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Quarterback has passed for only 161 yards in the last six quarters but the coach says he is not concerned.
The junior defensive end, who leads the Pac-10 with eight sacks, is sidelined by a toe injury and does not travel with the Trojans for Saturday's game in Tempe, Ariz.
Since the start of the 2002 season, the coach's second at USC, his teams have never lost back-to-back games.
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Freshman Vontaze Burfict, late of Corona Centennial, starts at middle linebacker for a unit that gives up only 296 yards a game.
USC readies for Arizona State, ranked 18th in the nation in total defense.
Seven key coaches have left the program in the last few years, and the football coach now has an unchallenged voice that might be leaving him hoarse and distracted.
After leaving USC for head coaching jobs, Carroll's understudies have struggled. But three are in their first seasons with new schools and hope to push their programs forward.
The Trojans head coach says he and his staff erred against Oregon by restricting the defense with a complicated scheme that caused less-seasoned players to play too cautiously.
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USC's usual game-changing defense is missing in action, leaving Trojans looking very much unlike a Pete Carroll team in 47-20 loss at Oregon.
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USC gives up 613 yards and suffers the worst loss in the Pete Carroll era.
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