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USC’s LenDale White, who is coming off a
career-high 197 rushing yards, leads the
top-ranked Trojans in search of their 27th
consecutive win Saturday against Arizona.
The game is at 12:30 p.m. on ABC.
Arizona next to challenge USC's streak
Arizona and Stanford hit the road looking for their first
Pacific-10 Conference victories against USC and WSU
BY KIM GAVIGLIO
FREELANCE REPORTER
The dividing line between the
weak and strong is steadily increas
ing as Pacific-10 Conference play
plows into week three. This weekend
No. 25 Oregon ventures to No. 17
Arizona State, Arizona takes on top
ranked USC, Stanford plays Washing
ton State, No. 10 California travels to
No. 20 UCLA and Oregon State and
Washington have a chance to recu
perate with a bye.
Arizona (1-3) vs.
No. 1 USC (4-0)
After losing 28-0 last week to No. 10
California, Arizona heads to Southern
California to take on the undefeated
Ttojans. Currently ranked No. 1, the
TYojans have not lost a home game
since September 2001. It is unlikely
that Arizona will put a stop to the 22
game home winning streak at the L.A.
Coliseum, but assuming they don’t
turn the ball over, anything is possible
in the Pac-10.
USC running back Reggie Bush, re
ceiver Steve Smith and defending Heis
man winner Matt Leinart have been a
major force for the TYojans in most of
their victories. The Trojans’ last two
games have left them fighting to come
back in the second half. They had an
18-point deficit at the half during Ari
zona State and 13-point deficit at in the
first half against Oregon. This come
back tactic can be to the Wildcats’ ad
vantage, that is if they don’t let the Ho
jans score points in the second half.
Unfortunately for the Wildcats, USC’s
head coach Pete Carroll has not left
this weakness unattended to.
“We are looking at a conference
game that is extremely important to
us,” Carroll said. “It is a game we need
in order to get back on track and bal
ance our attack on the offensive side of
the ball. We need to play better early
on in the game and smooth that thing
out. We are working hard to get that
done. It is important that we correct
problems and issues. I want to see
some movement made in that direc
tion. I want to put together a heck of a
football game and get off to a good
start back at home again. ”
Stanford (1-2) vs.
Washington State (3-1)
Stanford heads north to Pullman,
Wash., to take on the Cougars and try
to break their two-game losing streak
in this key conference game. Last
week Stanford lost to Oregon 44-20
while, Washington State lost to Ore
gon State 44-33. This loss was the
Cougars’ first of the season, leaving
them with a 3-1 record.
This game is crucial for both
teams, so their level of play will def
initely have to be kicked up a notch.
Last year Stanford defeated Wash
ington State 23-17.
Last week marked senior running
back Jerome Harrison’s seventh
straight 100-yard game for the
Cougars. He rushed for a game high
124-yards and three touchdowns. If
the Cardinal can stop Harrison, its
odds of winning are likely to increase.
“They have an outstanding runner
and their quarterback has put up big
numbers,” Stanford head coach Walt
Harris said. “They also have a couple
of highly ranked receivers, so right
now all those things scare us. It pres
ents a big problem. We’re not scoring
a lot of points on offense, so we’ve
got to really slow them down on de
fense, get off the field on third down
and make it happen."
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