USC’s victory over Stanford was Pete Carroll’s 100th game as the Trojans’ coach but he did not mention any of his 85victories when looking back on his century of contests.

"We had three or four games that made an enormous difference in being ahead of the pack and unfortunately, we let it get away from us and it made a world of difference

For the third time in the last four years, USC begins the college football season No. 1 in The Associated Press top 25.

"It’s exactly where we hope and expect to be," Carroll said. "It’s a symbol of what we’re all about."

USC received 62 of a possible 65 first-place votes from a nationwide media panel and earned a

In search of a salve for last season’s oft-ailing running game, USC is turning to a familiar page in its playbook - Student Body Right. As in, line up a veritable student body of candidates at tailback and everything should be right.

When the Trojans, who are finishing up spring practice this week, return in August, there figures to