USC in the Sugar Bowl? Not such a sweet possibility

Trojans put it on the line

Defense hasn't been able to stop the run against Stanford or Oregon.

UCLA's Aaron Hester hasn't lost his confidence

Cornerback who won starting job in the spring might play this week.

Steve Harvey's college football Bottom Ten

USC breaks (down) into the rankings.

Who would have guessed? Rick Neuheisel has UCLA playing as well as USC

Text messages from press row . . .

They have two points of view

Stanford Coach Jim Harbaugh says play Saturday was not a jab at USC Coach Pete Carroll, but others are not so sure.

Gap play is working against USC

The other conference schools are catching up to the Trojans, thanks to experienced coaching staffs and more talented players being available.

Stanley Hasiak regroups and returns

Freshman lineman is back at practice after a trip home to Hawaii to sort things out.

Mustain, Corp continue their role as backups to Barkley

The two say they understand that the coaches are going to stick with the freshman quarterback despite his recent struggles, and stay focused on helping the overall offense.

Bruins continue to search for a consistent running game

UCLA will try to find consistency with its rushing attack against Arizona State, which has the 21st-ranked rushing defense in the nation.

Trojans look for answers to debacle

Players try to regroup on the wake of 55-21 loss to Stanford.

For what it's (Fort) Worth, TCU, Boise State are in BCS club

Despite their conferences' non-BCS status, the two unbeatens finally appear to be on even footing with other top contenders in the goofy, much-maligned system for determining a national champion.

There goes the neighborhood: How UCLA stadium bid was scuttled

A campus football stadium in Westwood was in the works in 1960s but never made it off the drawing board. Opposition from local residents, some with political connections, may have turned tide.

Trojans' Matt Barkley to keep starting position

Coach Pete Carroll says he has no intention of replacing the freshman quarterback, who had a four-turnover performance in a 55-21 loss to Stanford on Saturday.

Bruins can show progress with bowl game

UCLA is on the fringe of bowl eligibility with a 5-5 record, but its chances are hurt by the fact all five losses came in conference play.