The Wildcats seemingly righted the ship after a players - only meeting sparked a big win
over USC, while the Sun Devils have adjusted to the entire league zoning them by rattling off three straight wins.
3 * Cal +4 over Arizona W 3 * Texas +7 over Oklahoma St W 3 * Notre Dame -3.5
over USC W 3 * Kansas St +14 over Oklahoma W 3 * Iowa St +7 over Texas Tech W
3 * Purdue +11 over Michigan L 3 * NC State +11.5 over Florida St W 3 * Miss St +3.5 over Georgia L 3 * Kentucky +2.5 over Florida W 3 * Vandy +18.5 over Alabama L 3 * Cal +17
over USC W
2 * Tennessee +4 over Florida L 2 * Miss St +7 over LSU W 2 * Vandy +3.5 over Kansas State W 2 * Kentucky +5 over South Carolina W 2 * Texas +15.5
over USC W *** Note the ratings this week.
Stanley took
over the USC women's program in 1989 but left that job in 1993 because the school wouldn't give her the same salary it was paying George Raveling, then the Trojans men's coach.
The Arizona Wildcats were the class of the Pac - 12 Conference all season, and won their second consecutive Pac - 12 Tournament title thanks to a 75 - 61 win
over the USC Trojans on Saturday night at T - Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Smith also anchored the Youth Village's 440 - yard relay team to an unexpected victory
over USC's experienced world - record quartet that had not lost in more than a year.
In the second half ofOklahoma's 73 — 72 win
over USC in Norman on Dec. 4, Trojans forward LeonardWashington hit Griffin below the belt, earning a flagrant foul and an ejection.Nine days later, in the Sooners» 70 — 52 victory over Utah, Utes guard Luka Drcatripped Griffin as both were running upcourt, a move that earned Drca anintentional foul and a two - game suspension from Boylen.
Cases in point: a 53 - 24 win over Washington (yards: ASU 585, UW 212), a 62 - 41 win
over USC, and a 58 - 21 win over an Arizona team that had just beaten Oregon.
And titles that actually aren't disputed, as Ole Miss does by claiming the 1962
over USC despite winning far fewer major selectors.
The biggest highlight, of course, was the now - classic 2005 BCS Championship game, where Brown and Vince Young led the Longhorns to a 41 - 38 win
over USC.
During Ohio State's bowl win
over USC, Mo Hurst tweeted the following: Whenever I see a OSU spot i think of... oh...
Arizona's seed is evidence of that point, but Arizona State and UCLA making the field
over USC kind of flies in the face of that argument.
That place which was the backdrop to the first time I saw him, on the night he delivered the soundtrack to the greatest game I've ever seen: Texas
over USC in the 2006 Rose Bowl (I interviewed his colleagues from that night for this story).
Texas at USC: Sharper money appears to be all
over USC in this one, opening -14 at some of the sharp books like Bookmaker and already moving up to -17.
After winning a grudge race against Jimmy Hines at 200 meters, Tommie Smith led the Santa Clara Youth Village to victory
over USC's famed 440 - yard relay team to be named top athlete at Coliseum - Compton meet
Johnson picked Arizona
over USC and Kentucky, but did so by showing off these sweet Arizona kicks for his decision.
It's possible that an elite recruit in Dallas watched Vince Young to put Texas
over USC during his kindergarten year, but I seriously doubt most recruits could name the last time Texas won a title.
Admittedly, Oklahomans have had plenty of football teams to sing about in the past, but they have not had many victories as sweet or as important as the one
over USC.
And after matching Nebraska's dominance blow for blow in 1971 — opening the season with a win
over USC, beating a 10 - win Ole Miss team by 34, beating a 10 - win Tennessee team by 17, beating nine - win Auburn by 24 — Bear Bryant's resurgent Crimson Tide, back on the national scene after averaging just seven wins per year from 1967 - 70, got really, really roughed up by Johnny Rodgers and the Huskers in the Orange Bowl.
Wazzu holds a head - to - head
over USC, just beat Stanford, and has a quietly impressive Boise State win, but has two blowout road losses.
In their recent triumph
over USC, the first - year starter threw only 19 passes and completed about half of them for only 120 yards but also two scores.
Not exact matches
The
USC Trojans are currently being led by interim head coach Clay Helton, who has delivered a 5 - 2 record since taking
over from Steve Sarkisian on October 11, 2015.
What scouts like:
USC has developed its share of quarterback prospects
over the years, and Darnold could be the best one in a while.
Eventually,
USC turns the ball
over on downs in the red zone after the Buckeyes» eighth sack.
Four - star DT Keyshon Camp announced
over Twitter that he was decommitting from
USC and will make his decision on National Signing Day.
The only two games with ranked teams losing: Penn State rolled
over Michigan in white - out conditions, and Notre Dame looks like a legitimate Playoff team after destroying
USC.
Although the Trojans have received just 30 % of spread tickets, they have received
over 61 % of total dollars wagered which has caused the line to move from
USC -8 to -10.
By this point, we had already dealt with Appalachian State's upset of Michigan, Stanford's upset of
USC, and Kentucky's triple - OT win
over LSU.
USC has a win
over a ranked Arizona State and a conference title bump, and one of the Trojans» losses was to a pre-collapse Oregon (which will be looked on favorably because of Dennis Dixon's injury).
USC can lock up the Pac - 10 title with a win
over UCLA, LSU has to vanquish Tennessee to hold onto its spot, and... what do you do with Georgia?
Iman Marshall, as expected, decided on
USC over Michigan and Florida State...
However, winning both home games would get them to 32nd, which should be enough with an 18 - 12 record and 8 - 10 Big 12 mark, especially with good non-conference wins
over Wichita State and
USC and conference victories
over Kansas and Texas Tech.
In terms of
USC's profile, thanks to a down Pac - 12, the Trojans» two best wins are still the two they claimed
over New Mexico State and Middle Tennessee in the Diamond Head Classic
over Christmas week, giving Andy Enfield's club a poor record of 2 - 5 in Group 1 games.
Four - star DT Keyshon Camp announced
over Twitter that he was decommitting from
USC and will make his decision on National Signing...
A few days before the 1982 Hula Bowl, Clemson wide receiver Perry Tuttle was basking in the Hawaiian sun and the glow of the Tigers» recent national - championship - clinching win
over Nebraska in the Orange Bowl when
USC running back Marcus Allen threw a magazine on Tuttle's lap and said, «I can't believe a country boy from Clemson would be on the cover of SPORTS ILLUSTRATED.»
Picking the Trojans
over Michigan, Washington, and Stanford, it seems likely that Daniels» trip to Ann Arbor was to confirm his choice of
USC.
USC scored the game - winning touchdown with just seconds remaining when quarterback Matt Leinart sneaked
over the goal line with help from what was probably an illegal push from running back Reggie Bush.
Beat
USC, stomp Stanford, and beat Oregon in the Pac - 12 title, and the Bruins might be a couple of upsets — Texas
over TCU or Wisconsin
over Ohio State or Kansas State
over Baylor — from serious consideration.
Oklahoma had climbed back on top, and it had climbed there
over the gallant but thoroughly defeated
USC Trojans.
USC and Notre Dame fell out of the polls after losses to UCLA and Stanford, respectively, while Duke saw a small climb in its ranking, and Texas managed to return to the bottom of the polls after a dominating victory
over Texas Tech.
The season was bittersweet because of the way it began; the Utes got to third in the polls with a 6 - 0 start and wins
over Michigan and Oregon before losing to
USC, then succumbing to injuries and losing to Arizona and UCLA as well.
A Long Beach, California native, Corral, a one - time
USC pledge, picked the Gators
over Georgia, Michigan and many others.
But this was arguably Oregon State's best chance at an FBS win until November — the schedule
over the next two months: Minnesota, at Washington State, Washington, at
USC, Colorado, Stanford — and it had no response when a Mountain West team turned on the afterburners.
Pac - 12:
USC has recruited the highest percentage
over the last four years, but due to NCAA sanctions, it has not had a full allotment of scholarships.
Jan 04,2016... BACK TO SCHOOL By leading his
USC Trojans to a win
over Michiganin the Rose Bowl, former Jets and Pa...
Baxter served the same post at
USC from 2010 - 13, scheming the Trojans to 24 blocked kicks
over that time, ranking Top 15 in the nation every season.
Solomon picked the Maize and Blue
over Alabama, Solomon picked the Maize and Blue
over Alabama, Georgia and
USC.
The Huskies now have the best odds in the conference as
USC remains at +1600 following a win
over Oregon State.
USC at California: This line has been all
over the place depending on the sportsbook.