Quizz ready for the challenge
by DAN NORZ of BeaverFootball.com, October 21, 2009 at 3:48pm ET

Jacquizz Rodgers Profile

It is safe to say that the Trojan defense's top priority will be stopping RB Jacquizz Rodgers. Last year the then sensational freshman ran for 186 yards and two touchdowns as he made the Troy defense look downright foolish at times.

"USC's no. 1 goal is to stop the run," offensive guard Gregg Peat said. "Especially after last year, I would assume that they are going to focus on Quizz."

Even though Quizz knows he is a marked man, he says the team has the same mentality as last year - hit 'em in the mouth.

"We'll have the same game plan as always - just go straight at `em," said Rodgers who has 697 yards and a conference best 13 rushing touchdowns in six games this season.

Oregon State has lost 21 straight to USC in the L.A. Coliseum - an ominous mark - but one that has no bearing on the current team. Just like 2008's victory means almost nothing in 2009.

"We can't live off of what we did last year," Quizz said. "It's a big game and I'm ready to step up to the challenge.

"We've just got to execute and make plays."



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Jacquizz Rodgers
Ht: 5-7 Wt: 191
Position: RB
Class: Sophomore
High School: Lamar Cons HS
(Rosenberg, TX)


Biography:

2009: Jacquizz (juh-quiz) is a postseason honors candidate for every major award, including preliminary Heisman Trophy and Doak Walker Award mention ... preseason All-America honors by numerous organizations ... bruising and shifty runner who is difficult to bring down ... fully healthy after missing final 11 quarters of last season after suffering a left shoulder injury ... Ted Miller of ESPN.com ranks him the fourth-best player in the Pac-10.

2008: Arguably the biggest impact freshman in the history of the program ... missed nearly all of the last three games of the season after suffering a shoulder early at Arizona in the first quarter on a hit by cornerback Devin Ross ... second in the Pac-10 and 12th in NCAA for rushing at 113.9 yards per game ... Pac-10 Conference's all-time leading freshman rusher with 1,253 yards - eighth for a single year at OSU ... USA Today and CollegeFootballNews.com Player of the Week after rushing for 186 yards and two touchdowns in the victory over then No. 1 USC ... 100-yard plus rushing mark seven times ... three-time Pac-10 Player of the Week ... 1,500 all-purpose yards ... 12 touchdowns for the season, including one receiving at UCLA ... Pat Forde of ESPN.com named Jacquizz his Freshman of the Year ... Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year, first ever freshman to earn the honor ... Pac-10 Freshman of the Year ... Associated Press third team All-American ... College Football News All-Freshman Team ... Football Writers Association Freshman All-American ... CBS Sports.com Freshman of the Year ... Sporting News National Freshman and Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year ... finalist for the Bill Hayward Amateur Athlete of the Year award for the state of Oregon ... invited to the February 2009 Touchdown Club of Columbus (Ohio) banquet.