DG on PX - Picking the Pac

The winner of Saturday's game between Oregon and Arizona controls its own destiny in the Pac-10. Can the Wildcats move one step closer to their first-ever Rose Bowl berth?   Full Story

Joe McKnight is having his best season yet at USC. He has established himself as the Trojans’ feature running back, posted four 100 rushing yard games, scored eight touchdowns and was responsible for the game-winning drive at Ohio State. Look inside for all the news, notes and quotes from Thursday's practice.   Full Story

My conversation with GA linebacker James Vaughter's father, Jonathan, started out with him asking how I was doing and I replied, ‘I’m doing pretty good, but our subscribers aren’t.’ He replied, “They’re up in arms, huh?’ I said, ‘SC fans aren’t used to seeing their team lose 55-21.’Vaughter said, ‘The NFL is full of players from last year’s team and it’s difficult to reload that quickly.’"   Full Story

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Much has been made in the media of Matt Barkley’s recent struggles, and some have even questioned whether the Trojans would be better off with a more experienced signal caller like Mitch Mustain under center, but Jeremy Bates certainly isn’t one of those people. “Matt’s our starting quarterback, and I believe in him,” Bates said. “He gives us our best chance to win. There’s no question.”   Full Story

Not many recruiting fanatics have heard of Serra junior defensive end Jason Gibson, but he's quietly accumulated offers from UCLA, Tennessee, Stanford, Washington, Washington State, Arizona and Arizona State. That's an impressive list of offers at this point. Gibson said he's hearing a lot from USC, but hasn't gotten an offer. More on that in the video interview.   Full Story

Serra WR/CB Marqise Lee, until late in the 2009 season, thought of himself strictly as a basketball player playing football. But his impressive play this season has the junior thinking more about playing football, or both sports in college. Lee told us he's getting letters from three prominent Pac-10 schools including USC.   Full Story

Serra junior wide receiver has been a huge weapon for Cavalier quarterback Conner Preston this season and has 29 receptions for 631 yards and nine touchdowns. He has two fewer receptions this year than last year, but more yards and more touchdowns. Plus Serra added four-star wide receiver Paul Richardson to the team, and he's also been productive with 27 catches for 516 yards and six touchdowns.   Full Story

Anthony Jefferson from Los Angeles Cathedral somewhat played in the shadow of current UCLA wide receiver Randall Carroll last year, but this season he has emerged as one of the elite prospects on the West Coast. He told SCPlaybook there are four schools at the top of his list and he might schedule an official visit to Notre Dame.   Full Story

Robert Woods from Serra High in Gardena, Calif., and Scout.com's No. 1 ranked wide receiver, has had an extremely impressive senior season. Last Friday Serra knocked off Cathedral 21-7 capping off a 10-0 regular season record, earning the Cavaliers a No. 2 seed heading into the playoffs this Friday night against Oak Park.   Full Story

Pete Carroll said he was pleased with the spirit and enthusiasm that the players brought to the practice field on Tuesday. “We aren’t going to come out here and kick our lip around,” he said. “That doesn’t exist in this program.”   Full Story

While USC’s 34-point loss to Stanford was a huge story, the most important news to come out of the Coliseum on Saturday was the positive report from Stafon Johnson’s press conference. Look inside for a complete update and hear what the USC tailback had to say.   Full Story

While it was a long day at the Coliseum on Saturday, the Trojans did have some bright moments, like the emergence of wide receiver Brice Butler. SCPlaybook’s Jaime Rodriguez was there for all the action and brings you photos from the USC – Stanford game.    Full Story

I have never seen a USC football game, in my lifetime, where the secondary was forced to make 41 tackles. No one has ever seen USC give up 55 points before either. USC’s front seven on defense simply played a terrible football game Saturday.   Full Story

10 observations, nit picks and brain cramps from figuring out Rose Bowl scenarios...   Full Story

Stafon Johnson once again displayed the heart of a champion when he leaned forward to the microphone and whispered seven powerful words. “God has a plan. Run, Stafon, run,” he said - repeating the last words that his late grandfather spoke to him.   Full Story

The Trojans’ defense has struggled in recent weeks, giving up 47 points to Oregon and 55 points in a loss to Stanford on Saturday. In this video, senior safety Taylor Mays discusses USC’s inability to slow teams down and much more.   Full Story

The USC Trojans gave up the most points in school history while getting dominated by the Stanford Cardinal 55-21. Look inside to see what Pete Carroll had to say about the play of Stanford, the crushing loss and much more.   Full Story

Dazed and confused may be the best way to describe the USC Trojans after giving up the most points in school history in a devastating 55-21 loss to the Stanford Cardinal on Saturday. “I’m not sure I have the right words to describe being humbled like this," Pete Carroll said. “We got our butt kicked on the defense and they out executed us. It was a humbling day of work.”    Full Story

This time, it was no upset. Stanford destroys USC, showing how out of touch with reality Pete Carroll and his team really are.   Full Story

Collegefootballnews’ Matthew Smith Reviews all the Pac-10 Games, Week Ten   Full Story

Matt Barkley and the USC Trojans will battle Andrew Luck and the Stanford Cardinal this Saturday at the Los Angeles Coliseum. Look inside to see what the talented freshman has to say about USC’s offense, the upcoming matchup and much more.   Full Story

Last week Edison linebacker and Stanford verbal commit Jordan Zumwalt said Stanford and USC were the two schools he was still considering. There was one problem, USC hadn't offered Zumwalt a scholarship, but that changed on Tuesday when USC finally did offer.   Full Story

The injury news wasn’t all bad on Thursday as tight end Anthony McCoy is expected to return to action after missing the past two weeks with a sprained ankle, and the offense will get a big boost with Stanley Havili back in the starting lineup.   Full Story