USC&#39;s rout shows what the Southland expects
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When Southern Californians go to bed each night, at least those not affiliated with UCLA, they do so secure in the knowledge that USC is the best team in college football, and truly has been since October 2002.
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Now Auburn knows what it&#39;s like to be the odd team out -- a feeling Southern Cal knew only too well last year. This year, though, the Trojans have no complaints.
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Reggie Bush is the player who makes the difference for USC. Marshawn Lynch waits his turn at Cal. These two young athletes are linked by rare talent and Saturday&#39;s showdown at the Los Angeles Coliseum.
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LOS ANGELES - As Reggie Bush neared the goal line on the first of his two jaw-dropping long-distance touchdowns runs, the University of Southern California game-breaker went airborne.
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Head coach Brent Sutter wasn&#39;t about to be deceived by the score, nor was he ready to lambaste his squad for a lapse they were able to bounce back from in the end.
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The intracity football debate between Los Angeles&#39; most distinguished schools of higher learning, USC and UCLA, started off as expected Saturday afternoon, as the Trojans&#39; extraordinary sophomore
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Southern California's two freshmen were better than UCLA's one. Davon Jefferson scored 25 points and O.J. Mayo added 16 as the Trojans upset the fourth-ranked Bruins 72-63 on Saturday, ending UCLA's nine-game winning streak.
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CORVALLIS, Ore. -- For the first time in his career, Dominique Byrd caught two touchdown passes in a game. It was barely enough for USC, which had to overcome a 13-point deficit to score a 28-20 win over Oregon State Saturday night at Reser Stadium.
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Georgia vs. Southern California, it might have been a heck of game.
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USC has forged its way to an 12-9 advantage over Arizona State all-time...It was only the second time in Trojan history that there was back-to-back sellouts at the Coliseum...The Trojans have won 18 in a row at home...USC has won 26 of its last 27 outings
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LOS ANGELES -- Picked apart all afternoon by uncannily accurate California quarterback Aaron Rodgers, the USC defense chose the game&#39;s biggest moment to make the game&#39;s biggest stand.
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Just last month USC basketball coach Henry Bibby said he was enjoying his job more than ever and getting ready for what he hoped would be a good season.
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Asked earlier in the week about taking on the No. 1 team in the country this weekend, Isaiah Stanback sounded nonplussed. &quot;USC is a tough team, just like Oregon State was a tough team,&quot; he said.
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Top-ranked Southern California makes a statement with a dominating 45-7 victory over fifteenth-ranked Arizona State on Saturday.
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Running back Reggie Bush came out of the backfield to give Southern California a new big-play receiver. Bush caught three touchdown passes to help the top-ranked Trojans beat
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The loose balls? Southern California came up with them. Those crazy plays? They all went USC's way, too. The Trojans were every bit as good as advertised and the Rose Bowl was even more lopsided than expected. Freshman tailback Joe McKnight finished with 170 of USC's 633 yards in a record-setting romp Tuesday, 49-17 over outmatched Illinois.
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A week after losing some support as the No. 1 team, Southern California got it right back. Top-ranked USC received 52 first-place votes, four more than last week, and 1,610 points in the Associated Press Top 25 on Sunday.