SC FOOTBALL: VERSATILE FLETCHER PICKS SC.

Byline: Scott Wolf Staff Writer

Sandy Fletcher, a defensive back from Inglewood High, has signed a scholarship agreement with USC and will join the Trojans this fall.

Fletcher (6-foot-2, 185 pounds) was a two-sport star at Inglewood and named most valuable player of the Ocean League in basketball. He had been recruited by USC for football, and when he did not sign a basketball letter-of-intent in the spring, reconsidered playing football for the Trojans.

Because he signed after the letter-of-intent period expired, Fletcher could only sign a scholarship agreement, which does not bind him to the university.

Fletcher can play safety and is expected to help fill the void created by the departure of Darnell Lacy, who was academically disqualified from the university.

Game times set: USC's game against Louisiana Tech will be played at 3:30 p.m. on Nov. 26 at the Coliseum. It will be televised by Fox Sports Net. The game had originally been scheduled for Nov. 27 but was changed so that it didn't conflict with USC's basketball game against Duke in the Wooden Classic.

The only other home-game time set is San Diego State on Sept. 18 at 12:30 p.m. Two road-game kickoff times have been announced: Notre Dame on Oct. 16 at 11:30 a.m. and Washington State on Nov. 13 at 4 p.m.

Another Haden? Ryan Haden, the son of former USC quarterback Pat Haden, is considering joining the team as a walk-on. He will enroll at USC in the fall.

Haden played wide receiver at Pasadena Poly, catching 54 passes for 931 yards and 10 touchdowns.