USC wide receiver Garrett Green tore his ACL in tonight’s game. Tailback Joe McKnight bruised his left thigh.

What an ending to a lousy game. I was right in the middle of the near-altercation on the field. And I was thisclose to Rick Neuheisel and Pete Carroll when they shook hands after the game.
Neuheisel said, “good luck,” and the exchange quickly ended.
Carroll said he was not trying to rub it in and was merely competing.
“You’re either competing or you’re not,” Carroll said. “I wasn’t upset or mad or anything.”
He said he also did not mind Stanford going for 2-points two weeks ago, although his face after the game told a different story.
“Go back a couple weeks, I didn’t have a problem with it.”

A crosstown rivalry to forget.

I can only imagine what curt answers Jeremy Bates will have after this game. But who really cares, because former USC basketball Ron Holmes, a former classmate of mine, is here tonight with his sons, who are basketball prospects.
Also here is former USC athletic director Mike McGee.

This is one of the worst crosstown rivalry games in recent memory. Agree or disagree?

Is anyone enthralled by this dog of a game? The playcalling? The penalties? USC picked a good week to play an offense worse than its own.

Oklahoma 27, Oklahoma State 0.

Safety Eric Berry of Tennessee, defensive end Jerry Hughes of TCU, linebacker Rolando McClain of Alabama and defensive tackle Ndaumkong Suh of Nebraska were named as Lott Trophy finalists.

USC 27, UCLA 21

Here’s a few reasons why USC would win.
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