But as the improvements have come on the field, so to have they come in regard to in-state recruiting. If these guys are so good, how is it that seemingly every year they’re picked to win or compete for championships, but fail to do so? USC, UCLA, and Utah are all still in contention for the South crown.
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It all starts with Stanford and Utah winning out in the regular season, and USC losing a game for Utah to get into the championship game.
The LA Times gives you a similar breakdown, with Gary Klein writing about USC and Oregon’s high-stakes struggle to stay at the top of the Pac-12 South division standings.
What the Pac-12 (and Big Ten next year) gets with nine games in addition to the conference title game is a sense of legitimacy.
Make friends: Trojans can talk about this matchup over at Conquest Chronicles, while Ducks can fly over to Addicted to Quack for the same. Great for the Wildcats.
Adams did not play in a victory over Colorado or a loss against Washington State. The Cougars won 30-24. Entering the fourth quarter, USC had forced another UO punt and had the ball, and it was back to being a close game. You’ve got to win that battle.
The USC Trojans were trying to think about the bigger picture following their loss to OR: They’re still alive in the Pac-12 South.
Wilson’s first season as a Ute in 2012 was not a good year.
Kessler completed 30 of 41 passes for 248 yards and two scores for USC. Bercovici’s principal targets are senior WR/RB D.J.
November 14 was a costly day for the Pac-12. It’s the longest active streak in the FBS.
Adams even has a tattoo that says “SC” with interlocking letters, similar to the Trojans’ logo – although now that he’s a Duck he maintains it’s an homage to his Southern California home, not the school.
OR has not played USC in more than two years, but Mark Helfrich has seen plenty of the Trojans on tape prior to this week. While Goff and the Bears have registered the second-most yards per game in the conference, their 6-4 record proves they haven’t always managed to capitalize on the yardage. Utah had nothing to lose in that game. Just take a look at the above clip. What went wrong for the Cardinal defense, and is it in danger of repeating those mistakes against Jared Goff and the Cal offense?
But really, what game isn’t big this weekend?
Rodriguez explained that Anu Solomon is day-to-day, he looks good, but “It’s up to the medical experts”. The last four weeks, however, have the Ducks humming along to four straight victories, and they have elevated to number 23 in the rankings. The one thing that came out of last week’s win over the Ute’s was the injury to Major League Baseball Jake Matthews, who is out for the season with an injury and is having surgery this Friday.
Watching Adams on tape can be maddening for a coach scheming against him. He feels it’s all part of the game, and it’s up to him and his staff to mask the calls. “Until that’s addressed, we’re in that situation”.
“We have to plaster receivers because we know he can make plays with his feet,” Seymour said.
The offensive load shifts to quarterback Travis Wilson, who could become a compelling story, considering his up-and-down career and his history against UCLA as an Orange County product.
USC and OR are each 7-3 overall and 5-2 in the Pac-12.
The Ducks can only wonder how they would have fared with a healthy Adams all season along.
“Vernon said he thought he overthrew me, but he put it perfectly”, said Addison, who had five receptions for 105 yards. “That’s what you expect in road games”.
ASU and Arizona have met 88 times in football. OR 7, USC 7, 1:56.
The lone tie came in 1987.
2013: ARIZONA STATE 58, Arizona 21.
Arizona State scored another junior college defender, as Koron Crump announced his commitment.
Series: Arizona leads, 48-39-1.
Both of these teams have shown flaws this season. Wilson can be credited for assisting in the building process that took a small-time BCS buster team from the Mountain West to Pac-12 giants and, potentially, a Rose Bowl berth. However, even splitting games, it’s likely the Cowboys don’t have enough to get in.
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Seems a bit harsh because he’s one of the most athletic players in the country, but it’s also true that few players get spread thin more than Jackson.
