A high-risk, high-reward day for Matt Barkley, who threw three TDs but also had two turnovers. I wouldn’t make too much of stats because there are so many variables in scrimmages, such as what unit you are playing against and what situations you are playing in. But Barkley’s definitely pushing the competition.
“He’s hanging in there,” Pete Carroll said. “We haven’t seen a freshman able to do that. I’m not making a statement about what that means. I can only point to his high school background. I’m not going to say anything (about who the starter is).”