JACKSON BREAKS THROUGH DE GETS HIS FIRST 3 SACKS OF SEASON.Byline: MATTHEW KREDELL Staff Writer Lawrence Jackson Lawrence Jackson (born August 30, 1985 in Inglewood, California) is an American football defensive lineman for the University of Southern California. He is referred to as LJ or LoJack. launched his 265-pound body on top of Oregon quarterback Dennis Dixon Dennis Lee Dixon Jr. (born January 11, 1985 in Oakland, California), is the starting Quarterback for The University of Oregon and is in his Senior season. Dixon was also drafted by the Atlanta Braves on June 7th, 2007 as an outfielder and spent the football offseason in the Braves , sprang up and skipped 15 yards downfield down·field adv. & adj. Sports To, into, or in the defensive team's end of the field. Adj. 1. downfield - toward or in the defending team's end of the playing field; "he threw to a downfield receiver" in a blur of giddiness. The USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. defensive end looked like he wanted to rip off his helmet right there on the Coliseum field and start singing. But that would have been a penalty, and common sense prevailed. Instead, he ran off to the sidelines and high-fived fellow lineman Derek Simmons, then got smacks in the back of his helmet as teammates and coaches offered their congratulations. The display was a little much for one second-quarter sack in a game USC dominated 35-10 Saturday. But the moment had been a long time coming for Jackson. Nine games into the season, it was the first sack for the player who led the Trojans with 10 last year. He added two more sacks in the fourth quarter. ``I made a motion like I was taking the monkey off my back because that sucker sucker, common name for members of the family Catostomidae, freshwater fish related to the minnow and catfish families and like them possessing an intricate set of bones forming a highly sensitive hearing apparatus. Suckers range in size from 6 in. was getting big,'' Jackson said. ``It was a real humbling experience for me to go that long without a sack.'' Though he tried to play the lack of sacks off as unimportant during the low streak, Jackson now admits it bothered him. ``Now that I have the sacks, I can talk about it,'' Jackson said. ``It really used to (upset me). I just thank everyone for not counting me out. The coaches still believed in me. They could have done a number of things, but they kept me out there.'' Oddly, Jackson said a book on tennis helped him break out of the slump. USC coach Pete Carroll Peter C. Carroll (born September 15, 1951, in San Francisco, California) is the current head coach of the University of Southern California Trojans football team, having held that position since 2001. recommended Jackson read ``The Inner Game of Tennis'' by W. Timothy Gallwey. ``It was just a book about trying too hard,'' Jackson said. ``About relaxing and letting things happen.'' Jackson's first sack, which came one play after he tackled running back Jonathan Stewart Jonathan Creon Stewart (born March 21, 1987 in Fort Lewis, Washington) is a junior running back for the University of Oregon Ducks. Early and personal life Jonathan Stewart is the son of Jonathan Stewart and Lora Faison. for a 3-yard loss, forced an Oregon punt. The quarterback he brought down was perhaps the most elusive the Trojans have faced this year. Dixon is the type of mobile quarterback that has given USC trouble in the past. Jackson's two fourth-quarter sacks of Oregon backup Brady Leaf came within a minute of each other and knocked the Ducks out of the red zone. With their two biggest games upcoming in Cal and Notre Dame Notre Dame IPA: [nɔtʁ dam] is French for Our Lady, referring to the Virgin Mary. In the United States of America, Notre Dame , the Trojans are happy to have the old Jackson back. ``It's kind of like a baseball player,'' middle linebacker Oscar Lua Oscar Lua (born May 9, 1984 in Indio, California) is an American football linebacker for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. High school career Lua attended Indio High in Indio, California. said. ``When you're in a slump, it's tough to get out of it. But once you're out of it, everything just rolls through. That's what we need, and we know Lawrence has the capability to do it.'' matthew.kredell@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Defensive end Lawrence Jackson, second from left, had 10 sacks last season for USC. Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer |
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