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O'Neill has plenty of work to do at USC

By Andy Katz
ESPN.com

Thursday, July 30, 2009

Mamadou Diarra apparently isn't coming back to USC, so at least Kevin O'Neill doesn't have to go to Mali anytime soon. That's about the only place he hasn't been since taking over as the Trojans' new coach in late June. O'Neill's first 40 days on the job at USC have been focused on two things: (1) Reassuring the players and their parents that he's here for the long term to ensure that the Trojans are a Pac-10 and national power, and (2) recruiting high-level, low-maintenance, trouble-free play ...

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