Running
back Reggie
Bush,seen
here earlier
this season,
has been a
major con
tributor to the
USC offense
in 2004. He
is currently
seventh in
the Pac-10 in
rushing.
Courtesy
USC Athletic
Department
GOTW: Moore s athleticism,
size spark Cardinal offense
Continued from page 8
Edwards’ favorite target this sea
son has been tight end Alex Smith.
He leads the team with 10 receptions
for 117 yards and one touchdown.
Two-sport athletes Evan Moore
and Mark Bradford have also provid
ed a spark for the Cardinal offense at
the wide receiver position. The
6-foot-7, 235-pound Moore has
caught eight balls for 133 yards and
three touchdowns, and Bradford has
caught seven passes for 116 yards.
Moore and Bradford also play for the
nationally ranked basketball team.
“Evan Moore has really shown to be
a big factor for them,” Carroll said. “He
is a big stud out there catching the ball.
He has had some marvelous catches in
the first two games. That is a matchup
that we’re concerned about and we
hope our guys can hang in there. ”
The Cardinal will need all of its
weapons to penetrate the Tfojan ar
mor. Southern California has been
giving up less than eight points per
game and causing turnovers at an
alarming rate; forcing 12 turnovers in
their three games this season, includ
ing eight interceptions.
USC’s defense is led by linebacker
Matt Grootegoed and defensive line
man Shaun Cody, both All-Ameri
can candidates. The Ttojans still
haven’t allowed a team to score
more than 14 points or go over 300
yards of total offense.
The Tlojan offense isn’t anything to
look past either, with Heisman hope
ful Matt Lienart leading the team at
quarterback. The junior signal caller is
19th in the nation in passing efficiency
with a 151.8 rating and has completed
64 percent of his passes for 739 yards
and seven touchdowns.
While Lienart may be driving the
TYojan offense, sophomore running
back Reggie Bush is the engine. Not
only is he part of USC’s two-headed
monster with LenDale White in the
backfield running the ball, he is also
contributing catching the football.
Bush is second on the team in
rushing yards (252), receptions (10),
receiving yards (171) and first on the
team in total touchdowns (6).
Fellow sophomore Steve Smith
leads the TVojan receiving core with
18 receptions (21st in the nation) for
209 yards. The former high school
All-American has stepped in well for
the departed Mike Williams.
USC’s powerful offense may be chal
lenged by the experienced Cardinal de
fense, who returns nine of its starters.
One of them is 2003 second-team All
Pac-10 Conference safety Oshiomogho
Atogwe. He has led the team in tackles
during the past two seasons and has
been named to the Jim Thorpe Award
“Watch list,” an award given to the na
tion’s top defensive back.
“They (Stanford’s secondary) will
be tough,” Carroll said. “They are a
very disciplined group and very
skilled technique wise. This is clearly
the best group we’ve seen.”
Teevens said his defensive group
as a whole may not have the same
superstar power as USC, but its conti
nuity is what makes it a tough de
fense.
“We have more seniors on the de
fensive side of the ball, so there is
maturity and a comfort level after
having started for a number of
years,” Teevens said. “They play well
as a group, and I think we have
mixed our schemes against the peo
ple we have played to date. ”
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