L.A. Times staff picking USC

Jan. 1, 2009 2 PM PT

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The Times has 10 reporters, columnists and editors covering the Rose Bowl today.

Here are their picks:

Gary Klein, USC beat reporter: 27-17 (that was his pick in today’s newspaper, but after watching both teams warm up on the field before the game, he predicts USC will win by a larger margin.)

Bill Plaschke, columnist: 63-0, USC

T.J. Simers, columnist: 45-17, USC

Chris Dufresne, national college football columnist: 17-9, USC

Kurt Streeter, columnist: 24-21, Penn State

David Wharton, reporter: 42-17, USC

Corina Knoll, reporter: 17-10, Penn State

Mark Medina, reporter: 17-10, USC

Adam Rose, reporter: 24-13, USC

Mike Hiserman, deputy sports editor: 24-10, USC

-- Mike Hiserman

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Mike Hiserman

Mike Hiserman is former Sports editor of the Los Angeles Times. He wrote for the Long Beach Press Telegram and Orange County Register before joining The Times in 1982 and won an Associated Press Sports Editors award for investigative reporting on betting scams. Hiserman has been Sports editor of The Times’ San Fernando Valley and Orange County editions. He retired in November 2020.