USC Beats Oregon 38-35: Matt Barkley Throws For 323 Yards, 4 Touchdowns :
Matt Barkley is confident that the No. 18 USC was going to upset all the time, even when the fourth Oregon mounted a comeback."We expected to shock everyone but ourselves," he said after throwing 323 yards and four touchdowns in the Ducks 38-35 victory Saturday night.The loss snapped a streak of 21 wins for Oregon (9-2, 7-1 Pac-12) at Autzen Stadium, which was the longest in the country. He also ended a sequence of 19 wins in conference games.But more importantly, the loss of Oregon derail hopes for a second consecutive term in the final BCS championship. The ducks were about to go up to the No. 2 BCS ranking after Oklahoma State lost to Iowa State 37-31on Friday night.
"I think this was to define the game for us," said Barkley. "We set in addition to both sides of the ball."
Behind 24-7 in the third quarter, Oregon has launched a return and reduced the margin to just three points in LaMichael James' one-yard run with 7:05 left in the fourth quarter hit.
Barkley led the team in Oregon, 15 years, but Marc Tyler fumbled and the ball was recovered by the Ducks with 2:54 to go. Oregon have descended on the field, but Alejandro Maldondado 37-yard has been increased from five feet to a penalty because USC went wide left.Subsequently, the Ducks fans were stunned, while the Trojans (9-2, 6-2) celebrated on the field. Once in the locker room, the team was so loud that sometimes they drowned coach Lane Kiffin talks to reporters in an adjoining room.
The victory was very important for USC, who can not play in the playoffs because of NCAA sanctions.
"We needed this," said Barkley.
Robert Woods, who was held out of some of the practices this week at the ankle and shoulder injuries, caught seven passes for 53 yards and two scores. Marqise Lee, freshman caught eight passes 187 yards and a score.
Darron Thomas threw for 265 yards and one for Oregon, while Kenjon Barner ran for 123 yards and two touchdowns. The Ducks, ranked fifth in the nation with nearly 292 yards per game, was held to 209 yards from the USC defense.
"We lost a game," said James, who rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown. "Life goes on."
The Trojans were up to Oregon from the beginning.
Trojans put Barkley in the first 59-yard touchdown pass from Lee in the first quarter and then added 12-yard Barkley Woods to move the score as soon as possible to climb in the second 14-0.
The Ducks did not "like him, halfway up a scoring drive efficiency through the second quarter. Thomas hit rookie Colt Lyerla with a pass from 35 yards before hitting fellow initiation De'Anthony Thomas with a 29-yards for a touchdown. The drive covered 88 yards seven games in just 2:15.
But USC responded with a package of Barkley Woods hit four meters. TD, 73 Barkley, Carson Palmer passed for second on the list of successful career in Southern California. Matt Leinart was 99 for the Trojans.
Ducks were able to narrow down the first half, but De'Anthony Thomas was out of bounds when he pulled down Darron Thomas moves to the end zone. In the next play, James fumbled and the ball was recovered by USC.
James, who dislocated his elbow earlier this season and missed two games, was hit in the arm on the game and kept the elbow when he was helped by trainers.
The Trojans opened the second half with the goal of 26 yards to Andre Heidari to make it 24-7, but again the Oregon showed a quick flash of his crime usually with a small unit capped by Barner runoff reaches 10 meters.
Ducks, known for their adjustments in the second half, could not stop the momentum and the USC Trojans scored in the subsequent series with Marc Tyler 3 yards. Barkley added a 5-yard pass to score Randall Telfer to make it 38-14.
De'Anthony Thomas narrowed again to the Ducks with a 96-yard punt return for a touchdown, and Autzen Stadium crowd got back into the game with 3:28 left in the third quarter.
Barner had an 8-yard touchdown to close the Ducks 38-27 with 0:44 left in the game. The Trojans ate a lot of time with their next series, but Barkley was stopped by John Boyett, put the ducks in their own business 40th Oregon scored on James '1-yard pass and 2-point conversion was considered a thorough review to make it 38-35.
"I never felt comfortable," said Kiffin. "You can not get used to. I'm just so explosive."
It was the first victory for USC in the State of Oregon since 2005.
USC has one last game next week against rival UCLA in Los Angeles. On behalf of the Southern League at the opening of the Pac-12 championship has not yet been made between the State of Arizona, Utah and UCLA.
Ducks are still only a home win next week against Oregon State Pac-12 to get the North Division.
After the match was the coach Chip Kelly asked if perhaps the Oregon guard was down against the Trojans, after a decisive victory over then-No. 3 Stanford last week.
"I felt like a hangover. The credit goes to the team. It's a good football team," said Kelly, who after the match was the dressing room to congratulate USC Trojans assistant Monte Kiffin, Lane's father.
The loss was the first chip Autzen Kelly as head coach of Oregon.
There was applause before the game started when NBA stars LeBron James, Chris Paul, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, Carmelo Anthony and many others on the bench. James and Anthony, even threw a soccer ball.
The players have worked out of the Nike headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon, just outside of Portland.
Matt Barkley is confident that the No. 18 USC was going to upset all the time, even when the fourth Oregon mounted a comeback."We expected to shock everyone but ourselves," he said after throwing 323 yards and four touchdowns in the Ducks 38-35 victory Saturday night.The loss snapped a streak of 21 wins for Oregon (9-2, 7-1 Pac-12) at Autzen Stadium, which was the longest in the country. He also ended a sequence of 19 wins in conference games.But more importantly, the loss of Oregon derail hopes for a second consecutive term in the final BCS championship. The ducks were about to go up to the No. 2 BCS ranking after Oklahoma State lost to Iowa State 37-31on Friday night.
"I think this was to define the game for us," said Barkley. "We set in addition to both sides of the ball."
Behind 24-7 in the third quarter, Oregon has launched a return and reduced the margin to just three points in LaMichael James' one-yard run with 7:05 left in the fourth quarter hit.
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The victory was very important for USC, who can not play in the playoffs because of NCAA sanctions.
"We needed this," said Barkley.
Robert Woods, who was held out of some of the practices this week at the ankle and shoulder injuries, caught seven passes for 53 yards and two scores. Marqise Lee, freshman caught eight passes 187 yards and a score.
Darron Thomas threw for 265 yards and one for Oregon, while Kenjon Barner ran for 123 yards and two touchdowns. The Ducks, ranked fifth in the nation with nearly 292 yards per game, was held to 209 yards from the USC defense.
"We lost a game," said James, who rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown. "Life goes on."
The Trojans were up to Oregon from the beginning.
Trojans put Barkley in the first 59-yard touchdown pass from Lee in the first quarter and then added 12-yard Barkley Woods to move the score as soon as possible to climb in the second 14-0.
The Ducks did not "like him, halfway up a scoring drive efficiency through the second quarter. Thomas hit rookie Colt Lyerla with a pass from 35 yards before hitting fellow initiation De'Anthony Thomas with a 29-yards for a touchdown. The drive covered 88 yards seven games in just 2:15.
But USC responded with a package of Barkley Woods hit four meters. TD, 73 Barkley, Carson Palmer passed for second on the list of successful career in Southern California. Matt Leinart was 99 for the Trojans.
Ducks were able to narrow down the first half, but De'Anthony Thomas was out of bounds when he pulled down Darron Thomas moves to the end zone. In the next play, James fumbled and the ball was recovered by USC.
James, who dislocated his elbow earlier this season and missed two games, was hit in the arm on the game and kept the elbow when he was helped by trainers.
The Trojans opened the second half with the goal of 26 yards to Andre Heidari to make it 24-7, but again the Oregon showed a quick flash of his crime usually with a small unit capped by Barner runoff reaches 10 meters.
Ducks, known for their adjustments in the second half, could not stop the momentum and the USC Trojans scored in the subsequent series with Marc Tyler 3 yards. Barkley added a 5-yard pass to score Randall Telfer to make it 38-14.
De'Anthony Thomas narrowed again to the Ducks with a 96-yard punt return for a touchdown, and Autzen Stadium crowd got back into the game with 3:28 left in the third quarter.
Barner had an 8-yard touchdown to close the Ducks 38-27 with 0:44 left in the game. The Trojans ate a lot of time with their next series, but Barkley was stopped by John Boyett, put the ducks in their own business 40th Oregon scored on James '1-yard pass and 2-point conversion was considered a thorough review to make it 38-35.
"I never felt comfortable," said Kiffin. "You can not get used to. I'm just so explosive."
It was the first victory for USC in the State of Oregon since 2005.
USC has one last game next week against rival UCLA in Los Angeles. On behalf of the Southern League at the opening of the Pac-12 championship has not yet been made between the State of Arizona, Utah and UCLA.
Ducks are still only a home win next week against Oregon State Pac-12 to get the North Division.
After the match was the coach Chip Kelly asked if perhaps the Oregon guard was down against the Trojans, after a decisive victory over then-No. 3 Stanford last week.
"I felt like a hangover. The credit goes to the team. It's a good football team," said Kelly, who after the match was the dressing room to congratulate USC Trojans assistant Monte Kiffin, Lane's father.
The loss was the first chip Autzen Kelly as head coach of Oregon.
There was applause before the game started when NBA stars LeBron James, Chris Paul, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, Carmelo Anthony and many others on the bench. James and Anthony, even threw a soccer ball.
The players have worked out of the Nike headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon, just outside of Portland.
