Trojans, Palmer
head midwest
to face Wildcats
USC and revamped
quarterback Carson Palmer
will face their second test
of the young season
Game of the week
By Hank Hager
Oregon Daily Emerald
No. 11 USC (2-0) at No.
25 Kansas State (3-0)
4 p.m., TBS
The big boys of the Pacific-10
Conference and the Big XII are set to
do battle in one of the best early-sea
son matchups of the year. The fea
tured programs are on the rise after
slipping in success.
The schools have met just once,
last season, in a game that was any
thing but entertaining. Kansas State
won the contest 10-6 behind a rush
ing attack that amassed 340 yards.
This season’s version, though, is
sure to be much different.
USC quarterback Carson Palmer
has broken through the ranks of the
overrated to become a potential
Heisman Trophy candidate. In two
wins over Auburn and Colorado, he
has thrown for a 72 percent comple
tion rate and has hit the turf via a
sack just once.
“He is doing everything that he
can and that generally follows the
success of a team,” USC head coach
Pete Carroll said. “If we keep doing
that, Carson is going to be recog
nized as one of the best players in
America. He's talented enough to do
that, talented enough to be a high
first-round draft pick.”
The Trojan defense has been even
better, allowing just 88.5 yards per
game rushing and 82.5 yards passing.
That’s against Auburn and Colorado,
two teams that are generally thought
to have better-than-average offenses.
Kansas State, on the other hand,
has been a surprise. The Wildcats
have been perfect, albeit against
Western Kentucky, Louisiana Mon
roe and Eastern Illinois. They’ve al
lowed just 16 points in the three
games, an impressive feat no matter
who the opponent is.
But USC will definitely be the first
test for Kansas State.
“We haven't played anyone who is
in the same hemisphere as USC so
it's a little difficult to determine ex
actly where we are at this particular
time,” Kansas State head coach Bill
Snyder said. “I do think that we have
made some improvements — we
have gotten a lot better in certain ar
eas. I think we are playing relatively
well, but not nearly the kind of foot
ball team that we need to be.”
In the past, the Wildcats have
shown to be adept at handling
teams with bigger expectations.
Their win against the Trojans last
season was just one of those, as
USC was expected to be one of the
Pac-lO’s finest in 2001.
“They gave us all we could handle
last year and we couldn't get the
win,” Carroll said. “We have great re
spect for the way they play and their
style. This is a game that we are go
ing to have a good feel for what we
are all about. If we are fortunate to
win, we will feel pretty good about
this start of the season. We expect to
have a very difficult matchup. We
are looking forward to it.”
Contact the sports reporter
at hankhager@dailyemerald.com.
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