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Will Harris returned an interception 55 yards for a touchdown, Matt Barkley threw a 75-yard pass to Damian Williams for another score, and No.

BOB SELF/The Times-UnionRibault's Javon Bell dives into the end zone after a catch late in the second quarter on Saturday at Ribault.

There was a time when Taylor Mays was a one-man horror show. Wide receivers ducked hits, cut off routes, and pretended to get tied up at the line in bump-and-run coverage.

Matt Barkley's life is just like any USC freshman's. Kidding. L: Rae Reilly R: Jeff Golden/Getty Images Two boys, both true freshmen, stand at a USC football practice.

Just how far USC gets down the road to recovery Saturday against Arizona State likely will depend on Tailback U.'s ability to get through the Pac-10's stingiest defense against the run.

FIVE THINGS TO WATCH All eyes on the Pac-10 The marquee game of the weekend will be in Eugene as USC and Oregon battle at Autzen Stadium.

In the aftermath of a ghoulish Halloween night, the Trojans are a team standing at a bit of a crossroads.

Frankie Telfort, a USC freshman linebacker barred from playing because of a heart condition, said he will see cardiologists in December with the hopes of convincing the Trojans' medical staff he can resume his football career.

Matt Barkley was mad on Saturday and still angry on Sunday. But after coming to terms with Oregon's dominating victory over USC -- his first loss as the Trojans' starting quarterback -- Barkley has been his usual even-keel self while preparing for the Trojans' final road game, at Arizona State.

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USC's defense and offense suffered criticism following the loss to Oregon, but another area that deserves scrutiny is special teams.

Tailbacks Joe McKnight and Allen Bradford are sitting out most of Southern California's practice to rest injuries.

Southern California is already out of the national championship picture, and coach Pete Carroll's team is a longshot to win its eighth consecutive Pac-10 title.

In his first three years at USC, senior safety Taylor Mays played on some of the strongest defenses the fabled football school has ever produced.

Who would have thought a few months ago that freshman quarterback Matt Barkley would be the least of USC's worries? Barkley didn't play a great game at Oregon - he was just 5 of 16 in the second half - but he generally acquitted himself well, providing the thinnest of silver linings on an otherwise dreary night.

EUGENE, Ore. a ' Like students crammed into their sliver of a packed college stadium, not much separates the combatants in Saturday's epic Pac-10 tilt between USC and Oregon.

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Halloween night is usually an occasion filled with fun costumes, friendly laughter and, of course, delicious candy.

USC got beaten up in more ways than one at Oregon. Here's an update on the Trojans' growing injury list, per USC coach Pete Carroll tonight: ** Linebacker Malcolm Smith has what Carroll called "a significant shoulder issue." Smith is due to have further tests on the shoulder, his left.

A shell-shocked USC defense could not offer any explanations for what happened Saturday night at Autzen Stadium.