Like a force of nature, USC keeps flattening foes
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Irish lore is full of a figurative parting of clouds. This sign from above was literal, tangible and wet. So did the Trojans start to crank up their awesome offense about the time the rain stopped Saturday night?
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&quot;We control our destiny, unlike last year where we didn&#39;t know,&quot; USC defensive tackle Shaun Cody said this week. &quot;We were hoping on a prayer things would fall into place.
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They were playing the role of spoilers, heavy underdogs to a Southern California team that wants to prove it is the best college football team in the country this season.
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Southern California's hold on No. 1 loosened after the Trojans struggled against Stanford. USC received 46 first-place votes in The Associated Press poll released Sunday, eight fewer than last week.
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For L.S.U., a decision as daring as it was baffling may have returned some semblance of normalcy to this most combustible of college football seasons.
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When the college football season began, the University of Southern California was No. 1 - almost by acclamation.
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If nothing else, Saturday's game against Southern California will show how much progress Washington State has made this season.
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The axis of power shifted Saturday at Sanford Stadium when the two super powers of the Southeastern Conference collided. Georgiaâs awe-inspiring performance in a 45-16 rout
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LOS ANGELES -- Once USC shed its &quot;Christmas Blues&quot;, the Trojans handled short-handed Southern with ease last night. USC overcame a sluggish opening 10 minutes to beat Southern 91-58 for its fifth victory in its past six games.
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USC&#39;s football team may be in the hunt for one of the two coveted spots in the national championship game, but that doesn&#39;t mean the Trojans aren&#39;t trying to enjoy the ride to a possible Orange Bowl berth.
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It happens to nearly every team in its quest for a national title. In happened to USC on Saturday when the Trojans had to come from behind to beat Stanford 31-28.
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CORVALLIS, Ore. - Thirty-seven years ago, a top-ranked USC team came to this Pacific 10 Conference outpost and could not overcome a muddy field in a stunning loss to Oregon State.
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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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If you&#39;re a romantic who thinks about sports the way Grantland Rice wrote about the Four Horsemen of Notre Dame, this exhausting, wrenching battle between Oregon State and Louisiana State represented everything that makes college football a supreme
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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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You&#39;ve heard the names: Rockne and Jones, the Four Horsemen and the Thundering Herd, Parseghian and McKay. Notre Dame and USC have forged a rivalry of legends since 1926, with thrilling games
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Matt Leinart Tosses Two Touchdown Passes As No. 1 USC Holds on to Beat No. 7 California 23-17. Southern California&#39;s coach Pete Carroll watches his team warm up before their game against California in Los Angles, Saturday, Oct. 9, 2004.