19 of 32 for 360 yards with 4 TD's 3 INT's.

Foles was 11 of 19 for 160 yards with 5 sacks.


Bradford with 18 carries for 134 yards and a TD. Tyler with 7 for 52 yards and a TD.

Grigsby with 18 for 184 yards and 2 TD's (long of 80 and another of 63.)

Rojo with 5 catches for 113 yards and a TD. Prater with 5 for 123 yards and 2 TD's. Woods with 2 for 63 yards and a TD.

Casey with 2 sacks and 4 tackles for a loss.

[Eaglesfan27]

Almost a perfect 1st quarter for us against Oregon State as Bradford has busted 2 long runs and we are up 21-3 at the end of 1.

A fumble early in the 2nd quarter, sets us up with another short field and Barkley finds Rojo for Rojo's 2nd TD of the day (Barkley's 3rd.) 28-3.

The 2nd quarter is dominated by 2 long drives by them, 1 of which ends with a missed FG and one that ends in a TD. At the end of the half, we are up 28-10.

Midway through the 3rd, Barkley finds Ausberry on a lob for a 8 yard TD. 35-10.

Bradford with a 4 yard TD run to make it 42-10 late in the 3rd. The crowd is leaving disgusted today.

2nd units come on for us with a 42-10 lead and 6:27 to go as we get the ball back.


We win the game 42-10 as I run out the clock with 1 long drive where we finally take a knee on their 2.

Barkley was 10 of 17 for 127 yards with 4 TD's 0 INT's.

Mustain was 2 of 2 for 30 yards.

Ryan Katz was 19 of 29 for 206 yards.


Bradford with 12 carries for 186 yards and 2 TD's. Tyler with 15 for 74 yards.

Jacquiz Rodgers with 16 carries for 36 yards (after I bumped up CPU rushing for this game a bit, but there scheme didn't fool us today.)

Ronald Johnson with 5 catches for 71 yards and 2 TD's.

Ausberry with 3 catches for 45 yards and a TD.

Jordan Bishop with 8 catches for 88 yards and a TD.

Jurrell Casey with 8 tackles, 4 for a loss, 1 sack.

Shareece Wright had a 51 yard punt return and 5 for 100 yards on the day.

[Eaglesfan27]

Notre Dame (6-5) at USC today (11-0.)


They start off with a strong drive that stalls inside the 5. Short FG to make it 3-0.

We respond with a 13 play 75 yard drive that uses up the rest of the 1st quarter and ends with a 2 yard TD pass to Havili. 7-3.

Shareece Wright with a nice pic on a pass intended for Michael Floyd to get us the ball in great field position. 3 plays later Bradford runs it in from the 1. 14-3.

ND catches us with a screen for a 18 yard TD pass to the HB. 14-10 early in the 2nd. They moved the ball very quickly.

Bradford catches a screen and turns it into a 6 yard TD late in the half. 21-10. ND gets the ball with 30 seconds left, but can't get into scoring range. We get the ball to start the 2nd half.


Rojo catches a 32 yard TD pass for his 10th of the year early in the 3rd quarter. 28-10. Unfortunately, Barkley was dinged up on the play as he got hit when he threw it. It doesn't look to see serious. He'll continue to play.

Armond Armstead with his 2nd sack of the day to end ND's 1st drive of the half with only a FG. 28-13.

2nd play of our next drive, Rojo catches a short pass and turns it into a 68 yard gain. 1 play later, Barkley to Rojo for a 5 yard TD. 35-13.

Jurrell Casey with a sack and strip. Armstead picks it up and runs it 28 yards for a TD. 42-13.

Crist to Goodman for a 23 yard TD to make it 42-20 late in the 3rd.

We miss a 47 yard FG midway through the 4th.

ND with a quick strike drive ending in a 21 yard TD pass to Jones. They get the 2 point conversion. 42-28 with 2:40 to go.

Woods gets the onside kick for us.

On 4th and 5 from our 37, we decide to go for it and Woods takes a short pass from Barkley and turns it into a 37 yard TD. 49-28.


We win the game 49-28.

Barkley is the player of the game: 19 of 24 for 334 yards and 5 TD's 0 INT's, sacked 1 time.

Bradford was shut down, 21 carries for 28 yards and a TD.

Tyler with 6 carries for 38 yards.

Rojo with 7 catches for 162 yards and 2 TD's.

Woods with 4 catches for 83 yards and a TD.

Bradford with 3 catches for 41 yards and a TD.

Havili with 2 catches for 8 yards and a TD.

Prater only 1 catch for 13 yards.

Galippo with 9 tackles. Armstead with 2 sacks. Wright with 1 interception.

[Eaglesfan27]

We finish the regular season at (7-4) UCLA.

We get a defensive stop to start the game. However, 4 plays later, Barkley is sacked and fumbles it. Akeem Ayers picks it up and runs it in 45 yards for a TD. Down 7-0.

Barkley gets hit and knocked out of the game on the last play of the 1st half. Both defenses controlling the action. Still, a 7-0 game.

Barkley returns a few plays later and we are driving into Bruin territory.

First play back is a PA pass to Prater for a big gain to get us inside the 5.

Next play is a spectacular catch by Prater for a 4 yard TD. 7-7.

They put together a long methodical drive, but miss a 40 yard FG.

Barkley throws a pick around midfield on our drive, as he got hit just as he threw it. On the ensuing drive, the Bruins drive into range for a 32 yard FG with 59 seconds left in the half. Down 10-7 at the half.

We punt with 35 seconds left. 2 plays later, Prince throws a pick 6 right at Bryant! We lead 14-10!

We lead 14-10 at the half and we get the ball to start the 2nd half.

Our first drive of the 2nd half ends with a 8 yard TD pass to Rojo. 21-10.

Defenses controlling the rest of the quarter. UCLA is driving into our red zone at the end of the 3rd. 21-10 still.

Our defense stops them on 4th and 1 on our 8.

2 plays later, Blake Ayles breaks off a long run after the catch and it turns into a 68 yard play.

3 plays later Tyler catches a screen pass and it is a 4 yard TD. 28-10.

2 minutes later, after UCLA failed to convert a 4th and 3 on their own 38, Bradford with a 3 yard TD run. 35-10.


We win the game 35-10. Will we remain #3 in the polls? Can we possibly be kept out of the National Championship Game even though we are undefeated?

Barkley was the player of the game: 17 of 25 for 221 yards with 3 TD's 1 INT.

We had our best defensive effort against Prince: 12 of 28 for 106 yards and 1 INT.

Bradford 19 carries for 109 yards and a TD. Tyler 4 for 11 yards.

Johnathan Franklin with 25 carries for 82 yards.

Ronald Johnson with 5 catches for 36 yards and a TD. Prater with 4 catches for 62 yards and a TD. Woods with 4 catches for 40 yards.

Casey with 13 tackles, 5 for a loss as he was a beast this game. Galippo with 10 tackles. Nick Perry had our only sack.

[Eaglesfan27]

The Coaches' Poll:

1. Wisconsin (38) 11-0
2. Alabama (21) 12-0
3. USC (1) 12-0
4. Ohio State 11-1
5. Nevada (1) 12-0
6. Boise State 10-1
7. Oklahoma 11-1
8. TCU 11-1
9., Georgia Tech 10-2
10. West Virginia 10-1

The Media Poll:

1. Wisconsin (39)
2. Alabama (25)
3. USC
4. Ohio State
5. Nevada
6. Oklahoma
7. Boise State
8. TCU
9. Georgia Tech
10. West Virginia


The BCS:

1. Wisconsin
2. Alabama
3. USC
4. Ohio State
5. Nevada
6. Oklahoma
7. Boise State
8. Georgia Tech
9. TCU
10. W. Virginia.


We need South Carolina to pull off the upset in the SEC championship game....




But, Alabama sneaks by 31-24.

We are playing 12-0 Nevada in the Rose Bowl while Alabama plays Wisconsin in the NC Game.


Ingram with 304 carries for 1884 yards and 12 TD's just edged out Christian Ponder for the Heisman. Ponder had 3919 yards and 41 TD's vs 7 INT's. Keenum in 3rd, Pryor in 4th, and McElroy in 5th.

The All-American Team:

QB Ponder, FSU.
RB Ryan Williams, VT
RB Ingram, Alabam
WR Ronald Johnson, USC
WR Bert Reed, FSU
TE Weslye Saunders, South Carolina
C Ben Habern, Oklahoma
G Barrett Jones, Alabama
G Omoregie Uzzi, GT
T Lou Eliades, Penn State
T DJ Flunker, Alabama
DE Tony Jerrod Eddie, Texas A&M
DE Nick Perry, USC
DT Dajohn Harris, USC
DT Jurrell Casey, USC
OLB Eric Gordon, Michigan State
MLB: Galippo, USC
OLB: Davyd Jones, Ball State
CB Jonathan Nelson, Oklahoma
CB Shareece Wright, USC
S Jai Eugene, LSU
S Deaundre Brown, Tulsa
K Daniel Murray, Iowa
P Jay Williams, Alabama
Ret Chris Rainey, Florida.

Chris Galippo won linebacker of the year and the Bednarik awards. Casey won the Lombardi, and Shareece Wright won the Thorpe.

Ponder won the Maxwell, Ingram won the Doak Walker, Jerrod Eddie won the Nagurski, Keenum won the O'Brien, Austin Pettis (Boise) won the Biletnikoff, Coby Fleener (Stanford) won the Mackey, Lou Eliades (PSU) won the Outland, William Vlachos (Alabama) won the Rimington, Daniel Murray (Iowa) won the Groza, Adi Kunalic (Nebraska) won the Guy, Rainey won the Best Returner.

[Eaglesfan27]

Nevada starts off the game with an impressive drive. Up 7-0 midway through the 1st.

We respond with a methodical drive that ends in a 5 yard TD pass to Rojo. 7-7 at the end of 1.

We force Nevada to 3 and out to start the 2nd quarter.

They force a 3 and out in return as Barkley overthrows a receiver (I slightly tweaked QB accuracy down.)

They put together a strong drive, but on 4th and 1, we stop them inside our 20 midway through the 2nd.

Barkley with a methodical drive that ends in a 1 yard TD pass on a PA pass to Grimble. We lead 14-7 late in the 2nd and we get the ball to start the 2nd half.

We start off the 2nd half with a methodical drive that ends in a spectacular 7 yard TD catch by Prater. 21-7.

Shareece Wright with an interception to set us up with a short field, but we fail to punch it in from the 1 on 4th down. 1 play later, we get a safety. On the ensuing drive, Bradford punches it in from the 1 to make it 30-7 at the end of 3.

Nevada makes it 30-13 midway through the 4th and then our 2nd string makes it 37-13 late in the 4th with a Tyler TD run of 6 yards.

A fumble by them leads to a very short field and we run it in for 1 final score. 44-13.


We win the game 44-13.

Bradford is the player of the game with 26 carries for 165 yards and 2 TD's.

Barkley was 20 of 31 for 212 yards and 3 TD's. 0 INT's, and 3 sacks.

Tyler with 4 carries for 31 yards and a TD.

Rojo with 7 catches for 60 yards and a TD. Woods with 5 catches for 62 yards. Prater with 3 catches for 41 yards and a TD.

Malcolm Smith with 8 tackles, 3 for a loss.

Wright and Torin Harris each had a pick.


We finish the year 13-0, but no championship.

[Eaglesfan27]

Wisconsin beat Alabama 38-24 to win the National Championship.

Final Top 10:

1. Wisconsin (12-0)
2. USC (13-0)
3. Alabama (13-1)
4. Oklahoma (13-1)
5. Georgia Tech (11-2)
6. Nevada (12-1)
7. TCU (12-1)
8. Ohio State (11-2)
9. Boise State (10-2)
10. Nebraska (11-2)

[Eaglesfan27]

WTF!!!! Barkley, despite me playing him all year, wants to transfer to UCLA!!!

I am able to convince him to stay, but I can't convince the following players from leaving early:

DT Jurrell Casey, DT Nick Perry, MLB Chris Galippo, DT DaJohn Harris.

Also, the following players graduate:

TE Jordan Cameron, K Joe Houston, LT Zack Heberer, DT Christian Tupou, C Kristofer O'Dowd, CB Shareece Wright, FB Stanley Havili, HB Allen Bradford, HB CJ Gable, P Jacob Harfman, OLB Michael Morgan, LG Butch Lewis, QB Mitch Mustain, OLB Malcolm Smith, WR Ronald Johnson, and DE Derek Simmons.

[Eaglesfan27]

Not much going on during offseason recruiting, but we did get the #2 TE in the nation and #1 TE in CA to commit to us. Corey Edwards is a 5 star 6'1 241 lb TE who we may convert to FB. He is from Inglewood, CA.

A week later we get, 4 star FS Eric Timmons who is 6th in the nation. He is 5'10 200 and is from Redondo Beach, CA. He is a fierce hitter.

We get a 3 star DT from Alabama who is 6'0 315 as our last recruit of the class. A quick review of the class (which is 4th in the nation):

5 5 stars, 4 8 starts, and 2 3 stars. Only Alabama has more 5 stars. Texas also has 5.

1. DE A. Walker - 5 star DE from Glendale, CA is the #1 DE in the nation. Good chance to play right away.

2. TE Z Young - 5 star TE is 6'8 252 and is #1 in the nation. Great chance to play early.

3. T D. Davis - 5 star T is #4 in the nation. 6'6 273. Should be a key player in a year or two.

4. TE C Edwards - 5 star TE may get converted to FB.

5. SS D. Sanchez - 5 star SS from Idaho has a chance to get some PT this year.

6. QB K. Reid - 4 star QB is 4th in the nation. Will battle to replace Barkley next year.

7. FS E. Timmons - 4 star S is #6 in the nation. Should grow into the role.

8. WR J Pearson - #5 WR in the nation is a 4 star player who should contribute down the road.

9. T S. Simpson - massive size for this 4 star T at 6'4 340. Could develop into a dominant player.

10. G S. Bailey - #8 guard, 4 star player, provides needed depth on the line.

11. T A. Malone - 4 star player, 5 T with good size at 6'4 326. Our weakest position should have plenty of depth now.

12. OLB A. Johnson - #7 OLB in the nation has a prime opportunity to contribute right away.

13. DE S. Johnson - #8 DE, 4 star player who should be a contributor down the road.

14. DT A. Harper - #42 DT in the nation, 3 star player but he could contribute at this suddenly thin position.

15. P K. Williams - 3 star P, #6 in the nation, has an average leg. May have to handle FG's as well depending upon our walk-ons.

[Eaglesfan27]

Start of 2011 -

A look at the roster reveals we are considerably weaker defensively. Offensively, we have the potential for an explosive year with a more mature Barkley leading the way. A look at the 2 deep:

QB: Barkley - 89, JR; Jesse Scroggins - 80, RS FR.
HB: Baxter - 83 (but more explosive), SO; Marc Tyler - 86, RS SR.
FB: Rhett Ellison (big loss from Havili) 79 RS SR; Ahmed Mokhtar - 77, RS SR.
WR: Robert Woods (84 but most explosive receiver) SO; Kyle Prater (85 but best hands on the team) SO; Brice Butler 90, RS JR; David Ausberry 87 (another big receiver) RS SR.
TE: True Freshman Zach Young wins the job at 6'8 252 - 84, FR; Xavier Grimble (beat out Ayles) - 79, SO. They give us two very big weapons in our dual TE sets.
LT: Matt Kalil - 89, RS JR; David Davis - 83, FR.
LG: Kevin Graf - 87, RS SO; Sean Bailey - 80, FR.
C: Michael Reardon (big drop off from last year) 81, RS SR; Abe Markowitz - 69, RS SO.
RG: Khaled Holmes - 86, RS Jr; John Martinez - 79, RS SO.
RT: Tyron Smith - 91, SR; Martin Coleman - 84 (RS SR)

LE: Armond Armstead - 91, SR; Wes Horton - 85, RS JR.
RE: Another true freshman wins a starting role Shawn Johnson 83 (with great speed), Kevin Green (81), RS SO.
DT (Painfully thin position with only 3 scholarship players!): Hebron Fangupo 83, RS SR; George Uko - 77, RS FR; Anthony Harper - 66, FR.
LOLB: Marquis Simmons - 78, RS SO; Hayes Pullard - 76, RS FR.
MLB: Devon Kennard - 87 (JR), Simione Vehikite - 76, RS SO.
ROLB: Another true freshman starting: Adam Johnson - 82; Shane Horton - 75, RS SR.
CB: TJ Bryant - 88, SR; Torin Harris - 83, RS SO; Brian Baucham - 78, RS JR.
FS: Jawanza Starling - 84, JR; Drew McAllister - 83, SR.
SS: TJ McDonald - 85, JR; Dion Bailey - 74, So.

K: P Kyle Williams will handle it.
P: Kyle Williams 77, Freshman

KR: Brice Butler (99) and Robert Woods (96)
PR: Robert Woods (96)

Recruiting priorities:

DT, CB, OLB, MLB, QB, HB, OL, and K.

[Eaglesfan27]

We open the year hosting Minnesota. Should be a nice game for us to start the year in a big way.

True Freshman Shawn Johnson strips their HB on the 3rd play, Torin Hariis picks it up but then is tackled and fumbles it! They recover.

They march down the field passing at will. I have a feeling this is going to be a rough year for our back 7, particularly the linebackers. Down 7-0 midway through the 1st.

We fail to convert 4th and 2 on their 44. They get inside our 5 before we stop them and hold them to a short FG attempt, but they miss it!

We put together a quick striking drive, but Barkley gets hit when throwing and throws a pick into the endzone.

Towards the end of the half, Barkley finds Woods for a 16 yard TD. 7-7. Our defense has been horrible, and our offense has not been as explosive as expected. However, that was a 7 play 80 yard drive that we did in just 1:17.

They go for it on 4th and 10 on our 30 and fail to convert. Can Barkley get us into scoring range with 37 seconds left?

23 yard strike to Woods. 47 yard strike to Butler for a TD! 14-7.

We are up 14-7 at the half, and we get the ball back.

2nd play of the half, they pick off a screen pass and turn it into a pick 6. 14-13 after they miss a XP.

Barkley moves us down the field with ease on our next drive, but he gets hit hard and has to leave the game. 1st play with Scroggins in is a handoff to Baxter who fumbles it. They recover.

Barkley is cleared to return on our next possession.

Baxter with an incredible cut on a counter play to take it in from 29 yards out. 21-13.

We stop them on 4th and 2 on our 36.

Young has dominated whoever is covering him. The big TE is just too quick and too big to be covered! What a weapon. Barkley finds him for a 21 yard TD strike. 28-13.

The drive down inside our 10 quickly, but then our D-line gets pressure and we stop them them on 4th and goal from the 7.

On 3rd and 21, Barkley finds Brice Butler for a 76 yard TD to seal the game. 34-13 after we miss an extra point.

Minnesota with a 4 yard TD pass to make it 34-20 with 1:30 left.

Baxter with a spectacular 36 yard TD run to end the game after they tried an onside kick. 41-20.

They make it 41-27 with 9 seconds left. Our defense is very bad.

So stupid, we try to run it one last time and Barkley fumbles the exchange.. They pick it up and return it for a TD! 41-34. I wonder if that will drop us from our #4 spot in the polls.

Barkley: 19 of 28 for 425 yards with 4 TD's 2 INT's! 1 sack.

Marquis Gray: 28 of 45 for 400 yards with 2 TD's 0 INT, 4 sacks.


Baxter: 14 carries for 120 yards and 2 TD's.

Duane Bennett 23 carries for 65 yards.

True Freshman and freak Zach Young with 6 catches for 126 yards and a TD for us! Nice debut!

Woods with 5 catches for 83 yards and a TD. Butler with 2 catches for 124 yards and 2 TD's!

Prater with 2 catches for 45 yards. Baxter with 2 for 29 yards. Ellison with 2 for 18 yards.

Minnesota's Brandon Green had 9 catches for 109 yards and a TD. 4 receivers with 4 catches.

Freshman DE Shawn Johnson led the team with 8 tackles, 3 for a loss.

Devon Kennard also had 8 tackles, 1 for a loss. Fangupo had 3 sacks! Armond Armstead had 1.

[Eaglesfan27]

Our next game is hosting #7 Iowa. We remain #4 in the polls.


Iowa tries a PA pass on 4th and inches at midfield and we sack the QB.

We miss a 37 yard FG and the game remains scoreless midway through the 1st.

We exchange 3 and outs. 0-0 at the end of 1.

On 4th and 1 from our 32, they hit us with a PA pass for a 24 yard TD! Down 7-0 early in the 2nd.

Baxter runs it in from inches out on 4th and goal. Down 7-6 after our kicker misses the extra point!

Johnson with his first sack of his career on 3rd and 11!

Prater catches a 10 yard pass and turns it into a 32 yard TD. We fail to convert the 2 point conversion. Down 12-7.

Towards the end of the half, Prater catches a 20 yard pass and turns it into a 67 yard TD. We are up 20-7 after a successful 2 point conversion pass to Baxter.

Their defense holds us to 3 and out. They get to our 28, but we stop them there and they miss a 45 yard FG.

Barkley throws a bad pick on our next drive. He just overthrew Prater and made it an easy pick for the safety.

Keenan Davis with a spectacular diving catch for a 17 yard TD. They miss the Extra Point. We lead 20-13 very late in the 3rd.

Their run defense is stifling us. 20-13 at the end of 3.

We go 3 and out as Barkley overthrows Ambles on 3rd and 9.

A PA pass to their TE ties it at 20 with 4:35 left in the game.

Barkley responds with a masterful drive ending in a 2 yard TD pass to Baxter. 27-20.

Iowa marches down the field ending in a 12 yard pass to their FB. Tied at 27 with 50 seconds left.

We start at our 24. 18 pass to Butler. Time out. Incomplete pass. 40 yard pass to Woods! T.O. Barkley scrambles for 1 and gets out of bounds. Incomplete pass. 14 seconds left. Barkley is sacked for a loss of 10. 38 yard FG for the win... Williams drills it!!! 30-27 win!


Barkley was the player of the game: 20 of 37 for 368 yards with 3 TD's 1 INT. Sacked 5 times.

James Vandenberg was 21 of 24 for 270 yards with 4 TD's 0 INT's, sacked 3 times.

Baxter with 13 carries for 34 yards and a TD.

Adam Robinson with 25 carries for 84 yards.

Zach Young, continues to impress as a true freshman. 5 catches for 90 yards.

Butler with 4 catches for 55 yards. Baxter with 3 for 0 yards and a TD. Prater with 3 for 128 yards and 2 TD"s. Woods with 2 for 76 yards. Ausberry with a critical 3rd and 10 catch for 11 yards in which he hurdled a defender and broke a tackle.

Keenan Davis with 8 catches for 122 yards and 2 TD's.

Freshman DE Shawn Johnson led the team with 7 tackles, 3 for a loss, 1 sack.

Freshman OLB Adam Johnson had 7 tackles, 2 for a loss.

Armond Armstead and George Uko also had sacks.

Woods had 3 punt returns for 33 yards.

[Eaglesfan27]

Today, we have a big game at Stanford who is also 2-0. Should be an evenly matched team.


On 3rd and 10, their QB fumbles and Armond Armstead recovers and runs it to the 4. One play later, Barkley to Baxter for a 4 yard TD. 7-0.

Torin Harris with a nice interception to end their next drive.

3 plays later Barkley tries to go deep to Woods and it is picked off by their corner.

1 play later Brian Baucham picks off their young QB.

3 plays later, Barkley to Woods for a 8 yard TD. 14-0.

We force a 3 and out as we stop their HB on 3rd and 3.

We put together a methodical drive that ends in a 2 yard TD pass to Grimble. 21-0 at the end of 1.

Using mostly their running game, Stanford puts together a 12 play 82 yard drive that ends in a 10 yard TD pass to the HB on a screen. They miss the extra point. 21-6.

Midway through the 2nd, Barkley finds Ellison for a 1 yard TD pass on the PA. 28-6. 9 play 77 yard drive.

Jawanza Starling crushes their top WR on a pass over the middle and takes him out 8 weeks with a broken clavicle.

We stop them at the 6 yard line on their next drive. They settle for a short FG. 28-9 with 30 seconds left in the half.

Butler with a very good kick return to get us to the 38. But, we are unable to get into FG range.

Barkley with his 2nd pick of the day to give them a chance..

They pound it down our throats and end up scoring on a 1 yard run by their HB, but they miss another extra point. 28-15.

Baxter with a spectacular run in which he made 3 guys miss with a variety of cuts and moves. 58 yard TD run. 35-15.

We miss a short FG on our next drive to give them a small chance. 35-15 at the end of 3.

Their no huddle destroys us ending in a 24 yard TD by their HB. 35-22. 7 minutes left.

We put together a 8 play 75 yard drive ending in a 2 yard fade TD pass to Ausberry. 42-22. 5 minutes to play.

We stop them on 4th and 5 on our 25. Time to bring in the 2nd team offense and let Scroggins get his first action as a Trojan.

T.J. Bryant with an interception late to put the final touch on the game.


We win the game 42-22.

Barkley was the player of the game: 19 of 35 for 324 yards with 5 TD's 2 INT's and 2 sacks.

Josh Nunes was 22 of 38 for 265 yards with 1 TD 3 INT's.


Baxter with 13 carries for 157 yards and a TD. Tyler with 7 for 25 yards.

Stepfan Taylor with 25 carries for 87 yards and a TD. Anthony Wilkerson with 3 for 31 yards and a TD.

Woods with 7 catches for 120 yards and a TD.

Young with 3 catches for 77 yards. Ambles with 2 catches for 16 yards. Grmble with 2 for 15 yards and a TD.

Griff Whalen with 7 catches for 89 yards and a TD.

Devon Kennard with 12 tackles. Armstead with 10 and 2 for a loss. We did not get any sacks.

[Eaglesfan27]

After the game, we got our 1st commit of the year:

#1 FB in the nation Zach Young commits to USC. He is 6'0 205 and is from Vienna, VA. He is a fast powerful back in the mold of a Stanley Havili.

We also jumped to #1 in the polls. Our next game is hosting 1-3 ASU. We have a bunch of big recruits visiting this week.

[Eaglesfan27]

Good start as our defense forces a 3 and out.

We cover 57 yards in just 6 plays ending in a 3 yard TD pass from Barkley to Grimble. 7-0.

Another 3 and out. Our defense is playing very well early.

A 5 play 57 yard drive ends with a 9 yard TD pass to Prater. 14-0.

Another 3 and out. This is going to get ugly quick.

A 9 play 58 yard drive ends with a 2 yard TD pass to Ellison. 21-0 at the end of 1.

Arizona strikes quickly as their QB gets on track. 21-7 on a quick 1 minute drive that covered 76 yards in 8 plays.

We strike in just over a minute ourselves as Baxter breaks a long run. 4 plays 72 yards including a 45 yard Baxter TD run. 28-7.

Our next drive covers 39 yards in 5 plays including a 24 yard TD pass to Woods who had an amazing catch in the back of the endzone. 35-7.

Johnson with a great tackle on their HB in which he forces a fumble and Baucham picks it up. Williams misses a 37 yard FG attempt.

They have a nice drive to set up a 36 yard FG attempt at the end of the half, but it is wide right.


We lead 35-7 at the half and we get the ball.

Midway through the 3rd Barkley finds Woods for a beautiful 24 yard TD catch. That was a 13 play 80 yard drive that used up a good chunk of the 3rd quarter. 42-7.

We get the ball back quickly and sub in our 2nd team offense and defense.

Marc Tyler with a fumble in garbage time and they recover for a short field.

We knock our their QB, but their backup with a nice TD pass against our 2nd unit. 42-14.

Flourney recovers an onside kick.

1 play later Tyler gets perfect blocking and breaks a 44 yard TD run. 49-14. Their HB fumbles and RS FR CB Anthony Brown picks it up and runs it in 29 yards for a TD. 56-14.

Their TE fumbles and Demetrius Wright picks it up.

Tyler ends up finishing the drive with a 4 yard TD run. 63-14.

They fumble the kickoff and Hayes Pullard picks it up and runs it in! 70-14!

Drew McAllister with a pick to end the game. We win it 70-14. Great showing for a bunch of visitors at the game.

Barkley was the player of the game: 20 of 32 for 274 yards, 5 TD's 0 INT's, 3 sacks.

Scroggins was 1 of 2 for 23 yards and he was sacked once.


Brock Osweiler was 24 of 44 for 252 yards with 1 TD 1 INT.

Steven Threet was 1 of 1 for 5 yards and a TD.

Baxter with 16 carries for 126 yards and a TD. Tyler with 12 carries for 74 yards and 2 TD's.

Cameron Marshall with 12 carries for 44 yards.

Woods with 5 catches for 74 yards and 2 TD's. Zach Young (that is going to be confusing next year with the FB and TE having the same name) with 4 catches for 85 yards. Prater with 3 catches for 34 yards and a TD. Grimble with 3 catches for 41 yards and a TD.

Cameron Marshall with 8 catches for 49 yards and a TD.

Armond Armstead with 7 tackles, 4 for a loss, 1 sack.

Freshman DE Alan Walker also had his first sack as a Trojan late in the game.

[Eaglesfan27]

After the game, we got 3 much needed commits:

4 star CB Lee Morris is the #3 CB in the nation. He is 6'2 183 and is from Klamath Falls, Oregon. He picked us over the Ducks. He is a very fast corner with very good ball skills and I expect he may start as a true freshman.

3 star CB Jared Jackson is from Fresno CA and is 19th in the nation. He is 6'2 185 and has above average speed. He should provide depth for one of our weakest units.

4 star MLB John Wilkinson is the 5th rated MLB in the nation. He is 6'2 228 and is from Colton, CA. He picked us over UCLA. He has excellent speed but needs to develop his other skills. Still, he has a good chance to compete for playing time right away.

[Eaglesfan27]

Today we play at a 3-1 Oregon State team that has an explosive offense. Will we be able to contain them?


Oregon State moved the ball easily ending with a 15 yard TD run by Jacquizz Rodgers. Down 7-0.

Barkley drives us inside the 30 before throwing a pick.

Oregon State with another quick drive ending in a 4 yard TD run by Jacquizz. They miss the Extra Point. 13-0.


Barkley leads a great drive ending in a 13 yard TD pass to Woods who made 2 defenders miss to get the extra yardage for the TD. However, Woods got hurt on the tackle. Hopefully, it is not bad. 13-7.

Oregon State with another quick strike drive, and Rodgers gets his 3rd TD of the day. Their kicker misses another extra point (despite me jacking up FG accuracy for the CPU.) 19-7.

Woods is fine and back in the game. 4th play of our drive is a 67 yard TD to Prater. 19-14.

A holding penalty gets them into 2nd and long and then Johnson sacks the QB on 3rd and 21.

We put together a methodical drive that ends in a 8 yard TD pass to Young. Barkley to Woods for a 2 point conversion. 22-19. 1:10 left in the half.

Johnson gets his 2nd sack of the day! The freshman is awesome!


We are up 22-19 at the half, and we get the ball back.

We put together a 7 play 75 yard drive that ends with a 3 yard slant to Prater. 29-19.

They respond with a 8 play 73 yard drive that ends with 1 yard TD run by their FB. 29-26.

At the end of 3, we are up 29-26 and are inside their 5.

They stop us on 4th and goal from the 1/2 yard line.

Our defense holds them to a 3 and out!

Woods with a nice little punt return to get to their 40.

PA pass to Woods for 35 yard gain. 2 plays later 5 yard TD pass to Grimble. 36-26.

1st play is a big gain on a screen to Rodgers who made 2 defenders miss. 3 plays later their QB finds D. Catchings for a 14 yard TD play on a 4th and 1. 3:59 to go.

PA pass to Grimble catches them on the blitz for a big gain. Our run game takes over the rest of the drive ending in a 4 yard TD run by Baxter. 43-33. Their starting S was knocked out for the season on that play too.

After a long pass play, they go 4 and out. First play of our next drive, Baxter catches them perfectly on the counter play and takes it all of the way! 62 yard TD. 50-33.

We win the game 50-33. Exciting game.


Barkley was the player of the game with 26 of 39 passing for 393 yards with 5 TD's 1 INT. He was sacked 1 time.

Ryan Katz was 16 of 20 for 340 yards and a TD. He was sacked 2 times.

Baxter with 21 carries for 200 yards and 2 TD's. Tyler with 3 carries for 27 yards.

Jacquizz Rodgers with 22 carries for 134 yards and 3 TD's.

Baxter with 6 catches for 44 yards. Prater with 4 for 97 yards and 2 TD's, Woods with 4 for 82 yards and 2 TD's. Grimble with 4 for 55 yards and a TD. Young with 2 for 24 yards and a Td. Ambles with 3 for 16 yards. Butler with 3 for 75 yards.

Darrell Catchings with 5 for 96 yards and a Td. Rodgers with 2 for 75 yards.

Armstead with 9 tackles, 3 for a loss. Shawn Johnson with 5, 3 for a loss, and 2 sacks.

MLB Tony Wilson led them with 12 tackles. SS Cameron Collins, who is now out for the year, had their only interception.

Woods with 3 punt returns for 31 yards.

[Eaglesfan27]

Recruiting news:

We missed out on 2 DT's we desperately need, but we did get 2 more commits:

We got 5 star C Nathan Lester who is the #1 C in the nation and could start right away. He is 6'4 305 and is from Rosemead, CA.

We also got 4 star OLB Nelson Lowe. He is the #2 OLB in the nation and is from Alameda CA. He is 6'2 225 and has excellent tackling ability and good speed.

[Eaglesfan27]

Today we play at a 2-3 ND team that features a very good offense and a very bad defense.


ND starts the game with a very efficient drive that ends in a 8 yard TD pass to Michael Floyd. 7-0.

While fighting to break a tackle, Woods fumbles the kickoff and ND recovers. Our defense doesn't give up a yard, but their kicker makes a 47 yard FG. 10-0.


We strike quickly, with a key play of Baxter turning a screen into a 51 yard gain. The drive ends with a 7 yard TD pass to Young. 10-7.

TJ Bryant picks off the first pass of their next drive. We'll start at their 34. A sack costs us 6 yards and we end up punting from their 40. Good punt to pin them just inside the 6 yard line.

1st play of their next drive we knock Crist out of the game with a sprained shoulder. Wow. On a 3rd and 21, their backup hits a WR for a 74 yard TD pass when Torin Harris was burned badly. 17-7.

Woods takes the ensuing kickoff 99 yards for a TD!! 17-14.

Our defense holds, but Barkley gets hit and throws a bad pick.. it takes a heroic effort from Woods to stop a pick 6. He tackles the linebacker on the 1.

2 plays later a PA pass results in a 1 yard TD pass to Kyle Rudolph. 24-14.

10 play 74 yard drive that ends in a 1 yard TD run by Baxter. 24-21.

We stop their HB on 3rd and 1 to force a 3 and out. We go 3 and out as well. Our defense stops them around midfield.

Barkley runs a nice 2 minute drill, but with 7 seconds left he throws a pick in the endzone. The defender covering Prater just had a nice jump on the ball.

Down 24-21 at the half, but we get the ball back.

Baxter gets perfect blocking and goes untouched on a 67 yard TD run. 28-24.

ND dissects us ending with a 24 yard TD pass to Floyd. 31-28.

They force a 3 and out as Barkley overthrows 2 receivers.

Our defense stops them at our 38, but their kicker makes a 55 yard FG! 34-28.

They have Barkley rattled and we go 3 and out.

We get back to back sacks with blitzes to force a 3 and out.

Baxter with a few big runs and then Barkley finds Prater for a 12 yard TD. 35-34. Early in the 4th.

A quick drive ends when we stop a 3rd and 8. They settle for a 40 yard FG. 37-35. 6 minutes left.

Woods with a spectacular cut to return another kickoff for a TD!!! 42-37.

Floyd gets crushed across the middle and fumbles the ball. Horton recovers it for us. We start on their 37. Barkley to Young for a 29 yard gain. Barkley to Woods for a 8 yard TD. 49-37.

ND with a quick drive, 10 plays, 74 yards, 2:05 ending in a 13 yard TD pass. 49-44. They kick it deep. 2:39 left.

After they stuff Baxter on 1st, a 14 yard pass to Grimble to get us a 1st. A PA pass for a bomb to Prater. We are inside their 20.

A few runs and then Baxter runs it in from the 6. 56-44. 1:12 left.

We win the game 56-44.

Baxter is the player of the game.

Barkley was 18 of 36 for 329 yards with 3 TD's 2 INT's. Sacked 2 times.

Crist was 6 of 11 for 69 yards with 1 TD 1 INT.

Sophomore Tommy Rees was 31 of 35 for 374 yards and 4 TD's. He was sacked 7 times!

Baxter 20 carries for 148 yards and 3 TD's. Tyler 2 carries for 10 yards.

Jonas Gray with 14 carries for 41 yards.


Prater with 6 catches for 133 yards and a TD. Woods with 4 catches for 61 yards and a TD. Young with 2 for 35 yards and a TD.

For ND: Tailor Jones with 8 catches for 101 yards. Floyd with 7 for 76 yards and 2 TD's, Mike Ragone with 8 for 82 yards and a TD. Freshman Bob Patterson with 3 for 103 yards and a TD.


Armstead lead the team with 9 tackles, 4 for a loss, 2 sacks.

Freshman LB Adam Johnson with 6 tackles, 2 sacks.

DE Wes Horton with 2 sacks. Hebron Fangupo with a sack.

Manti Teo' led them with 9 tackles, 1 for a loss.

Robert Woods with 6 kickoff returns for 277 yards and 2 TD's!

He also had 3 punt returns for 32 yards.

[Eaglesfan27]

Today's game is against a 4-2 WSU team that isn't as good as their record would indicate.


After we force a 3 and out, Barkley leads a great drive ending with a 14 yard TD pass to Ausberry. 7-0.

WSU answers with a drive that dissects our pass defense. 7-7.

Barkley overthrows 2 receivers and we punt from the 50. A bad bounce leads to a touchback.

Our defense stops them quickly and we get the ball back as the quarter ends.

Barkley finds Young for a 6 yard TD to end a 6 play 63 yard drive. 14-7.

WSU with a nice answering drive, but we stop them right around our 20. FG makes it 14-10.

Barkley gets clobbered on a blitz and he is hurt. Scroggins comes in facing a 3rd and 21.. he passes it short to Prater for 6. We have to punt and are unable to down it again.

Barkley has a minor shoulder injury and we'll go ahead and play him.

1st play of their drive McAllister makes a great pick! He returns it to their 22.

3 plays later Barkley finds Woods for a 1 yard TD on a quick slant. 21-10.

Their QB throws the ball under heavy pressure and he throws a lame duck right at TJ Bryant who returns it for 6. 28-10.

WSU with a very impressive 1 minute drill, but we stop them 3 straight times on our 1. They settle for the 18 yard FG. 28-13 with 2 seconds left in the half. We get the ball back to start the 2nd half.


Baxter with a 2 yard TD run to end a 9 play 61 yard drive to start the 2nd half. 35-13.

Again WSU drives quickly inside our redzone, but we hold them to a FG again. 35-16.

Barkley with a 16 yard strike to Woods. 42-16. We covered 68 yards in 8 plays.

We run it 10 times in a row, before throwing it on 3rd and 6 from their 31. Baxter turns the play into a 31 yard TD reception. 49-16. That will do it for our starters early in the 4th quarter.

A 14 play 68 yard drive ends with a 3 yard TD run by Tyler. 56-16.


We win the game 56-16.


Barkley was the player of the game with 19 of 31 passing for 262 yards and 5 TD's. He was sacked 1 time.

Scroggins was 2 of 2 for 14 yards.


Jeff Tuel was 22 of 36 for 311 yards with 1 TD 2 INT's for WSU.

Baxter with 20 carries for 121 yards and a TD. Tyler with 9 carries for 48 yards and a TD. McNeal with 4 carries for 14 yards.


Winston of WSU with 17 carries for 64 yards.

Prater with 6 catches for 86 yards. Woods with 5 catches for 40 yards and 2 TD's. Young with 4 catches for 59 yards and a TD. Grimble with 2 catches for 27 yards. Ausberry with 2 for 24 yards and a TD. Baxter with 1 for 31 yards and a TD.

Marques Wilson with 5 catches for 99 yards for WSU.

Armstead with 6 tackles, 4 for a loss, 1 sack.

Freshman Shawn Johnson with 3 tackles, 3 for a loss, 1 sack.

MCAllister and Bryant with picks.

Woods with 2 KR for 28 yards and 4 punt returns for 25 yards.

[Eaglesfan27]

We lost one of the top DT's in the country to OU. I knew it was going to be hard to get him here from Georgia.

We did get a 4 star DT who is the 16th ranked DT in the country. Eric Martin is 6'4 286 pounds and is from Orange County, CA.

With 2,375 yards 30 TD's and 8 INT's, Barkley is in the middle of the Heisman discussion. Other players that are being highly considered:

AJ Green who has 52 catches for 805 yard and 13 TD's along 17 KR for 403 yards and 50 PR for 457 yards and a TD.

Tate Forcier who has completed 125 of 240 passs for 2,123 yards with 20 TD's vs 5 INT's. He also has 70 rushes for 226 yards and 5 TD's.

WR Greg Childs who has 73 catches for 992 yards and 7 TD's. He also has 6 rushes for 24 yards and a TD, 19 KR for 527 yards and a TD, and 35 PR for 330 yards.

And finally QB Stephen Garcia who has completed 183 of 293 passes for 2,679 yards and 18 TD's vs 4 INT's. He also has 125 rushes for 305 yards and 3 TD's.


The top 10 in the coaches' poll:

1. USC (35) 7-0
2. Texas (23) 7-0
3. Boise State (2) 6-0
4. Ohio State 5-1
5. Miami 6-1
6. TCU 6-1
7. Michigan (1) 7-0
8. Georgia Tech 6-1
9. WVU 6-1
10. VT 6-1


Our next game is hosting the #12 (5-0) Cal Bears. We have a few big recruits who are going to be at the game.

[Eaglesfan27]

Cal starts with the game with a touchdown drive. 7 plays 71 yards in just over 2 minutes ending with a 15 yard TD pass from Sweeney. 7-0.

We respond quickly and end it with a 26 yard TD run by Dillon Baxter who used his blockers perfectly to set up 3 guys and was never touched on the way to the endzone. 7-7.

A Torin Harris interception on a very acrobatic play gives us a short field. 2 plays later Barkley to Woods for a 18 yard TD. 14-7.

Vereen has had some big plays, but we stop him on 4th and 1 on our 15.

We give them the ball back a few minutes later and they drive into FG range. 14-10. 3 minutes left in the half.

Butler returns a kickoff for a TD! 21-10.

Cal drives down the field but TJ McDonald picks it off inside our 10.

We are up 21-10 and we get the ball to start the 2nd half.


1st drive of the 2nd half is 11 plays 78 yards ending in a 3 yard TD pass to Young. 28-10.

Vereen just dashes our defense for big run after big run ending in a 4 yard TD run. 28-17.

1st play of the drive, Baxter with a perfect cut to elude 2 tacklers and then he takes it the house. 1 play, 81 yard drive. 35-17.

We stop Vereen on 4th and 1 on our 32 to get the ball back.

We punt the ball back. End of 3. 35-17.

We knock Sweeney out, then their 2nd string QB out, then their 3rd string QB throws a pick to Kennard who makes a great move to catch it and turns it into a pick 6! 42-17.

Cal with a quick strike drive ending in a 8 yard TD pass. 42-24. 5:35 left.

We recover an onside kick. First play is a 38 yard run by Baxter. 2 plays later Baxter runs it in from the 2. 49-24.

We force a punt and get our 2nd units in the game.

We win the game 49-24 as we are able to run out the last 3 minutes.

Baxter is the player of the game.

Barkley was only 12 of 20 for 141 yards and 2 TD's. Will this hurt his Heisman hopes? He was sacked 4 times.

Sweeney was 25 of 38 for 289 yards with 2 TD's 2 INT's and 2 sacks.

Baxter with 14 carries for 204 yards and 3 TD's. A career day for him.

Tyler with 7 carries for 54 yards. McNeal with 2 carries for 5 yards.

Vereen with 24 carries for 185 yards and a TD. Lagemann with 3 for 18 yards.

Woods with 4 catches for 81 yards and a TD.

Sophomore Keenan Allen with 7 catches for 107 yards. SR TE Anthony Miller with 3 catches for 26 yards and 2 TD's.

Kennard led the team with 9 tackles, 2 for a loss.

Freshman Shawn Johnson with 6 tackles, 2 for a loss, 1 sack. LB Marquis Simmons also had a sack.

Butler with 3 kickoff returns for 141 yards and a TD.

[Eaglesfan27]

We lost a bunch of recruits this week including:

#3 HB Steve Wheeler who would have been the perfect power back for us. He had us leading all year, but he changed his mind this week and decided to stay in Florida, picking Miami.

#2 Athlete in the nation David Fine had us #1 at various points, but the Chicago native is going to Texas.

#7 FS Mike Kendrick is flying from Hawaii to go to ND. Dropping us at the last minute.

#1 Guard who is from Michigan chooses Ohio State over USC.

#1 SS leaves California for OU. We slow played him a bit.

#1 Athlete stays close to home in Ohio and picks Ohio State.

#3 Athlete stays close to his home in Pennsylvania and picks Penn State.

#5 Athlete stays close to home and picks OU.

This could be a very small class for us unless we load up on a few depth guys..

We do have a soft verbal from the #3 WR in the nation, but we had a soft verbal on that HB before this week too...

Time for the bye..

During the bye week, we get 1 instant commit:

Juco OLB Mark Dawson is 6'3 213 and is a 3 star LB from San Mateo, CA. He is the 34th ranked LB. He commits as soon as we offer.

We also got a 5 star WR who is #3 in the country. Justin Morgan is 6'1 185 and is from Esperance, Washington. He hose us over Oregon and Washington. He has elite speed and excellent jumping ability. His hands need a bit of work.

Our next game is hosting 5-2 Washington (#15 in polls.)

[Eaglesfan27]

Lost a long post about Washington game apparently, but we barely beat them 43-42 in a tight back and forth game. Next up is a game at 3-6 Arizona.

[Eaglesfan27]

Baucham with an early pick 6 to start the game for us. 7-0, we lead.

3rd play of our 1st drive, Baxter takes a screen pass, uses his blockers perfectly and turns it into a 49 yard TD. 14-0.

TJ Bryant with a pick to set up a short field. 4 plays later, Barkley to Woods for a 8 yard TD. 21-0.

We force a 3 and out and Barkley covers 7 plays in 63 yards ending in a 9 yard TD pass to Woods. 28-0.

5 play 62 yard drive ending in a 22 yard TD pass to Prater. 35-0, early in the 2nd.

Barkley with a 9 play 83 yard drive ending in a 8 yard TD pass to Prater. 42-0.

Barkley with a perfect 2 minute drive to end the half ending in a 5 yard TD to Ambles. 49-0.


Halftime: 49-0. We get the ball to start the 2nd half and we are dominating on both sides. Barkley's halftime stats: 21 of 30 for 342 yards and 6 TD's which is great cause he won't throw it again this game.

I was wrong, we get into 3rd and 18 and I can't resist throwing, but we fail to convert the 1st. That will be Barkley's last drive as we punt.

Arizona puts together a nice drive ending in a 13 yard TD pass. 49-7.

Scroggins with a big pass to Young for a long gain to keep our drive going and 2 plays later Baxter runs it in from the 14. 56-7 and now our entire second unit will enter the game.

We win the game 56-7.

Barkley is the player of the game. 22 of 31 for 348 yards with 6 TD's 0 INTs, 0 sacks.

Scroggins was 2 of 6 for 38 yards.

RS SO Bryson Bierne was 17 of 36 for 164 yards with 1 TD 2 INT's.

Baxter with 16 rush for 114 yards and a TD.

Tyler with 13 for 43 yards.

Greg Nwoko with 17 carries for 84 yards.


Woods with 8 catches for 112 yards and 2 TD's.

Prater with 5 catches for 91 yards and 2 TD's.

Ambles with 4 catches for 42 yards and a TD.

Young wiht 3 catches for 61 yards. Baxter with 1 catch for 49 yards and a TD.

David Douglas with 4 catches for 51 yards and a TD for Arizona.

McDonald led the team with 5 tackles. Armstead with a sack. Baucham and Bryant with interceptions.

[Eaglesfan27]

Today we host 7-3 Oregon which has a very talented team. It's a rare rainy day in Los Angeles which should slow them down a bit.

We get a sack on 3rd and 10 and force a punt from our 44.

Barkley throws a bad pick giving them the ball back at our 40.

Our defense holds them to a 37 yard FG. 3-0.

A good drive ends with Barkley's 2nd pick of the day at their 30.

Oregon tries a pass out of the wildcat and Torin Harris picks off the underthrown ball. We are their 32.

At the end of 1, Barkley finds Ambles for a 14 yard TD pass 7-3.

DE Johnson with a big sack on 3rd and 7 to force a 3 and out!

Barkley throws 3rd pick on a deep attempt to Prater. Might just cost himself a Heisman today..

Our defense holds and forces a punt before they cross midfield. Who thought this would be a defensive battle?

We catch them on a blitz and Woods is WIDE open for a long TD. Barkley almost overthrew him but left just enough air under it for Woods to catch up. 54 yard TD on a 5 play 80 yard drive. 14-3.

We force a punt around midfield. Our defense is laying some lumber and their receivers are dropping the wet ball. A poor punt gives us excellent field position.

5 play 60 yard drive ending in a 27 yard pass to Young. We lead 21-3.

We force a 3 and out. Their offense just isn't that explosive today.

2 minute drill: Barkley to Woods for 12 yards, Barkley to Woods for 21 yards, a few plays later - Barkley to Woods for a 37 yard TD pass. 5 plays 74 yards. 28-3.

Halftime: We lead 28-3 and we get the ball back.

After forcing us to go 3 and out, Oregon marches down the field, but our defense holds in the redzone. 28-6.

Barkley drives us down the field, but we fail to convert in the redzone. 32 yard FG. 31-6.

Our defense stops a fake punt at midfield.

On a 3rd and 9, Barkley to Ausberry for a 12 yard TD to make it 38-6. Lots of Baxter on that drive.

Tyler with a 8 yard TD run early in the 4th. 45-6. Both 2nd units in the game with 7 minutes left.

They drive inside our 10, but Lache Seastrunk fumbles it and Kevin Greene dives on it.

We ended Seastrunk's season on the play as he broke his collarbone.

We go 3 and out and they drive down the field for a TD. 45-13.


We win the game 45-13.

Woods is the player of the game with 6 catches for 174 yards and 2 TD's.

Barkley was 19 of 34 for 367 yards with 5 TD's 3 INT's. He was sacked 2 times.

Scroggins was 0 of 2.

Darron Thomas was 19 of 30 for 247 yards and a TD.

Baxter with 21 carries for 163 yards. Tyler iwth 9 for 33 yards and a TD.

Kenjoy Barner with 20 carries for 61 yards. Lache Seastrunk with 4 for 24 yards.

Ambles with 4 catches for 45 yards and a TD. Young with 3 for 44 yards and a TD. Prater with 2 for 29 yards. Ausberry with 2 for 47 yards and a TD.

RS FR Josh Huff led them with 6 catches for 78 yards. SR Lavasier Tuinei had 5 for 80 yards and a TD.

Armstead with 7 tackles, 5 for a loss. Kennard with 6 tackle.s Both FR DE's had a sack, Walker and Johnson. Baucham also had a sack.

Torin Harris had our only interception of the game.

[Eaglesfan27]

We've dropped to #2 in the polls. Tonight, we finish the game at UCLA (7-4.) They are #15 in the polls.


How disgusting. Prince beats the blitz on 4th and 10 and Randall Carroll for a 26 yard TD. Down 7-0.

Defenses are dominating the game so far. UCLA leads 7-0 at the end of 1.

Midway through the 2nd, we finally put together an effective drive ending in a 8 yard TD pass to Young. 7-7. 9 play 53 yard drive.

Grimble runs over a corner back to turn a 4 yard gain into a 11 yard TD. 14-7 late in the half. 7 play 53 yard drive.

Nelson Rosario catches a short pass, breaks a tackle and turns it in a 72 yard TD. 14-14. 1 minute left.

Barkley drives us down the field quickly, but Baxter fumbles and they recover on their own 22.

Prince gets them into FG range, but their kicker misses from 45 yards out as time expires in the half. 14-14, we get the ball back.

We open the half with a 12 play 70 yard drive ending in a 4 yard TD to Ellison. 21-14.

UCLA runs it on 4th and inches at the 50 and we stuff them!

After their defense forces us to punt, their HB fumbles and Bryant picks it up and runs it in 22 yards for a TD. 28-14.

Late in the 3rd, Prince ends a good drive with his 3rd TD pass of the day. 28-21.

1st play - Woods catches a screen, gets 2 perfect blocks and is gone for a 74 yard TD! 35-21.

Prince to Embree for a 46 yard TD. 35-28 early in the 4th.

Both defenses control the 4th. We get a stop on 4th and 3 at the 48. 1:43 left...

They force a 3 and out. They drive down the field, until Rosario fumbles and Bryant picks it up... on review they reverse it.

2 plays later, we force a turnover on downs.

Barkley to Prater for a 1st and that ends the game. We win 35-28.

Barkley is the player of the game despite a somewhat rough outing - 20 of 40 for 318 yards and 4 TD's.

Prince was 24 of 47 for 343 yards and 4 TD's.

Baxter 18 carries for 92 yards. Woods with 2 for 12 yards.

Johnathan Frankoin with 23 for 78 yards.


Woods with 4 catches for 134 yards and a TD. Butler with 5 for 81 yards. Prater with 4 for 44 yards. Young with 2 for 35 yards and a TD.

Taylor Embree with 6 for 150 yards and a Td. Randall Carroll with 4 for 61 yards and a TD.

Kennard with 13 tackles, 2 for a loss. Freshman OLB Adam Johnson with 8, 2 for a loss, 1 sack.

Freshman DE Shawn Johnson with 8 tackles, 3 for a loss, 2 sacks.

[Eaglesfan27]

Now for the bye week. Will we remain #2 in the BCS or will Miami jump us?

The BCS Rankings:

#1 Michigan 12-0
2. USC 12-0
3. Miami 11-1 (but only 0.005 points behind us.)
4. GT 11-1
5. Pitt 11-1
6. LSU 10-2
7. Utah 10-2
8. Nebraska 10-2
9. Boise State 11-1
10. Ohio State 10-2.

[Eaglesfan27]

First, we get the announcement of the Heisman..

1. Matt Barkley!!! We have another Heisman winner at USC. He got 323 1st place votes, 228 2nd place, and 149 3rd place.

2. Greg Childs, Arkansas - 147/185/170.

3. Robert Woods! 120/144/166.

4. AJ Green, Georgia - 98, 93, 131.

5. Tate Forcier 76/108/140.

Barkley's final stats for the regular season: 233 of 400 for 3906 yards with 52 TD's vs 11 INT's.

Childs: 109 catches for 1543 yards and 15 TD's.

Woods: 58 catches for 1150 yards and 15 TD's.

Other Award Winners:

Tate Forcier won the Maxwell. 217 of 386 for 3368 yards and 30 TD's vs 8 INT's. Also 6 rushing TD's. 112 rushes for 409 yards.

Baxter came in 3rd for the Maxwell. Baxter won the Walter Camp award. He had 202 carries for 1611 yards and 16 TD's.

Armond Armstead won the Nagurski. He had 54 tackles and 10 sacks.

Barkley wins the O'Brien. Baxter wins the Walker. Childs wins the Biletnikoff.

Armstead wins the Lombardi. Freshman Shawn Johnson came in 2nd. The freshman had 45 tackles and 8 sacks.

TJ Bryant wins the Thorpe. He had 42 tackles, 14 passes defended, and 4 interceptions.

Barkley may go pro. A look at his career stats: Over 8500 yards, 92 TD's and 31 INT's.

Most importantly, we get our BCS Title Game! #1 Michigan vs #2 USC! Miami at 12-1 does not jump us. They remain at #3.

[Eaglesfan27]

Michigan wins the toss and chooses to defer the ball until the 2nd half.

Barkley overthrows a wide open TE on 3rd and 11 and we punt quickly. We can't afford that against this team's extremely potent offense..

Our defense gets dashed, but we stop them inside the 20. They kick a short FG. 3-0.

Barkley with a great drive, ending in a 12 yard TD pass to Butler. 7-3.

Late in the 1st quarter, their HB fumbles a pitch and we recover. Fangupo with the recovery.

5 play 48 yard drive ending in a 1 yard TD run by Baxter. 14-3.

We hit Forcier hard and they go 3 and out.

Defenses control the 2nd quarter, but we drive inside the 10 on one late drive before they stop us. FG makes it 17-3.

Their star WR makes a big play and then fumbles on a big hit from Starling.. we recover!

2 plays Later Barkley with a bomb to Prater who catches it.. and then hurdles a defender who went low at him.. TD!! 24-3.

Forcier drops back, throws an out, McAllister picks it off.. and takes it 22 yards for a TD! 31-3.

Johnson (the DE) with a sack at the end of the half. 31-3.

Forcier with a 18 yard TD strike to Odoms. 31-10.

Barkely gets hit while throwing on 3rd down and throws a bad pick to their linebacker. Barkley is hurt on the play too. They have it on our 42..

5 plays later, Forcier to Cannon for a 17 yard TD. 31-17.

Scroggins to Woods on a screen for a loss of 2 first play. On 3rd and 8, Scroggins finds Prater for 12 yards. Scroggins was leading us down the field, but Baxter fumbles at their 35. They recover!

We get another fumble from their HB. On 3rd and 10, Scroggins finds Prater for 11. Prater is having an amazing game!

End of 3: We lead 31-17.

A lot of Baxter, a bit of Scroggins, and a dash of Tyler on this drive to get us into the endzone on a 4 yard TD run by Tyler. 38-17 with only 4 minutes left in the game as we ate up a lot of clock. 13 play 80 yard drive.

Word on Barkley is that he suffered a severely sprained shoulder. Nothing that would stop him from going pro, but he is done for today.

We get a turnover on downs after stopping them on 4th and 5 on our 18.

Tyler with a huge run in which he ran over 1 defender and then just beat everyone to the corner and raced down the sideline. 45-17. 76 yard TD by Tyler.

We won the game 45-17. Now that Barkley has won a National Championship, will he go pro? Scroggins looked good in the 2nd half..

Prater was the player of the game with 9 catches for 208 yards and a TD.


Barkley was 14 of 19 for 230 yards with 2 TD's 1 INT. He was sacked 2 times.

Scroggins was 6 of 6 for 96 yards. 0 TD's, 0 INT, 0 sacks.


Forcier was 19 of 32 for 225 yards with 2 TD's 1 INT.


Baxter with 29 carries for 87 yards and a TD. Tyler with 3 for 85 yards and 2 TD's.

Michael Shaw with 21 carries for 129 yards and 2 fumbles.

Prater with 9 catches for 208 yards and a TD. Woods with 5 for 46 yards. Young with 2 for 36 yards.

Shaw led them with 5 catches for 47 yards. True Freshman Michael Cannon with 4 catches for 32 yards and a TD. Martavious Odoms with 3 catches for 59 yards and a TD but also a key fumble.

TJ McDonald with 9 tackles. Freshman DE Shawn Johnson with 8 tackles, 3 for a loss, 1 sack. Freshman LB Johnson with 6 tackles, 3 for a loss, 1 sack.

[Eaglesfan27]

Post Season Notes:

Barkley beat Palmer's record for yardage in a season - now the record is 4,136. Old record was 3,942. His 54 TD's shattered the record of 38.

USC gave me a 5 year extension.


Players Graduating:

FB Mokhtar - 77
FS McAllister - 83
FB Ellison - 79
TE Ayles - 79
WR Carswell - 82
CB Bryant - 88
DE Armstead - 92
HB Tyler - 86
RT Coleman - 84
C Reardon - 82
OLB Horton - 75
RT Tyron Smith - 92
WR Ausberry - 87
DT Fangupo - 83

Considering leaving early:

Barkley - 90
MLB Kennard - 87....

Both are easy to convince to stay. Barkley wants another Championship and Kennard doesn't feel he is quite ready for the next level yet!


1st week of off-season recruiting:

We turn HB Erick Sears from UCLA to USC! He is a 4 star who is ranked 30th in the nation at HB. He is a 6'2 200 pound power back.

Lots of recruits sign with us in week 3:

5 star DT Randy Cabral is the #4 DT in the nation. He is 6'3 299 and is from Davis, CA. He is a bull rusher. He picked us over Alabama.

4 star OLB Marcus Ingraham is only 5'11 210 but he is the #2 OLB in the nation with tremendous acceleration. He is from Springdale, Ohio. He is a great tackler. He picked us over Ohio State.

4 star FS Sean Burke is 6'2 201 and is the #4 FS in the nation. He is from Laguna Hills, CA. He is a tremendous all around player. He chose us over Penn State.

4 star OLB Brad McDonald is from Portsmouth, VA. He is the #6 OLB in the nation. He is 6'2 218. He has excellent acceleration. He chose us over Tennessee.

In week 4, we get the #1 QB in the nation - Jonathan Edwards from Hartford, Connecticut. He is a 6'0 185 scrambler with a lively arm. He has special speed. He picked us over Alabama and Penn State.


We end up with the #6 class in the nation with 4 5 stars, 8 4 stars, and 3 3 stars.

#1 Ohio State 7/6/4/0/0
#2 Oklahoma 8/3/5/3/0
#3 Georgia 4/7/13/1
#4 Alabama 6/5/7
5. Penn State 4/6/8/1
6. USC
7. Texas 5/3/8/3/0
8. Miami 4/7/4/1
9. Florida 0/11/9/2/0
10. UCLA 0/9/12/0/1

A look at our class....

[Eaglesfan27]

5 stars:

#1 QB in the nation Johnathan Edwards
#4 DT in the nation Randy Cabral
#3 WR in the nation Justin Morgan
#1 C in the nation Nathan Lester (likely day 1 starter.)

The 4 stars:

#2 OLB Marcus Ingraham
#6 OLB Brad McDonald
#4 FS Sean Burke
#18 DT Eric Martin
#5 MLB John Wilkinson
#3 OLB Nelson Lowe
#3 CB Lee Morris
#19 CB Jared Jackson
#30 HB Erick Sears

3 stars:

#1 FB Zach Young
#37 OLB Mark Dawson (only player I regret taking.)

[Eaglesfan27]

As I plan my recruiting board, I want to take a more in depth look at each position. I'll just do a few tonight before bed:

QB:

Barkley - SR - 6'3 224, 94. Set to repeat as a Heisman winner with so many weapons around him.

RS FR Kory Reid - The heir apparent ahead of Scroggins now. 5'11 188, 86. Best speed and acceleration of any QB on the roster. Has RB type moves. Also, has the 2nd best arm on the roster.

RS SO Jesse Scroggins - 6'2 203, 83. Very good mobility (better than Barkley) with a strong but inaccurate arm. Will battle Reid for the starter's role next year.

True Freshman Jonathan Edwards - 6'0 185 - 79. Great mobility (almost as good as Reid) with a very accurate but not big arm. Will develop into a good QB I think.

RS SR John Manoogian - 6'0 207, 76. Won't play at all.

With 3 young returning QB's, I'd say recruiting a QB is low priority, but we will take 1 if they want to come..


HB's:

JR Dillon Baxter 6'0 210, 89 - Tremendous speed, acceleration, and agility. Strong arm too (if we decide to run any HB passes.) Clear starter. Likely to go pro after this year.

RS JR Patrick Hall - Almost as explosive as Dillon. We'll have lightning and lightning this year. 6'1 190, 84. Could start next year.

RS SR Curtis McNeal - 5'8 195, 83. Most agile back on the team. Great acceleration - not much pop.

Erick Sear - 6'2 200, 65. Disappointing at first glance.

With Dillon likely to leave early, McNeal graduating, HB is a top priority. I'd love to take 2 or even 3 HB's.


FB:

True Freshman Zach Young will start right away and give the PA fits with our TE. Kid is fast, accelerates well, and is a solid blocker. 6'0 205, 78.

RS FR Corey Edwards - 6'1 248 - 75. Has tremendous speed for his size and is a better receiver. On second hand, I may go with Edwards as our starting FB. He is even a better blocker.. Edwards will start.

With 2 young options, FB is very low priority.

Will go through the rest of the roster tomorrow.

[Eaglesfan27]

WR is a stacked position and we'll run a lot more 3 and 4 WR sets this year than last:

RS SR Brice Butler is 6'3 202 and rated 93. Great route runner, very good speed.

JR Kyle Prater is 6'5 220 and is rated 90. Spectacular leaper with great hands. Excellent speed for his size.

JR Robert Woods is 6'1 184 and is rated 90. Has amazing speed. Truly elite gamebreaking speed. Very good hands.

RS SO Markeith Ambles is 6'2 204 and is rated 88. Great route runner with very good hands.

SR Devon Flourney is another elite burner. Good hands. 6'1 189 and rated 87 overall.

RS Fresman J.J. Pearson is 6'0 166 and is rated 81 overall. Very good speed. Great hands. Very good at breaking tackles.

True Freshman Justin Morgan is 6'1 185 and is rated 79 overall. Good speed, good hands, needs to work on his route running and awareness. Likely redshirt.

Butler is definitely gone. Woods and Prater are likely early entrants. Therefore, I'd like to add 1-2 WR's.


TE:

Sophomore Zach Young is now 6'8 260. Good speed. Great at breaking tackles. Very good hands. Good blocker. Rated 87 overall.

JR Xavier Grimble is 6'6 250 and is rated 81 overall. Great speed, good hands. Very good blocker.


I want at least 1 TE this year.


T:

RS SR LT Matt Kalil is 6'6 300 and is rated 95. He is the leader of a veteran line.

Sophomore Andy Malone is 6'4 330 and is rated 88 overall.

Sophomore David Davis is 6'6 275 and is rated 87 overall.

Sophomore Sean Simpson is 6'4 344 and is rated 80 overall.

I'd love to add 1 elite T to the mix.

G:

JR RS LG Kevin Graf is 6'6 321 and is rated 92 overall.

So G Sean Bailey is 6'6 277 and is rated 85 overall.

RS SR G Khaled Holmes is 6'4 312 and is rated 91 overall.

RS JR John Martinez is 6'3 282 and is rated 83 overall.

RS SO Giovani Di Poalo is 6'6 312 and is rated 82 overall.

I'd like to add 1 guard, but it is not a priority.


C:

True Freshman Nathan Lester is 6'4 305 and rated 81 overall. He'll start right away.

RS JR Abe Markowitz is 6'1 302 and is rated 72 overall.

C is not a priority this year.

[Eaglesfan27]

DE:

RS SR Wes Horton is 6'5 260 and rated 88 overall.
RS JR James Boyd is 6'5 235 and rated 80 overall.
So Shawn Johnson is 6'4 260 and is the fastest linemen on the team. He is rated 86 overall.
SO Alan Walker is the 2nd fastest. He is 6'5 231 and is rated 84 overall.
JR RS Kevin Greene is 6'3 259 and is rated 85 overall.

DE is a low priority this year.

DT:

RS SO George Uko is 6'4 310 and is rated 81 overall.
FR Randy Cabral is 6'3 299 and is rated 78 overall. He'll start too.
Freshman Eric Martin is 6'4 286 and is rated 74 overall.
RS Fr Anthony Harper is 6'0 322 and is rated 70 overall.

Weakest position on the team (outside kicker) and I'd love to get 1 5 star DT..

OLB:

SO Adam Johnson is 6'3 208 and is rated 88 overall. Quick instinctual player. Will start at WLB.

FR Nelson Lowe is 6'2 225 and is rated 82 overall. Very good tackler. May start right away at SLB.

RS JR Marquis Simmons is 6'1 229 and is rated 81 overall. Fastest OLB on the team. May start.

Juco JR Mark Dawson is 6'3 212 and is rated 80 overall. Nice depth player.

FR Marcus Ingraham is 5'11 209 and is rated 79 overall. Likely redshirt.

RS SO Hayes Pullard is 6'2 224 and is rated 78 overall.

FR Brad McDonald is 6'2 218 and is rated 78. Will redshirt.

OLB will not be recruited, unless a 5 star is in love with SC..


MLB:

SR Devon Kennard is 6'3 260 and rated 90 overall. Clear starter.

RS JR Simione Vehikite is 6'0 250 and rated 78 overall.
RS JR Will Andrew is 6'2 231 and rated 76 overall.
FRJohn Wilkinson is 6'22 228 and rated 73 overall. Fastest MLB on the roster. Will redshirt this year.

MLB is a position of low priority for next year.

[Eaglesfan27]

CB:

RS JR Torin Harris is 6'1 177 and rated 86 overall. Our most heady player. Very good man coverage abilities.

RS SR Brian Baucham is 5'11 191 and rated 82 overall. Our fastest player, but not great acceleration. GREAT man coverage abilities.

JR Demetrius Wright is 6'1 206 and is rated 80 overall. Best tackler of the group.

FR Lee Morris is 6'2 183 and is rated 78 overall. Fast physical player.

RS SO Anthony Brown is 6'0 186 and rated 75 overall. Solid dime CB.

FR Jared Jackson is 6'2 185 and rated 65 overall. Too slow. Poor coverage abilities.

I want at least 1 quality corner and would take 2 if we could get it.


FS:

SR Jawanza Starling is the fastest player in our secondary. Great hitter. Good zone coverage abilities. Ready to be a star. 6'1 191 and rated 90 overall.

RS FR Eric Timmons is 5'10 203 and rated 81 overall. Great at man coverage, poor at zone. Great tackler.

FR Sean Burke is 6'2 201. Slowest player in the group, but a big time hitter who makes good plays on the ball. Will redshirt.

I'd like to pick up 1 FS.


SS:

SR TJ McDonald is 6'2 206 and is rated 88 overall. Great cover abilities. Excellent acceleration. Excelleent awareness.

RS FR Derrick Sanchez is 6'1 211 and is rated 85 overall. Faster than McDonald, great coverage abilities, better hands than McDonald.. maybe the best in the secondary. Could be a huge star for us in a year or two.

JR Dion Bailey is 6'1 196 and rated 75 overall. Good hitter.

I want at least 1 SS for next year.


K

Walkon Chris Bass won't kick. Rated 53 overall. P will handle the duties this year. Want to get a kicker if I can find one worth taking who wants to come to USC.

P:

SO Kyle Williams is now rated 80 overall. We are set for 3 more years.

[Eaglesfan27]

Priority Rankings:

HB, CB, DT.

WR, TE, QB, S, T.

K, FB, G, C, DE.

Time to set up our recruiting board:

The #1 player in the nation, HB Marlon McDaniel from Eunice, LA has USC as his #1. The #2 player in the nation, Athlete Tommy Wilkininso from Vista, CA has USC as his #1...

I forgot that I promised not to redshirt Morgan, so I won't.

[Eaglesfan27]

Week 1 of recruiting:

We get 2 instant commits!

Tommy Wilkinson is the #1 Athlete in the nation and #2 player overall. He is a 5 star player from Vista, CA. He could play WR, CB, or S for us. He is 6'4 205 with elite speed. He has very good hands. WR is his most natural position.

HB Matthew Flowers is the #26 HB in the nation and is a 3 star player from Chico, CA. He is 6'2 236. He runs with good power.


We are #3 in the initial polls and we start our season in week 2 with a game against #9 Ohio State in their stadium... should be a tough battle.

[Eaglesfan27]

Ohio State's HB is controlling the 1st drive, but Starling just crushed him and he is done for a week or two..

Ohio State with a 14 play 81 yard drive that ended in a 2 yard TD run by their backup HB, Jordan Hall. They ate up over half of the quarter too. 7-0.

2nd play of the game, Barkley is crushed and hurt. Reid comes into the game and is unable to convert 3rd and 10. We punt.

Their young QB, Corbett throws a pick to Torin Harris who made a great play. We get a short field as a result. Barkley is hurt but is coming back into the game...

1 play later Barkley to Prater for a 18 yard TD pass. 7-7.

We stop the pass on 3rd and 1 and force a 3 and out.

Butler gets crushed across the middle and fumbles it. They recover at around midfield.

Corbett completes a key 3rd and 8 and they run it well. Hall finishes it off with a 3 yard TD as the quarter expires. 14-7.

They force a 3 and out. Their HB is destroying us, but we force a fumble, and the freshman Eric Martin falls on it. We hurt him that play.. will he come back?

Nope, word is we broke his leg! Barkley misses a wide open Flournoy on 3rd and 14. We go 3 and out. Wow. What happened to this fabled offense?

3rd string HB in the game now.. His name is Carlos Hyde.

We get them to punt and start at our 29.

Their defense is relentless. A sack forces us into 3rd and long and we cannot convert. I need to get more short passing plays for Barkley.

We get the ball back with 1 minute left. At our 25. Can Barkley do anything? We get to their 36 before a sack pushes us out of FG range. Their defense is nasty!

Halftime: We are down 14-7, but we get the ball back.


3rd play of the drive, Prater with a quick catch, turns it into a big gain, but then he is gang tackled and fumbles. Our new FB is there to fall on it!

Woods drops the ball on 3rd and 5! Williams makes a 37 yard FG. 14-10.

We force a 3 and out. Their QB is erratic..

We go for it on 4th and inches at midfield and they stuff us.

They make us pay with a tough drive on the ground that ends in a TD run on 4th and goal from the 1/2 yard line. 21-10.

Barkley has to get it going now...

Holding calls have been killing us all day.. one on Graf just negated a big gain to Young (the TE). That puts us into 2nd and long and we are unable to convert 3rd and 12 as we get stopped 2 yards short.. We punt.

Down 21-10 at the end of 3.

Sheesh, their HB just got 18 yards on 2nd and 17. Hyde now has over 100 yards. They go for it on 4th and 6 on our 30 and we stop them.

On 4th and goal from the 7, Prater with a diving catch with full extension for the TD!! 21-16 after we fail to convert the 2 pt play. 3:55 left. Butler had a few key catches on that drive.

Wow! Their Wr fumbles the kickoff and Marquis Simmons picks it up and runs it in for a TD!! Barkley to Woods for a 2 point conversion. 24-21, we lead!

Wow! Their WR fumbles on a kickoff return again! Markeith Ambles dives on the loose ball! They stop us on 3rd and 2. We settle for a 30 yard FG. 27-21. 2:50 left..

They are marching down the field with short passes and runs..

On 4th and goal from the 2, Baucham knocks down the pass!!

We survive the scare, 27-21.


Barkley was 15 of 29 for 233 yards with 2 TD's 0 INTs. He was sacked 4 times.

Reid was 0 of 1..

Sophomore David Corbett was 14 of 28 for 144 yards and 1 INT.

Baxter with 16 carries for 77 yards. Patrick Hall with 1 for 5 yards.

Carlods Hyde with 26 carries for 135 yards and 2 TD's. Jordan Hall with 13 for 45 yards and a TD. Starter Jaamal Berry with 4 for 51 yards before he got hurt.

Butler with 4 catches for 78 yards. Prater with 4 for 88 yards and 2 TD's. Woods did not have a catch. Baxter with 3 for 31 yards. Young (TE) with 2 for 24 yards.

James Louis led them with 3 catches for 34 yards.

Kennard with 10 tackles, 2 for a loss.

Shawn Johnson got our only sack. He also had 6 tackles.

Torin Harris with the only interception for our defense.

Woods with 4 PR for 32 and 1 KR for 20 yards.

[Eaglesfan27]

After the win, the #1 player in the nation, HB Marlon McDaniel commits to USC! Our thunder is here! Marlon is from Eunice, LA and he is 6'0 213 and a real powerful runner. He doesn't have great speed, but the guy is a short yardage battering ram who has some shiftiness as well. He picked us over LSU and Texas.

Our next game is hosting a solid 2-0 Rutgers team.

[Eaglesfan27]

Savage helps them move easily down the field, but we stop them just inside the 20. 3-0 after a FG.

4 play 60 yard drive featuring a big run by Baxter ends with a 8 yard TD pass to Baxter. 7-3.

Savage to Keith Stroud for a 47 yard TD. Torin was beat badly. 10-7.

Barkley pump fakes.. gets blindsided .. fumbles.. they recover and return it inside the 20 before Baxter catches up and makes the tackle.

3 plays later their FB runs it in. They are up 17-7. Their offense is very good.

Barkley gets hit late (no call!) and they break his ribs.. He is done for today. Reid first play is 3rd and 12.. he gets hit before he can get it off. Bad throw. We have to punt..

Their freshman kicker misses a 34 yard FG after Savage marched them down the field quickly. We get the ball back with 7 minutes left in the half.

Baxter hits a perfect crease on a blitz and has a 72 yard TD run untouched. 17-14. 2 plays, 80 yards, 22 seconds.

Our defense finally makes a stop. They stuff runs on 1st and 2nd, and stop a Reid pass on 3rd with a good blitz. We go 3 and out..

Savage continues to pick us apart! A TD pass to his HB to end a quick drive. Down 24-14.

Reid with a really good scramble on a play action pass to get out of trouble and then he finds Grimble wide open for a 22 yard TD. 24-21 game. 20 seconds left in the half.

Halftime: We are down 24-21, but we get the ball this half.

Reid misses a wide open Prater with a bad overthrow and we go 3 and out.

Savage drives them inside the 10, but we stop them there. 27-21 after the FG.

Reid with a few critical 3rd down throws, but Baxter did most of the work including a 5 yard TD run. 28-27.

Cabral is hurt.. and it doesn't look good. A thin position gets even thinner..

Savage with another TD pass and he just set a Rutgers record for yardage in a game with 455.. ridiculous.. We stop the 2 point conversion. 33-28.

They continue to dissect our pass defense with multiple 4 WR sets..

End of 3 - They are in the redzone, and they lead 33-28.

Their HB finishes off the drive with a 1 yard TD run over the pile. 40-28. I knew our corners weren't great, but shocked by our defense.

Wish Barkley was in the game..

3rd and 8... Reid throws an inaccurate pass that is picked off.

Their HB fumbles after catching it and Johnson (the LB) picks it up and returns it 20 yards.... it's being reviewed... it gets reversed! Heartbreaking.

We stop them the next 3 plays, but a FG makes it 43-28 with 5:35 to go...

Reid drives us down the field in 4 plays, a pass to Woods, a scramble, a short pass, and then a bomb to Young (the TE) for a TD! 43-35.

Their HB breaks two tackles to pick up a 3rd and 3.. 2 plays later Johnson drops a sure interception!

We stop them at midfield and get the ball back with 1:45...

A few passes to Baxter that he turns into big gains.. a nice pass to Prater.. 2 runs by Baxter.. then a 4 yard TD run Baxter with 20 seconds left. 43-41....


Reid with an option keeper.. he runs it in for the 2 point conversion! Tied at 43!

We get the ball first in OT..

3 straight runs by Baxter including a 13 yard TD. 50-43...

21 yard pass and then a run for the TD. Tied at 50.

Savage with a 12 yard TD pass to make it 57-50.

Baxter fumbles on his first carry, but Edwards saves our season by falling on it. 2nd fumble recovery for the FB.

3 plays later Baxter with a 14 yard TD run! Tied at 57.

Reid with a scramble for 10 yards on 2nd and 9.. two plays later Baxter runs it in from the 4.

Reid fakes the pitch and keeps it and scores on the 2 point conversion! 65-57.

Johnson with a big sack to force them into 3rd and 22...Savage barely avoids the rush.. steps up and throws a strike for 14 yards. Next play, he throws another perfect pass to get them the 1st and goal on the 2.

The HB runs it in on the next play. We stop the HB on the 2 point conversion! We win a nail biter, 65-63!

Reid was 14 of 26 for 222 yards with 2 TD's 1 INT.

Barkley was 4 of 7 for 31 yards and a TD before he got hurt.

Tom Savage was 44 of 55 for 603 yards and 4 TD's!!

Baxter was the player of the game with 27 carries for 272 yards and 6 TD's.

Reid with 3 carries for 27 yards.

De Antwan Williams with 27 carries for 93 yards and 3 TD's.


Prater with 4 catches for 58 yards. Baxter with 4 for 56 yards and a TD. Young with 3 catches for 64 yards and a TD. Woods with 2 catches for 19 yards. Grimble with 2 for 43 yards and a TD.

Mark Harrison with 10 catches for 167 yards and a TD. Brandon Coleman with 6 for 84 yards and a TD. Keith Stroud with 6 for 114 yards and a TD. Antwan Simmons with 5 for 67 yards.

Kennard with 15 tackles, 2 for a loss. Shawn Johnson with 11 tackles, 2 for a loss, 1 sack. Alan Walker also had a sack.

[Eaglesfan27]

We host WSU today and they are very bad. Hopefully, our defense can get on track.

They drive down the field before Derrick Sanchez picks off an option inside our 10. He takes it 90 yards for a TD! 7-0.

After both stopping each other, we put together a 9 play 62 yard drive ending in a touchdown pass to our sophomore TE, Young. 14-0.

We stop them at 4th and 1 on the 50 when they try to pass and we sack the QB.

4 play 46 yard drive ending in a 14 yard TD pass to Prater. 21-0. Early in the 2nd.

Our next drive features Baxter. 6 plays 57 yards ending in a 2 yard TD reception. 28-0.

Our next drive is 1 play - 61 yard TD run by Baxter in which he made 2 sick cuts to make guys miss. 35-0.

A FG at the half makes it 38-0.


We mostly run the ball on a 11 play 74 yard drive that ends in a 8 yard TD pass to Woods on 3rd and goal. 45-0.

WSU puts together a nice drive ending in a 29 yard TD pass. 45-7.

Both 2nd teams in with 3 minutes left in the 3rd.

Late in the 3rd on 3rd and 10, Reid scrambles then fires down the field to Morgan for a 64 yard TD!! 52-7.

Sanchez recovers a fumble to get us the ball right back.

Patrick Hall with a 5 yard TD run to end the 3rd. 59-7.

Kory Reid with a QB keeper, makes two guys miss, and takes off for a 70 yard TD run!!! 66-7.

Patrick Hall with another TD run from the 2. 73-7. Late in the 4th.

Patrick Hall breaks off a long TD with 1 minute left. 80-7.


We win the game 80-7.


Patrick Hall was the player of the game. 18 carries for 120 yards and 3 TD's.

Barkley was 17 of 24 for 195 yards and 4 TD's. 1 sack.

Reid was 2 of 2 for 85 yards and 1 TD.

Jeff Tuel was 18 of 28 for 221 yards and a TD.


Baxter with 19 carries for 178 yards and a TD.

Kory Reid with 2 carries for 63 yards and a TD.

Carl Winston with 9 carries for 31 yards.


Prater with 6 catches for 102 yards and a TD. Robert Woods with 4 catches for 30 yards and a TD. TE Zach Young with 2 catches for 29 yards and a TD. Freshman Justin Morgan with his 1st catch and 1st TD as a Trojan! 1 catch for 64 yards.


Marques Wilson with 8 catches for 47 yards. Bobby Ratliff with 6 catches for 57 yards.

Demetrius Wright led the team with 8 tackles and he had an interception.

Freshman DT Eric Martin with 6 tackles and 2 sacks.

George Uko with 1.5 sacks. Kevin Green with a sack. Shawn Johnson with 0.5 sacks.

[Eaglesfan27]

After the game, we get a needed recruit:

Martin Reese from Sells, AZ is the #1 kicker in the nation. He is a 3 star player with a very strong leg.


During the bye week, we get another big time commit as 5 star DT, the #1 DT in the nation, Derek Tremblay from Tustin, CA commits to USC! He is 6'5 291 and is a strong bull rusher.

Our next game is at 2-1 #24 Cal.

[Eaglesfan27]

Cal fumbles the opening kickoff and Sanchez recovers. The kid always seems to find the ball.

They stuff us on 4th and goal from the 1/2 yard line.

Our next drive, we catch them on the blitz and Barkley throws a beautiful little lob to Dillon who has wide open space for a 33 yard TD reception. 7-0.

Late in the 1st, on our next drive, Woods fumbles it and they pick it up and run it 72 yards for a TD. 7-7.

Early in the 2nd, Woods with a very acrobatic TD catch off a tip by the defender. 14 yard TD. 14-7. 9 play 72 yard drive.

Cal cuts through our defense easily ending in a 32 yard TD pass. They miss the extra point. 14-13.

Woods catches a bomb for a big gain and then Woods catches a simple slant and takes it 16 yards for a TD. 21-13. 3 plays 74 yards.

Hagan catches a short slant, breaks two tackles and takes it the house against us. 1 play 77 yard drive. 2 point conversation makes it 21 all.

On 3rd and 2 from our 36, Baxter catches a perfect seam against the blitz and takes it 64 yards untouched. 28-21.

We force a punt before they cross midfield.

23 seconds left.. crazy play. 3rd and 20, we throw to Butler who fumbles it trying to get a few extra yards for a possible first, then they recover, run it 15 yards, and then we cause a fumble. Prater falls on it.

3 plays later Barkley with a perfect throw for a 39 yard TD to Woods on a deep out. 35-21. 13 seconds left in the half and we get the ball to start the next half.

4 plays into the 2nd half, Barkley beats the blitz and times it perfectly with Woods for a 46 yard TD. 42-21. Woods just broke Mike William's USC record for most TD's in a game. Woods now has 4.

Cal with a methodical drive to make it 42-28 late in the 3rd.

Early in the 4th, Barkley finds Woods for a 5th TD!! 49-28.

We stop them on 4th and 4 on the 48.

We get to the 1 and our kicker misses a very short FG.

Baxter with a 4 yard TD run to end our next drive. We are up 56-28 midway through the 4th.

They end the game with a methodical long drive, but time expires before they can punch it in. We win 56-28.


Woods is the player of the game. 9 catches for 169 yards and 5 TD's.


Barkley was 26 of 39 for 397 yards and 6 TD's, 0 INT's, and 1 sack.

Zach Maynard was 27 of 38 for 369 yards with 2 TD's 1 INT.


Baxter with 22 carries for 191 yards and 2 TD's.

Barkley with 3 carries for 9 yards. Edwards with 1 for 6. Woods with 1 for 8.

Covaughn Deboskie with 24 for 95 yards.


Prater with 5 catches for 72 yards. Butler with 4 for 58 yards. Baxter with 3 for 44 yards and a TD. Edwards with 2 for 21 yards. TE Young with 1 for 11 yards.

Spencer Hagan with 7 catches for 192 yards and 2 TD's. Quinn Tedford with 9 for 75 yards.

Kennard led the team with 11 tackles, 3 for a loss.

DE Shawn Johnson with 6 tackles, 2 sacks.

OLB Adam Johnson with 3 tackles, 1 sack.

Torin Harris had the only interception of the game.

[Eaglesfan27]

Great week for commits after the game with 5 big time players:

5 star SS Tim Douglas is the #1 SS in the nation. He is 6'0 198 from Visalia, CA. He is a big time hitter who is excellent in coverage too.

5 star DE L. O'Connor is the #2 DE in the nation. He is 6'5 246 and is from Concord, CA. He is an excellent speed rusher.

5 star HB Robert Smith is the #4 HB in the nation. He is from Apple Valley, CA. He is 6'2 196 and is a well balanced runner.

4 star TE Jay Moore is the #1 TE in the nation. He is from National City, CA. He is 6'5 248. He is a better blocker than receiver.

4 star CB Chase Martin is the #1 CB in the nation and was one of our highest priorities. We pulled him out of Ohio away from Ohio State. He is from Tallmadge, OH. He is a premier shut down corner with speed, coverage abilities, and he is a good tackler for a corner. He is 6'0 176.


In the next week, we get an instant commit:

WR William Hansen from Edgewater, CO is 6'7 195 and is a 4 star player who is ranked 12th in the country among WR's. He lacks speed, be is a spectacular jumper with solid hands.

Our next game is hosting a 3-2 Stanford team.

[Eaglesfan27]

Adam Johnson with a pick 6 on Stanford's first pass play of the game. 7-0.

Stanford drives down the field before we sack their QB and he fumbles. Eric Martin falls on it.

8 play 76 yard drive that featured 3 big runs by Baxter and 3 big catches by Woods including a 14 yard TD. 14-0.

Stanford's QB leads them on a precision strike drive ending in a 12 yard TD pass with a dive by the receiver and 3rd and goal from the 12. 14-7.

Barkley with a quick strike attack. On 3rd and 10 from the 24, we spread them out and Barkley to Ambles for a 24 yard TD. 21-7. 7 plays, 55 yards, 1:37.

Baucham with a pick 6 to end the half! 28-7.

Their HB breaks out of a gang tackle and has a 72 yard TD for a quick strike. 28-14. Early in the 2nd.

Defenses each get a stop before Barkley hits Prater on a PA pass for a long bomb through the air. 46 yard TD. 35-14.

With 20 seconds left in the half, PA pass from Barkley to Woods for a 24 yard TD. 42-14.


Halftime: We lead 42-14 and we get the ball back.


Our 2nd drive of the 2nd half is a well oiled attack, mostly on the ground. Baxter ends it with a 31 yard TD run in which he spun out of a tackle and juked another.

Midway through the 3rd, we get the ball back as I put in both 2nd strings.

A FG makes it 52-14 as the 3rd ends.

Curtis McNeal gets his first carry of the game late in the 4th and he makes a few great cuts to set up a 56 yard TD run. 59-14.


Barkley was the player of the game. He was 11 of 20 for 180 yards with 4 TD's.

We are 5-0 now. They are 3-3 now.

Reid was 5 of 6 for 56 yards.


Josh Nunes was 16 of 26 for 177 yards with 1 TD 2 INT's.


Baxter with 20 carries for 155 yards and a TD.

Hall with 14 for 55 yards. McNeal with 1 for 56 yards and a TD. QB Kory Reid with 3 for 37 yards.


Stepfan Taylor with 25 for 227 yards and a TD.


Woods led us with 5 catches for 66 yards and 2 TD's.

Prater with 3 for 73 yards and a TD.

TE Young with 2 for 33 yards, Ambles with 2 for 38 yards and a TD, Baxter with 1 for 17 yards.

Jemari Roberts with 7 for 88 yards and a TD.

Alan Walker and Kevin Greene each had a sack.

Baucham and Adam Johnson with 1 interception each.

Woods with 4 PR for 43 yards and 2 KR for 48 yards.

[Eaglesfan27]

USC gets 3 more commits after the game:

4 star WR William Hansen is from Edgewater, CO. He is the #12 WR in the class. A very big target at 6'7 193. He lacks speed but is a spectacular jumper.

4 star Athlete Tom Hunter is 6'1 182. He is the #21 athlete from Covina, CA. He has some natural ability to be a DB or possibly a WR.

4 star Athete Brett Smith is 6'4 220. He is the #11 athlete from Lone Grove, OK. He has great physical attributes but is very raw.

We lost out on the #2 C who chose to stay close to his home in MS and picked Auburn.

We lost out on the #8 DE who stayed in his home state and picked Nebraska.


Our next game is at #11 Oregon in what should be our biggest challenge left this year.

[Eaglesfan27]

Oregon starts the gmae with a 7 play 75 yard quick strike drive ending in a 18 yard TD pass. 7-0.

We answer with a 9 play 80 yard drive ending in a 4 yard TD to Pearson. 7-7.

Torin Harris picks off the ball on the first play of their next drive. 1 play later, Barkley to Prater for a 12 yard TD. 14-7.

Oregon with a long pass on 3rd down to set up a short TD pass the next play. Tied at 14. Midway through the 1st.

Oregon with a defensive stop, and then they drive down the field quickly, but we hold them to a short FG. 17-14, late in the 1st.

Wow. Oregon with a defensive stop and then 3 long passes to get a quick TD including a 47 yard TD pass. 24-14.

1st play of our next drive, Baxter with a 14 yard run, but then they tackle him hard and he fumbles. They recover! 1 play later, 28 yard strike to their WR but Starling lays the lumber on him at the goal line and he fumbles. Starling dives on it in the endzone.

Oregon forces us to go 3 and out and then drives far enough to make a 42 yard FG. 27-14.

We put together a 10 play 79 yard drive that ends with a 12 yard TD pass to Young (the TE.) 27-21 with 44 seconds left in the half.


We hold them to midfield. We are down 27-21 at the half, but we get the ball to start the 2nd half.

We put together a 12 play 78 yard drive in which we converted 2 4th and 2's to end with a TD pass to the FB. 28-27.

Oregon drives down the field quickly, but we stop them just inside the 20. They make the 36 yard FG. 30-28.

We are down 30-28 at the end of 3, but we are on their 2. 3rd and 1... he gets stopped just inches short.. Barkley with a QB sneak.. he picks up the 1st! Baxter runs it in a play later. 35-30. 13 plays, 72 yards, 4:22 TOP.

A huge sack by Kevin Greene on 3rd down ends their drive at their own 30.

Baxter with a 8 yard TD run to make it 42-30. 10 plays, 64 yards, 1:42.

Thomas with a 10 yard Td pass to end a 9 play, 68 yards drive that took 2:02. 42-37.

With 2:16 left, they kick deep...

Baxter with a 10 yard run. Baxter with another 10 yard run. Baxter runs for 1. They use their last timeout. Baxter runs for 4. Do I run on 3rd and 5 or pass for the 1st? We spread them out.. and run it. Baxter is tackled for a 3 yard loss as their LB filled the gap perfectly. We will punt with 30 seconds left.

They are on their own 25.. they throw deep and Torin Harris gets his 2nd pick of the day! We take a knee to end the game. Huge road win!

42-37 win.

Barkley is the player of the game with 22 of 39 passing for 306 yards with 4 TD's 0 INT's. He was sacked 2 times.

Darron Thomas was 29 of 38 for 459 yards with 4 TD's 2 INT's.

Baxter with 28 carries for 159 yards and 2 TD's.

Lache Seastrunk with 7 carries for 27 yards. Thomas with 7 for 32 yards.


Woods with 10 catches for 128 yards. Prater with 4 for 70 yards and a TD. TE Zack Young with 3 for 49 yards and a TD.

Ben Butterfield led them with 8 catches for 99 yards and a TD. Josh Huff had 2 for 72 yards and 2 TD's. David Paulson had 4 catches for 101 yards.

Demetrius Wright led us with 11 tackles, 2 for a loss. Kennard with 8 tackles. Adam Johnson with 6. Kevin Greene had a huge sack late and George Uko also had 1. Torin Harris with 2 interceptions.

[Eaglesfan27]

After the game, we get 2 more big commits:

We get the #1 WR in the nation, 5 star Matt Burke. He doesn't excel in any one area, but he is very good in almost every area. He is from Bloomfield, NJ.

We also got the #4 C, a 4 star player from La Mirada, CA. He is 6'2 290 and is a strong balanced center.

[Eaglesfan27]

Todya, we travel to play a 3-4 ASU team that isn't very good.

ASU's backup QB beats a 4th and 3 blitz for a 32 yard TD pass! 7-0 ASU.

We fail to convert 4th and 3 on their 32. But, we get a defensive stop to get the ball back.

1st play Woods catches a short slant and busts it 80 yards for a TD! 7-7. Barkley is now the in-game official TD leader at USC (his 1st season isn't in the game.)

Kennard with a huge tackle for a loss on 4th and inches on our 35.

1st play of the drive, Woods takes a short slant and turns it into a 65 yard TD! 14-7. Kennard was hurt on that last play where he made the stop, but he is going to play through it.

Our defense forces a fumble on a short slant and Johnson, our DE picks it up and runs it 15 yards before getting tackled.

Barkley cuts through their defense easily ending in a 14 yard TD pass to our TE Young. 21-7. 5 plays, 56 yards, :46 TOP.

Kennard exacerbates his earlier injury and is done for the day.

After a failed drive our last time, we put together another quick strike drive featuring a 32 yard TD reception by Woods who is destroying whoever covers him. 28-7 midway through the 2nd.

Woods drops a TD catch on our next drive and our kicker misses a 39 yard FG attempt.

Halftime: We are up 28-7 and we get the ball to start the 2nd half.


They force us to go 3 and out, but we stop them when their HB fumbles and Johnson dives on it.

Barkley gets hit while throwing on 3rd down and throws a duck that their DT intercepts.

Johnson with a sack on 4th and 10 on our 32 to force a turnover.

Barkley with his 2nd pick of the day while getting hit. Ouch.

Starling forces another fumble! Uko dives on it and recovers it.

Barkley was hurt on that last play and Reid will get in for a few plays..

Barkley comes back after just 1 play..

Early in the 4th, Barkley finds Butler on a short pass that he turns into a 25 yard TD. 35-7 and that will end the 1st stringer's night. Prater with great downfield blocking made that TD.

We make a 44 yard FG as our running game got us into position. 38-7 with 4 minutes left in the game.

They put together a quick TD against our 2nd unit. 38-14.

3 plays later Reid hits Butler on a short pass that he turns into a 34 yard TD. 45-14.

They fumble the kickoff and Sanchez recovers it.

On 3rd and 9, Reid to Butler for a 16 yard TD. 52-14.


We win the game 52-14.


Woods is the player of the game - 8 catches for 200 yards and 3 TD's.

Barkley was 19 of 31 for 331 yards with 5 TD's 2 INT's.

Reid was 2 of 3 for 50 yards and 2 TD's.

Osweiler was 31 of 50 for 315 yards and a TD.

True Freshman Tyjuan Jones was 1 of 1 for 25 yards and a TD.


Baxter with 16 carries for 88 yards. Hall with 9 for 40 yards. Reid with 1 for 6 yards.

Cameron Marshall with 21 for 64 yards.


Butler with 7 catches for 105 yards and 3 TD's.

Young with 2 for 37 yards and a TD.

Dale Timmons led them with 7 catches for 61 yards.

DE Shawn Johnson with 8 tackles, 3 for a loss, 1 sack led the team.

Demetrius Wright with 4 passes defended.

[Eaglesfan27]

Our next game is hosting Arizona. They are 2-5 and are not very talented.


We force a 3 and out. Woods tweaks his knee a bit on our first offensive play. He'll play through the pain.

5 play, 55 yards drive, 1:40. Ends with a 12 yard TD pass to Baxter. We lead 7-0.

Arizona is using their backup QB as their 3rd WR and he makes a nice catch but fumbles it. Baucham picks up the fumble, avoids two tacklers and breaks down the sideline for a TD. 14-0.

8 play 54 yard drive ending in a 8 yard Td pass to Edwards, our FB. 21-0.

Our defense forces a 3 and out and then a bad punt gives us great field position. 3 plays later Barkley to our TE for a 18 yard TD. 28-0.

Their QB is HORRIBLE. They can't get any offense going.

We get another short field as the 1st ends.

A sack and a bad play gets us in 3rd and 22, but Barkley finds Woods for a 37 yard TD on the play. 35-0.

Their HB fumbles and we get the ball back on the 1st play.

Late in the 2nd quarter, Baxter breaks a big run with a sweet cutback on a sweep play. 42-0. The run was a 43 yard TD. 8 play, 94 yard drive.

Barkley to Woods for a 9 yard TD to end the half. 48-0.


Midway through the 3rd, Baxter with a 88 yard TD run to make it 55-0.

We put in our 2nd team offense after that drive.


Early in the 4th, Reid finds Flournoy for a 8 yard TD on 3rd and 7. 62-0.

Patrick Hall breaks off a long TD run with 2:22 left in the game. 69-0. Hall with a 73 yard TD run.

They move the ball well against our 2nd team, but we stop them from scoring. We win the game 69-0.


Barkley was the player of the game. He was 14 of 23 for 211 yards with 5 TD's and 0 INT's. He was sacked 1 time.

Reid was 1 of 2 for 8 yards and a TD.

RS JR Bryson Bierne was 25 of 53 for 305 yards. (most of them in 4th against 2nd team.)

Baxter with 17 carries for 243 yards and 2 TD's. Hall with 11 for 127 yards and a TD. Reid with 3 for 19 yards.

Greg Nwoko with 14 for 52 yards.

Woods with 3 catches for 62 yards and 2 TD's. TE Young with 3 for 52 yards and a TD. FB Edwards with 3 for 44 yards and a TD. Baxter with 2 for 6 yards and a TD.

Greg Nwoko led them with 8 catches for 62 yards. QB Eric Smiley with 8 catches for 59 yards. TE Jack Baucaus with 6 for 68 yards.

Kennard led our team with 12 tackles, 3 for a loss.

Starling forced 2 fumbles.

[Eaglesfan27]

We got 3 more commits:

QB Doug Allen from Lincolnton, NC is the #3 QB in the nation. He is a 4 star scrambling QB with truly elite agility and excellent speed. He is 6'2 204.

HB Matt Elliott is a 4 star HB who is #10 in the nation. He is from Belton, SC. He is 6'1 196. He is a good power back.

4 star Athlete Ryan Johnson is the #5 Athlete in the nation. He is 6'2 192 and is from Hilliard, OH. He has elite speed and good coverage abilities. He'll almost certainly play corner for us.

[Eaglesfan27]

Our next game is at 7-2 Washington. They are 23rd in the polls. It is snowing up here today.


Washington drives for an opening FG. We fumble on our 1st play and Washington recovers. They take advantage by punching it in on 4th and goal from the 1. 10-0 they lead.

Baxter with a 1 yard TD to end a 8 play 64 yard drive. 10-7.

They miss a 34 yard FG to give us the ball back.

Woods catches a short pass and turns it into a long gain, but they stop us the next 3 plays. We settle for a 24 yard FG. 10-10, early in the 2nd.

Washington's Price beats our blitz with a perfect lob pass for a 31 yard TD. 17-10, midway through the 2nd.

Barkey is perfect on this drive and he ends it with 13 yard TD pass to the TE Young. 17-17.

Washington with a 5 play 72 yard drive as Price is destroying our pass defense. 24-17 with 1:03 left in the half.

We strike like greased lightning. 3 plays covering 79 yards including a 34 yard TD pass to Woods. 24-24.


Halftime: 24-24. We get the ball back.

Barkley was 15 of 15, but his deep pass to Prater was picked off by the safety to end our 1st drive of the half.

Our defense forces a punt but Woods fumbles the punt and they recover!

Price takes advantage of the short field with a 3 play drive ending in a 18 yard TD pass. 31-24.

Barkley has the ball slip on him and he severely underthrows a deep receiver allowing the linebacker to pick it off!

Next play Johnson drops a sure pick. On 4th and 9, they fail to convert. We get the ball on our 36.

Barkley with his 3rd pick of the day! They pick it off the endzone as he underthrows Prater.

We are down 31-24 at the end of 3...

Our defense holds again.

With 3:30 left, Barkley fumbles it away! We were inside the 10 when he got hit from the blindside and fumbled it.

We force a 3 and out! Flournoy with a huge catch for 7 yards on 4th and 6.

A few plays later, Baxter runs it in from the 1. We tie it at 31. 50 seconds left.

They drive inside FG range and then Price goes deep, and overthrows his man, McDonald with a very acrobatic pick. Do we go for the win with 28 seconds left...

Oh crap. Barkley is sacked for a safety and that is how the game will end!!! So stupid. 33-31 loss to end our shot at back to back championships.

Barkley was 23 of 34 for 403 yards with 2 TD's 3 INT's, and 2 sacks, including a fumble and a safety.

Keith Price was 23 of 38 for 303 yards, 2 TD's 1 INT, and 0 sacks.


Baxter with 25 carries for 113 yards and 2 TD's.

Deontae Cooper carried 27 times for 101 yards and a TD.

Woods with 6 catches for 147 yards and a TD. TE Young with 5 for 64 yards and a TD. Prater with 3 for 52 yards. Baxter with 3 for 49 yards. Butler with 3 for 62 yards.

Cody Bruns led the Huskies with 10 catches for 151 yards and a TD.

Kennard with 13 tackles.

[Eaglesfan27]

That loss drops us from #1 to #6 in the polls.

[Eaglesfan27]

Today, we host the 5-4 Oregon State Beavers. Our team is mad and focused I think.

We force a 3 and out to start the game and then put together a methodical drive that ends in a 1 yard TD run by Baxter.

Oregon State puts together a lengthy methodical drive of their own ending in a 2 yard TD pass. 7-7.

A quick strike drive by Barkley ending in a 2 yard TD pass to Edwards, the FB. 14-7.

After a 3 and out by them, we strike quickly ending in a 26 yard TD pass to Prater. 21-7.

Edwards is having a breakout game. We are finally getting him into the offensive flow out of the backfield. Should have used him more against Washington. We are up 28-7 on a long TD catch and run by Edwards.


We hit a 48 yard FG to end the half. 31-7 and we get the ball back.

Barkley to Woods for a 6 yard TD for the 1st drive of the 2nd half. 38-7. His day will be done soon.

Patrick Hall with 2 big runs and a TD run early in the 4th. 45-7.


We win the game 45-7.

Barkley is the player of the game. He was 21 of 28 for 297 yards with 4 TD's 0 INT's 0 sacks.

Ryan Katz was 26 of 42 for 206 yards and a TD.

Baxter 17-116-1 TD. Hall 7-91-1 TD.

Jovan Stevenson 10-51.

Corey Edwards (FB) 9 catches for 105 yards and 2 TD's.

Prater 3-51-1. Woods 2-25-1. Flournoy 2-28. Butler 2-20. Young (TE) 1-43.

Kevin Cummings 6-84-0. Jordan Biship 6-44-1.

Kennard 7 tackles, 3 for a loss.


Marquis Simmons suffered a dislocated elbow late in the game. His season is over.

[Eaglesfan27]

Next up is the game against ND. We force a quick stop to get the ball back within a minute.

They get the ball right back and put together a 12 play 63 yard drive that ends with a 5 yard TD pass. 7-0.

We respond with a 8 play 71 yard drive that featured 6 runs by Baxter including a 7 yard TD run. 7-7.

Sanchez with a pick 6. 14-7, we lead as the 1st ends.

We exchange failed drives, before ND puts togther a quick 7 play 55 yard drive that ends with a 5 yard TD pass. 14-14.

Barkley with a pick early on our next drive. They get a short field, and their QB takes advantage with a 4 play 24 yard drive ending in a 8 yard TD pass. 21-14, ND.

Barkley leads us in a perfect 2 minute drive ending with a 31 yard strike to Butler. Tied at 21. 28 seconds left in the half.


Halftime: Tied at 21, we get the ball back.


Early in the 3rd, Baxter on a 3rd and 2 hits a crease and takes it to the house for a 52 yard TD. 28-21.

ND with a nice answering drive, ending in a 14 yard TD pass. Their QB is dissecting us. Tied at 28.

Early in the 4th, Barkley finishes off a 9 play 78 yard drive with a 9 yard pass to his TE for a TD. 35-28.

Our next drive is a 8 play 78 yard drive that ends with Prater breaking a tackle to turn a short play into a 30 yard TD. 42-28.

Ouch.. on the play Barkley got hit hard and dislocated his shoulder. His season is over.

We get a defensive stop and Baxter puts the game away, ending the drive with a 8 yard TD run. 49-28.

Baxter was the player of the game. 26 carries for 160 yards and 3 TD's.

Barkley was 20 of 31 for 294 yards with 3 TD's and 1 INT. A good last game to end his career.

Andrew Hendrix was 31 of 44 for 312 yards with 4 TD's 2 INT's.


Patrick Hall with 5 carries for 42 yards.

Cierre Wood with 21 for 120 yards.

Prater 6 catches for 111 yards and a TD. Edwards (FB) with 4 for 43 yards, Woods with 3 for 25 yards, TE Young with 3 for 39 yards and a TD. Butler with 1 for 31 yards and a TD.

Bo Patterson, a sophomore with 7 for 71 yards and a TD.

Kennard with 9 tackles and an interception to lead the team. DE Shawn Johnson with 8 tackles, 3 for a loss, and 1 sack. Sanchez had the pick 6.

[Eaglesfan27]

Torin Harris fails to pick off the ball early in the drive, and Prince completes a 4th and goal pass from the 1 to Randall Carroll for a TD. Down 7-0. That drive used up half of the 1st quarter.

Trying what I proposed in the NCAA thread. I will lock into receivers with QB's with low awareness like Reid has in his start. Actually, he isn't bad at a 76, but I will have to wait 2 seconds before switching my receiving targets.

Despite locking onto targets, Reid is perfect on his first drive. When his first target wasn't open, he scrambled for time or to gain some yardage and he completed every pass including a 12 yard TD to Prater. Tied at 7.

Sheesh, Price to Carroll for a 19 yards on a 4th and 17 from our 28. A few players later, McDonald with a pick in the endzone.

Baxter with a 31 yard run to end a 7 play 80 yard drive. 14-7, midway through the 2nd.

Prince with another TD pass to end a quick drive. Tied at 14.

We make a 35 yard FG as the half expires. 17-14.


Halftime: We lead 17-14 and we get the ball back.


Midway through the 3rd, Baxter finishes off our 2nd drive of the half with a 5 yard TD run. 24-14.

Demetrius Wright with a pick 6. 31-14, 3 minutes left in the 3rd.

Franklin with a 4 yard TD late in the 3rd. 31-21.

Reid to Woods for a 42 yard TD. 38-21, early in the 4th.

Reid with a 32 yard TD run midway through the 4th. 45-21. That run was magic and really shows what he brings to the team.

Reid with a long scramble sets up a 5 yard TD run by Hall. 52-21.


We win the game 52-21.

That loss eliminates UCLA from bowl contention. We are 11-1.

Reid is the player of the game: 18 of 25 for 298 yards and 8 carries for 64 yards. 3 total TD's, 2 passing, 1 rushing. He had 0 INT's but was sacked 4 times.

Prince was 30 of 46 for 283 yards with 2 TD's 2 INT's.


Baxter with 21 carries for 156 yards and 2 TD's.

Franklin with 20 for 71 yards and a TD.


Prater with 6 catches for 100 yards and a TD. Woods with 4 for 105 yards and a TD. TE Young with 4 for 80 yards. Butler with 4 for 13 yards.

Randall Carroll led them with 7 for 119 yards and a TD.

Kennard with 12 tackles, 3 for a loss. Adam Johnson with 8 tackles, 2 for a loss, 1 sack.

[Eaglesfan27]

Dillon Baxter in a run away vote gets USC back to back Heismans.

Baxter had 254 carries for 1908 yards, 22 TD's. He also had 23 catches for 249 yards and 4 TD's. He had 460 1st place votes, 207 2nd place votes, and 87 3rd place votes for 1881 points.

QB Gilbert of Texas was 2nd with 131-230-183 for 1036 points.

QB Tom Savage of Rutgers was 3rd with 81-146-191 for 726 points.

QB Darron Thomas of Oregon was 4th with 64-111-145 for 559.

QB J. Wynn of Utah was 5th with 49-86-168 for 487 points.


Baxter also won the Walter Camp Award, Doak Walker Award.

Robert Woods won the Biletnikoff Award. Shawn Johnson won the Lombardi Award. Johnson had 40 tackles, 16 for a loss, 6 sacks, and 2 FF.

Torin Harris won the Jim Thorpe Award. He had 47 tackles, 3 for a loss, 1 FF, 4 interceptions, 8 passes defended.

Other Award Winners:

Maxwell Garrett Gilbert, Texas (336 of 446 for 4442 yards, 477 rushing yards, and 47 total TD's.) He also won the Davey O'Brien. Barkley was 6th for both awards.

Bednarik Zaviar Gooden, Missouri with 49 tackles, 27 for a loss, 4 sacks, 3 FF. He also won the Nagurski.

David Paulson, Oregon won the Mackey. He had 81 catches for 1178 yards and 12 TD's.

Woods with 56 catches for 976 yards and 16 TD's in winning the Biletnikoff.

Jimmy Bennett won the Outland award with 48 pancake blocks.

Chuck Inman of Albama won the Rimington with 28 pancakes.

[Eaglesfan27]

We will be playing 10-2 Michigan in the Rose Bowl. Interesting match up. Barkley is probable for the game, and will play one last game as a Trojan.

[Eaglesfan27]

A look at the other top match-ups:

Fiesta Bowl: #3 WVU (12-0) vs #8 TCU (11-1)
Orange Bowl: #4 Utah (12-0) vs #9 USF (11-1)
Sugar Bowl: #7 LSU (11-2) vs # 6 Oklahoma (11-1)

National Championship: #2 Georgia Tech (13-0) vs #1 Texas (13-0)

[Eaglesfan27]

We force a 3 and out and then march down the field aided by two big catches by Woods. Baxter runs it in from the 1. 7-0 lead.

Michigan's returner fumbles the kickoff, another player picks it up and tries to run with it.. he fumbles it.. Ambles picks it up and runs it into the endzone for a TD. 14-0.

We force a 3 and out. Barkley with a few nice throws to get us inside the 10, then Baxter runs it in from the 8. 21-0 late in the 1st.

Best defensive effort all year..

We settle for a 25 yard FG on our next drive. 24-0, early in the 2nd.

Demetrius Wright with a pick on their 1st pass of the next drive. Our corners are finally playing up to their abilities! We miss a 45 yard FG.

Baucham with a pick!

Barkley to Woods for a 14 yard TD. That is Woods 17th and that breaks the record of Big Mike Williams from 2005.

Michigan with a screen pass to the HB to make it 31-7 at the end of the half - 20 seconds left.

I spoke too quickly.. Woods returns the kickoff 99 yards for a TD!!! 38-7.


Halftime: We lead 38-7 and we get the ball to start the 2nd half.


Baxter fumbles his first carry and Michigan recovers. Our defense holds them to a 3 and out and they miss the 42 yard FG attempt.


Defenses control the 3rd quarter, but late in the quarter Michigan puts together a long drive ending in a 1 yard TD run by Michael Cox. 38-14.

Late in the quarter, Barkley to Woods for a 44 yard TD. 45-14. That will be the end of the game for our 1st units.

Midway through the 4th, Reid with a 22 yard TD run on a QB keeper. Kid is electric! 52-14.

Michigan makes it 52-21 with a quick strike drive through the air.

Pearson recovers the onside kick attempt.


We win the game 52-21.

Woods is the player of the game with 7 receptions for 147 yards with 3 total TD's (2 receiving, 1 special teams.)

Barkley was 19 of 33 for 282 yards with 2 TD's 0 INT's.

Forcier was 16 of 32 for 201 yards with 2 TD's 2 INT's.

Baxter with 18 carries for 102 yards and 2 TD's.

Hall with 13 for 52 yards.

Reid with 2 for 33 yards and a TD.

Cox with 17 for 70 yards for Michigan. Forcier with 11 for 10 yards.

Edwards with 3 catches for 21 yards. Baxter with 2 for 27. Prater with 2 for 42. Young with 2 for 20.

Roy Roundtree with 4 for 51 yards and a TD.

Shawn Johnson led the team with 6 tackles, 4 for a loss, and 1 sack.

Woods with 2 KR for 120 yards and a TD. He also had 3 PR for 18 yards. Is he going pro?

[Eaglesfan27]

A look at our stat leaders:

Barkley: 211-339-3160-42 TD-6 INT.

Barkley's career: 740 of 1190 for 11,745 yards with 135 TD's and 38 INT's.

Baxter: 272-2010-24TD, 25 receptions-275-4.

Baxter Career Stats: 617-4477-51TD. 57 catches for 518 yards and 9 TD's.

Hall: 83 carries for 543 yards and 6 TD's.

Woods 63 catches for 1123 yards and 18 TD's.

Woods career: 155 for 2868 and 37 TD's.

Prater: 48-859-8 TD. Career: 124-2363-26.

Young (TE) 31 for 512 yards and 7 TD's.

Edwards (FB) 27 for 257 yards and 4 TD's.

Kennard with 110 tackles.

Shawn Johnson with 20 tackles for a loss and 7.5 sacks.

Torin Harris led the team with 4 INT's.


Bowl Results:

WVU beat TCU 28-14, USF beat Utah 38-35, LSU beat Oklahoma 21-6, and Texas won another NC, beating Georgia Tech 38-20.

[Eaglesfan27]

Off Season News:

Baxter is going pro and no way can I convince him otherwise.

Woods is persuaded to stay for his SR year and try to win another championship.

Ditto for Prater!

Baxter is the only JR leaving early!

A look at all of the SR talent leaving:

HB McNeal (83)
LT Kalil 95
QB Manoogian 76
DE Wes Horton 88
WR Flourney 86
FS Starling 90
SS McDonald 88
CB Baucham 82
MLB Kennard 90
RG Holmes 91
WR Butler 94
QB Barkley 95

Now for recruiting...

[Eaglesfan27]

In the 1st week of recruiting, we turn a WR who was a soft commit to UCLA for a few weeks and get him to commit to USC instead:

Kevin McGrew is #15 in the country and is a 4 star WR who is 6'1 161. He has top notch speed but so-so accleration. He does have good hands.

During the 4th week of offseason recruiting, we get 5 star DE David Wheeler. He is the #3 DE in the class. He is from Clifton, AZ. He is 6'5 225 and is a very quick player with good finesse moves.

We have the #1 class by far with 8 5 star players, 10 4 star players, and 2 3 star players.

The rest of the classes:

2. Ohio State 5-7-5
3. Texas 2-13-3
4. Miami 5-4-9
5. Tenn 0-11-10-0-2
6. Penn State 0-9-11-3-1
7. Pitt 1-8-10-1-0
8. Alabama 2-10-2
9. Auburn 1-9-7-0-2
10. UCLA 0-10-8-2-1


We got the #1 and #2 players in the nation this class in HB Marlon McDaniel and Athlete Tommy Wilkinson.

We also got the #9 player, WR Matt Burke, #11 HB Robert Smith, and #12 SS Tim Douglas, #14 in DT Derek Tremblay, #20 in DE Lamar O'Connor, and #28 in DE David Wheeler. Quite the collection of high end talnet.

We have 5 more players in the top 100.

[Eaglesfan27]

During the cuts stage, we lose Markeith Ambles who flamed out of school. We also lose a low ranked DT who flunked out.

A look at our roster with focus on skills specific to the position. Our team is LOADED:

RS SO QB Kory Reid is only 5'11 190, but he has electric speed, agility, and accleration with a big time arm. His awareness is very good at an 84. Gun of an arm, considering his size. Accuracy is good but not great. Clear starter. Only concern is his tendency to get injured. Overall of 92.

RS JR Jesse Scroggins is 6'2 204. He has good mobility, big arm, but questionable awareness. He has the biggest arm of any QB on the roster and is about as accurate as Reid. Overall of 85.

RS FR Jonathan Edwards is 6'0 190 and has better mobility than Scroggins but not as good as Reid. Lacks awareness like Scroggins. He is the most accurate of the 3 QB's, but has the weakest arm of the 3. Battling for the backup spot with Scroggins...

True Freshman Doug Allen is 6'2 204. He has explosive mobility like Reid. Worst awareness of the group. Explosive elusiveness. Arm is the least accurate but strong. Overall of 80.


HB is our position of weakness and is the reason we'll run a lot of spread this year like we did last year:

RS SR Patrick Hall has explosive acceleration but isn't big and doesn't break many tackles. He is 6'1 190 and will start. Overall of 86.

FR Marlon McDaniel is definitely more of a power back. He is 6'0 215. Lacks homerun speed, but is going to be VERY tough to bring down with the first hit. Overall of 79. Will be our short yardage back and primary backup.

FR Robert Smith is a great looking back with power and speed. His awareness is horrible. Overall of 78.

At FB, Edwards is faster than most of my HB's:

RS SO Corey Edwards has great speed for a 6'1 251 back. Great hands at catching the ball and good carrying. May get some short yardage carries. Expect him to be a big weapon receiving. Overall of 82.

SO Zach Young is 6'0 208 and is a bit slower than Edwards but he is the better blocker. He is rated 81 overall.

At WR, Woods and Prater both improved a ton during the offseason. Even with the loss of Ambles, we have the best group in the country. Going to be filthy...

WR Robert Woods at 6'1 185 has 99 speed, 99 acceleration, and 99 agility. Add to that, 99 elusiveness, 99 spin move, 99 juke move, 90 catching. I'm expecting him to break 100 catches and 1500 yards this year. Overall of 98.

Prater at 6'5 221 has 93 speed, 99 acceleration, 90 agility, 99 elusiveness, 99 juke move, 98 catching, and 98 spectacular catch. He is rated 98 overall as well. Expect huge numbers from him too, although Woods is the #1 target.

RS SO J.J. Pearson is 6'0 170 and has excellent acceleration and good speed. Solid hands. Will fight for the 3 spot. Rated 84 overall.

SO Justin Morgan is 6'1 188 and has better speed than Pearson but worse acceleration. Not as smooth of a catcher as Pearson or as good of a route runner. Overall of 83.

FR WR/Athlete Tommy Wilkinson is also in the running for the #3 WR positon. He has the most explosive speed and acceleration of the 3 competing for that job. He also has the best hands of the 3, but he is the least polished. Still, I may let him have the job. Overall of 82.

Finally, we have #1 WR in the country Matt Burke. He is 5'11 200 and is a true possession receiver. Only average speed at best. Best hands of the group. Overall of 81.


TE is a position of strength thanks to your beast:

JR Zach Young is 6'8 260 and has better speed than Burke. Great hands, good route running and blocking. Overall of 92.

SR Xavier Grimble is 6'6 252 and is more of a blocker than receiver but he can catch some and he has good mobility for his size. Overall of 84.

FR Jay Moore is 6'5 247 and is a poor receiver but solid blocker. Overall of 74.

Tackle is a position that has gotten thin again, but very good talent at the top:

JR Andy Malone is 6'4 331. Overall of 92. He is a gifted run and pass blocker.

JR David Davis is 6'6 277 and overall of 92. Better pass than run blocker, but good at both.

JR T Seean Simpson is 6'4 344. Overall of 82. Average blocker.

Guard is a bit deeper and stronger:

RS SR Kevin Graf is 6'6 322 and overall of 95. Very dominating blocker.

RS SO Sean Bailey is 6'6 282 and overall of 90. Great pull blocker. Very good at pass and run blocking overall.

RS JR Giovani Di Paolo is 6'6 315. Overall of 90. Best pass blocker on the team. Excellent run blocker. Starting at RG.

RS SR John Martinez is 6'3 283 and is rated 87 overall. Strong blocker.

C is our weakest line position:

SO Nathan Lester is 6'4 308 and overall of 86. Above average blocker.

FR Darnell Wright is 6'2 290 and is rated 81 overall. Average blocker.


Onto defense...

[Eaglesfan27]

We have a deep talented defensive line:

JR DE Alan Walker is 6'5 235 rated 91 overall. Strong power moves. Great speed. Big hitter. Very good tackler.

JR Shawn Johnson is 6'4 263 and rated 91 overall. Tremendous speed and acceleration. Great finesse moves. Tremendous pursuit.

RS SR Kevin Greene is 6'3 261 and rated 87 overall. Very good finesse moves.

RS SR James Boyd is 6'5 240 and is rated 83 overall. Solid all around ability.

FR Lamar O'Connor is 6'5 246. Rated 80 overall. Very good accleration.

FR David Wheeler is 6'5 226. Rated 78 overall. Strong tackler.

At DT, we have a good group now.

RS JR George Uko is 6'4 312 and overall of 85. Very strong player with good moves to get to the QB.

SO Randy Cabral is 6'3 305 and rated overall of 84. Better tackler than Uko. Excellent bull rusher. Stamina issues.

FR Derek Tremblay is 6'5 291 and rated 81 overall. Great balanced player.

SO Eric Martin is 6'4 291 and rated 76 overall.

RS SO Anthony Harper is 6'0 330 and is rated 73 overall.


We are deep and very good at OLB:

JR Adam Johnson is 6'3 210 and is rated 94 overall. GREAT tackler, great play recognition, DB type coverage abilities. Big hitter too.

SO Nelson Lowe is 6'2 227 and rated 87 overall. Tremendous tackler who is a better zone than M2M defender. He has great acceleration and is a good hitter.

RS SR Marquis Simmons is 6'1 231 and is rated 85 overall. Worse in coverage than Lowe, but better pursuit of running backs.

SR Mark Dawson is 6'3 215 and rated 84 overall. Great tackler. Poor coverage abilities.

RS FR Marcus Ingraham has the best acceleration of any linebacker. Great tackler. Poor to average in other areas. 5'11 210 and rated 83 overall.

RS FR Brad McDonald is 6'2 221 and is rated 82 overall. Strong at the point of attack.


MLB is our weakest defensive position:

RS SR Simione Vehikite finally gets the start. He is 6'0 252 and is rated 82 overall. He is a so-so tackler, but is strong at the point of attack at times.

RS SR Will Andrew is 6'2 234 and is rated 78 overall. He is a very smart player who is good in pass coverage.

RS FR John Wilkinson is the fastest of the 3 players at the position. Overall of 76. Very low awareness - worst on team. Poor coverage abilities.


At CB, we have a very fast set of DB's:

RS SR Torin Harris is 6'1 177 and is rated 90 overall. 94 man and zone coverage ratings. 95 play recognition. Smart player with shut down potential.

SR Demetrius Wright is 6'1 207 and is rated 85 overall. Man coverage of 90, zone of 97. Very good speed.

SO Lee Morris is 6'2 183 and is the fastest of all of our DB's. He may push for starting time. Man and zone ratings of 90. May start over Wright. Overall of 83.

FR Chase Martin is 6'0 176 and is almost as fast as Morris. He has all signs of becoming a shut down corner. Already has 95 man coverage rating! Overall of 81.

RS JR Anthony Brown is 6'0 187 and is rated 77 overall. M2M of 85 and zone of 84. Good speed.

FR Ryan Johnson is 6'2 192, rated 74 overall. M2M of 82, zone of 87. Good speed, but so-so acceleration.


At S, we are young and talented:

RS SO Eric Timmons is 5'10 205. Better at M2M (93) than zone (70.) So, he may not start at FS. Overall of 85. He is a tremendous hitter and tackler. Perhaps, he'll start at SS. That is what I'm going to do.

RS FR Sean Burke is 6'2 204 and rated 80 overall. Also, better at M2M than zone. Hmm, neither one is the ideal FS...

RS So SS Derrick Sanchez may actually be the ideal FS. Overall of 90. Great speed, accleration, tackling, and 92 zone and 91 m2m abilities.

FR SS Tim Douglas is 6'0 198. Slowest of all my DB's. Has great instincts. Overall of 79.

FR K Martin Reese is rated 80 overall. 97 kick power but only 66 accuracy.

JR P Kyle Williams is rated 82 overall. 84 kick power, 82 kick accuracy.

[Eaglesfan27]

Positons of recruiting priority: MLB (need 2), G (need 1), T, DT, CB

Everything else is of low to moderate need.


1st week of the season:

We get a few big instant commits:

Tyler Mendoza is the #1 Tackle in the country. He is a 5 star player from Covina, CA. He is 6'7 275. A strong balanced blocker.

WR Jarrod Page is a 4 star WR from San Francisco. He is 6'0 174 and is the 6th ranked WR in the class. Well balanced with no outstanding strengths of weaknesses.

DT Tristan Beck is a 4 star DT who is 10th in the class. He is 6'4 294 and is from Lodi, CA. He is a bit slow, but is a real run stuffer.

We open the season at Hawaii. Can Woods make it 3 straight Trojans in a row to win the Heisman?

[Eaglesfan27]

Hawaii tries a fake punt on 4th and 4 and we stuff the run. We get the ball at midfield.

Reid's first pass is a bit overthrown and it is picked off.

Reid is nearly perfect on the next drive after we force a stop on 4th and 3. Reid finishes the drive with a 9 yard strike to Woods for a TD. 7-0.

We lose Burke to broken ribs on the first play of their next drive.

Our next drive is 1 play - 72 yard pass to Woods who burnt his man and was open by 10 yards at least. 14-0.

Hawaii catches a long pass off a tip by our defender and turns it into a long TD. 14-7.

Early in the 2nd, Reid finds Young for a 4 yard TD. 21-7.

Midway through the 2nd, we lose Walker to an abdominal tear! He's gone for half a season. Greene has to step up..

Hawaii marches down the field. 9 yard TD pass to end the drive. 21-14. 5 minutes left in the half.

Reid to Woods for a 49 yard TD. They are making it look way too easy tonight. 28-14.

Reid leads us on a 10 play 58 yard drive ending in a 6 yard TD run by Reid. 35-14.


Halftime: We lead 35-14 and we get the ball back.

Early in the 3rd, Reid gets hit just after throwing it to Prater on 3rd and 14.. Prater makes the acrobatic catch but Reid is hurt.. Scroggins into the game. 1 play later, Hall with a 37 yard TD run up the middle. 42-14.

Sanchez with a pick. Great play by him to make a diving catch! Reid has been cleared to return and will get one more drive...

Our freshman kicker drills a 51 yard FG! Huge leg! 45-14. However, Hall was hurt on the drive, and he suffered a bulging disk in his back. His season is over! Poor Patrick Hall :(

2:40 left in the 3rd, 45-14 lead, I put in my 2nd units.

Oh wow. A few plays later, McDaniel suffers the exact same injury. His season is over and freshman Robert Smith is our starting RB!

Smith with a few big runs to get us into FG range on our next drive. 48-14 with 5 minutes left in the game.


We win the game 48-14.

Reid is the player of the game. Despite only playing 2 1/2 quarters, he finishes with 21 of 29 passing for 367 yards 4 TD's 1 INT. He also was sacked 3 times. He ran it 6 times for 5 yards and a TD. Expect bigger games running it in the future.

RS JR Kevin Spain of Hawaii finished 23 of 46 for 273 yards with 2 TD's 1 INT.

FR RB Robert Smith had 15 carries for 93 yards behind the 2nd string line. Will be interesting to see what he does with the start next week.

Hall had 5 carries for 50 yards and a TD.

McDaniel 3 for 8 yards.

FB Zach Young got 4 carries for 20 yards as well.

They had negative rushing with Rosehill their HB. 7 carries for -6 yards.

Woods with 7 catches for 182 yards and 3 TD's.

Prater with 6 for 118 yards.

Zach Young, TE, with 4 for 36 yards and a TD.

Edwards with 2 for 21. Morgan with 2 for 27.


Rosehill, their HB led them with 8 catches for 80 yards as they ran multiple screens.

During his work with the second team, DE James Boyd had 3 sacks!

Both Johnson kids and Uko each had 1 sack.

Vehikite led the team with 8 tackles.

Sanchez had our only INT.

Torin Harris with 4 passes defensed.

Woods with 3 PR for 24 yards.

[Eaglesfan27]

Our next game is hosting Michigan State.

We get an interception by Wright and Reid marches us right down the field. We end it with a 1 yard TD run by Woods on a reverse. 7-0.

They tie it up, ending a methodical drive with a 1 yard TD run by their HB. 7-7.


Reid keeps getting passes batted down. At least 4 this half. Defenses are dominating...

Their PR fumbles a punt and Martin picks it up and runs it in for a TD!! 14-7, we lead.

They hit a 40 yard FG to make it 14-10, midway through the 2nd.

They do a great job of stopping us, but a great punt goes out of bounds at the 1.

Next play we get a safety on them as they throw a screen pass that we sniff out. 16-10.

We kick a 33 yard FG as time expires in the half. 19-10.


Halftime: We lead 19-10 and we get the ball back.

2 play of the half, Reid to Pearson for a 73 yard TD. 26-10.

Reid throws a bad pick 6 on our next drive. 26-17. Reid is having a very rough game.

Reid fumbles it away on a scramble and they recover.

They miss a 56 yard FG.

Reid finally puts together a good drive, aided by a few very acrobatic catches from Woods. Reid ends it with a 5 yard TD run. 33-17.

Robert Smith with a 2 yard TD run early in the 4th. We lead 40-17.

Reid with a 31 yard TD run with 5 minutes left. 47-17. That will be it for the 1st team.

Michigan State with a quick strike against our 2nd team defense. 47-24.

Pearson recovers the onside kick.

Our FB, Zach Young with a TD from 3 yards out to finish the scoring. 54-24.

Reid was the player of the game with 22 of 44 passing for 352 yards with 1 TD and 1 INT. He was sacked 6 times. Reid also had 14 carries for 51 yards and 3 TD's.

Andrew Maxwell was 17 of 26 for 231 yards with 1 TD 1 INT.

Robert Smith with 12 carries for 47 yards and a TD.

Woods with a TD rushing. Zach Young with 1 carry for 3 yards and a TD.


Leveon Bell had 102 yards on 17 carries.

Woods with 12 catches for 132 yards. Pearson with 5 for 137 yards and a TD. Prater with 2 for 38 yards.

Tony Ramirez led them with 5 catches for 50 yards.

Derrick Sanchez led us with 9 tackles. Boyd had another sack.

Wright had our only pick.

Woods with 4 KR for 78 yards and 3 PR for 27 yards.

[Eaglesfan27]

Today, we host Oregon with 10 of our top recruits in attendance. Oregon is #13 in the polls after losing their opener to Tennessee 28-14. We are #1.

They miss a 50 yard FG on their first drive.

Defenses are controlling the game early, and the first score is a long pick 6 by Torin Harris. 74 yard TD return on the interception. 7-0!

A few plays later, their HB fumbles the pitch and Anthony Brown picks it up and returns it for a TD! 14-0.

A few holding penalties stop their next drive. It was a 16 play drive that ended with their QB being knocked out and their backup getting sacked twice to push them into a 53 yard FG attempt which they missed.

We move the pocket more and get a 5 play 58 yard drive ending in a 12 yard TD pass to Morgan. 21-0, early in the 2nd.

2 dropped passes in the endzone for Oregon and they settle for a FG. 21-3.

We get a 51 yard FG as time expires in the half to make it 24-3.

Halftime: We lead 24-3, but our offense has been shut down so far. We get the ball back.

Early in the 3rd, Woods breaks the USC career yardage leader mark and ties the career TD record on 1 long 43 yard TD reception. He made a great adjustment on an underthrown ball by Reid. 31-3.

We force a punt, but it is a great one and pins us on our 3. Reid fumbles and we fall on it in the endzone for a safety. 31-5.

On the ensuing kickoff/punt, they fumble it, Simmons picks it up and runs it in for a TD! 38-5.

Woods with a very long punt return, he was slowed down by the punter enough to be caught.

Robert Smith with 5 straight runs before he needs a breather. FB Zach Young with 2 runs before Reid calls his own number and sneaks it in. 45-5, late in the 3rd. That will be it for Reid who had an off day but still did ok.

A fumble gets us the ball back at midfield. We bring in the entire 2nd unit.

Against our 2nd team, their star HB breaks off a 98 yard TD run! 45-12.

Robert Smith (who is playing still cause of our lack of depth) gets good blocking from the 2nd unit line and breaks off a 64 yard TD run! 52-12.

We end the scoring with a 44 yard FG with 1:20 left. 55-12.


We win the game 55-12.

Robert Smith was the player of the game with 25 carries for 194 yards and a TD.

Reid was 13 of 21 for 159 yards with 2 TD's 0 INT's. He was sacked 5 times.

Daryle Hawkins was 18 of 36 for 149 yards with 0 TD's 1 INT.

Reid had 9 carries for -23 yards (with sack yardage)

Young with 4 carries for 17 yards.

Woods with 1 for 9 yards.

Oregon's Dontae Williams with 21 carries for 202 yards and a TD.

Robert Woods had 8 catches for 129 yards and a TD.

Prater with 2 for 23 yards. Morgan with 1 for 8 yards.

Dontae Williams led the Ducks with 7 for 43 yards.


CB Lee Morris led the team with 11 tackles. Shawn Johnson had 6 with 3 for a loss.

James Boyd had our only sack of the day. The SR is shocking me.

Torin Harris had our only pick. Woods with 2 PR for 49 yards (1 of 48 and 1 of 1.)

[Eaglesfan27]

After the game, we get a commit!

Eric Muse is 6'0 220 and is the #2 MLB in the nation and #1 in CA. He is a 4 star player who is solid in every area but doesn't excel in any area.

We also are looking very good for all of the kids who visited. This could be another special class.

[Eaglesfan27]

We host Washington #20 (3-0) this week.

We get a 3 and out, then a good punt return starts us on their 33. 4 play 33 yard drive ending in a 16 yard TD run by Smith. 7-0.

Reid to Woods for a 10 yard TD on our next drive. 14-0. That is Wood's 42nd career TD, a new USC record for a receiver.

Woods with 3 big catches including a 4 yard TD on our next drive. 21-0, early in the 2nd.

Reid to Wilkinson for a 29 yard TD at the end of the half to make it 28-0.


A conservative 2nd half, has us failing to score most of the 3rd quarter. But, Shawn Johnson continues a stellar game with a fumble recovery which he takes to their 3. A play later, Reid finds Prater for a TD. 35-0. That will end Reid's day, which was inconsistent but spectacular at times.

Scroggins with a long TD pass to Prater early in the 4th. 42-0. That will be the end of the day for the rest of the 1st team players.

We win the game 42-0.

DE Shawn Johnson is the player of the game with 9 tackles, 7 for a loss, 3 sacks, 1 FF, and 1 FR.

Reid was 11 of 23 for 141 yards with 4 TD's 0 INT's. He was sacked 3 times. He ran it 7 times for 35 yards.

Scroggins was 5 of 6 for 113 yards with 1 TD 1 INT.


Keith Price was 16 of 28 for 178 yards and 1 INT.


Robert Smith ran it 26 times for 113 yards and a TD.

Deontae Cooper ran it 15 times for 19 yards.


Woods with 5 catches for 81 yards and 2 TD's. Prater with 4 for 106 yards and 2 TD's. Wilkinson with 2 for 40 yards and a TD.

Fred Taylor led Washington with 6 for 74 yards.


JR OLB Adam Johnson had 7 tackles, 2 for a loss, and 1 sack.

Torin Harris had our only interception.

Woods with 5 PR for 52 yards.

[Eaglesfan27]

After the big game, we get 3 commits and we have a bunch more who are on the verge of committing:

5 star WR Keith Paris is 6'3 187 and he is from Cary, NC. He is the #2 receiver in the nation. He picked us over Texas and West Virginia. He has a tremendous balance of speed, agility, acceleration, and elite hands. Our next great Kyle Prater type receiver.

MLB Shawn Brant is 5'10 210 and is from Lynwood, CA. He is a 4 star player and is the 4th ranked MLB nationally. He really flies to the ball, but is undersized and gets run over at times. Good hips.. good coverage abilities.

T Aaron Turner is a 4 star T who is ranked 3rd in the nation. He is from Simi Valley, CA. He is 6'4 284. He is a balanced blocker with excellent punch at the attack.

[Eaglesfan27]

Today, we travel to play a subpar 1-2 Arizona team.

They put together a good first drive, but we stuff them for a loss of 2 on 3rd and 1 at our 7. They miss a very short FG attempt.

Reid is perfect on our first drive, including a 24 yard scramble on 3rd and 3. He finishes it with a 4 yard strike to Woods. 7-0.

Pearson gets crushed across the middle on our next drive and he fumbles it. Arizona recovers. Our defense sacks the QB and forces a 3 and out. They go for a fake punt which we stop. We get it at the 47. Reid underthrows Prater on a deep post and it is picked off. Our D forces 3 and out.

Our next drive is 9 plays 44 yards that ends in a 5 yard TD run by Smith. 14-0. Midway through the 2nd.

With a minute left, our young kicker makes a 41 yard FG to make it 17-0.


Halftime: We lead 17-0 and we get the ball back.

Reid throws a pick in the redzone, but Young, our TE, knocks the ball away from the cornerback and Edwards fall on it to recover it for us.

2 plays later, Reid to Woods for a 5 yard TD. 24-0.

Arizona with a balanced drive to make it 24-6 late in the 3rd after we stop the 2 pt conversion.

Arizona runs it in for another TD early in the 4th. 24-14 after they run it in for a 2 pt conversion. We need to be more aggressive this drive..

We go for it on 4th and 2 from the 36 and they stuff us. We force a 3 and out.

A 40 yard FG makes it 27-14 with 2:36 to go. Our offense just isn't clicking today.

We force a turnover when they go for it on 4th and 10. Robert Smith a 8 yard TD run 3 plays later. 34-14.


We win the game 34-14.


Woods is the player of the game with 8 catches for 120 yards and 2 TD"s.

Reid started off 16 of 24 but ended up 19 of 34 for 244 yards with 2 TD's 2 INT's. He also ran 7 times for 62 yards. He was sacked 2 times.

Bryson Bierne was 20 of 30 for 188 yards with 1 INT and 7 sacks.

Robert Smith with 20 carries for 88 yards and 2 TD's.

Kylan Butler with 24 carries for 119 yards and 2 TD's.


Prater with 3 catches for 30 yards. Smith with 3 for 9 yards. Morgan with 1 for 21. TE Young with 1 for 21.

Jack Baucus with 6 for 84 yards.

Sanchez with tackles. Uko with 3 sacks. Shawn Johnson with 7 tackles, 2 sacks.

Eric Timmons had a late interception, our only one of the day.

Woods with 2 KR for 23 yards and 3 PR for 29 yards.

[Eaglesfan27]

We got 6 commits after the game, including multiple 5 stars!

Daniel Gates is the #1 player in the class. He is a 5 star athlete who is 6'2 208 and is from Santa Maria, CA. He is likely going to be a DB for us, but we'll see. I think he may be overrated..

Corey Robinson is the #2 player in the class. He is a 5 star athlete from Lancaster, CA. He is 6'1 200. Not sure what position he will play.

DT Donald Lambert is the #1 DT in the nation. He is a 5 star player from San Beunaventura, CA. He is 6'4 260. He is a well balanced player.

WR Cameron Smith is the #1 Receiver in the country. He is a 5 star player from Torrance, CA. He is 6'3 204 and is an excellent possession receiver, but he has good speed too.

G Adam West is the #3 G in the country. He is a 4 star player who is 6'2 271 and is a balanced blocker.

Juco CB John Houston is 5'10 187 and is a 3 star player who is the 20th rated CB in the country. He is a good coverage player with strong M2M skills.

[Eaglesfan27]

About to switch to SECElite's sliders while also doing the coaching edits he suggests. Should up the challenge for this team by a wide margin, particularly in trying to stop the CPU run game.

[Eaglesfan27]

ND marches down the field on us on their first drive, through the air despite the rain. They end it with a 12 yard TD pass to Bo Patterson. 7-0.

They force a 3 and out as they shut down our running back and Reid misses on 2 passes.

Torin Harris with an interception to get us the ball back immediately. They stuff us on 4th and 1 on their 20. This is a very good 4-1 ND team...

Our defense forces a 3 and out. Late in the quarter, we put together a drive in which we pass, pass, pass, pass, and then get a big run for a 38 TD by Robert Smith. 7-7.

Sanchez with a pick late in the quarter on a bomb that was underthrown.

1st play we hit Prater for a long PA pass. Great pass by Reid. 2 plays later Reid to Woods for a 6 yard TD. 14-7.

We have to settle for a 25 yard FG midway into the 2nd. 17-7.

ND's QB, Hendrik, with a few big scrambles, but we stop them inside the 10. They settle for a short FG late in the half. 17-10.

1st play is a long gain to Prater who shields the defender perfectly with his big body. 4 plays later, Woods catches a short pass, makes a defender miss, and turns it into a 42 yard TD. 24-10. 45 seconds left in the half.

They drive into FG range but miss a long FG as the half ends. We lead 24-10.


We get the ball to start the 2nd half.

Reid drives us into the redzone before he throws a pick to end the drive. Linebacker made a good play. ND drives down the field quickly ending with a 8 yard TD screen pass to their HB. 24-17.

Our next drive is going well until Reid gets hit while throwing it and throws a lame duck that is picked off. We force a 3 and out as our defense gets another sack on the QB.

Reid having a rough game as he throws his 3rd pick, another one in ther red zone while again trying to throw on the run. We force a 3 and out. We retain a 24-17 lead early in the 4th.

On 3rd and 6 from our own 28, Woods catches a short pass, jukes a defender, and then takes off down the left side of the field for a TD!! 31-17.

We force a 3 and out and Woods with a nice PR to start us at midfield (this slider set opens up punt returns a bit with Wood's speed.) This set really allows truly elite speed guys to shine.

A 25 yard FG late in the 4th by us to probably end our scoring. 34-17.

Adam Johnson, our OLB with a pick to stop their last drive of the game.

We win the game 34-17.


Woods is the player of the game with 7 receptions for 187 yards and 3 TD's.

Reid was 17 of 32 for 362 yards with 3 TD's 3 INT's and 7 sacks.

He had 14 carries overall for 37 yards.

Hendrik was 26 of 49 for 366 yards with 2 TD's 3 INT's. He was sacked 8 times.

Robert Smith with 21 carries for 104 yards and a TD.

ND's Cierre Wood had 4 carries for 24 yards. They only ran it 7 times besides QB scrambles (this slider set produces more of them.)

Prater with 6 catches for 135 yards. TE Young with 2 for 11 yards.

Anthony Jordan led ND with 7 catches for 119 yards and a TD.

Simione Vehikite led the team with 9 tackles. DT Randy Cabral had 2 sacks.

Woods with 6 PR for 92 yards including a long of 36.

[Eaglesfan27]

After the game, we get a commit from TE J.D. Givens who is the #3 TE in the nation. He is a 4 star player who is 6'2 232 and is a strong blocker. His receiving skills need work.

We lose the #4 T nationally from Arizona who choses to go to Ohio State.

We also lose the #1 G, who is from Alabama, who goes to Miami.


The next week, during our bye, we lose out on several more players:

The #1 DE in California feels we slow played him and picks WVU over us.

The #2 TE in CA feels wants to go east and play for Miami.

The number 3 WR in the nation, a 5 star from New Mexico, chooses Texas over us.


Our next game is another very tough road game as we travel to play Stanford.

[Eaglesfan27]

Actually, despite being 4-1 this Stanford team isn't that good. Looking over their roster, I expect a blowout.


After a slow start, we get a good drive together on our 2nd drive ending in a 14 yard TD pass to Wilkinson. 7-0.

Stanford with a long methodical drive that ends in a missed 34 yard FG attempt. We get the ball back early in the 2nd. Reid with a few scrambles to keep the drive going, but we settle for a 33 yard FG. 10-0.

Torin Harris intercepts the 1st pass of the next drive. 1 play later Reid finds Prater for a diving catch in the back of the endzone. 17 yard TD. 17-0.

They fumble the kickoff to give it right back to us. 3 plays later Reid to Prater on a fade for a 8 yard TD. 24-0.

Stanford misses a 36 yard FG with 1 minute left in the half.

1 play, 64 yard TD pass to Prater who burnt his man who tried to jam him early. 31-0.

Halftime: We lead 31-0 and get the ball back.


Our 2nd team offense is struggling, but late in the 3rd quarter we finish a drive in which we got a short field thanks to their PR fumbling it. We never passed and ended the drive with a 1 yard TD run by Young, the FB. 38-0.

Robert Smith, who is our 1st, 2nd, and 3rd team back, with a 1 yard TD run to make it 45-0 with 3:43 to go.

We win the game 45-0.

Prater was the player of the game with 6 catches for 165 yards and 3 TD's.

Reid was 12 of 16 for 214 yards with 4 TD's 0 INT's. He was sacked 1 time. He ran it 5 times for 23 yards.

Scroggins was 1 of 1 for 10 yards.

Josh Nunes was 20 of 30 for 156 yards with 1 INT and 2 sacks.


Robert Smith with 26 carries for 101 yards and a TD.

Young with 5 carries for 31 yards and a TD.

Anthony Wilkerson led Stanford with 14 carries for 42 yards.

Woods with 2 catches for 30 yards. Wilkinson with 2 for 20. Pearson with 1 for 10.

Geoff Meinken led Stanford with 5 catches for 54 yards.


Simione led the team with 9 tackles. Adam and Shawn Johnson each had 1 sack. Torin Harris had our only pick.

Woods with 4 PR for 35 yards.

[Eaglesfan27]

We lost out on all of our remaining recruits on the board:

5 star C Josh Hill from CA chose to go to Oregon over USC.

#1 DE Andre Vaughn is staying relatively close to his NY home and going to WVU (who is killing it in recruiting.)

4 star S Lester Bentley is leaving IL to go to WVU.

And Oregon picks up the top two QB's in CA. I didn't recruit either hard, but this kid had us 2nd on his list. I came after him just a bit late. Richard Coley is a 4 star from Campbell, CA. Big kid with a cannon of an arm. 6'4 225.

Our next game should be an easy one, as we travel to Washington State.

[Eaglesfan27]

Our first drive ends with a Reid fumble. Our 2nd drive ends when Woods drops a TD. We settle for a 40 yard FG. 3-0, midway through the 1st.

Our offense just isn't clicking. 3-0 at the end of 1.

Morris with a pick 6 early in the 2nd. 10-0, we lead.

Wow. WSU moving the ball better than a lot of teams against us and they finish off this drive with a 38 yard TD pass. 10-7.

1st play of the next drive, Woods catches a short pass, jukes his man, and takes off for a 69 yard TD. 17-7.

Our next drive is just 5 plays and 42 yards as we end it with a 8 yard strike to Woods. Reid did a great job of avoiding a sack and stepping up in the pocket to buy Woods time to get open. 24-7.

Our next drive, Reid fails to see a safety and throws a bad pick inside their 5.

Our next drive, Prater catches a short slant, hurdles a safety, and runs it in the rest of the way! 31 yard TD. 31-7.


Halftime: We lead 31-7 and we get the ball to start the 2nd half.

Our first drive covers 74 yards in 11 plays ending with a 8 yard TD pass to Prater. 38-7.

Morris with his 2nd interception.

A 48 yard FG late in the 3rd makes it 41-7.

Wright with an interception to end the 3rd.

WSU scores against the 2nd team defense early in the 4th. 41-14.

Martin with a pick midway through the 4th. Our defense has their QB completely rattled.

Our power running game wears them down finally and we just pound it for 4-5 yards time and time again. 14 play 74 yard drive that ends with a Smith TD. 48-14. That drive used up most of the remaining time in the game.

We win the game 48-14.


Reid was 19 of 36 for 286 yards with 4 TD's 1 INT and 3 sacks.

Connor Halliday was 29 of 50 for 347 yards with 2 TD's 4 INT's and 7 sacks.


Reid ran it 9 times for 21 yards. Smith with 21 carries for 149 yards and a TD.

Damante Horton led WSU with 14 carries for 32 yards.

Woods was the player of the game with 10 catches for 166 yards and 2 TD's.

Prater with 6 catches for 97 yards and 2 TD's.

Pearson with 1 for 12.

Bobby Ratliff led WSU with 9 for 93 yards and a TD.

Simione led the team with 9 tackles. James Boyd, Shawn Johnson, and George Uko each had 2 sacks. Lee Morris had 2 interceptions. True Freshman Chase Martin had his first career pick. Demetrius Wright also had 1.

Woods with 5 PR for 56 yards.