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    USC Picture Of The Day

    USC quarterback Carson Palmer listens as Hall-of-Fame quarterback Bart Starr informs him via telephone that he is the 2003 Unitas Award winner as the nation's top senior quarterback.

    Past Pictures
    DateCaption
    11/29/02Defensive line coach Ed Orgeron delivers a fire and brimstone speech to the troops on Friday before the Notre Dame game
    11/29/02Senior guard Zach Wilson takes his turn leading the Trojan Marching Band in "Conquest"
    11/26/02All-American hammer thrower Julianna Tudja works her lats
    11/21/02Tommy Trojan is all wrapped in during Troy Week
    11/18/02The Trojan Football team waits to get dressed for practice on Tuesday
    11/13/02Dedeaux Field gets a trim.
    11/12/02Art Bartner directs the Trojan Marching Band during practice on Cromwell Field on Tuesday.
    11/7/02Another view of the "Wild Bunch" statue, on the southeast corner of Heritage Hall.
    11/1/02Sophomore pole vaulter Melissa Astete shows her explosive power as she lifts a barbell in the USC weight room on Tuesday.
    11/1/02The USC sports information office spends Friday stuffing envelopes to send to the national media, each one containing a V.I.P. pass to "The Carson Show", part of a push to promote quarterback Carson Palmer for the 2002 Heisman Trophy.
    10/31/02USC athletic department administrative assistant Kathleen Wallace (left) and Mike Garrett's executive assistant Danielle Martinez get in the Halloween spirit on Thursday.
    10/28/02Monday was the first day of song leader tryouts. Here, the hopefuls learn the steps in front of Heritage Hall.
    10/25/02Academic counselor Brent Blanton gets a lift from water polo players Stephen Lipinski, Frank Schultz and Don Ricci on Friday in the Student Academic Services office.
    10/24/02Two-time WNBA MVP Lisa Leslie stopped by the Sports Information office on Thursday. Shown right to left is Leslie, USC Sports Information Director Tim Tessalone, former USC basketball player and current LA Sparks assistant coach Karleen Thompson with her daughters Keisha and Ayesha Shields.
    10/24/02Carson Palmer signs an autograph after practice Wednesday for Scotland McKenzie, left tackle and punter for the Santa Clarita Seminoles.
    10/24/02Troy Polamalu with members of the Santa Clarita Seminoles of the Pacific Coast Youth Football League on Wednesday after USC football practice.
    10/23/02Workers continue construction on phase two of Katherine B. Loker Track and Field Stadium to be completed in February. The stadium will host the 2002 Pac-10 Track and Field Championships.td>
    10/21/02Senior defensive backs Darrell Rideaux, DeShaun Hill and Troy Polamalu on Saturday vs. Washington.
    10/18/02Junior J.D. Abercrombie, representing the cardinal team, swam to third in the 200y IM at the 2002 Cardinal and Gold intrasquad exhibition meet that kicked off season on Friday (Oct. 18) at the McDonald's Swim Stadium. Gold, however, defeated Cardinal, forcing the red-hued team to pay for the team barbeque that followed the meet.
    10/17/02Decathlete Shelton Davis throws the discus on Cromwell Field on Thursday.
    10/16/02Long snapper Matt Hayward gets ready to snap to punter Zach Sherwood during football practice on Wednesday.
    10/15/02Infielder Josh Fogel soft tosses a pitch to student manager Bryan Hickox during an impromptu batting practice at Dedeaux Field on Tuesday.
    10/14/02Assistant equipment manager Greg Allen sorts practice jerseys on Monday as preparation for the Washington game gets underway.
    10/11/02Senior fullback Sunny Byrd leads the Trojan football team and Trojan marching band in "Conquest" at the traditional Friday afternoon "Jock Rally."
    10/10/02Vince Womack and the Fosbay Jazz Ensemble stopped by to play some tunes for the USC athletic department on Thursday, Oct. 10.

    Pictured after the concert, from left to right, is Vince Womack (band director), Kenneth Kouot (guitar), Jesus Rodriguez (saxophone), Suzanne Garrett (wife of athletic director Mike Garrett), Kenneth McCloud (trumpet), Brandon Rivers (vocalist), Mike Garrett, women's basketball coach Chris Gobrecht, associate athletic director Daryl Gross, Standford Velasquez (bass), Julio Fuentes (drums) and Track and Field coach Ron Allice.