Football: Pac-10 relying on SoCal standouts

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After spending all morning at the Pacific 10 Conference football media day on Thursday, it’s clear that lots of former high school standouts from Southern California will be heard from this coming season.

Former Crenshaw linebacker Reggie Carter was on the podium with UCLA Coach Rick Neuheisel. Stanford Coach Jim Harbaugh was raving about his running back, former Norco standout Toby Gerhart, who mentioned that his real passion is for football even though he’s also a top outfielder for the baseball team.

Arizona State Coach Dennis Erickson has high regard for kicker Thomas Weber from Los Angeles Loyola.

USC Coach Pete Carroll has turned to Orange County for his quartebacks, Aaron Corp from Orange Lutheran and Matt Barkley from Santa Ana Mater Dei.

And just wait until this incoming freshman class gets on the field.

-- Eric Sondheimer