COLLEGE FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : USC : Who’s on First in Race for Rose

The Rose Bowl race:

--If USC wins the rest of its games and Oregon loses, the Trojans go to the Rose Bowl.

--If Washington State wins the rest of its games and Arizona loses, the Cougars go to the Rose Bowl.

--If Arizona wins the rest of its games and Oregon loses, the Wildcats go to the Rose Bowl.

--If Oregon wins the rest of its games and Washington State loses, the Ducks go to the Rose Bowl.

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Washington State Coach Mike Price, on Saturday’s USC game:

“The USC game is one of the biggest games in my tenure here. The Arizona game was a big game, but there were still a lot of games left. . . . Beating USC is one of the things our seniors want to do more than anything. USC is one team they haven’t knocked off yet.”

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USC Coach John Robinson is worried about the team’s depth at guard with Phalen Pounds sidelined because of a knee injury and Chris Brymer possibly sidelined because of an ankle sprain. “We’d get down to scout team players if we had to replace anyone else,” Robinson said.

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Washington State, which defeated UCLA in September, has never beaten UCLA and USC in the same season. . . . Linebacker Errick Herrin moved into second place on the USC tackles list. He had six against California and now has 50, trailing only leader Jeff Kopp, who has 65.