Cal throws scare into USC Almost a special victory&gt;
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&quot;It looked like (Makonnen) was held or bumped or something,&quot; Rodgers said. &quot;I&#39;m pretty frustrated. We dominated the game.
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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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&quot;Looks like you were right on about Cal getting passed over for the Rose Bowl bid. I don&#39;t think it would have made a bit of difference if Cal had won by 110 points instead of just 10.
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Golden Bears&#39; offense plays well, but Trojans&#39; defense passes final exam with a goal-line stand to finish up big victory. By Phil Collin.
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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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Trojans hold off Golden Bears at goal line late in 4th quarter, extend winning streak to 14 by avenging their last loss vs. intrastate rivals.
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PULLMAN -â Last week, in studying USC game film, Cougar coaches thought they found a chink in the national championsâ armor. And not just any chink -â one with the potential, right from the get go, to
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Both Duke and Southern California had chances to pull off upsets against their rivals. Neither could come through in the end.
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The Trojans have a wealth of weapons on offense, and when they are operating on all cylinders, they&#39;re awfully difficult to beat.
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Oregon can start seriously thinking about a national title run. As for Southern California, just winning the Pac-10 could be a long shot at this point. Jonathan Stewart ran for 103 yards and two touchdowns and the fifth-ranked Ducks knocked off No. 9 USC 24-17 on Saturday.
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Los Angeles -- Cal wide receiver Chase Lyman was pondering today&#39;s showdown with USC at the Memorial Coliseum. He gazed off for a moment, briefly lost in his own thoughts.
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After playing in hail, fog and chill, top-ranked Southern California finishes its season in familiar comfort. The Trojans (9-0, 6-0 Pacific-10) have two games at home -- against Arizona on Saturday and Notre Dame on Nov.
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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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BERKELEY - Someone asked Marshawn Lynch, Cal&#39;s precocious true freshman, how far he could throw a football. His tone is matter-of-fact, a &quot;how&#39;s the weather&quot; voice.
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HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- J.J. Arrington ran for 261 yards, Aaron Rodgers threw two touchdown passes, and No. 4 California scored on a bizarre special-teams play in a 26-16 win over Southern Mississippi last night.
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STANFORD, Calif. - Southern California had another harrowing trip to the Bay area. Thanks to its defense and an unstoppable tailback tandem, this one had a much happier ending.
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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.