WHITE NIGHT NOT ENOUGH TO SAVE USC AFTER 124-YARD, 3-TD PERFORMANCE, HALFBACK NOW CONTEMPLATES FUTURE.Byline: Jill Painter Staff Writer PASADENA - 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. momentarily hid the tears in LenDale White's eyes with an emotional embrace. Carroll leaned on White for several seconds, much like he leaned on him in the Rose Bowl. White's power game worked like magic against Texas. But on fourth-and-2 and needing only a first down to ice the game, Carroll went for it and put the game in the hands the offensive line and White. This time, the combination wasn't bigger than Texas. White was tackled for a 1-yard gain and USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. turned the ball over on downs to Texas. The Longhorns then turned it over to Vince Young Vincent Paul Young, Jr. (born May 18, 1983[1] in Houston, Texas), commonly Vince Young, or "VY", is an American football player. He is a dual-threat quarterback, and the current starting quarterback for the National Football League Tennessee Titans. and Texas won a thrilling national championship, 41-38. White lingered on the field long after an MVP-type performance in which he scored three touchdowns and ran for 124 yards on 20 carries. He soaked in the atmosphere of what could've been his final game with family and friends. White, a junior, will take about a week to decide if he's turning pro but it will take a lot longer to erase that fourth-and-2. ``I've got some thinking to do,'' White said. ``I have to talk things over with my family. I don't want to bail out but there's a lot of money there and NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga dreams out there. It's a big decision. I'll lean on some people, but ultimately I'll go with my heart. I don't think my heart will let me down.'' White didn't let USC down and athletic director Athletic director (commonly, "athletics director") is a position at many American colleges and universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, which oversees the work of the coaches and related staff involved in intercollegiate or interscholastic athletic Mike Garrett Michael Lockett Garrett (born April 12, 1944 in Los Angeles, California) is a former American football player who won the 1965 Heisman Trophy as a tailback for the University of Southern California Trojans. made sure to let White know as much. As White tried to hold back tears, Garrett told him: ``You were a monster out there. Don't get down. What you showed is all you need to show.'' Like that play when White ran down the sideline and stiff-armed Michael Huff Michael Wayne Huff II (born March 6, 1983 in Irving, Texas) is currently a defensive back for the Oakland Raiders and played CB/S for the The University of Texas Longhorns. in the second quarter. He shoved him backward by the face mask Face mask The simplest way of delivering a high level of oxygen to patients with ARDS or other low-oxygen conditions. Mentioned in: Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome and tossed him to the ground and was tackled at Texas' 3. He scored on the next play to give USC a 17-16 lead. He gave USC a 24-23 lead just before halftime with a 12-yard score and high-stepped his way into the end zone. Texas and the rest of the free world was preoccupied with finding a way to contain Reggie Bush Reginald "Reggie" Bush, birth name: Reginald Alfred Bush II (born March 2, 1985 in San Diego, California), nicknamed 'The Human Highlight Reel' and 'The President', alluding to President Bush, is an American football player who plays for the New Orleans Saints of the NFL. , who ran for a 26-yard score and 82 yards on 13 carries. White and Bush have been such a potent combination. Well-known as ``Thunder and Lightning'', the duo set a combined record for 99 career touchdowns, eclipsing the previous mark set by Army's Doc Blanchard and Glenn Davis, who combined for 97 career touchdowns from 1943-46. A two-headed monster, indeed. Texas couldn't stop White, but USC couldn't stop Young, either. And that's why the loss was so hard to fathom. In White's career at USC, he's 37-2. Winning became a habit. Losing wasn't. ``I haven't lost in a long time,'' White said. ``But it's easy for me to walk around with my head up high.'' He just might not be doing it around the USC campus next year. Jill Painter, (818) 713-3615 jill.painter(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo, 2 boxes Photo: Reggie Bush, left, was held in check by Texas, but LenDale White used his power to help run over Longhorns. Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer Box: (1) HEISMAN HYPE Associated Press (2) GOING BOWLING |
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