Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Warning: Trojans Can't Prevent Jock Itch

USC has an itch -- and it's not a drive to win another national title. The Trojans have been hit, hard, by jock itch.

Somewhere on Southern Cal's campus, the Tri-Lams have probably already broken out their violin, Elvis costumes and synthesizers in celebration.
The L.A. Times estimates as much as 25 percent of the team is out with what coaches are calling "a skin irritation."

Says wide receiver Travon Patterson: "It burns."

"Sometimes they can't walk," itch-free tailback Stafon Johnson told the Times. "I don't know what it is, but I'm staying away from it."

The Señior is no doctor (the Guatemalan village he practices in doesn't require an actual degree), but if the Trojans are looking for a quick cure for this fire down below, this product says it can cure tinea cruris in 24 hours or there's always Tinactin. WebMD suggests that after any activity, you gently pad dry the groin area with a towel ... uh, Pete Carroll, that's all you.

You know what they say: the team that spreads genital fungus together, wins together -- or at the least they join the same medical case studies together. But hey, bonding is bonding.