Fighting ban is over for Havili
A fight between USC fullback Stanley Havili and cornerback T. J. Bryant had resulted in a ban being raised against the fullback. A day later on Saturday, August 8, Havili was allowed by coach Lane Kiffin to re-join the camp.
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.
The blow fractured Bryant’s left cheek and it became necessary to perform surgery on it. The athlete is on a three-week leave from active practice and goes to camp to watch the other athletes train.
Apparently, soon after the incident, when tempers had cooled down, Havili approached Bryant to give his apology which the other readily accepted. In fact, it was Bryant who asked coach Kiffin to allow Havili to re-join the practice. His action was prompted by his respect for Havili, being his senior as well as in consideration of the fact that Havili was the teams starter and had been for three years. Preventing Havili from attending camp would have been detrimental to the team’s interest.
Owing to his injury, Bryant himself has experienced a setback in his bid for a starting position in the game
Fall Camp in USC
The Trojans’ annual practice and training season immediately preceding the yearly football conference began last August 5 at 3 pm. The practice sessions for 2010 are marked by restrictions as a result of the recent crackdown of the NCAA on the program.
The NCAA has ruled that the USC fall camp training activities are to be restricted from viewing by the general public until 4 years from now. In compliance with this instruction, the university has made a document available for download containing the conditions that will have to be met to gain admission into the camp. After making a hard copy of it, the document can be presented for approval to the university authorities.
As mentioned, the document needs to be approved by university authorities. They will only give their approval to the athletes themselves, coaches, athletic department members and officers as well as selected guests. Media and close family members of the athletes are also eligible.
No contact will be allowed between the approved guests and the members of the team or any prospective athletes who are in the premises.
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.
A copy of the document can be secured by ‘Googling’ USC’s Football Practice Admittance Policy. So if you haven’t yet secured a copy and are intending to show up at your son’s practice, download it now. You may have to bring along any valid ID’s you have, the more, the better.
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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