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By Gary Klein

Nov. 9, 2008 12 AM PT

USC

(8-1, 6-1) vs. STANFORD

(5-5, 4-3)

Saturday, 4 p.m.

Versus

The Trojans should be big favorites in this game . . . but not as big as they were when they last met the Cardinal, and that one didn’t turn out well for them -- a 24-23 loss to 41-point underdog Stanford at the Coliseum 13 months ago. Stanford needs one more win to be bowl eligible for the first time since 2001. The Cardinal almost had it Saturday against Oregon, leading until the Ducks scored with six seconds left. USC has given up one touchdown -- against Arizona three weeks ago -- in its last five Pac-10 games.

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Gary Klein

Gary Klein covers the Los Angeles Rams for the Los Angeles Times. Before that, he covered USC’s football program and athletic department. He began working for The Times in the San Fernando Valley edition and has reported on high school, college and pro sports. He grew up in Southern California and graduated from Cal State Northridge.

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