2012 PRESEASON
SUMMER 2012
Took care of all the kids academics and time management today. Seems less monotonous once you get all the upperclassmen set up - then its just seting the frosh and tweaking each upper classman each summer. Was very pleased no one was on academic probation. That's good news.
We lost a lot of seniors to graduation this year, but I didn't stay at Southern Cal to finish ,500. I'm expecting good things from this bunch if we can stay healthy. Ev McDaniel was hard pressed by redshirt sophomore Malcolm Moreno for the starting QB job, and if he doesn't avoid the interception bug Moreno could see some action. Joining Ev in the backfield will be 5th year senior Donny Cash - who has yet to live up to his potential because of injury. We're hoping he can stay healthy this season. Winning the wingback spot is our tailback of the future, redshirt sophomore Aaron Castillo. And over at FB will be 3rd year starter, Junior Clyde Dotson. That gives us a pretty explosive backfield and we should put up a lot of yardage and points - that's my hope anyway.
McDaniel's main targets will be sophomore WR Willie Davison, back from an injury which caused him to miss all of last season. Joining him at the other receiver slot will be redshirt sophomore Ronnie Wheeler, who has explosive speed and should make some big plays for us this season. Their primary backup will be sophomore Brian robinson, All-PAC 10 Frosh Player of the Year in 2011.
Blocking for our backs will be a very young but growing offensive line. At OC redshirt sophomore Mark Powll will start - we're extremely disappointed in the inability of any of our young centers to develop, maybe Powell will change that. The left side of the line will be anchored by 5th year senior OG Gilbert Lucas who has really developed into an exceptional offensive lineman. At LT will be redshirt sophomore Nathan Padgett, who I think we can expect great things from over the next four years. Nathan has the ability to become a dominant force on the O-line. On the right side will be sophomore OG Ricky Estevez and redshirt junior OT Warren Taggart. This line has promise and could grow into a very strong asset for the Trojans.
On defense, redshirt junior Ben Burroughs once again anchors the line at Nose Tackle. Flanking him at the defensive ends are redshirt senior Steve Strickland and 5th year senior Kyle Newsome. Expect 5th year senior Larry walton to see some action on passing downs in place of Newsome as well.
The linebacking corps is a little something old and a little something new. In all honesty, this is probably our weakest linebacking corps since I took over the program. On the outside will be junior Walt de Leon and sophomore Junior Morrison. Joining them on the inside will be 5th year senior Adrian Hopper and redshirt senior Johnny Coles. A lot will be determined on how well Morrison developes.
In the secondary we're stacked on the corners. Redshirt senior Mack Wilkins returns as shutdown corner. Joining him on the other side will be redshirt sophomore Tyrell Lyons who is going to be a simply outstanding DB. Their primary backup has the ability to start in most programs, freshman Maurice Napiecek. The slick thing to do would be to redshirt Napiecek, but he's just too damn good not to use, so he plays.
We're pretty weak at safety this year - lots of potential, not much current ability. At Strong Safety will be redshirt sophomore Claude Horn and joining him at the other safety spot will be redshirt senior "I almost flunked Pokemon Training" Humphrey.
I think we have the talent to be a very good team. A lot will be upto 1st year Offensive Coordinator Randy Edwards. if he can get the most out of our players, and we stay healthy, I think we have a shot at contending for the PAC-10 title. And Ev McDaniel needs to avoid the interception bug. I'm also looking for a big year out of Donny Cash and our speed merchant receivers Willie Davison and Ronnie Wheeler. And once again I suspect Bucky riley will work wonders with our defense.
Here's a look at our roster, and the preseason polls.
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The College Years
The University of Southern California Trojans
2012 Roster/Scout Overview
From the Desk of Daryl Hester, Lead Scout
Player # Pos Elig Current Estimate Future Estimate
Bernard, Walt 18 QB Fr 22 95
Checkovich, Nicky 6 QB Jr* 17 70
Donaldson, Irving 13 QB Jr* 42 94
King, Roderick 17 QB Sr* 29 97
McDaniel, Everett 2 QB Sr 56 92
Moreno, Malcolm 14 QB So* 41 89
Rayburn, Mark 8 QB Fr 33 100
Berberich, Brad 45 RB Sr* 43 81
Berberich, Ross 34 RB Fr 42 65
Cash, Donnell 42 RB Sr 85 85
Castillo, Aaron 21 RB So* 43 100
Coffey, Junior 35 RB Jr* 48 83
Dromeshauser, Antoine 41 RB Sr 55 67
Coleman, Lance 47 FB Jr 29 100
Dotson, Clyde 39 FB Jr 47 92
Guthrie, Warren 33 FB Fr 34 100
Detsch, Gilbert 31 FB* Sr* 10 10
Strobel, Bryan 38 FB* Sr 4 8
Bernstein, Jonathan 86 TE* Sr 12 12
Irwin, Marty 80 TE* So* 5 7
Raymond, Colin 81 TE* Jr* 7 7
Davison, Willie 7 WR So 44 99
Robinson, Brian 85 WR So 51 70
Warrick, Richie 1 WR Fr 35 100
Weiler, Darren 5 WR Fr 19 57
Wheeler, Ronald 4 WR So* 36 100
Bell, Freddie 89 WR* Sr 35 57
Erickson, Vinny 83 WR* So* 8 8
Turnbull, Dexter 9 WR* Jr* 8 22
Adams, Adrian 51 C Fr 10 78
Connell, Tim 53 C Fr 4 73
Mitchell, Rufus 57 C Jr* 12 71
Powell, Mark 52 C So* 20 81
Dodsworth, Danny 50 C* Sr 23 43
Estevez, Ricky 64 G So 37 88
Fuller, Ed 73 G Fr 18 95
Lucas, Gilbert 68 G Sr 62 82
Wolf, Howie 78 G Sr 42 75
Dudgeon, Vinny 72 T Sr 35 80
Greene, Howie 76 T So* 7 80
Padgett, Nathan 61 T So* 36 84
Shipman, Joseph 74 T Jr* 44 87
Taggart, Warren 77 T Jr* 41 78
Johnstone, Rickey 15 P Jr* 35 63
Lane, Skip 3 P* Fr 7 20
Elstrom, Max 19 K Jr 65 100
Perez, Walter 11 K Fr 26 76
Buckley, Victor 16 K* Fr 0 0
Chevrier, Alonzo 79 DE So* 32 98
Newman, Walt 94 DE Jr* 26 89
Newsome, Kyle 92 DE Sr 60 85
Strickland, Steve 90 DE Sr* 49 82
Walton, Larry 98 DE Sr 43 77
Burroughs, Ben 95 DT Sr* 49 100
Choate, Clarence 71 DT So* 22 73
Duncan, Bert 91 DT Fr 15 60
Rogers, Arnie 75 DT Jr* 23 71
Boone, Emmitt 66 DT* Sr 30 58
Boone, Eric 96 ILB So* 14 70
Coles, Johnny 59 ILB Sr* 55 100
Cunningham, Dale 54 ILB Jr 45 64
Hopper, Adrian 48 ILB Sr 73 88
Sankey, Mo 55 ILB Fr 13 69
Warren, Geoff 99 ILB So 32 56
Lichtenberger, Grant 46 ILB* Sr 8 17
de Leon, Walt 43 OLB Jr 43 82
Mascorella, Rob 56 OLB Sr 31 75
Morrison, Junior 93 OLB So 25 93
Thomas, Lester 44 OLB Fr 19 83
Thomason, Korey 97 OLB Jr* 23 69
Dennis, Howard 58 OLB* Sr* 5 25
Adjemian, Terrance 49 CB Sr* 43 100
Galloway, Max 23 CB Jr* 32 100
Lyons, Tyrell 29 CB So* 61 92
Majka, Roger 36 CB Fr 28 99
Napiecek, Maurice 26 CB Fr 46 100
Wilkins, Mack 30 CB Sr* 74 91
Flowers, Tracy 32 CB* Fr 8 65
Horn, Claude 40 S So 29 77
Humphrey, K.C. 37 S Sr* 26 39
Etaton, Vinny 22 S* Fr 11 21
Miller, Bubba 24 S* Fr 8 16
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2012 Preseason BCS Overall Rankings
School Record Conf Comp Poll Loss Sched Total Rank
Texas A&M 0-0 B12 1.00 1.00 0.00 1.24 3.24 1
Florida 0-0 SEC 2.00 2.00 0.00 2.04 6.04 2
Penn State 0-0 B10 3.00 3.00 0.00 0.72 6.72 3
Michigan 0-0 B10 4.00 4.00 0.00 0.52 8.52 4
Nebraska 0-0 B12 5.00 5.00 0.00 1.04 11.04 5
Virginia 0-0 ACC 6.00 6.00 0.00 0.32 12.32 6
California-Los Angeles 0-0 P10 8.00 10.50 0.00 1.92 20.42 7
Iowa 0-0 B10 7.00 14.00 0.00 0.48 21.48 8
Louisville 0-0 USA 9.00 10.00 0.00 3.04 22.04 9
Syracuse 0-0 BGE 10.00 12.00 0.00 1.48 23.48 10
Texas 0-0 B12 13.00 10.50 0.00 1.20 24.70 11
Marshall 0-0 MAC 11.00 10.00 0.00 3.80 24.80 12
Notre Dame 0-0 IND 12.00 9.50 0.00 4.56 26.06 13
West Virginia 0-0 BGE 16.00 13.00 0.00 1.60 30.60 14
Wisconsin 0-0 B10 18.00 17.50 0.00 0.80 36.30 15
Boston College 0-0 BGE 15.00 20.00 0.00 1.32 36.32 16
Pittsburgh 0-0 BGE 14.00 23.50 0.00 1.40 38.90 17
South Carolina 0-0 SEC 19.00 18.50 0.00 2.16 39.66 18
Oklahoma 0-0 B12 24.00 18.00 0.00 1.12 43.12 19
California 0-0 P10 20.00 25.00 0.00 1.72 46.72 20
Alabama 0-0 SEC 22.00 22.50 0.00 2.28 46.78 21
South Florida 0-0 USA 17.00 25.50 0.00 4.60 47.10 22
**Southern California 0-0 P10 25.00 20.50 0.00 1.88 47.38 23
Miami of Florida 0-0 ACC 28.00 21.50 0.00 1.36 50.86 24
Rice 0-0 WAC 21.00 29.00 0.00 3.44 53.44 25
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