2017 Usc Football Pre-Season Notes
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11 National Championships 494 NFL Players 34 Bowl Victories 80 NFL 1st Round Draftees accolades 166 All-Americans 5 No. 1 Overall NFL Draft Picks 6 Heisman Trophy Winners 22 Academic All-Americans 2017 SCHEDULE (0-0) Release Date: July 25, 2017 DATE OPPONENT TIME Sept. 2 W. Michigan 2:15 p.m. PT (P12N) Sept. 9 Stanford 5:30 p.m. PT (FOX) 2017 USC FOOTBALL Sept. 16 Texas 5:30 p.m. PT (FOX) Sept. 23 at California TBA PRE-SEASON NOTES Sept. 29 (Fr.) at Wash. St. 7:30 p.m. PT (ESPN) Oct. 7 Oregon St. TBA Oct. 14 Utah TBA Oct. 21 at Notre Dame 7:30 p.m. ET (NBC) PRE-SEASON RANKINGS Oct. 28 at Arizona St. TBA The 2017 Trojans are picked to finish in the Top 10 nationally and in the Top 2 in the Pac-12 South standings, Nov. 4 Arizona TBA according to many pre-season prognosticators. Here are the picks, to date: Nov. 11 at Colorado TBA Nov. 18 UCLA TBA National Pac-12 South Lindy’s 2nd 1st 2016 RESULTS Sporting News 2nd 1st (10-3 overall, 7-2 for 2nd place in Pac-12 So. Div.) FOXSports.com 3rd 1st ESPN.com 4th 1st 6 vs. Alabama 52 Street & Smith’s 4th 1st (@Arlington, Tex.) Phil Steele 4th 1st 45 Utah State 7 th st 10 at Stanford 27 CBSSports.com 4 1 Bleacher Report 4th 1st 27 at Utah 31 th nd 41 Arizona State 20 Athlon 5 2 21 Colorado 17 USA Today 7th 2nd 48 at Arizona 14 CollegeFootballNews.com 10th 2nd 45 California 24 45 Oregon 20 PRE-SEASON HONORS 26 at Washington 13 QB Sam Darnold (Lindy’s, Sporting News, Phil Steele, CollegeFootballNews.com, CollegeSportsMadness. 36 at UCLA 14 com) and ILB Cameron Smith (Sporting News) were named 2017 pre-season All-American first teamers. TB 45 Notre Dame 27 52 vs. Penn State 49 Ronald Jones II (Lindy’s) and CB Iman Marshall (Phil Steele) were pre-season All-American second team (Rose Bowl) picks. Head coach Clay Helton was named pre-season National Coach of the Year by CollegeSportsMadness. com (Darnold was National Offensive Player of the Year). Darnold, Smith, Jones, Marshall, WR Deontay RETURNING STARTERS Burnett, TE Daniel Imatorbhebhe, DL Rasheem Green and OLB Porter Gustin were selected to various pre- season All-Pac-12 first teams. OFFENSE (6) Sam Darnold, QB Daniel Imatorbhebhe, TE WATCH LISTS Ronald Jones II, TB Viane Talamaivao, OG The following Trojans have made the official “Watch Lists” for national 2017 post-season awards, to date: Deontay Burnett, WR Nico Falah, C QB Sam Darnold Walter Camp Player of the Year (top player) DEFENSE (7) Maxwell Award (top player) Cameron Smith, ILB Marvell Tell III, S Iman Marshall, CB Chris Hawkins, S* Davey O’Brien Award (top quarterback) Porter Gustin, OLB Ajene Harris, CB* C Nico Falah Wuerffel Trophy (top player/community service) Rasheem Green, DL Jonathan Lockett, CB* DL Rasheem Green Nagurski Trophy (top defensive player) Uchenna Nwosu, OLB *Shared starts Outland Trophy (top interior lineman) OLB Porter Gustin Bednarik Award (top defensive player) SPECIALISTS (1) Butkus Award (top linebacker) Chris Tilbey, P Lott IMPACT Trophy (defensive impact player) TE Daniel Imatorbhebhe Mackey Award (top tight end) OTHERS RETURNING WITH CAREER STARTS TB Ronald Jones II Doak Walker Award (top running back) Toa Lobendahn, C-OG (21) Chris Brown, OG-OT (3) CB Iman Marshall Nagurski Trophy (top defensive player) Steven Mitchell Jr., WR (12) Olajuwon Tucker, OLB (3) Bednarik Award (top defensive player) Wyatt Schmidt, P-HLD (12) Jalen Greene, WR (3) Thorpe Award (top defensive back) Chuma Edoga, OT (4) Malik Dorton, DT (1) OLB Uchenna Nwosu Butkus Award (top linebacker) Tyler Petite, TE (4) Josh Fatu, DT (1) ILB Cameron Smith Nagurski Trophy (top defensive player) Bednarik Award (top defensive player) Butkus Award (top linebacker) USCTROJANS.COM Lott IMPACT Trophy (defensive impact player) Head Coach Clay Helton Dodd Trophy (top head coach) @USC_Athletics PUBLIC VIEWING OF PRACTICE A new NCAA rule makes August a recruiting dead period, so the only USC football practices during fall training camp that can be open for public viewing are on July 29 and 31. Public attending practice must /USCTrojans sign in and present a current ID. Fans can watch the open practices from the east sideline of Howard Jones Field (north of Goux’s Gate). Once USC begins game week-type practices (beginning Aug. 22), practices will be closed to the public, except invited guests of the USC athletic department. #FIGHTON #TEAM125 TICKETS #ALLABOUTBALL For USC football tickets, go to www.usctrojans.com/tickets or call 213-740-GO SC. To reserve a spot in a Coliseum Field Suite or in the Field Club, contact the USC Premium Department at [email protected]. #FAITHFAMILYFOOTBALL 1 USC PRE-SEASON PRACTICE SCHEDULE/ SCHEDULE MEDIA AVAILABILITY USC’s 2017 schedule features 7 home games in the Coliseum, beginning with three straight to open the The Trojans will conduct their 2017 pre- season. Overall, USC’s 12-game slate features 5 teams that played in bowls last season and won at least 8 games. The Trojans will play 9 league foes in the 2017 regular season (all but Oregon and Washington). season practices on the USC campus, However, for the first time since the 1995 season, the Trojans will not have a regular-season bye week, only unless noted. Player and coach getting a week off on the final weekend of November should they advance to the Pac-12 Championship Game interviews are available following most on Dec. 1. Troy will open its 2017 slate with a 3-game homestand, as Western Michigan of the Mid-American practices. Contact the USC Sports Conference on Sept. 2 and the Big 12’s Texas on Sept. 16 sandwich league foe Stanford’s Sept. 9 appearance. Information Office for further details. The Broncos won 13 games in 2016 and played in the Cotton Bowl, while the Longhorns will be making their Practice times/media availability are first Coliseum visit versus Troy since 1967, and both teams will be guided by a new head coach (Tom Herman subject to change. with Texas and Tim Lester with Western Michigan). The Cardinal clash marks the seventh year in a row that USC will play the Pac-12’s first conference game of the year. After Texas, the Trojans take to the road for a July 29—2:50 p.m. practice open to media… select offensive/defensive players and coaches pair of Pac-12 encounters, at California on Sept. 23 (led by former USC defensive coordinator Justin Wilcox) available to media after practice and then visiting Washington State for a Friday night game on Sept. 29. USC returns to the Coliseum for July 30—no practice, no interviews 2 league contests, hosting Oregon State on Oct. 7 (like WSU, the Beavers are back on the schedule after a July 31—3:30 p.m. practice open to media… 2-year hiatus) and Utah on Oct. 14. USC then goes back on the road for its traditional intersectional battle offensive players and coaches available to with Notre Dame on Oct. 21 before finishing with a stretch of 4 Pac-12 games, first playing at Arizona State media after practice on Oct. 28. Arizona comes to the Coliseum on Nov. 4, then USC goes to defending Pac-12 South Division Aug. 1—no practice, no interviews champion Colorado on Nov. 11 before hosting crosstown rival UCLA on Nov. 18. Aug. 2—3:30 p.m. practice open to media… defensive/special teams players and coaches #TEAM125 available to media after practice th Aug. 3—3:30 p.m. practice open to media… The 2017 Trojans will be USC’s 125 football team. Troy has produced some of college football’s most offensive players and coaches available to legendary players, coaches, games and moments. There have been 11 national championships, 34 bowl media after practice victories, 166 All-Americans, 6 Heisman Trophy winners, 43 College Football Hall of Famers, 22 Academic Aug. 4—3:30 p.m. practice open to media… All-Americans, 494 NFL players and 15 Pro Football Hall of Famers. defensive/special teams players and coaches available to media after practice WIN STREAKS Aug. 5—2:50 p.m. practice open to media… Coming into the 2017 season, USC is riding a: coach Helton only available to media after --9-game overall winning streak, its longest since 12 straight in 2008-09 practice --9-game home winning streak, its longest since 12 straight in 2007-09 Aug. 6—no practice, no interviews --11-game winning streak in the Greater Los Angeles area, its longest since 15 straight in 2007-09 Aug. 7—3:30 p.m. practice open to media… coach Helton only available to media after practice Aug. 8—3:30 p.m. practice open to media… LAST YEAR offensive players and coaches available to USC enters 2017 riding a 9-game winning streak (its longest since 2008-09) that was capped with the media after practice instant-classic last-second 52-49 Rose Bowl victory over Penn State. That gave USC a 10-3 finish (7-2 in Aug. 9—2:50 p.m. practice open to media… the Pac-12 South Division for second place) and a No. 3 final national ranking (its highest since 2008 and defensive/special teams players and coaches the highest ever of any 3-loss team). Troy did all this while playing a schedule ranked among the 10 most available to media after practice difficult in the nation.