Posted on 01/14/2005 2:49:33 PM PST by Nachum
Heisman Trophy winner Matt Leinart announced that he will return to Southern California for his senior season.
Leinart, 21, obviously had a difficult time deciding. Early this week he said he has sometimes changed his mind almost hourly.
The redshirt junior and the Trojans didn't play their final game of the season until Jan. 4, when he threw an Orange Bowl record five touchdown passes in a 55-19 win over Oklahoma that gave USC a second consecutive national title.
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I'm surprised, he'd better pray he doesn't blow out a knee his senior year. Of course I'm sure he already insured himself in that case.
Well, with a USC degree he will still have UCLA alums working for him...
Fight On!
Wow.
He's smarter than I was going to give him credit for.
Dang it, I was hoping the 'boys could trade their two first round picks for the guy.
This was not USC's second national title. Only one team won a crystal football in 2003 and that team is located in Baton Rouge.
Fight ON!
And only one team one the AP Poll Championship trophy...USC.
I heard that USC wasn't going to be too upset if Leinart left, because the other QB they have is even better.
Crap. The Cowboys could have really used him :(
He's no dummy. He just knew he did not want to be the starting target, I mean QB, for the 49ers next year, that's all!!!!!!!!!
Might as well cancel next season and let USC keep the trophy.
I'm not surprised at all. He probably didn't want to play for SF, Miami or Cleveland. Bet Green Bay snatches him next year.
I wouldn't say better...yet. But Sanchez was the top rated high school quarterback in the country this year.
BCS trophy vs a poll by a bunch of liberal sportswriters. LMAO.
Bingo! I bet that was the biggest factor of all. This may be a case where waiting a year, even though he foregoes potential millions of dollars, could pay off in the long run, if he goes to a better organization.
Green Bay?
wow you're really expecting a total collapse to get the #1 draft pick?
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