Weis Behind Shaky Flight?

Some USC players were thrown from their seats and others were just shaken when USC's charter flight dropped through the air while attempting to land ins South Bend.

"There was a moment there when I was thinking, 'This is it,' " Slutak said.

Said sophomore safety Taylor Mays: "I was screaming."

At their hotel, senior defensive end Lawrence Jackson said he was going to see the team trainer because a popsicle stick had pierced the inside of his mouth during the drop.

"That was terrifying," freshman fullback Stanley Havili said. "I thought I was going to die."

Quarterback John David Booty said, "It wasn't the worst flight I've ever been on, but it was definitely the biggest drop."

But this doesn't figure to be the end of this story as USC is convinced that Weis will do anything to get and edge from growing long grass to screwing with flight plans. Perhaps another Jeff Carroll expose?

Of course, they could have just worn their seat belts.

Meanwhile USC's injury riddled team (as predicted) is looking a lot more healthy heading into game day. In addition to Booty starting, Sam Baker, Brian Cushing and even Ray Maualuga look like they'll be in Saturday's contest.

But the key could be stopping USC's running game and special teams (groan)... Joe McKnight is starting to look Bushesque.