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CHRIS DUFRESNE / ON COLLEGE FOOTBALL
The once-proud teams meet this weekend, having gone a combined 0-20 this season against other major schools.
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USC FOOTBALL FYI
Naturally aggressive, the quarterback has been conservative in recent games. >>
UCLA FOOTBALL FYI
Offensive lineman says his attitude, which Coach Rick Neuheisel had questioned, has improved. His playing status, however, remains uncertain. >>
SPORTS ON TV
Starting in 2011, all Bowl Championship Series events will air under the Walt Disney Co. broadcasting umbrella. >>
USC FOOTBALL FYI
Injured senior safety plans to increase intensity so he can be ready to play against Notre Dame on Nov. 29. USC's leading tackler before he went out in late October had surgery on knee Nov. 3. >>
UCLA FOOTBALL FYI
The offensive lineman will meet with UCLA Coach Rick Neuheisel, who says it's a matter of commitment, not discipline. >>
CHRIS DUFRESNE ON COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Saturday's results produced no changes at the top of the Bowl Championship Series standings. But just wait till next week, and beyond. >>
CROWE'S NEST
A report that the Heisman Trophy won by Charles White will be sold to the highest bidder next month comes as news to Charles White. >>
USC FYI
For at least one night, USC regained its once indisputable standing as Tailback U. >>
UCLA FOOTBALL FYI
Neuheisel says quarterback is still throwing to his primary receiver no matter what the situation. >>
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Five things to watch this week in college football. >>
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
The rankings of the top nine schools remain the same, including USC at No. 6. >>
COLLEGE FOOTBALL NOTES
Robinson, who will coach the final two games of this season, is 9-36 overall and 3-25 in the Big East in three-plus seasons. >>
USC FOOTBALL
Outplayed in the first half, No. 6 Trojans tie it late in second quarter on C.J. Gable's 93-yard kickoff return, then use a productive running game to pull away after halftime. >>
CHRIS DUFRESNE / ON COLLEGE FOOTBALL
After the Gators humiliate Steve Spurrier's South Carolina team, 56-6, at the Swamp -- where he reigned supreme for years -- it is evident they are king of college football. >>
Kurt Streeter
After a nail-biting first half, the Trojans pulled away as their trio of running backs got rolling. >>
UCLA 27, WASHINGTON 7
UCLA overcomes early turnovers to keep slim bowl hopes alive. >>
Beavers take another step toward their first Rose Bowl since 1965 by defeating Cal. >>
BALTIMORE -- A passing rainstorm seemed to be the only thing putting a damper on Charlie Weis' day. >>
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Victory moves the Utes to 11-0 with a chance to push its into the BCS picture. >>
OHIO STATE 30, ILLINOIS 20
Chris Wells and Terrelle Pryor lead a 30-20 win over Illinois. >>
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Jeremiah Masoli has a career day, accounting for five touchdowns in a victory over the Wildcats. >>
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
He throws two touchdowns passes in a 35-7 win to break his school season record of 31. >>
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Chris Turner leads a long, fourth-quarter drive as the Terrapins beat a ranked team again. >>
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Nittany Lions beat Indiana, 34-7, to improve to 10-1. >>
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Case Keenum throws six touchdown passes as Cougars stun Golden Hurricane. >>
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Arenas sets the pace in a 32-7 win as Crimson Tide improves to 11-0. >>
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Teel leads the charge as the Scarlet Knights roll to a 49-16 road victory. >>
LETTERS
Readers aren't buying Trojans' case with the BCS and take issue with USC football coverage. >>
COLLEGE FOOTBALL MAILBAG
L.A. Times college football expert Chris Dufresne takes time out (he gets two per half) each Friday during the season to answer your questions on college football. >>
KURT STREETER
USC loyalists may long for payback after Trojans' 2007 loss to Stanford, but Pete Carroll and his players seem to realize that isn't sustainable as motivation. >>
USC FOOTBALL
That would be winning, something they failed to do against 41-point underdog Stanford last season. USC is favored by 'only' 24 points Saturday in rematch at Palo Alto. >>
UCLA FOOTBALL
Bruins hoping to keep Washington winless. >>
AROUND THE NATION
Tony Pike threw for 250 yards and two touchdowns and No. 22 Cincinnati remained in the hunt for the Big East Conference title with a 28-20 victory over reeling Louisville on Friday night at Louisville, Ky. >>
UCLA FOOTBALL FYI
That's four strong quarters equals one good game -- the goal against Washington. >>
FOOTBALL
Stanford receiver made the winning catch against USC, and now he's in the NFL on the 49ers' practice squad. >>
USC FOOTBALL FYI
Linebackers coach Ken Norton Jr. makes sure defensive players know all about the Stanford running back. >>
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Alabama and Texas Tech hold steady in the 1-2 spots. The Trojans will need plenty of help to have a shot at the national-title game. >>
UCLA FOOTBALL FYI
Coach says the backup right guard needs 'to reevaluate how important football is in his life.' >>
AROUND THE NATION
Javarris James ran for a touchdown, Matt Bosher kicked three field goals, and Miami got a huge defensive stand in the final minutes to beat Virginia Tech, 16-14, on Thursday night at Miami and move into first place in the Atlantic Coast Conference's Coastal Division. >>
CHRIS DUFRESNE / ON COLLEGE FOOTBALL
The coach is headed back to the place he left abruptly and later successfully sued over betting incident. Its program has been in ruins since his departure, and the Bruins are struggling. >>
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Chris Dufresne's rankings and comments: >>
UCLA FOOTBALL
Bruins' running backs coach had some great times with the Huskies. >>
USC FOOTBALL
Sophomore tailback has experienced an inordinate number of personal setbacks that have made the last four months a continuous series of restarts. >>
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
College football games of the week >>
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Steve Harvey's rankings from the bottom up: >>
USC FOOTBALL
'I feel like I'm right where I need to be,' he says when it comes to taking care of the ball. >>
PAC-10 FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK
Oregon and California face opponents that dashed their hopes for a national title. >>
UCLA FOOTBALL
DeWayne Walker wasn't happy with the effort at the end of loss to Oregon State. >>
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Cardinals defeat Miami of Ohio and start a season 10-0 for the first time in their history. >>
USC FOOTBALL FYI
There is speculation that the junior might leave school for the NFL, but he says he won't make any decisions until after the season and discussions with his father and coach. >>
UCLA FOOTBALL FYI
The two football teams have struggled in many of the same aspects of the game this season. >>
CHRIS DUFRESNE / ON COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Not even the Trojans' top-ranked defense gives them much traction in the national title race. >>
USC FYI
USC tailback Broderick Green, a redshirt freshman from Arkansas, will no longer practice with the team and will transfer at the end of the fall semester, Coach Pete Carroll confirmed Sunday. >>
UCLA FYI
The former Huskies coach says he doesn't think much about his days there, but this week he will be forced to discuss it. >>
AROUND THE NATION
Notre Dame coach might get more involved in calling the plays, a role he gave up before the season. >>
COLLEGE FOOTBALL SPOTLIGHT
There is plenty of protection for the coach during game at Baton Rouge. >>
BILL PLASCHKE
USC should think about running more instead of letting Mark Sanchez play gunslinger. >>
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Trojans commit 105 yards' worth of penalties and also play fast and loose with the football, but defense and two Mark Sanchez touchdown passes lift them past No. 21 California. >>
CHRIS DUFRESNE / ON COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Nov. 8 by the numbers: >>
KURT STREETER
When it comes to the kind of tangible improvements that most look for, there's not much to see. >>
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Bruins' offense can't match defense again in a 34-6 loss to Beavers, who stay in the thick of the Pac-10 race. >>
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Blount's touchdown run with six seconds left gives Ducks a 35-28 win. >>
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Last-second field goal gives the Hawkeyes a 24-23 win and the No. 3-ranked Nittany Lions their first loss. >>
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
He throws for 362 yards in a 49-14 victory over Utah State. >>
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Rice quarterback throws his 87th touchdown pass in a 38-31 win over Army. >>
COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROUNDUP
No. 12 Ohio State and No. 18 Michigan State pick up Big Ten victories. >>
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
McCoy throws for 300 yards and five touchdowns in 45-21 win. >>
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Ryan Houston's fourth-quarter touchdown runs seal a 28-7 win. >>
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Top-ranked Crimson Tide escapes with a 27-21 victory in overtime. >>
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Pryor throws for 197 yards and Wells rushes for 140 in a 45-10 road win. >>
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Gators will play No. 1 Alabama after a 42-14 victory over Vanderbilt clinches the SEC Eastern Division. >>
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Harrell throws for 456 yards as the Red Raiders stay hot with a 56-20 win over the eighth-ranked Cowboys. >>
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Bearcats rebound after blowing a lead late in regulation for a 26-23 win. >>
COLLEGE FOOTBALL / USC UP NEXT
Trojans were 41-point favorites the last time they faced the Cardinal, and lost, 24-23, last year at the Coliseum. This year the teams meet up north. >>
COLLEGE FOOTBALL MAILBAG
L.A. Times college football expert Chris Dufresne takes time out (he gets two per half) each Friday during the season to answer your questions on college football. >>
USC FOOTBALL
His accuracy on field goals and ability to send kickoffs through the end zone has provided Trojans with a key tactical edge and turned the senior into an NFL prospect. >>
USC FOOTBALL
USC and Cal, both on the scent of a Pac-10 title, play a game with Rose Bowl implications Saturday. As for the BCS, Trojans are longshots, and Carroll says the system 'stinks.' >>
BILL DWYRE
Things could hardly get worse for the Raiders, so why not send USC north to finish out the NFL team's schedule? >>
UCLA FOOTBALL
Facing the Pac-10's leading rusher is only part of the challenge for the Bruins, who need to win three of their last four games to be bowl eligible. >>
USC FOOTBALL FYI
The senior quarterback from Canyon Country is Cal's choice to start rather than sophomore Kevin Riley. >>
UCLA FOOTBALL
The Bruins will have to buck their November trend of past seasons to ensure a place in a bowl. >>
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Vai Taua rushes for 263 yards and the Wolf Pack rolls up 600 yards in offense. >>
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Penn State remains No. 3 and formerly top-ranked Texas slides to No. 4. >>
FOOTBALL
The sport is no longer foreign to Mexico, where the NFL says it has 20 million fans, which is more fans than any country other than the U.S. >>
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
The lowest number in 15 years hold top spots, study finds. Diversity official describes it as 'appalling.' >>
DIANE PUCIN / ON THE MEDIA
College football viewers will see USC-Cal while most of the country gets the glamour matchup between Texas Tech and Oklahoma State. >>
UCLA FOOTBALL
Bruins will need to be patient yet tenacious if they hope to slow the Oregon State running back. >>
HIGH SCHOOLS
Three prominent line coaches sound off on the most important things when it comes to a prospect. >>
USC FOOTBALL
Quarterback suffers an ankle injury but takes all of the first-team snaps. Joe McKnight is expected to play against California. >>
UCLA FOOTBALL
The backup led a comeback victory against Arizona State last week. The Bruins will remember him from their encounter last season. >>
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Utes improves to 10-0 after pulling out a last-minute 13-10 victory over Texas Christian. >>
CHRIS DUFRESNE / ON COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Trojans could have been working on an amazing title run if not for these little things... >>
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Chris Dufresne's rankings and comments: >>
USC FOOTBALL FYI
The running back needs to avoid setbacks in practice. >>
UCLA FOOTBALL
Oregon State's defense has been burned by deep pass patterns this season. >>
COLLEGE FOOOTBALL
Steve Harvey's rankings from the bottom up: >>
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Our expert picks LSU, Oklahoma State and Iowa in week of upsets. >>
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Cardinals roll to a 45-14 win over Northern Illinois. >>
BILL PLASCHKE
Pete Carroll is off-base when he says the Bowl Championship Series 'stinks.' The Trojans made their own BCS bed when they lost to Oregon State. >>
USC FOOTBALL
The Golden Bears are tied for the national lead in interceptions, and Sanchez says he knows he has to 'play smart' Saturday. >>
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
The rankings say the Trojans are the class of Pac-10, but they could win out and still be shut out of a Rose Bowl berth. >>
UCLA FOOTBALL
Offensive linemen Micah Reed and Scott Glicksberg and defensive tackle Jess Ward will be held out Saturday for 'violation of athletic department policy.' >>
NEWSWIRE
Fulmer is being forced out after 17 years as Tennessee's football coach. >>
USC FOOTBALL
Trojans coach urges his players to vote Tuesday, calling it 'an extraordinary election in our lifetimes.' And he makes clear his choice for president. >>
UCLA FOOTBALL
Beavers quarterback Lyle Moevao is still questionable with an injured right shoulder. If he cannot play, Sean Canfield will start against the Bruins. >>
CHRIS DUFRESNE / ON COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Alabama is new No. 1 in Bowl Championship Series standings, and Texas Tech, which upset previous No. 1 Texas, is No. 2. But it's all written in pencil at this point. >>
UCLA FYI
Oregon State visits the Rose Bowl looking for revenge after the Bruins beat them at Corvallis last season. >>
USC FOOTBALL FYI
Carroll injects some levity after the Trojans drop from No. 5 to No. 7 in the aftermath of their third shutout victory in four weeks. >>
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Five things to watch this week in college football. >>
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Ben Hartman's 39-yard field goal gives Pirates a win that improves their record to 5-3, and 3-1 in Conference USA. >>
CHRIS DUFRESNE ON COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Texas Tech's upset scrambles the top of rankings. >>
USC 56, WASHINGTON 0
USC, No. 5 in the BCS, posts its third shutout in four games, showing the Huskies and their just-fired coach no mercy while improving to 7-1. >>
COLLEGE FOOTBALL SPOTLIGHT
Linfield College keeps streak going, but Michigan is not so fortunate. >>
Pac-10 Roundup
Marcus Ezeff recovered Oregon's fumble on a punt return to set up Shane Vereen's two-yard touchdown run with 8:57 to play. >>
WEST ROUNDUP
BCS bowl hopes stay alive with a 13-10 victory. >>
Texas Tech can call itself No. 1 in the Lone Star State -- and one of the best in all the land. >>
BEST OF THE REST
Owls defeat Texas El Paso, 49-44, and improve to 6-3. >>
Tim Tebow walked out of the locker room wearing a gray, protective boot on his left foot. >>
ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE ROUNDUP
Hurricanes win, 24-17, in overtime as Jacory Harris throws the winning touchdown pass. >>
BIG 12 ROUNDUP
Sam Bradford passes for 311 yards in a 62-28 victory. >>
GEORGIA TECH 31, NO. 16 FLORIDA STATE 28
Seminoles' comeback falls short as they lose a fumble in the final minute. >>
SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE ROUNDUP
Razorbacks defeat No. 19 Tulsa, 30-23, to drop Tulsa to 8-1. >>
BIG TEN
Deflected ball is returned for a touchdown. >>
BIG EAST CONFERENCE ROUNDUP
Conor Lee kicks the winning field goal, and LeSean McCoy runs for 169 yards. >>
COLLEGE FOOTBALL MAILBAG
L.A. Times college football expert Chris Dufresne takes time out (he gets two per half) each Friday during the season to answer your questions on college football. >>
USC FOOTBALL
Tailback was battling frustration, self-doubt as a 2006 freshman when Tyrone Willingham provided helpful advice. Now a key player for Trojans, Johnson plans to return favor to embattled Washington coa >>
USC FOOTBALL
Winless Washington, which fired its coach this week, is a 46-point underdog against USC. But will the Trojans be sufficiently motivated for their homecoming game? >>
USC FOOTBALL FYI
Ellison will have surgery for knee injury suffered in practice this week and could miss two to four weeks. Harris, who has played in every game this season, to start against Washington. >>
UCLA FOOTBALL FYI
Coaches don't give the Bruins a week off from criticism; the players wouldn't have it any other way. >>
USC FYI
Senior will not play against Washington and could be out two to four weeks. >>
UCLA FOOTBALL FYI
While the Bruins have focused on fundamentals during a non-game week, the coaches will be out in full force over the weekend trying to build for the future. >>
COLLLEGE FOOTBALL
Tony Pike excels at quarterback for the Bearcats in his second game back since breaking his left forearm. >>
USC FOOTBALL
His Captain Compete saves a man who 'fell' from a platform and another on fire, as Coach Pete Carroll extends tradition of pulling pranks. >>
CHRIS DUFRESNE / ON COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Coach deserved to be fired at Washington, but he should have been given more than three years at Notre Dame. >>
USC FOOTBALL
The Huskies are 0-7, but Trojans players are told they're the best in the conference in third-down conversion percentage. >>
UCLA FYI
Injured quarterback Patrick Cowan tells Bruins not to take football for granted. >>
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Steve Harvey's rankings, from the bottom up: >>
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Both games have BCS implications. >>
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Arizona State, which was ranked 15th by the AP in the preseason, has lost five in a row. >>
USC FOOTBALL FYI
Sophomore tailback says he's angry about getting only five carries against Arizona but won't 'cry about it.' >>
USC FOOTBALL
With Washington Coach Tyrone Willingham fired, effective at the end of the season, the Trojans' offensive coordinator said he would be interested in looking and assessing the Huskies' position if school representatives contacted him. >>
UCLA FYI
Coach Rick Neuheisel says there is nothing new to report on the quarterback front, and Kevin Craft gets most of the first-unit snaps. But recovering Olson gets work in. >>
COLLEGE FOOTBALL NOTES
The quarterback has a shoulder injury, putting his string of 40 starts in jeopardy. >>
USC FOOTBALL
Saturday's game against Washington is Trojans' first in November, a month in which they are 23-0 under Carroll. But this team has question marks heading into stretch run. >>
USC FYI
Washington Coach Tyrone Willingham on Monday was fired effective the end of the season, meaning seventh-ranked USC will face a Huskies team with a lame-duck leader on Saturday at the Coliseum. >>
UCLA FOOTBALL
With no game this weekend, Bruins coaches will try to shore up some shortcomings. >>
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Texas remains No. 1 while No. 3 Penn State closes the gap on No. 2 Alabama thanks to its 13-6 victory at Ohio State. >>
CHRIS DUFRESNE / ON COLLEGE FOOTBALL
After Penn State beat Ohio State, the Trojans are now looking down a path to the national title game that may require the football equivalent of drawing an inside straight in poker. >>
USC FYI
The Trojans are first in yards allowed per game and in scoring defense, and second in pass defense. >>
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Five things to watch this week in college football: >>
UCLA FOOTBALL FYI
Bruins Coach Rick Neuheisel says the staff will reevaluate personnel and schemes to try to improve upon 3-5 record. >>
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
No. 19 Golden Hurricane improves to 8-0 playing its first game in the top 25 in 17 years. >>
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