Guenther heads into the 2003 season as the number two tight end. At 6'7 and 1/2, he is the tallest Trojan on roster and he presents a big target for quarterbacks. Also a member of the Trojan basketball team.

From www.USCTROJANS.com

2002: Guenther was a backup tight end as a sophomore in 2002. He even started at Kansas State. Overall in 2002 while appearing in 11 games (all but California and Notre Dame), he had 7 catches for 39 yards (5.6 avg.) with a TD. He caught 3 passes at Colorado and had a 3-yard TD reception at UCLA. He had arthroscopic surgery to remove cartilage in his left knee after the Notre Dame game (but returned to play against Iowa in the Orange Bowl).

2001: Guenther was sidelined for most of his 2001 redshirt freshman season while recovering from a 2000 back injury. He returned late in the 2001 season, but did not see any action as a reserve tight end.

2000: Guenther appeared as a reserve tight end in the Penn State opener (he did not catch a pass) but then suffered a herniated disk in his back and had surgery, which sidelined him for the rest of his 2000 freshman season. Because of the early injury, he was allowed to redshirt in 2000, his first year at USC. BASKETBALL: Guenther joined the 2003 USC men’s basketball team in January following the 2003 football season and emerged as a effective starting center. After the 2001 football season, he joined the 2002 USC men’s basketball team and served as a reserve center on a Trojan squad that got into the NCAA tourney. He appeared in 9 games (starting 3 times, twice against Stanford and once against California). He scored 1 point, grabbed 9 rebounds and had a block and an assist in 34 minutes of action (3.8 minutes an outing).

PERSONAL: His sports hero is NFL star tight end Tony Gonzalez.