Pete Carroll Says Trojans Will Wear Red At UCLA

Back when Southern California and UCLA shared the L.A. Coliseum, they would both wear there home jerseys. That tradition ended after 1982. USC head coach Pete Carroll wants to return that tradition when the Trojans and Bruins play Saturday at the Rose Bowl, which UCLA has staked a claim as its home stadium. Carroll says Southern Cal is wearing red jerseys Saturday. UCLA head coach Rick Neuheisel is OK with it, the NCAA isn’t thrilled.

NCAA rules say the visiting team must wear white. Funny, I’ve seen the visiting team wear dark jerseys at LSU and sometimes at Georgia Tech? Seems to me there is some wiggle room.

Of course the NCAA is inflexible and rules are rules. Should the NCAA say no and USC wears red anyway than the Trojans will lose a timeout each half, be sent to their room and grounded for 2 weeks.

Pac 10 commissioner Tom Hanson has forwarded that request to Rogers Redding who happens to be the secretary of the NCAA rules committee. Well, we're waiting.

Here's the 1967 game between USC and UCLA. The Trojans in Red, the Bruins wearing the baby blues. O.J. Simpson was awesome in this game, almost like he was running from the law.