NO INTRODUCTION NECESSARY ARMED AND READY CLAUSEN, SZAKACSY SHOW GLIMPSE OF N.D.-USC FUTURE.Byline: MATTHEW KREDELL Staff Writer In a few years, Samson Szakacsy and Jimmy Clausen James Richard "Jimmy" Clausen (born September 21, 1987, in Thousand Oaks, California[3]) is an American football player. He is a quarterback at the University of Notre Dame. might face off as opposing quarterbacks at Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame Stadium is the home football stadium for the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team. The stadium is located on the campus of the University of Notre Dame at Notre Dame, Indiana, just north of the city of South Bend, Indiana, USA. with Touchdown Jesus Touchdown Jesus is a slang expression for artwork depicting Jesus Christ in a posture that resembles the symbol for a touchdown in American football. Notable United States artworks that are referred to as "Touchdown Jesus" include: Friday's setting was a little more relaxed. OK, a lot more. Szakacsy, who has orally committed to USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. , and the South Bend-bound Clausen, stood sans helmet and pads, freely chucking the ball 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 small taste of the potential rivalry to come. Clausen and Oaks Christian of Westlake Village made easy work of Camarillo and Szakacsy with a 30-14 victory on the opening day of the Conejo passing tournament at Newbury Park High. ``It would be fun to come out just like we did today and play against each other,'' Clausen said of his college future. ``Hopefully, it will be the same result.'' It was the first time the two top quarterback prospects have met since committing to college, and likely the last matchup they will have before donning helmets of the Trojans and Fighting Irish. They had met once before, last year at this same passing tournament. But that was before Szakacsy had even started a high school game, let alone caught the eye of 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. . It's no coincidence that Szakacsy remembers that game while Clausen does not. For Szakacsy, this was an opportunity to measure himself against the consensus No.1 football recruit in the nation. The 6-foot-4 senior-to-be had trouble matching the cool, efficient Clausen in the early going. After Oaks Christian jumped out to an 8-0 lead, Szakacsy threw two perfectly-placed balls to receivers, only to have them dropped in the end zone. Clausen followed with another touchdown pass and two-point conversion In American football and Canadian football, a team may try to score a two-point conversion (score two points) instead of an extra point (one point) immediately after it scores a touchdown. . Then Szakacsy was intercepted in the end zone, giving twopoints to the opposition in this passing-league format, and staking Oaks Christian to an 18-0 advantage. Szakacsy got Camarillo on the board with a nicely-placed ball in traffic. But Clausen got two more scores before Camarillo added a touchdown and two-point conversion toward the end. ``I always want to compete against the best, so this was a good opportunity to do that,'' Szakacsy said. Clausen has a superior team around him at this time, with upward of more than; above. See also: Upward 10 possible DivisionI recruits. That might not be the case when they meet again in a few years. Clausen's two biggest weapons -- Marc Tyler Marc Tyler (born September 27, 1988 in Palmdale, California) is an American football running back for the University of Southern California Trojans football team. High school career Tyler attended Oaks Christian High School in Westlake Village, California. and Marshall Jones -- have orally committed to USC. ``That was interesting to watch him,'' Tyler said of Szakacsy. ``I had never really seen him play before. I was curious what he would look like. He has a quick release and throws the ball well.'' Szakacsy might not have received the opportunity to commit to his dream school if not for Clausen, who spurned spurn v. spurned, spurn·ing, spurns v.tr. 1. To reject disdainfully or contemptuously; scorn. See Synonyms at refuse1. 2. To kick at or tread on disdainfully. v. the local Trojans for 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 . Szakacsy said he would have gone to USC to compete with Clausen, but there is no guarantee the Trojans would have made the offer. If Szakacsy leads Clausen's Oaks Christian teammates into South Bend in a few years, it will make for a more interesting story. ``Notre Dame is going to play USC,'' Szakacsy said. ``Hopefully, me and Jimmy are both starting. That's the situation you play for. I'm looking forward to it, and it will be a lot of fun if it happens.'' matthew.kredell@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 CAPTION(S): 6 photos, 2 boxes Photo: (1 -- color) Camarillo High's Samson Szakacsy shows his form at a Conejo passing tournament game Friday at Newbury Park High. (2 -- color) Oaks Christian's Jimmy Clausen, center, drove his team to a passing tournament win Friday. (3) ``I always want to compete against the best, so this was a good opportunity," Samson Szakacsy said Friday. (4) ``It would be fun to come out ... and play against each other,'' Jimmy Clausen said. Joe Binoya/Special to the Daily News (5 -- color) JIMMY CLAUSEN Alex Collins/Special to Daily News (6 -- color) SAMSON SZAKACSY Joel P Lugavere/Special to Daily News Box: (1) JIMMY CLAUSEN (2) SAMSON SZAKACSY |
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