New players, same result: USC wins rout
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Southern California's new-look offense was a little less explosive than the old one. It was still more than good enough for another rout against Arkansas.
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Steve SmithÃÂ has a career night, includingÃÂ two second-half touchdowns, and No. 3 USC survives a scare from Washington State with a 28-22 win on Saturday.
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USC had another harrowing trip to the Bay Area. Thanks to their defense and their unstoppable tailback tandem, this one had a much happier ending.
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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.
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As expected, No. 1 Southern California began the season with a one-sided victory. It could hardly be called a memorable performance.
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Daniel Hackett scored 19 points, O.J. Mayo added 18 points and a career-high six assists, and No. 25 Southern California did its typical excellent job on defense in beating Cal Poly 78-55 Saturday night.
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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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STANFORD, Calif. - In another harrowing trip to the Bay Area, Matt Leinart passed for 308 yards and LenDale White scored on a 2-yard run with 6:15 left, capping USC's comeback from an 11-point deficit for a 31-28 victory over Stanford on Saturday night...
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USC had another harrowing trip to the bay area. Thanks to the Trojans&#39; defense and unstoppable tailback tandem, this one had a happier ending.
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Southern California hardly resembled an elite team &#151; much less No. 1 &#151; in its first game of the season.
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A strong finish is a big deal at Southern California. The coaching staff talks about it, the players, too.
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The drive covered just over three minutes, but in that brief amount of time USC&#39;s football team yesterday discovered the kind of resolve that often produces a champion.
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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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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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LANDOVER, Md. -- Reggie Bush came out of the backfield to give USC a new big-play receiver. The tailback caught three long touchdown passes to help the top-ranked Trojans beat Virginia Tech 24-13 in a sloppy
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Taj Gibson scored 18 points and Southern California held off a late rally from No. 9 Oregon for a 71-68 victory Saturday to give the Trojans a season sweep of the Ducks for the first time in six years.