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Trojans' defense respects but doesn't fear Illini attack

By Bruce Feldman
ESPN The Magazine

Sunday, December 30, 2007

LOS ANGELES -- At USC, some great players set records. Other Trojans standouts win trophies. Sedrick Ellis, the powerhouse nose tackle, though, is responsible for a different kind of hardware. The 6-foot-1, 305-pound senior has grown so strong that the Trojans had to buy a set of 200-pound dumbbells for their weight room just to accommodate him. "Before, the heaviest we had were 160s," said Chris Carlisle, the Trojans' strength coach, who adds that Ellis can now do sets of eight reps on t ...

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