Posted on 12/22/2011 1:41:17 PM PST by americanophile
USC quarterback Matt Barkley announced Thursday that he will return for a final college season.
Barkley made the announcement in front of a Christmas tree and flanked by six Heisman trophies during a packed news conference at USC’s Heritage Hall.
Barkley, a three-year starter and team captain, led USC to a 10-2 record this season and was projected as a top pick in the April draft. He finished sixth in balloting for the Heisman Trophy.
Barkley, 21, made his decision after consulting with coaches, former players, NFL personnel and agents and family and close friends.
Barkley established a Pac-12 record this season by passing for 39 touchdowns. He also set a school record for completion percentage and single-game USC records for touchdowns, completions, passing yardage and total offense.
Barkley was the last of four prominent USC juniors to announce his decision about their futures. All-American left tackle Matt Kalil and defensive end Nick Perry are turning pro. All-American safety T.J. McDonald announced Wednesday that he would return for his senior season.
Barkley’s news conference marked the third time since 2005 that a Trojan quarterback held court in Heritage Hall to announce a decision about returning or turning pro.
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Business decision. Next year, he’ll go higher in the draft. Hope it works out for him.
College sports is business. It’s still a good decision.
I became a Matt Barkley fan when I saw him join his cousin, Robbie Boyer, kneeling in prayer before the Notre Dame game. Watched alot of his games from then on, and he’s really good. The game against Stanford, 3 OTs, was one of the best games in a great year for colege football.
They can’t go to a bowl or play in the Pac-whatever championship game next year either.
Huzzah!
Go, Trojans!
With the wideouts he has coming back it is a great football decision.
The USC Song Girls wear a lot more clothing than many cheerleaders at other schools, but their uniforms are easily the sexiest in a classy sort of way.
uh, yes they can
True. The bowl sanctions were for 2010 and this season.
I’m an Irish fan, but I’m glad to see this - Barkley is a class act.
Not only that with those 2 wide outs -Woods and Lee- and an improving defense USC may debut in the top 5 in the polls next year. With Oregon and Notre Dame home games next year and a soft non con sched (Syracuse,Hawaii) and Luck gone next year it could signal USC back in the national Championship hunt.
Sound outrageous? Living in LA and knowing what goes on over at Ghetto U. I'm not Joking.
I saw that too. As soon as it was obvious that Barkley and the other player were praying the TV producers took the TV cameras off of them. The networks do not want to show players praying. They treat it like some type of bad behavior that should not be encouraged.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AP_National_Championship_Trophy
Trophy Winners:
The following teams have finished in the #1 spot in the final AP Poll of the season for college football: Season School 1936 Minnesota 1937 Pittsburgh 1938 TCU 1939 Texas A&M 1940 Minnesota 1941 Minnesota 1942 Ohio State 1943 Notre Dame 1944 Army 1945 Army 1946 Notre Dame 1947 Notre Dame, Michigan 1948 Michigan 1949 Notre Dame 1950 Oklahoma 1951 Tennessee 1952 Michigan State 1953 Maryland 1954 Ohio State 1955 Oklahoma 1956 Oklahoma 1957 Auburn 1958 LSU 1959 Syracuse 1960 Minnesota 1961 Alabama 1962 USC 1963 Texas 1964 Alabama 1965 Alabama 1966 Notre Dame 1967 USC 1968 Ohio State 1969 Texas 1970 Nebraska 1971 Nebraska 1972 USC 1973 Notre Dame 1974 Oklahoma 1975 Oklahoma 1976 Pittsburgh 1977 Notre Dame 1978 Alabama 1979 Alabama 1980 Georgia 1981 Clemson 1982 Penn State 1983 Miami (FL) 1984 BYU 1985 Oklahoma 1986 Penn State 1987 Miami (FL) 1988 Notre Dame 1989 Miami (FL) 1990 Colorado 1991 Miami (FL) 1992 Alabama 1993 Florida State 1994 Nebraska 1995 Nebraska 1996 Florida 1997 Michigan 1998 Tennessee 1999 Florida State 2000 Oklahoma 2001 Miami (FL) 2002 Ohio State 2003 USC 2004 USC 2005 Texas 2006 Florida 2007 LSU 2008 Florida 2009 Alabama 2010 Auburn
So you go to FUCLA?
USC isn’t so bad, John Wayne went there. >:-}
Come on, Barkley comes from a great family, and I work with one of the starting corners of the 2005 team and know some of the stuff that goes on and the booster thing is pretty clean there.
Now if you want to talk about steroids,girls, stuff like that well can’t say anything on that.......
With Pat Haden running the show I would find it hard to be too critical of them now
You won’t be adding a trophy this coming year. They are being punished by the NCAA.
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