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NCAA punishes USC - Reggie Bush, OJ Mayo, Dwayne Jarrett, Joe McKnight investigation

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USC preparing for Emerald Bowl without leading rusher Joe McKnight - ESPN Los Angeles

Pete had this to say:

"They have to thoroughly go through the information to make sure that we know what we're doing. We felt like it was best to keep Joe there until we know the facts. They're hoping to find out in the next day what the situation is and hopefully we'll get it resolved. Whether they do or not I don't know. We'll have to wait it out," he said.
 
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HINYG8;1624659; said:
USC preparing for Emerald Bowl without leading rusher Joe McKnight - ESPN Los Angeles

Pete had this to say:

"They have to thoroughly go through the information to make sure that we know what we're doing. We felt like it was best to keep Joe there until we know the facts. They're hoping to find out in the next day what the situation is and hopefully we'll get it resolved. Whether they do or not I don't know. We'll have to wait it out," he said.
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Given the transparent way that USC is handling these questions about their top running back, who can doubt them on compliance in the past? [cough]

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Mike Freeman, [sarcasm] (bastion of journalistic integrity),[/sarcasm] weighs in on USC. Apparently he's eager to receive numerous e-mails from Florida and California.

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McKnight rumors add chink to Carroll, USC's once-impenetrable armor

USC and Carroll fans, however, have to be worried about the direction the Trojans are now headed. There's no doubt about it: USC is taking a massive beating on almost every front. They're losing on the field, losing PR battles and losing those kinetic fibers that cemented the program into one of the greatest ever.

The Trojans have now been reduced to the level of whining crybabies. USC running back Joe "Not My Car" McKnight, who is accused of driving an expensive SUV 'round campus like Turtle from Entourage, told the Los Angeles Daily News when asked about the vehicle: "I'm not saying anything; you will just twist my words. You've all [ruined] my life."

It's the media's fault.
Of course.

The -- ahem -- wheels are coming off the program and it's the fault of the press?

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I love the story where, according to the Los Angeles Times, McKnight parked the car one day outside of USC practice with the hazard lights on as he socialized with teammates and coaches before hopping in the automobile like Batman and driving away.

Beautiful.

And what exactly did some of those USC coaches think when they
witnessed McKnight jumping into a car some of them could barely afford?

As if Land Rover-gate isn't enough, the Trojans will also have three players academically ineligible for Saturday's bowl game against a solid Boston College team.

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Over the past few years at USC there was Reggie Bush and his house, an issue of a star receiver's rent, the basketball issue regarding O.J. Mayo, and now a running back and his car. The Trojans are becoming a symbol of lack of institutional control.

The Trojans aren't the Florida Gators, who are soaked in DUIs and gun toters, but it's getting pretty bad out there in Trojanland.

Carroll and USC have played dumb for years over these issues. House? What house? Car? What is this car you speak of? Is that some sort of transportation device?

Unfortunately USC's absurdly blind ignorance is finally catching up to it.
Combine these issues with the fact USC hasn't been USC on the field and there's a sense the program is extremely vulnerable for the first time in the Carroll era.

That feeling is the only reason why Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh was puffing his chest after he recently not only beat the Trojans but embarrassed them. In the PAC-10 there's a belief USC is ripe for the taking.

Carroll recruits talent the way Tiger Woods recruits Vegas waitresses so we'll see how long USC is vulnerable. Their bowl game against Boston College will go a long way in determining if USC's on-field troubles are temporary or a symptom of something deeper.

Off the field is different. This feels like USC is about to enter the NCAA Dark Ages. The NCAA seems to want blood. I think it will get a few drops.
The only piece of good news for McKnight is that he has a car to drive to New York for the draft.

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