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Back in the saddle: following in the footsteps of USC's original Wild Bunch, the defensive line will be the Trojans' driving force.(Pac-10)

The Sporting News

| August 11, 2003 | Pascoe, Bruce | COPYRIGHT 2003 Sporting News Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

When the perception of Southern California football goes beyond Tailback U., it's usually focused on other skill positions: free safety, receiver and, especially last season, quarterback.

But the only full-body football statue at Heritage Hall, home to USC's athletic department, is of the 1969 "Wild Bunch," a fearsome five-man defensive line named after the popular Western movie of that year. Three players from that line--Al Cowlings, Jimmy Gunn and Charles Weaver--eventually earned All-American honors.

So when this year's D-line was handed the "Wild Bunch II" moniker--and the task of anchoring a team that lost Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Carson ...

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