COLLEGE FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : USC : Smith Likes Dorr’s Offensive Scheme

USC Coach Larry Smith praised the work of offensive coordinator Ray Dorr, who replaced John Matsko in that job after last season.

“We’re not so tied up with (a) control offense,” Smith said. “Our feeling is, ‘We’ve got (good) receivers and we’ve got to get the ball out to them to make big plays. They’re the guys who are going to get us in the end zone. Let’s get the ball out to them and try to spread the field.’

“Ray has done an excellent job of designing a balanced offense.”

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USC, which will play Oklahoma on Saturday on artificial turf at Norman, Okla., was 2-1 on synthetic surfaces last season, 1-7 on grass. . . . It was mistakenly reported Thursday that Oklahoma won the national championship in 1973. Notre Dame was ranked first in the Associated Press poll that season and Alabama was No. 1 in the United Press International poll. Oklahoma was ranked third and second, respectively. . . . USC quarterback Rob Johnson leads the Pac-10 in passing efficiency and is seventh nationally. Oklahoma quarterback Cale Gundy is third nationally. . . . Chad Davis, who broke Todd Marinovich’s national high school passing record last season at Mira Mesa High in San Diego, is a freshman redshirt at Oklahoma.