August 14, 2008

25% of USC players have jock itch

I have no idea how this sort of thing makes it in the newspaper, let alone the LA Times....

Each day, it seems, another player shows up at USC football practice with a pained expression and an uncomfortable gait, feet spread wide, stepping gingerly across the turf.

They are victims of an ailment that has swept through the team during training camp, something that coaches refer to as "a skin irritation."

The players call it "jock itch."

While dislocated kneecaps and high ankle sprains draw more attention, Coach Pete Carroll said he has never seen anything like the minor outbreak that caused key players to miss practice Wednesday.

As much as 25% of the team has been affected by the apparent run of tinea cruris, kicker David Buehler estimated. The condition seems to have spread by way of new compression shorts, or tights, worn under their football pants.

The Great Jock Itch Outbreak of 08 has gotten so bad that RB Joe McKnight and WR Travon Patterson actually had to sit out of practice.

"It burns," Patterson said.

I suspect there is no limit to the number of jokes going on in Westwood.

I'm not knocking these guys. There's nothing funny about a bad case of crotch rot, but... doesn't anyone at USC have some Gold Bond and Lotrimin, for crying out loud?!?

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25% of USC players have jock itch
I have no idea how this sort of thing makes it in the newspaper, let alone the LA Times....
Each day, it seems, another player shows up at USC football practice with a pained expression and an uncomfortable gait, feet spread wide, stepping gingerly across the turf. They are victims of an ailment that has swept through the team during training camp, something that coaches refer to as "a skin irritation." The players call it "jock itch." While dislocated kneecaps and high ankle sprains draw more attention, Coach Pete Carroll said he has never seen anything like the minor outbreak that caused key players to miss practice Wednesday. As much as 25% of the team has been affected by the apparent run of tinea cruris, kicker David Buehler estimated. The condition seems to have spread by way of new compression shorts, or tights, worn under their football pants.
The Great Jock Itch Outbreak of 08 has gotten so bad that RB Joe McKnight and WR Travon Patterson actually had to sit out of practice.
"It burns," Patterson said.
I suspect there is no limit to the number of jokes going on in Westwood. I'm not knocking these guys. There's nothing funny about a bad case of crotch rot, but... doesn't anyone at USC have some Gold Bond and Lotrimin, for crying out loud?!?