California beats No. 22 USC 92-82
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Eric Vierneisel made consecutive 3-pointers to break open a one-point game midway through the second half and California spoiled O.J. Mayo's Pac-10 debut by beating No. 22 Southern California 92-82 on Thursday night.
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The Southern California Trojans did not look at all like a team distracted by a scandal on Saturday night as they rolled over Nebraska, 28-10.
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Tre Simmons scored 18 points and Bobby Jones had 16, leading five Washington players in double figures as the No. 13 Huskies beat California 81-67 Friday in the Pac-10 opener for both schools.
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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. In the previous poll, Southern Cal lost three first-place votes.
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PULLMAN, Wash. Top-ranked Southern California routed Washington State 42-to-12 for the Trojans&#39; 17th straight victory dating back to last season.
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Aaron Rodgers completes an NCAA-record 23 passes to open the game. Cal outgains USC 424 yards to 205. But Rodgers&#39; final three passes fall incomplete in the end zone, and the defending national champs pull out another victory.
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Bolstered by a smothering defense, No. 3 Southern California shook off a poor first half and defeated Arizona 20-3 Saturday night, extending the Trojans' Pac-10 record winning streak to 24 games.
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J.J. Arrington ran for 169 yards to set California's single-season rushing record and the fourth-ranked Golden Bears beat Stanford 41-6 on Saturday for their biggest victory in the Big Game since 1930.
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Lodrick Stewart scores 19 of his 21 points in the second half and Daniel Hackett adds all 18 of his points after halftime as USC rallies to beat George Washington, 74-65, at the John R. Wooden Classic on Saturday in Anaheim, Calif.
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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 &#151; against Arizona on Saturday and Notre Dame on Nov. 27 &#151; before their rivalry game at UCLA.
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Freshman tailback Joe McKnight finishes with 170 of USC's 633 yards in a record-setting rout Tuesday, as Southern California defeats Illinois, 49-17.
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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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Southern California will begin defense of its first national title in 31 years as the No. 1 team in the nation. The Trojans earned the top spot in the preseason Associated Press poll released Saturday by receiving 48 of 65 first-place votes and 1,603 points.
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If top-ranked Southern California looked like it was playing in a fog during much of its 28-13 victory over Oregon State late Saturday night in Corvallis, no one could blame the Trojans.
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Josh Shipp scored 22 points and Lorenzo Mata added 14 to lead a second-half comeback in No. 4 UCLA's 85-75 victory over California on Thursday night that extended the fourth-ranked Bruins' home winning streak to 19 games.
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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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No. 7 Arizona State followed a familiar script to stay perfect. The Sun Devils spotted No. 18 California a 13-point first-quarter lead, then rallied for a 31-20 victory on Saturday night. Dimitri Nance ran for three touchdowns and Rudy Carpenter threw for 219 yards and a touchdown as the Sun Devils overcame a double-digit deficit at home for the third time.