A Little More Barkley

“We knew we could stretch them vertically. We were going to try to throw the ball deep. We hit what we could when it was there, but we came in knowing we would try to throw the ball more.”
— USC quarterback Matt Barkley

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Great One And Son

Wayne Gretzky attended last night’s game with his son, Oaks Christian quarterback Trevor Gretzky. But Trevor Gretzky officially attended the game as a USC baseball recruit.

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Blowout Comparison

Cal coach Jeff Tedford’s lost 11 games by more than 11 points since 2002. USC coach Pete Carroll’s lost once by 11 or more points since 2001.

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USC-Washington State Breakdown

Hero: USC quarterback Matt Barkley. The freshman overcame a bruised shoulder and threw two touchdown passes in the first half, including a 57-yard scoring pass to wide receiver Damian Williams.

Goat: USC’s coaches. Opening up the playbook came a week late for the Trojans.

Key stat: USC was penalized 13 times for 115 yards.

Quote: “You won’t be able to hang in tough games (when you play) like that.”
— USC coach Pete Carroll

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