Viva Sanchez!

The University of Southern California has been a football mecca for many decades and this season, the men of Troy looked to just roll through the competition on their way to another national championship.

The leader on the field is red-shirt Junior quarterback, Mark Sanchez. He's more than just the next quarterback in line after Carson Palmer, Matt Leinhert and John David Booty. Sanchez is representing so much more.

Sanchez is Mexican-American, and the first Mexican-American starting quarterback that the illustrious school has ever had. This means that whether or not he wants it to be, Sanchez is representing much more than a USC jersey while he is on the field.

When he hits the field, chants of "Viva Sanchez!" ring out among the Mexican-American fans that love and adore him. And so far, Sanchez has not disappointed.

The Trojans are the number one team in the nation and are currently 2-0 after destroying No. 5 Ohio State at home, 35-3. Sanchez threw for 172 yards and four touchdowns and has 510 yards on the season and seven touchdowns. He has great weapons around him, a fantastic defense and the competition looks to be mediocre.

But with all great football teams comes hard work and Sanchez knows all about hard work. According to a recent ESPN The Magazine article on Sanchez, the quarterback is a fourth generation Sanchez from Zacatecas, Mexico. His great grandparents, Nicholas and Isabel moved from Zacatecas to Texas and then to California where Nicholas was a day laborer in California's Central Valley.

The family grew to be comfortable in California and Nick Sanchez would raise the future USC quarterback along with his two brothers, Nick Jr. and Brandon to be leaders. And now, Mark Sanchez is the leader of the best football team in the nation.

His sudden fame as even erected Mark Sanchez fan sites and millions of followers on television. I personally love when the status quo has been changed. Being a great leader and quarterback has nothing to do with your nationality, but your character does and your character will lead to the football field. It's evident that Sanchez has the right upbringing to help make him successful.

I can't wait for the Trojans to come to Tucson.