L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
He gets from doubtful to probable for Saturday's game against UCLA at the Coliseum, doctors clearing the junior to play after he tests his injured right ankle in practice. It was difficult to tell who was happier Tuesday -- USC receiver Damian Williams or quarterback Matt Barkley .
ESPN (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
USC receiver Damian Williams has returned to practice after missing the Trojans' last game with a sprained right ankle.
SI.com (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Southern California receiver Damian Williams has returned to practice after missing the Trojans' last game with a sprained right ankle.
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Southern California receiver Damian Williams has returned to practice after missing the Trojans' last game with a sprained right ankle.
Scott Wolf inside USC (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Wide receiver Damian Williams was cleared by team doctors to play against UCLA. He looked better than expected and even surprised Pete Carroll and the trainers during today's workout....
Conquest Chronicles (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
I'm not going to lie for a second here: I was laughing when Williams shot into the endzone Saturday night. But even at the time it looked like a jackass call, and I doubt it will prove to be worth anything except for tweaking Neuheisel. And in the grand scheme of things, it is symptomatic of a season that has left me more exasperated than anything else with this program. Put it another way,...
Scott Wolf inside USC (Free subscription) | yesterday
Pete Carroll on Matt Barkley's interception against UCLA. ``The interception, I'm sure I'll talk to (wide receivers coach) John Morton and talk about (Damian Williams') route. He didn't run it full speed. The ball went right past his head.''...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
... up a play-action pass with Carroll's eager approval. Barkley's 48-yard throw down the middle to Damian Williams with 44 seconds left led to an ebullient USC celebration that nearly set off an all-out fight. "No, we weren't going to fight – but I put my helmet on and my mouthpiece in, just in case," Barkley said, grinning. The Trojans jumped, yelled and gestured on...
L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
... a timeout, one of three he had at his disposal.USC answered with Barkley's bomb to receiver Damian Williams"It was the best ending, I think, we could ask for," Barkley said in the locker room after the game.Carroll said Sunday that he knew the play would become a hot-button issue the moment Williams caught the ball."I realized as we executed the play perfectly: This is one...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | yesterday
... us like that."So, the Trojans went deep on the next play, Barkley lobbing a 48-yard touchdown to Damian Williams with 44 seconds left. I can see why USC did it and on its own, I would come down on Neuheisel harder than Carroll for what transpired. But ... what happened next ... was unforgivable.Carroll and his team acted like idiots, jumping up and down and pointing at UCLA players....
Patterico's Pontifications (Free subscription) | yesterday
... for doing it.” USC play-caller Jeremy Bates suggested a long pass, and Carroll eagerly agreed. Damian Williams got loose down the middle, and Barkley hit him for a score. “There’s still a lot of time on the game clock,” Bates said of his reasoning. “They were going to try to stop our running play, so we called a play-action pass.” The TD and following celebration led to a tense, unsportsmanlike...
Sify (Free subscription) | yesterday
... up a play-action pass with Carroll's eager approval. Barkley's 48-yard throw down the middle to Damian Williams with 44 seconds left led to an ebullient USC celebration that nearly set off an all-out fight."No, we weren't going to fight — but I put my helmet on and my mouthpiece in, just in case," Barkley said, grinning.The Trojans jumped, yelled and gestured on their sideline before...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
LOS ANGELES — Malcolm Smith returned one of USC's three interceptions 62 yards for an early touchdown, and the 24th-ranked Trojans regained their defensive pride while maintaining their city dominance with a 28-7 victory over UCLA on Saturday night.Matt Barkley's 48-yard touchdown pass to Damian Williams with 44 seconds left led to an ebullient USC celebration that nearly set off an all-out...
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
... with a 28-7 victory over UCLA on Saturday night. Matt Barkley's 48-yard touchdown pass to Damian Williams with 44 seconds left led to an ebullient USC celebration that nearly set off an all-out fight between the teams. The Trojans (8-3, 5-3 Pac-10) followed Williams' dramatic score by jumping and yelling on their sideline before moving onto the field in unison. They appeared...
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
... dominance with a 28-7 victory over UCLA on Saturday night.Matt Barkley’s 48-yard touchdown pass to Damian Williams with 44 seconds left led to an ebullient USC celebration that nearly set off an all-out fight between the teams.The Trojans (8-3, 5-3 Pac-10) followed Williams’ dramatic score by jumping and yelling on their sideline before moving onto the field in unison. They...
