No. 11 USC (4-1, 2-1) at Washington (3-2, 1-1)
CenturyLink Field at 4 p.m. PT on FOX
Husky to Watch: Junior QB Keith Price
Price finished his first year as a starter by accounting for seven touchdowns (four passing and three rushing) in the Alamo Bowl, which tied an NCAA record for total TDs in a bowl game. He is explosive as a dual-threat, but the rest of the offense has not been able to keep up this season. His QB rating is down from 161.9 in 2011 to 111.8 in 2012. However, he and the Huskies are undefeated at home this year.
(Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)
Click the link for more on the Huskies:
12FBRelUSC.pdf
3 Keys
Hang the Laundry
In USC's three road games, the Trojans have racked up a combined 34 penalties with a peak of 14 flags at Utah last week. The coaches constantly preach discipline, so it is on the players to clean it up. USC was the least penalized team in the Pac-12 2011, and if the Trojans can return to that mindset, they will be hard to stop.
Finish Drives
USC was guilty of leaving points on the field against Cal and Utah mostly due to penalties, negative plays and missed field goals. The Huskies have given up 67, 41 and 52 points in their last three losses. The Trojans will hang a big number if they can avoid drive killers and then close the show with some big plays like the bomb to Marqise Lee last week.
The Pupils
Lane Kiffin vs. Steve Sarkisian in Pete Carroll's house! That will be the media headline no matter what happens. Kiffin and Sarkisian are friendly rivals with a similar pedigree, but the players will decide this game. When coaches are this familiar with each other's game plan, the deciding factor is always execution.
USC got its first win over Sarkisian's Huskies in last year's 40-17 Coliseum blowout...
CenturyLink Field at 4 p.m. PT on FOX
Husky to Watch: Junior QB Keith Price
Price finished his first year as a starter by accounting for seven touchdowns (four passing and three rushing) in the Alamo Bowl, which tied an NCAA record for total TDs in a bowl game. He is explosive as a dual-threat, but the rest of the offense has not been able to keep up this season. His QB rating is down from 161.9 in 2011 to 111.8 in 2012. However, he and the Huskies are undefeated at home this year.(Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)
Click the link for more on the Huskies:
12FBRelUSC.pdf
3 Keys
Hang the Laundry
In USC's three road games, the Trojans have racked up a combined 34 penalties with a peak of 14 flags at Utah last week. The coaches constantly preach discipline, so it is on the players to clean it up. USC was the least penalized team in the Pac-12 2011, and if the Trojans can return to that mindset, they will be hard to stop.
Finish Drives
USC was guilty of leaving points on the field against Cal and Utah mostly due to penalties, negative plays and missed field goals. The Huskies have given up 67, 41 and 52 points in their last three losses. The Trojans will hang a big number if they can avoid drive killers and then close the show with some big plays like the bomb to Marqise Lee last week.
The Pupils
Lane Kiffin vs. Steve Sarkisian in Pete Carroll's house! That will be the media headline no matter what happens. Kiffin and Sarkisian are friendly rivals with a similar pedigree, but the players will decide this game. When coaches are this familiar with each other's game plan, the deciding factor is always execution.
USC got its first win over Sarkisian's Huskies in last year's 40-17 Coliseum blowout...
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