USC's highly touted 2010 football recruiting class wasn't quite locked up as of late Wednesday night.
One of the gems of the class, offensive tackle Seantrel Henderson, will wait to sign his letter of intent until after USC appears before the NCAA infractions committee beginning Feb. 19, Henderson's father, Sean, told The New York Times.
Henderson (6 feet 7, 295 pounds) was considered the best offensive lineman in the country by several scouting services. He verbally committed to USC on Wednesday.
The NCAA and the Pacific 10 Conference are investigating reports that former USC tailback Reggie Bush accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in improper benefits from would-be sports marketers in 2005.
Earlier Wednesday, the first day football recruits can sign letters of intent, USC coach Lane Kiffin said he would be surprised if any of his recruits waited beyond Wednesday night to sign. He said the shadow of NCAA sanctions was not a major obstacle in recruiting.
"Obviously it was something that came up at times," Kiffin said.
Recruits have until April 1 to sign their letters।
Source:http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4885616
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Super Bowl buzz: Colts’ Freeney day-to-day
Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney continued to undergo treatment for the torn ligament in his right ankle, but it’s still too early to tell what his status will be for Sunday.
“This kind of thing is not in my hands,” Freeney said. “I just take it one day at a time. I just continue to focus my energy on positive things and getting my ankle right. It’s day-to-day. It’s hard for me to put numbers on it, percentages on it, of where exactly it is, but it’s definitely getting there.”
Manning in the middle
Former Saints quarterback Archie Manning was caught in the middle on Wednesday. He represented the Saints at a news conference where the club’s offensive line was selected as winner of the inaugural Madden Most Valuable Protectors Award.
But Manning, though the face of the Saints franchise as its quarterback for 11 years, television analyst for the club’s preseason games until three years ago and resident of New Orleans, made it clear that his allegiances are with his son, Indianapolis quarterback Peyton Manning.
“It’s kind of unique for our family,” Archie Manning said. “We’re trying to enjoy the journey. He’s my son, I’ll be pulling for the Colts, but I’m very proud of the Saints. I’ve got 39 years invested in New Orleans, and I’m very proud of what they’ve done.
“I knew the Saints one day in my lifetime would get to the Super Bowl. My wife and I always had a dream that Ole Miss would get back to the Sugar Bowl … they haven’t yet … and the Saints get to the Super Bowl. And they’re here. It didn’t take us but 43 years to figure it out. They’re here and deserve to be here.”
Vinatieri the backup
Adam Vinatieri, the greatest clutch kicker in Super Bowl history, is with the Colts, but he’s a backup to veteran Matt Stover.
Vinatieri, whose field goals were the margin of victory in three Super Bowls with New England and was part of Indianapolis’ win in Super Bowl XLI when he became the first kicker in history to make field goals in four Super Bowls, is inactive because of knee and hip injuries.
Stover, now in his 20th NFL season, took over the Colts place-kicking in mid-October and is in his first Super Bowl since he was with Baltimore in 2000.
“It does give you appreciation for the Super Bowl,” Stover said of his decade between these games. “I’ve said that to a lot of the guys. I tell them, ‘Look, it might be 10 years before this organization goes back. Do you understand that? You might not be in the league.’ Take care of business now because this game does not happen often in a guy’s career. Unlike Adam Vinatieri.”
Prepping for Peyton
New Orleans defensive coordinator Gregg Williams said he has researched games he coached against Colts quarterback Peyton Manning, dating to the years Williams was an assistant at Tennessee during 1999-2000 and head coach at Buffalo during 2001-03.
“I go back and look at all those games,” Williams said. “You know why I do that? He’s such a pro that I know he is, too. I know he is, so it forces me.”
Mo. Western represented
Dallas Clark is the Colts’ star tight end with 100 receptions, but Gijon Robinson of Missouri Western started 10 games as an H-back and caught nine passes for 62 yards in his second season with Indianapolis.
“You work hard coming from a small school where you don’t have that much, and here I am at the Super Bowl on the biggest stage in the world,” said Robinson, signed as an undrafted free agent in 2008. “It’s a big statement. It shows what hard work and diligence and staying focused can do.”Read more: Super Bowl buzz: Colts’ Freeney day-to-day - KansasCity.com
“This kind of thing is not in my hands,” Freeney said. “I just take it one day at a time. I just continue to focus my energy on positive things and getting my ankle right. It’s day-to-day. It’s hard for me to put numbers on it, percentages on it, of where exactly it is, but it’s definitely getting there.”
Manning in the middle
Former Saints quarterback Archie Manning was caught in the middle on Wednesday. He represented the Saints at a news conference where the club’s offensive line was selected as winner of the inaugural Madden Most Valuable Protectors Award.
But Manning, though the face of the Saints franchise as its quarterback for 11 years, television analyst for the club’s preseason games until three years ago and resident of New Orleans, made it clear that his allegiances are with his son, Indianapolis quarterback Peyton Manning.
“It’s kind of unique for our family,” Archie Manning said. “We’re trying to enjoy the journey. He’s my son, I’ll be pulling for the Colts, but I’m very proud of the Saints. I’ve got 39 years invested in New Orleans, and I’m very proud of what they’ve done.
“I knew the Saints one day in my lifetime would get to the Super Bowl. My wife and I always had a dream that Ole Miss would get back to the Sugar Bowl … they haven’t yet … and the Saints get to the Super Bowl. And they’re here. It didn’t take us but 43 years to figure it out. They’re here and deserve to be here.”
Vinatieri the backup
Adam Vinatieri, the greatest clutch kicker in Super Bowl history, is with the Colts, but he’s a backup to veteran Matt Stover.
Vinatieri, whose field goals were the margin of victory in three Super Bowls with New England and was part of Indianapolis’ win in Super Bowl XLI when he became the first kicker in history to make field goals in four Super Bowls, is inactive because of knee and hip injuries.
Stover, now in his 20th NFL season, took over the Colts place-kicking in mid-October and is in his first Super Bowl since he was with Baltimore in 2000.
“It does give you appreciation for the Super Bowl,” Stover said of his decade between these games. “I’ve said that to a lot of the guys. I tell them, ‘Look, it might be 10 years before this organization goes back. Do you understand that? You might not be in the league.’ Take care of business now because this game does not happen often in a guy’s career. Unlike Adam Vinatieri.”
Prepping for Peyton
New Orleans defensive coordinator Gregg Williams said he has researched games he coached against Colts quarterback Peyton Manning, dating to the years Williams was an assistant at Tennessee during 1999-2000 and head coach at Buffalo during 2001-03.
“I go back and look at all those games,” Williams said. “You know why I do that? He’s such a pro that I know he is, too. I know he is, so it forces me.”
Mo. Western represented
Dallas Clark is the Colts’ star tight end with 100 receptions, but Gijon Robinson of Missouri Western started 10 games as an H-back and caught nine passes for 62 yards in his second season with Indianapolis.
“You work hard coming from a small school where you don’t have that much, and here I am at the Super Bowl on the biggest stage in the world,” said Robinson, signed as an undrafted free agent in 2008. “It’s a big statement. It shows what hard work and diligence and staying focused can do.”Read more: Super Bowl buzz: Colts’ Freeney day-to-day - KansasCity.com
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