USC NOTEBOOK: WILLIAMS EARNS NEW HONOR.Byline: Scott Wolf Scott Richard Wolf (born June 4, 1968) is an American actor. Born in Boston, Massachusetts to Steven Wolf and Susan Enowitch, Wolf was raised in West Orange, New Jersey. He graduated in 1986 from West Orange High School. Staff Writer USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. receiver Mike Williams Mike Williams may refer to:
Williams, who is finalist for the Biletnikoff Award, previously was named an All-American by the Football Writers Association of America The Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) is one of the organizations whose College Football All-America Team is recognized by the NCAA. The organization also selects the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year, the Bronko Nagurski Trophy winner, the Outland Trophy . He is the second Trojan to make two All-American teams so far, joining offensive tackle Jacob Rogers Jacob Rogers (born August 17, 1981 in Oxnard, California) is an American football offensive tackle in the NFL who is currently on the Denver Broncos roster. Early years Rogers attended Oxnard High School, where he played tight end, defensive end, linebacker, and punter. . Additionally, three USC freshmen made the Sporting News' Pacific-10 Conference The Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) is a college athletic conference which operates in the western United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I. Membership Full members All-Freshmen team: tailback LenDale White, safety Darnell Bing and offensive lineman Fred Matua. White was the offensive player of the year and Bing won the defensive player of the year award Several sports leagues honor their best player with an award called Player of the Year. In the United States, this type of award is usually called a Most Valuable Player award. The awards with the "player of the year" phrasing include these. . Rogers won the Morris Trophy on Friday, given to the top offensive lineman in the Pacific-10 Conference. UCLA's Dave Ball was named the top defensive lineman. --Unhappy Bulldogs: USC's home-and-home series with Colorado State announced this week angered Fresno State for two reasons. Colorado State canceled its scheduled game with the Bulldogs next season to play USC. And USC filled its open date with Colorado State, despite near-begging from Fresno State to play next September. The Bulldogs even offered to forgo a guaranteed amount of money to play at the Coliseum. ``When they've got a contracted game, like we teach our players and coaches, they're supposed to live up to that contract,'' Fresno State coach Pat Hill told the Fresno Bee. ``Now we have administrators who aren't upholding a contract. It's a double standard. I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. why those two administrations would do it.'' Hill told the Bee he chewed out a USC official on the phone over the incident. Colorado State agreed to play at Fresno State in 2006 to make up for the 2004 game. --Parking option: Fans attending today's game against Oregon State are being given the option of parking in the Staples Center lots for $10. A free shuttle will pick up fans on 11th Street between Olympic Boulevard and Georgia Street from 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m and drop them off on the corner of Exposition Boulevard and Figueroa Street. --Crowd count: About 75,000 are expected for today's game. USC is expected to set a home attendance record this season and is averaging 78,592 per contest. --High school visit: USC coach Pete Carroll went to last week's Lutheran High of Orange game. Carroll went to watch receiver Anthony Vernaglia, who committed to Notre Dame. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: MIKE WILLIAMS USC receiver is expected to be named to the Sporting News' All-American team next week. |
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