Great News For USC Football

Fighting ban is over for Havili

After his violent altercation with cornerback T. J. Bryant, USC fullback Stanley Havili was allowed to join fall camp practice Saturday, August 8, a day after the fight. USC coach Lane Kiffin had pronounced the ban immediately after the scuffle.

The incident had started with a verbal exchange between the two athletes which occurred during the final conditioning drill for players. Havili had apparently shouted at Bryant to finish the drill and Bryant retorted with a cuss word. Havili then confronted Bryant. After some initial shoving, Havili hit Bryant on the face.

Bryant’s condition needed surgical treatment and he is now on leave from active participation in camp activities for three weeks and attends camp as a spectator.

It seems that Havili approached Bryant to give him his apology and they made up on that same day. The lifting of the ban was done upon the Bryant’s request. His decision was was partially in deference to Havili who is the senior career leader for fullbacks. The team also benefits indirectly because Havili has been a starter for three years now. Having pursued the matter further might have made it necessary to look for and train another starter.

The injury sustained by Bryant has jeopardized his own chance to secure a starting job in the team come the 2010 games.

Fall Camp in USC

The annual training and practice season of USC in preparation for year’s football conference season started at 3 pm last August 5. This time, however, certain policies have been implemented by the school in keeping with NCAA guidelines.

The USC has been required by the NCAA to shut out the general public from attending of viewing their practice sessions in football and basketball for the next 4 years. In concurrence with this guideline, they have published their policies concerning admittance to their practice. People have to secure and fill out a copy of this document and have it approved by the administration for them to be able to watch fall camp activities.

Even with this document, not just anyone will be allowed. Specifically the person will have to be an athlete, a member of the athletic department and its management and their approved guests. The media and close family members of the athletes can acquire permission by presenting their copy of the policy for approval to the school’s management.

Strictly no contact is allowed between the visitors and members of the team or prospective recruits who will also have their own entry point. Lockers are off limits. All rules are enforced under pain of permit-cancellation.

Under no circumstances will people whose business is connected with sports and athletic activities be given permission to enter the camp. Neither will their employees and people hired by them for the purpose of establishing contact with athletes be entertained.

If you ‘Google’ ‘Usc’s Football Practice Admittance Policy’ you can view a copy of the document at the Trojans’ official site. If you really mean to watch the proceedings at fall camp, you should get a copy of it now. Perhaps they also distribute copies of it at the university itself.

The reason some fall camps are closed to the public is presumably for the purpose of avoiding situations that may be considered by the NCAA as a violation of their rules regarding national football. At the same time, some teams feel the need to conceal any new tactics they intend to implement during the games.

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