| 2007: After missing most of the 2006 season with an injury, Pinkard
will look to re-claim his starting free safety job as a junior in 2007. He
missed most of 2007 spring practice while recuperating from a 2006 knee injury.
2006: Pinkard started the 2006 opener at Arkanas at free
safety as a junior, but he tore ligaments in his right knee late in that game,
had surgery and was sidelined the rest of the year. He was allowed to redshirt
because of the early-season injury. He had 6 tackles at Arkansas. He missed some
of 2006 spring practice because of a sports hernia (he had surgery on it in
April).
2005: Pinkard began his 2005 sophomore season as an
often-used backup safety, available at both the free and strong safety spots. He
played often in extra defensive back situations and even started the Arkansas
game at strong safety. But he was moved to cornerback by mid-season and started
there in USC's last 6 games (Washington State, Stanford, California, Fresno
State, UCLA and Texas). Overall in 2005 while appearing in all 13 games, he had
54 tackles (third on team), including 1.5 for losses of 8 yards (with 0.5 sack
for minus 4 yards), plus a team-best 7 deflections, 2 interceptions, 2 forced
fumbles and 1 fumble recovery.
He had a team-high 10 tackles (1 for a loss) against Washington State in his
first start at cornerback. He had 7 tackles and 4 deflections against Fresno
State, another 7 tackles with a deflection against Texas, 6 stops and an
interception (to set up a USC TD) versus Arkansas (while starting at safety), 5
tackles at Hawaii (with a forced fumble) and Arizona State, and 4 stops at Notre
Dame (with a forced fumble) and Washington (in his first extended action at
cornerback). His other interception came at Oregon (to set up a USC touchdown).
He returned a fumbled interception 21 yards to set up a USC TD versus Stanford.
He recovered a fumble against UCLA (to set up a USC touchdown).
2004: Pinkard was a reserve safety and played on special
teams as a first-year freshman in 2004. Overall in 2004 while appearing in all
13 games, he made 9 tackles (including 2 against both Arizona State and
Oklahoma), recovered a fumble (against Oklahoma, setting up a USC TD) and
fielded a short kickoff (against California, returning it for 0 yards).
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