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ASU's Erickson Steals Szakacksy from Trojans

If there is one over-arching theme to the brief tenure of Dennis Erickson at Arizona State, it can be summed up in one word: commitment.

The head ball coach for the Sun Devils came to Tempe after just one season coaching the Idaho Vandals. Now, he has poached one of Southern California's best High School quarterbacks from the USC Trojans.

Camarillo's Samson Szakacsy has de-committed from the Trojans and will instead be a Sun Devil.

Szakacksy had committed last Spring when it looked like the Trojans may need his services immediately--John David Booty was out with back troubles and Mark Sanchez was arrested on unfounded sexual assault charges. But Booty and Sanchez are back and Aaron Corp is waiting in the wings, which sent Szakacsy, like Jimmy Clausen before him, looking for an open starting job elsewhere.

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