Fight On! A USC Dynasty

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Wittek, Lee's Monster Games Lead Trojans to Victory In 59-41 Shootout

Things looked bleak for the Trojans as Max Wittek followed up a Trojan TD by throwing a pick 6 to a blanket covered Silas Redd. He then remembered he had one of the best wideouts in the entire country: Marqise Lee.

"Lee really is something special. He makes huge plays and really bails me out when I need him to." said Trojan QB Max Wittek. "I don't think there's a single team in the country that can put only one guy on him and think Marqise isn't going to get his."

Although a bold statement, their numbers sure did backup Wittek's words today in Arizona. Wittek connected to Lee 9 times, for a whopping 243 yards, and 3 touchdowns. Wittek would end the day throwing 25 completions for 422 yards, and 6 touchdowns.

Arizona State did put up a fight however, as they had seemed ready to go blow for blow with USC's supercharged offense. Two costly turnovers in the redzone was their demise however, as the USC defense forced both a fumble and an interception, the pick coming in the Trojan endzone. USC would lead scoring drives following both turnovers.

Silas Redd had left the game early in the 1st quarter with what looked to be a banged up shoulder. He returned later in the 3rd quarter, and finished the day with over 100 rushing yards.

USC Trojans at Arizona State Sun Devils
Sep 28, 1 2 3 4 F #18 USC (4-0) 14 28 3 14 59 #16 ASU (3-1) 14 14 7 6 41 Top Performers PASS: M. Wittek - 25/30, 422 YDS, 6 TD, 1 INT RUSH: S. Redd - 23 ATT, 132 YDS, 1 TD REC: M. Lee - 9 REC, 243 YDS, 3 TD	Team Stats Comparison USC ASU First Downs 23 25 3rd Down Efficiency 7-9 7-11 4th Down Efficiency 0-0 0-1 Total Yards 764 513 Passing Yards 422 360 Rushing Yards 143 140 Penalties-Penalty Yards 1 - 15 2 - 10 Turnovers 1 2 Time of Possession 22:08 13:52
USC Trojans PASSING C/A YDS TD INT M. Wittek 25/30 422 6 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD S. Redd 23 132 5.7 1 D. Morgan 7 31 4.4 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD M. Lee 9 243 27.0 3 G. Farmer 5 50 10.0 2 V. Blackwell 4 59 14.7 0 S. Redd 2 12 6.0 0 D. Morgan 2 21 10.5 1 R. Telfer 2 18 9.0 0 X. Grimble 1 19 19.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK A. Walker 1 0 K. Graf 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD D. Wright 11 0.0 0 0 L. Dawson 10 0.0 0 0 J. Shaw 6 1.0 0 0 T. Harris 5 0.0 0 0 H. Pullard 5 0.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LG A. Heidari 1/1 8/8 11 48 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG -20 K. Albarado 1 50 50.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD M. Lee 3 81 27.0 0 D. Morgan 3 109 36.3 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD D. Morgan 1 9 9.0 0 Arizona State Sun Devils PASSING C/A YDS TD INT T. Kelly 31/43 360 3 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD M. Grice 19 92 4.8 1 D. Foster 6 39 6.5 1 T. Kelly 4 9 2.2 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD C. Coyle 9 94 10.4 0 A. Agwuenu 7 83 11.8 2 K. Ozier 5 91 18.2 1 M. Grice 5 27 5.4 0 K. Strong 4 64 16.0 0 D. Fosterr 1 1 1.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK J. Douglas 1 0 C. Westerman 1 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD A. Darby 8 0.0 0 0 S. McCullen 6 0.0 0 0 R. Nelson 5 0.0 0 0 J. Hood 5 0.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LG J. Mora 0/0 5/5 5 0 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG -20 M. Haack 1 34 34.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD D. Foster 1 13 13.0 0

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Back when it seemed like Lee was bound to be a first-round pick. And 25-of-30 for Wittek!

How are FAU and Cuse doing? If they have a combined three wins between them at this time, this really is a parallel universe.

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Quote: Originally Posted by Stout

Back when it seemed like Lee was bound to be a first-round pick. And 25-of-30 for Wittek! How are FAU and Cuse doing? If they have a combined three wins between them at this time, this really is a parallel universe.

FAU is actually 2-3 with wins coming over USF and a blowout victory over Rice, both on the road! They did lose 41-7 in Miami to open the season though.

As for Cuse their only loss of the season so far is a 45-42 OT loss to PSU, I think they are 3-1

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Around The Country

Close One In Columbus
Ohio State barely gets by the Badgers in a close one at The Horseshoe.
Score: WISC 28, Ohio St 32
POG: WISC QB: T. McEvoy - 11/22, 131 YDS, 11 Car, 23 YDS, 1 TD | Ohio St. RB C. Hyde - 15 ATT, 86 YDS, 4 REC, 45 YDS, 2 TD

Week 5 Top 25 Results

Results

USC 59, Arizona State 41

Georgia Tech 24, Virginia Tech 20

South Carolina 38, UCF 19

Florida 34, Kentucky 10

Texas A&M 20, Arkansas 13

Oklahoma 35, Notre Dame 30

North Carolina 41, ECU 7

Clemson 24, Wake Forest 7

Oklahoma State 42, West Virginia 20

Florida State 21, Boston College 17

LSU 42, Georgia 20

Ohio State 32, Wisconsin 28

Alabama 48, Ole Miss 25

Stanford 33, Washington State 32

Oregon 42, California 17

Fresno State 44, Hawaii 21

Alabama Is The Consensus Best Team In The Country

NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Sep 29, 2013
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Alabama (36)	4	0	1500
2	2	Ohio State (23)	5	0	1437
3	3	Oregon (1)	4	0	1364
4	4	Clemson (1)	4	0	1299
5	5	Louisville	4	0	1234
6	8	LSU	5	0	1203
7	6	Florida	4	0	1190
8	7	Florida State	4	0	1128
9	9	Texas A&M	4	1	986
10	11	Stanford	3	1	868
11	12	Oklahoma State	4	0	840
12	13	Michigan	4	0	771
13	15	Oklahoma	4	0	724
14	14	Texas	4	0	720
15	18	USC	4	0	623
16	17	Nebraska	4	0	573
17	10	Georgia	2	2	544
18	20	Michigan State	4	0	440
19	21	South Carolina	2	2	369
20	22	Georgia Tech	4	0	357
21	16	Arizona State	3	1	328
22	23	UCLA	2	1	293
23	--	Texas Tech	4	0	210
24	--	North Carolina	3	1	160
25	--	Fresno State	5	0	154

Heisman Watch - Updated: Sep 29, 2013
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Jeremy Hill	RB	LSU		80 ATT, 479 YDS, 7 TD
Braxton Miller	QB	Ohio State		83/130, 1223 YDS, 10 TD, 1 INT
Johnny Manziel	QB	Texas A&M		97/155, 1236 YDS, 9 TD, 5 INT
Silas Redd	RB	USC		119 ATT, 699 YDS, 7 TD
Blake Bell	QB	Oklahoma		69/129, 1079 YDS, 11 TD, 4 INT

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Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA -- USC had a number of guys visit the campus this week, while the team had a bye, and are looking to seal the deal on some of the recruits who came by the campus. The visiting recruits are as followed:
#7 WR Jason Melton (5*), #50 ATH Tony Tate (3*), #9 T Ian Moyer (4*), #8 OLB Cory Alexander (4*), #7 DE Phillip Wynn (4*), #26 HB Brian Miller (4*), #23 DE Marcus Blalock (4*), #15 G Barry Rawlins (4*), #12 T David Britt (4*), #3 HB Jermaine Mueller (5*), #11 ATH Dwight West (5*), #20 ATH Josh Bonner (4*), and #6 FS Matt Cunningham (4*).

USC has failed to net a hard commit so far this season.



Recruiting Update

Alabama Gets Their Guy: #1 MLB and 8th Overall Rated Recruit Commits

***** Isaac Maxwell, from Millbrook, Alabama, has decided to stay close to home, committing to the Crimson Tide, he announced on twitter today. He had decided to select Bama over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, mostly in part to their poor season. Maxwell has a SPARQ rating of 86.60, and can see the field as early as next season.


List of other notable commitments
(Within top 30 recruits)

#4 OVR, #3 ATH, M. Randolph : SCAR
#5 OVR, #4 ATH, K. Johnson: Ohio St
#6 OVR, #1 TE, T. Mitchell: ARK
#8 OVR, #1 MLB, I. Maxwell: BAMA
#10 OVR, #2 MLB, T. Clifford: BAMA
#11 OVR, #1 HB, D. Collins: TENN
#14 OVR, #1 OLB, J. Roach: BAMA
#28 OVR, #1 DE, P. Hudson: BAMA
#29 OVR, #2 OLB, B. Cook: BAMA

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Will Star WR Marqise Lee Enter The 2014 NFL Draft?

Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA -- Trojans Junior WR Marqise Lee was a pre-season All American, and has so far lived up to the hype. Already a household name amongst USC fans everywhere, Lee has taken the USC offense to another level. In only 4 games this season, Lee has 32 receptions, 606 yards, and 7 touchdowns. He is currently 4th in the nation in receptions, 5th in touchdowns, and 1st in yards per game (150).

"I haven't given much thought about what happens after the season at all honestly" said Lee when asked. "I'm taking this season one week at a time, trying to give it my all for Couch Kiffin and my teamates."

Marqise Lee is the #1 ranked WR if he does declare for the NFL draft, according to Mel Kiper JR., just ahead of Clemson WR Sammy Watkins, who is having somewhat of a down year.

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Around The Country

Tons of Drama In the Top 25 as Upsets Were The Theme of The Week

Stanford Falls!
Washington proves once again that games aren't played on paper, win 38-14.

Broken Hopes
Mississippi State sends #6 LSU home with a shocking 27-18 defeat.

Painful Loss
Florida State is in shock after the devastating loss to Maryland, 35-28.

Down Goes Clemson!
Syracuse shocks the world, beats Clemson 45-35 on the road.

Cowboys Gunned Down
Oklahoma State loses to Kansas State, 34-14.

Week 6 Top 25 Results

Results

UCLA 33, Utah 28

Alabama 63, Georgia State 3

Louisville 34, Temple 7

Oklahoma 38, TCU 21

Texas 21, Iowa State 7

Iowa 40, Michigan State 17

Georgia Tech 35, Miami 21

Syracuse 45, Clemson 35

Georgia 44, Tennessee 23

Oregon 27, Colorado 24

Texas Tech 31, Kansas 27

Nebraska 45, Illinois 20

Michigan 48, Minnesota 0

Fresno State 41, Idaho 14

Washington 38, Stanford 14

Maryland 35, Florida State 28

Mississippi State 27, LSU 18

Arizona State 40, Notre Dame 21

Florida 14, Arkansas 6

Kansas State 34, Oklahoma State 14

Ohio State 49, Northwestern 28

USC Jumps to 7 In Recent Polls

NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Oct 4, 2013
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Alabama (36)	5	0	1500
2	2	Ohio State (21)	6	0	1465
3	3	Oregon (1)	5	0	1416
4	5	Louisville (1)	5	0	1215
5	7	Florida (1)	5	0	1213
6	12	Michigan (1)	5	0	989
7	15	USC	4	0	903
8	9	Texas A&M	4	1	884
9	13	Oklahoma	5	0	850
10	14	Texas	5	0	821
11	16	Nebraska	5	0	819
12	4	Clemson	4	1	688
13	20	Georgia Tech	5	0	670
14	17	Georgia	3	2	569
15	6	LSU	5	1	552
16	--	Iowa	6	0	518
17	10	Stanford	3	2	485
18	23	Texas Tech	5	0	471
19	21	Arizona State	4	1	448
20	8	Florida State	4	1	405
21	--	Syracuse	4	1	401
22	25	Fresno State	6	0	399
23	22	UCLA	3	1	389
24	--	Washington	4	1	361
25	11	Oklahoma State	4	1	344

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Matchup Preview *|* October 10, 2013
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Arizona Wildcats (3-1, 1-1 Away)		#7 USC Trojans (4-0, 2-0 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 31.3 Points Per Game 52.5 429.5 Total Offensive Yards 503.0 201.3 Rushing Yards 189.8 228.3 Passing Yards 313.3 Defensive Stats Comparison 323.0 Total Yards Allowed 447.0 141.0 Rushing Yards Allowed 74.0 182.0 Passing Yards Allowed 373.0 Injury Report QB Jesse Scroggins Strained Back (2 weeks) Game Notes Arizona is coming into USC Stadium after a bye week without their starting quarterback, who was hurt in a 2 week old victory over Washington. They will have to rely on the arm of SR B.J. Denker, who completed only 40% of his passes last game. They are also going up against a healthy offense that many consider as the best in the country, the same offense that is coming off of a bye week. Some say that this may be a trap game for USC as they head to ND next week, but we argue that ND has all but given up at this point (unranked 2-4). With a backup QB, and having to rely on a run game going up against the number 1 ranked run defense in the nation, we think USC improves to 5-0 on the year and 3-0 in the conference. Final score: USC 45 - Arizona 21