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Stanford Coach Jim Harbaugh says play Saturday was not a jab at USC Coach Pete Carroll, but others are not so sure.
The other conference schools are catching up to the Trojans, thanks to experienced coaching staffs and more talented players being available.
The junior guard scores a career-high 18 points to help Kevin O'Neill get a victory in his debut as Trojans coach.
The two say they understand that the coaches are going to stick with the freshman quarterback despite his recent struggles, and stay focused on helping the overall offense.
As the only returning starter on a team that saw three stars leave early and a coach resign, the senior guard will be a marked man every time he's on court this season.
Coach Pete Carroll says he has no intention of replacing the freshman quarterback, who had a four-turnover performance in a 55-21 loss to Stanford on Saturday.
The tables have turned when it comes to the caliber of the athletes at the two football programs.
Seven years of near-invincibility have gone down the drain this season, capped by the 55-21 loss to Stanford.
Trojans suffer their first November defeat in Pete Carroll's nine seasons as coach, and it's one for the history books -- the Cardinal's 55 points are the most ever by a USC opponent.
The Cardinal has dealt the USC coach three of his four losses at the Coliseum in nine years with the Trojans.
Trojans' freshman quarterback loses a fumble and has three passes intercepted, and Stanford turns all four turnovers into touchdowns in its 55-21 victory.
Chris Dufresne takes time out (he gets two per half) each Friday during the season to answer questions on college football.
USC, struggling on offense, plays Stanford at the Coliseum in the first of three straight home games to finish the regular season. The Trojans will be without injured receiver Damian Williams.
Toby Gerhart, the Cardinal's bruising running back, and quarterback Andrew Luck, a skilled passer and elusive scrambler, figure to test a unit that's been victimized before.
The junior running back has struggled holding on to the ball in the past, but with Damian Williams injured, he says he has improved his technique.
As if it were the 1950s, the Cardinal's Owen Marecic plays both fullback and middle linebacker, two of the toughest positions. Stanford Coach Jim Harbaugh says, 'I've never seen a guy like this.'
Wide receiver Williams, who suffered an ankle sprain against Arizona State, officially is ruled out of Saturday's game at the Coliseum.
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