Bumped again. Keeping this story up all through the night. GO BRUINS. -N

Bumped. If this turns out to be the same guy, this could turn out to be quite a story. I will reserve judgment until more facts are uncovered, but this sure looks like more than a coincidence. Maybe one of the hard hitting beat reporters covering the Trojans (/sarcasm) will take a look into this. GO BRUINS. -Menelaus

Happened to look up the U$C staff on Google today.  Assuming the names are correct, then it looks like U$C RB coach Todd McNair may have been arrested for dogfighting in 1996:  

According to the April 4, 1996 online edition of the New York Times:

Todd McNair, a Houston Oilers running back, was arrested Tuesday and charged with 81 offenses involving the mistreatment of 22 pit bulls being trained on his property for dogfights, the police said yesterday. Seventeen dogs were found tied to trees with chains, all had scars and many appeared malnourished, Lieut. Scott Goess of the East Greenwich police said. He described the condition of the dogs as "appalling."

According to McNair's official bio at U$C:

He was a running back and special teams standout for 8 seasons in the NFL, first with the Kansas City Chiefs for 5 years (1989-93), followed by 2 seasons (1994-95) with the Houston Oilers and then back with the Chiefs in 1996. In his career, he ran for 803 yards with 3 touchdowns, caught 252 passes with 7 scores and averaged 18.6 yards on kickoff returns. He retired as the Chiefs' No. 10 all-time receiver.

Hmmm... assuming that $C's Todd McNair wasn't signed by the Chiefs until after April 4, 1996, meaning that he was still considered an Oilers player, then it sounds like the same guy.

Anyone want to forward this to the L.A. Times?

MIM

UPDATE -N: It is also worth noting Mr. McNair is also one of the key figures in the Reggie Bush - Free House - Scandal:

The potential problem for USC goes beyond the trail of money to Bush. The Trojan program could be found by the NCAA to have failed to exert proper institutional control.

Sources told Yahoo! Sports that representatives of New Era were allowed into the USC locker room during the 2005 season. Ornstein and other agents frequented the USC sidelines during several games and numerous practices that season, according to published reports.

Also, McNair (Southern Cal Running Back coach - Ed.) allegedly knew of Bush's involvement with the New Era venture before last season's national championship game against Texas, according to two sources. And at one point during the 2005 season, sources say Bush thought that Carroll knew about his parents' living arrangement and feared he was going to conduct his own investigation. Bush called Michaels, instructing that if Carroll called regarding the house to "tell him that you're a longtime family friend." Carroll never called Michaels. Again just so you have all the information that is available at least in public.