Sports talk

These two items via Morning Briefing in the Los Angeles Times:

Here’s what another former Trojan had to say about [Reggie] Bush:

“Best college football player I’ve ever seen, and I’ve watched college football for 25 years. I’ve spent over 25 years affiliated with the USC program in athletics, all the way back from my ball-boy days and stuffing envelopes in the sports information office to being an All-American and first-round pick.”

Speaking those words on his Sirius Satellite Radio show was Keyshawn Johnson, born July 22, 1972.

Tim Kawakami of the San Jose Mercury News, on the outcome of the Rose Bowl game: “First team to 50 — loses by 14.”